Tim Young (Global Refuge)
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HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
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“A government that cannot enforce the law without killing its own citizens, terrorizing lawfully-present families, detaining children, and abandoning constitutional limits has lost sight of its most basic obligations.”
Read more: bit.ly/3NLzY56
Read more: bit.ly/3NLzY56
This senseless killing of Alex Pretti is a shocking tragedy that never should have happened.
Alex's death is another unbearable loss in what has become a near-constant stream of violence, pain, & cruelty under the auspices of federal immigration enforcement.
Full statement: https://bit.ly/3NLzY56
Alex's death is another unbearable loss in what has become a near-constant stream of violence, pain, & cruelty under the auspices of federal immigration enforcement.
Full statement: https://bit.ly/3NLzY56
January 25, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“A government that cannot enforce the law without killing its own citizens, terrorizing lawfully-present families, detaining children, and abandoning constitutional limits has lost sight of its most basic obligations.”
Read more: bit.ly/3NLzY56
Read more: bit.ly/3NLzY56
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
This senseless killing of Alex Pretti is a shocking tragedy that never should have happened.
Alex's death is another unbearable loss in what has become a near-constant stream of violence, pain, & cruelty under the auspices of federal immigration enforcement.
Full statement: https://bit.ly/3NLzY56
Alex's death is another unbearable loss in what has become a near-constant stream of violence, pain, & cruelty under the auspices of federal immigration enforcement.
Full statement: https://bit.ly/3NLzY56
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This senseless killing of Alex Pretti is a shocking tragedy that never should have happened.
Alex's death is another unbearable loss in what has become a near-constant stream of violence, pain, & cruelty under the auspices of federal immigration enforcement.
Full statement: https://bit.ly/3NLzY56
Alex's death is another unbearable loss in what has become a near-constant stream of violence, pain, & cruelty under the auspices of federal immigration enforcement.
Full statement: https://bit.ly/3NLzY56
I’m way past appropriations bills in Congress.
I want the Pretti Good Act.
- Real accountability for DHS/ICE/CBP
- No more unmarked federal agents operating with impunity
- No more detaining children
- No more deaths in ICE detention
- JUSTICE FOR RENÉE GOOD AND ALEX PETTI
I want the Pretti Good Act.
- Real accountability for DHS/ICE/CBP
- No more unmarked federal agents operating with impunity
- No more detaining children
- No more deaths in ICE detention
- JUSTICE FOR RENÉE GOOD AND ALEX PETTI
🚨 SCHUMER just now: “Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I’m way past appropriations bills in Congress.
I want the Pretti Good Act.
- Real accountability for DHS/ICE/CBP
- No more unmarked federal agents operating with impunity
- No more detaining children
- No more deaths in ICE detention
- JUSTICE FOR RENÉE GOOD AND ALEX PETTI
I want the Pretti Good Act.
- Real accountability for DHS/ICE/CBP
- No more unmarked federal agents operating with impunity
- No more detaining children
- No more deaths in ICE detention
- JUSTICE FOR RENÉE GOOD AND ALEX PETTI
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Operation PARRIS is one of the most heinous things this administration has done yet. Trump’s people ordered ICE to round up 5,600 legally present refugees, people who have done NOTHING wrong, with no warning, and jailed them in Texas to be interrogated about their status.
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Operation PARRIS is one of the most heinous things this administration has done yet. Trump’s people ordered ICE to round up 5,600 legally present refugees, people who have done NOTHING wrong, with no warning, and jailed them in Texas to be interrogated about their status.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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If you want to know more about Operation PARRIS — a concerted effort to question the lawful status of thoroughly vetted refugees — here’s an explainer from @globalrefuge.bsky.social, a national refugee resettlement nonprofit. 👇
www.globalrefuge.org/news/operati...
www.globalrefuge.org/news/operati...
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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If you want to know more about Operation PARRIS — a concerted effort to question the lawful status of thoroughly vetted refugees — here’s an explainer from @globalrefuge.bsky.social, a national refugee resettlement nonprofit. 👇
www.globalrefuge.org/news/operati...
www.globalrefuge.org/news/operati...
January 25, 2026 at 2:08 AM
If you want to know more about Operation PARRIS — a concerted effort to question the lawful status of thoroughly vetted refugees — here’s an explainer from @globalrefuge.bsky.social, a national refugee resettlement nonprofit. 👇
www.globalrefuge.org/news/operati...
www.globalrefuge.org/news/operati...
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
Global Refuge condemns the Trump administration’s arrest and detention of lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota.
The enforcement actions are part of Operation PARRIS, “a sweeping initiative reexamining thousands of refugee cases."
🚨 Read more: bit.ly/49Xztxr
The enforcement actions are part of Operation PARRIS, “a sweeping initiative reexamining thousands of refugee cases."
🚨 Read more: bit.ly/49Xztxr
Operation in Minnesota Targeting Lawfully Admitted Refugees | Global Refuge
As many people know, the process of seeking safety in the United States for families forced to flee their homes is extensive and difficult. Refugees admitted to the United States by the government und...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Global Refuge condemns the Trump administration’s arrest and detention of lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota.
The enforcement actions are part of Operation PARRIS, “a sweeping initiative reexamining thousands of refugee cases."
🚨 Read more: bit.ly/49Xztxr
The enforcement actions are part of Operation PARRIS, “a sweeping initiative reexamining thousands of refugee cases."
🚨 Read more: bit.ly/49Xztxr
"A government that terrorizes refugee families to score a political point is revealing a profound moral collapse, not a commitment to the law."
@krishvignarajah.bsky.social of @globalrefuge.bsky.social pulls no punches in calling out the Trump administration's arrests of lawfully-admitted refugees.
@krishvignarajah.bsky.social of @globalrefuge.bsky.social pulls no punches in calling out the Trump administration's arrests of lawfully-admitted refugees.
NEW: @globalrefuge.bsky.social condemns the Trump administration’s arrest & detention of lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota, upending decades of U.S. policy and inflicting needless harm on families who were invited to rebuild their lives in safety.
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Global Refuge statement on refugee arrests in Minnesota
Global Refuge strongly condemns the Trump administration’s arrest and detention of lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota.
www.globalrefuge.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"A government that terrorizes refugee families to score a political point is revealing a profound moral collapse, not a commitment to the law."
@krishvignarajah.bsky.social of @globalrefuge.bsky.social pulls no punches in calling out the Trump administration's arrests of lawfully-admitted refugees.
@krishvignarajah.bsky.social of @globalrefuge.bsky.social pulls no punches in calling out the Trump administration's arrests of lawfully-admitted refugees.
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
NEW: @globalrefuge.bsky.social condemns the Trump administration’s arrest & detention of lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota, upending decades of U.S. policy and inflicting needless harm on families who were invited to rebuild their lives in safety.
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Global Refuge statement on refugee arrests in Minnesota
Global Refuge strongly condemns the Trump administration’s arrest and detention of lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota.
www.globalrefuge.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEW: @globalrefuge.bsky.social condemns the Trump administration’s arrest & detention of lawfully resettled refugees in Minnesota, upending decades of U.S. policy and inflicting needless harm on families who were invited to rebuild their lives in safety.
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A heartbreaking statistic: more people died in ICE detention in 2025 than in the past four years combined.
NEW: Our latest report shows how historic funding increases and the Trump administration's aggressive enforcement tactics have pushed immigration detention to the highest level in U.S. history.
Here’s what we found 🧵
Here’s what we found 🧵
Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term - American Immigration Council
Executive Summary When President Trump took office in January 2025, there were roughly 40,000 people being held in immigration detention. By the start of December, that number had risen by almost 75 p...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A heartbreaking statistic: more people died in ICE detention in 2025 than in the past four years combined.
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
🚨New details on “Operation PARRIS” are emerging. Groups on the ground estimate that at least 100 people with full refugee status have now been arrested and sent to Texas to be detained for interrogation about their status and possible removal proceedings.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
January 14, 2026 at 12:23 PM
🚨New details on “Operation PARRIS” are emerging. Groups on the ground estimate that at least 100 people with full refugee status have now been arrested and sent to Texas to be detained for interrogation about their status and possible removal proceedings.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
I bear no ill will to these people specifically but intense ill will towards the white nationalists responsible for them coming here through this program.
White South Africans coming to the U.S. as refugees could get a biography of President Donald Trump for children as part of a welcome packet proposed last week by an administration official, emails reviewed by Reuters showed www.reuters.com/business/med...
White South Africans could get Trump biography for kids in refugee welcome packet
White South Africans coming to the U.S. as refugees could get a biography of President Donald Trump for children as part of a welcome packet proposed last week by an administration official, emails re...
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I bear no ill will to these people specifically but intense ill will towards the white nationalists responsible for them coming here through this program.
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The administration is once again using the language of security to justify blanket exclusions that punish entire populations, rather than utilizing individualized, evidence-based screening.
Full statement from Global Refuge: bit.ly/3L7k9op
Full statement from Global Refuge: bit.ly/3L7k9op
BREAKING: Global Refuge strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to dramatically expand its travel ban.
“Closing legal pathways does not eliminate need or risk; it simply pushes people further into harm’s way.” @krishvignarajah.bsky.social
📰 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3L7k9op
“Closing legal pathways does not eliminate need or risk; it simply pushes people further into harm’s way.” @krishvignarajah.bsky.social
📰 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3L7k9op
![BREAKING: Global Refuge strongly condemns expansion of sweeping travel ban
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December 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The administration is once again using the language of security to justify blanket exclusions that punish entire populations, rather than utilizing individualized, evidence-based screening.
Full statement from Global Refuge: bit.ly/3L7k9op
Full statement from Global Refuge: bit.ly/3L7k9op
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
BREAKING: Global Refuge strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to dramatically expand its travel ban.
“Closing legal pathways does not eliminate need or risk; it simply pushes people further into harm’s way.” @krishvignarajah.bsky.social
📰 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3L7k9op
“Closing legal pathways does not eliminate need or risk; it simply pushes people further into harm’s way.” @krishvignarajah.bsky.social
📰 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3L7k9op
December 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
BREAKING: Global Refuge strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to dramatically expand its travel ban.
“Closing legal pathways does not eliminate need or risk; it simply pushes people further into harm’s way.” @krishvignarajah.bsky.social
📰 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3L7k9op
“Closing legal pathways does not eliminate need or risk; it simply pushes people further into harm’s way.” @krishvignarajah.bsky.social
📰 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3L7k9op
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
Unprecedented changes in immigration policy have slashed resources for the families we serve. But in times of crisis, communities like ours always rise.
Your #GivingTuesday gift to Global Refuge fills gaps in services for impacted families. Give today: https://bit.ly/48cdJ0d 🔗
#RefugeesWelcome
Your #GivingTuesday gift to Global Refuge fills gaps in services for impacted families. Give today: https://bit.ly/48cdJ0d 🔗
#RefugeesWelcome
![Welcome means even more this season.
Your Giving Tuesday gift is matched!
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December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Unprecedented changes in immigration policy have slashed resources for the families we serve. But in times of crisis, communities like ours always rise.
Your #GivingTuesday gift to Global Refuge fills gaps in services for impacted families. Give today: https://bit.ly/48cdJ0d 🔗
#RefugeesWelcome
Your #GivingTuesday gift to Global Refuge fills gaps in services for impacted families. Give today: https://bit.ly/48cdJ0d 🔗
#RefugeesWelcome
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@krishvignarajah.bsky.social joins The Weekend: Primetime and describes the latest immigration moves by the Trump Administration as trying to "manufacture deportability at scale."
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
@krishvignarajah.bsky.social joins The Weekend: Primetime and describes the latest immigration moves by the Trump Administration as trying to "manufacture deportability at scale."
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Joined @cfcolemanjr.bsky.social to discuss immigration restrictions, many of which were underway before the tragic shooting in DC. What’s new and deeply troubling is the attempt to retroactively tie them to one heinous crime and cast suspicion on entire nationalities – including Afghan allies.
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Joined @cfcolemanjr.bsky.social to discuss immigration restrictions, many of which were underway before the tragic shooting in DC. What’s new and deeply troubling is the attempt to retroactively tie them to one heinous crime and cast suspicion on entire nationalities – including Afghan allies.
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Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
What message are we sending when Afghan allies, Venezuelan dissidents and Rohingya genocide survivors are pushed aside while others leap the line?
My new @msnbc.com op-ed on the WH’s record-low refugee cap — an attempt to redefine who’s worthy of protection.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
My new @msnbc.com op-ed on the WH’s record-low refugee cap — an attempt to redefine who’s worthy of protection.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
I work with refugees. I've seen the human cost of Trump's policy changes.
The U.S. refugee program was never just about who we let in; it mirrors our character as a country. We can welcome more than 7,500 people. So why won't we?
www.msnbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What message are we sending when Afghan allies, Venezuelan dissidents and Rohingya genocide survivors are pushed aside while others leap the line?
My new @msnbc.com op-ed on the WH’s record-low refugee cap — an attempt to redefine who’s worthy of protection.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
My new @msnbc.com op-ed on the WH’s record-low refugee cap — an attempt to redefine who’s worthy of protection.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
Afghan women’s rights activists.
Venezuelan dissidents.
Congolese families.
Persecuted religious minorities.
These are just a few of the vulnerable populations who will be left in harm’s way by the record-low refugee cap. My thanks to CNN for this important conversation. 👇
Venezuelan dissidents.
Congolese families.
Persecuted religious minorities.
These are just a few of the vulnerable populations who will be left in harm’s way by the record-low refugee cap. My thanks to CNN for this important conversation. 👇
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Afghan women’s rights activists.
Venezuelan dissidents.
Congolese families.
Persecuted religious minorities.
These are just a few of the vulnerable populations who will be left in harm’s way by the record-low refugee cap. My thanks to CNN for this important conversation. 👇
Venezuelan dissidents.
Congolese families.
Persecuted religious minorities.
These are just a few of the vulnerable populations who will be left in harm’s way by the record-low refugee cap. My thanks to CNN for this important conversation. 👇
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
Today and every day, we celebrate the immigrants that have shaped America’s past and continue to shape our future.
It was true in 1987 when former President Reagan designated Oct 28th as #NationalImmigrantsDay, and it is true now: Immigrants are (still) welcome here. 🗽
It was true in 1987 when former President Reagan designated Oct 28th as #NationalImmigrantsDay, and it is true now: Immigrants are (still) welcome here. 🗽
![Immigrants are (still) welcome here.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Today and every day, we celebrate the immigrants that have shaped America’s past and continue to shape our future.
It was true in 1987 when former President Reagan designated Oct 28th as #NationalImmigrantsDay, and it is true now: Immigrants are (still) welcome here. 🗽
It was true in 1987 when former President Reagan designated Oct 28th as #NationalImmigrantsDay, and it is true now: Immigrants are (still) welcome here. 🗽
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
I worked in the East Wing under First Lady Michelle Obama. When I saw excavators tearing down those hallowed halls, it felt like a physical blow. Like so many Americans, it pains me to think that we’re replacing a workshop for public service with a gilded gold luxury ballroom.
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I worked in the East Wing under First Lady Michelle Obama. When I saw excavators tearing down those hallowed halls, it felt like a physical blow. Like so many Americans, it pains me to think that we’re replacing a workshop for public service with a gilded gold luxury ballroom.
Reposted by Tim Young (Global Refuge)
NEW: The Trump administration’s rush to process thousands of White South Africans as refugees coincides with plans for overall refugee admissions into the US over the next fiscal year set as low as 7,500.
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Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else
The Trump administration’s rush to process thousands of White South Africans as refugees coincides with plans for overall admissions set as low as 7,500.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
NEW: The Trump administration’s rush to process thousands of White South Africans as refugees coincides with plans for overall refugee admissions into the US over the next fiscal year set as low as 7,500.
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