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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

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"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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strandjunker.com
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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altlibraryresource.bsky.social
As the regime continues to lie, it is helpful to review indicators of propaganda, disinformation, and misinformation.

The grey poster (below) was originally produced by the US Dept. of State.

As you can see in the second image, this info is now missing.

Be vigilant. Be critical. Speak facts.
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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manningkrull.bsky.social
Coffinfefe
August 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
samirrah.bsky.social
Smithsonian Latino Gallery Quietly Closes for Nine Months hyperallergic.com/1037811/smit...
Smithsonian Latino Gallery Quietly Closes for Nine Months
As Trump goes after the institution, a temporary space for the National Museum of the American Latino closed ahead of schedule in preparation for America’s 250th programming.
hyperallergic.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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namwella1961.bsky.social
Slingshot News: After signing his "one big beautiful bill," Trump went off on a tirade demeaning renewable energy sources like wind: "I have never seen a wind farm in China."

A simple internet search shows that China is the global leader in wind energy.
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
July 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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mindcite.bsky.social
Florida's Republican governor DeSantis on why he voted against FEMA and climate resilient infrastructure funding:

“When they start talking about things like global warming, they typically use that as a pretext to do a bunch of left-wing things. We’re not doing any left-wing stuff.”
#TexasFlood
July 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
Justice Sotomayor: "Today's order clarifies only one thing: Other litigants must follow the rules, but the administration has the Supreme Court on speed dial."
adjudicating this case. But if this Court wishes to permit the Government to flout the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Due Process Clause, it cannot avoid accountability for that lawlessness by tasking the lower courts with inventing a rationale. The Court's continued refusal to justify its extraordinary decisions in this case, even as it faults lower courts for failing properly to divine their import, is indefensible. "In a democracy, power implies responsibility. The greater the power that defies law the less tolerant can this Court be of defiance. As the Nation's ultimate judicial tri-bunal, this Court, beyond any other organ of society, is the trustee of law and charged with the duty of securing obedience to it." Mine Workers, 330 U.S., at 312 (Frankfurter, J., concurring in judgment). This Court continues to invert those principles. Today's order clarifies only one thing: Other litigants must follow the rules, but the administration has the Supreme Court on speed dial. Respectfully, I dissent.
July 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
NEW: The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport eight men — currently shackled in a shipping container on a U.S. military base in Djibouti — to South Sudan, a country where they have no ties.

w/ @joshgerstein

www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
July 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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abbyhiggs.bsky.social
Sue their ass to Mars
knibbs.bsky.social Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · Jun 24
Major AI copyright news: Judge Alsup ruled that Anthropic's training on copyrighted books is fair use, a big win for the AI company. BUT—and this is a big but—Anthropic has to face authors in court for pirating their books. Damages could be in the billions. www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Scores a Landmark AI Copyright Win—but Will Face Trial Over Piracy Claims
While the startup has won its "fair use" argument, it potentially faces billions of dollars in damages for allegedly pirating over 7 million books to build a digital library.
www.wired.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
samirrah.bsky.social
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“My Duty Is To Call It Out.”
A judge and a senator offer moral clarity in a time of monsters.
open.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
Columbia canceled my class on Race and Media, but I'm teaching it anyway.

All thanks to people power and community support-- especially from you all on Bluesky!

Happy to announce I'll be teaching Race Media and International Affairs 101 online-- hosted by D.C.'s MLK Jr. Memorial Library!
Photo by Ethan Wong. Me at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
June 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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rimrunner.bsky.social
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'
The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.
www.bbc.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social
A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for.

Kudos, Sir.🌦️
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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June 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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todmaffin.com
Three reasons Canadians aren’t crossing the border—and no, the coupons won’t fix it.

www.youtube.com/shorts/ONdwF... #canada
Americans. Just stop.
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
www.youtube.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
samirrah.bsky.social
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Cartoon of the Day: Off Target
An exclusive cartoon from Michael de Adder
open.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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drodrik.bsky.social
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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hey this by @nathanevansfox.bsky.social is fantastic www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86Cxq38/
May 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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u-boy1.bsky.social
The Secretary of Homeland Security can’t answer a basic legal question.
May 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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zavaletas.bsky.social
They call it fiscal discipline. But behind the rhetoric lies a deeper truth: this is sabotage, not stewardship. What’s being destroyed isn’t waste—it’s the infrastructure of resilience, knowledge, and collective survival. And once it’s gone, there may be no rebuilding.
Sabotage Disguised as Stewardship: Why the Damage May Be Irreversible
How a calculated campaign of cuts, tariffs, and institutional erosion is dismantling the American future—one budget line at a time.
open.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
Amazing!
May 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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zavaletas.bsky.social
Trump’s firing of the Librarian of Congress isn’t just overreach—it’s part of a broader campaign to rewrite the American story. When control of history shifts from public stewardship to political loyalty, democracy itself is on the line.
The Library of Congress Under Siege: Trump’s War on History
When the past becomes a threat to power, the first target is memory itself.
jamesbgreenberg.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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May 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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👏 👏
May 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM