Adrian Escarate
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Sr Comms Strategist, Media & Messaging, NILC.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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"The administration's posts are often designed to provoke a reaction, troll opponents and frequently paint Democrats, immigrants and the media as threats." www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
Minnesota shows what happens when governing and content creation merge
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"The administration's posts are often designed to provoke a reaction, troll opponents and frequently paint Democrats, immigrants and the media as threats." www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...
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“Racist and dehumanizing”: The hosts respond to Trump’s racist attacks on Somalia following his recent tirades on the country, as ICE launches new raids on Somali migrants in Minneapolis.
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“Racist and dehumanizing”: The hosts respond to Trump’s racist attacks on Somalia following his recent tirades on the country, as ICE launches new raids on Somali migrants in Minneapolis.
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We keep each other safe.
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
We keep each other safe.
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BREAKING: We won a court order to block the unlawful National Guard deployment to Memphis.
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
Tennessee Court Blocks Unlawful National Guard Deployment in Memphis
A Tennessee court today ruled that Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the National Guard to Memphis—initiated at President Trump’s request—was unlawful, reaffirming that state and federal leaders canno...
www.nilc.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
BREAKING: We won a court order to block the unlawful National Guard deployment to Memphis.
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
Today’s ruling makes clear that no governor or president can deploy military force into our communities without legal authority, public accountability, or a genuine emergency.
www.nilc.org/press/tennes...
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Allison, 20, has been detained for six months at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.
She had nearly given up her legal fight due to health issues and unsanitary conditions at the facility.
She had nearly given up her legal fight due to health issues and unsanitary conditions at the facility.
Charlotte nursing student arrested by ICE in February to go to Honduras
ICE was looking for someone else when they raided the home of Allison Bustillo Chinchilla, 20.
www.charlotteobserver.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Allison, 20, has been detained for six months at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.
She had nearly given up her legal fight due to health issues and unsanitary conditions at the facility.
She had nearly given up her legal fight due to health issues and unsanitary conditions at the facility.
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The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.
Federal Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ To Be Shut Down Within 60 Days—No New Detainees
The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.
www.forbes.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.
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ICE lied to courts about its use of illegal profiling. We can't trust the government to tell us the truth about what it's doing because it is controlled by liars from the top down. www.cato.org/blog/anti-pr...
August 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
ICE lied to courts about its use of illegal profiling. We can't trust the government to tell us the truth about what it's doing because it is controlled by liars from the top down. www.cato.org/blog/anti-pr...
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For 13 years, #DACA has helped immigrant youth go to school, work, and build lives in the U.S.
But their futures are still in limbo. Our latest #DACA survey shows what’s at stake. It’s past time for Congress to pass a pathway to citizenship.
www.americanprogress.org/article/10th...
But their futures are still in limbo. Our latest #DACA survey shows what’s at stake. It’s past time for Congress to pass a pathway to citizenship.
www.americanprogress.org/article/10th...
10th Annual DACA Survey: 2024 Findings Reveal What’s at Stake for Recipients and the United States
The 10th annual DACA survey illustrates the positive contributions that DACA recipients have made to America and reveals the significant, widespread disruptions that would result from ending DACA, hig...
www.americanprogress.org
August 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
For 13 years, #DACA has helped immigrant youth go to school, work, and build lives in the U.S.
But their futures are still in limbo. Our latest #DACA survey shows what’s at stake. It’s past time for Congress to pass a pathway to citizenship.
www.americanprogress.org/article/10th...
But their futures are still in limbo. Our latest #DACA survey shows what’s at stake. It’s past time for Congress to pass a pathway to citizenship.
www.americanprogress.org/article/10th...
Research: Rising Housing Costs Hinder Community Well-Being dailyyonder.com/research-ris...
Proud of my wife’s continued coverage on such an important and pressing issue! @eringaede.bsky.social the best! 🙏🏽❤️
Proud of my wife’s continued coverage on such an important and pressing issue! @eringaede.bsky.social the best! 🙏🏽❤️
Research: Rising Housing Costs Hinder Community Well-Being | The Daily Yonder
As housing costs continue to rise nationwide, particularly in the post Covid-19 period, the number of people experiencing housing financial stress,
dailyyonder.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Research: Rising Housing Costs Hinder Community Well-Being dailyyonder.com/research-ris...
Proud of my wife’s continued coverage on such an important and pressing issue! @eringaede.bsky.social the best! 🙏🏽❤️
Proud of my wife’s continued coverage on such an important and pressing issue! @eringaede.bsky.social the best! 🙏🏽❤️
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The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment
Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
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Across the U.S., people can't afford to pay rent, buy groceries, or see a doctor. And yet, Congress just gave ICE a budget bigger than most militaries.
-How’d we get here?
-Who benefits from keeping us divided?
A better future is still possible. Watch, learn & share ⬇️
www.nilc.org/articles/vid...
-How’d we get here?
-Who benefits from keeping us divided?
A better future is still possible. Watch, learn & share ⬇️
www.nilc.org/articles/vid...
Video: We Get There Together
For too long, immigration has been used as an issue to divide working people and protect the interests of corporations, billionaires, and politicians who profit from fear and division. Our new video, ...
www.nilc.org
July 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Across the U.S., people can't afford to pay rent, buy groceries, or see a doctor. And yet, Congress just gave ICE a budget bigger than most militaries.
-How’d we get here?
-Who benefits from keeping us divided?
A better future is still possible. Watch, learn & share ⬇️
www.nilc.org/articles/vid...
-How’d we get here?
-Who benefits from keeping us divided?
A better future is still possible. Watch, learn & share ⬇️
www.nilc.org/articles/vid...
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Sometimes, I like to imagine what our political system might look like if Super PACs were illegal and if politicians and their campaigns could only spend public election funds.
June 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Sometimes, I like to imagine what our political system might look like if Super PACs were illegal and if politicians and their campaigns could only spend public election funds.
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
www.404media.co
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
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DISASTROUS. This means they will send people to horrific situations with no due process — in direct violation of promises the Solicitor General made to the Court in previous cases.
This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.
This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.
#BREAKING: Over a (sharp) public dissent from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS clears the way for the Trump administration to remove migrants to third countries *without* giving them an additional opportunity to contest whether they face persecution or other forms of mistreatment there:
www.supremecourt.gov
June 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
DISASTROUS. This means they will send people to horrific situations with no due process — in direct violation of promises the Solicitor General made to the Court in previous cases.
This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.
This greenlights sending people to be enslaved in Libya or tortured in any random foreign country.
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Over 100 days after Mahmoud Khalil was unjustly arrested and detained because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights, he has been released on bail.
We celebrate that Mahmoud will finally be home with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.
We celebrate that Mahmoud will finally be home with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.
June 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Over 100 days after Mahmoud Khalil was unjustly arrested and detained because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights, he has been released on bail.
We celebrate that Mahmoud will finally be home with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.
We celebrate that Mahmoud will finally be home with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.
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JUST IN: Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.
Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil released on bail
Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.
n.pr
June 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
JUST IN: Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.
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JENA, La. (AP) — Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released from an immigration jail after 104 days in custody.
Here is Mahmoud, addressing the media outside.
June 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
JENA, La. (AP) — Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released from an immigration jail after 104 days in custody.
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Mariana’s story is the story of DACA: dreams, hard work, excellence, and a Congress who failed her.
Just like so many DACA recipients across New Mexico, she’s held up her end of the bargain. Now Congress must hold ours.
No more temporary fixes. No more legal limbo. Pass the Dream & Promise Act.
Just like so many DACA recipients across New Mexico, she’s held up her end of the bargain. Now Congress must hold ours.
No more temporary fixes. No more legal limbo. Pass the Dream & Promise Act.
June 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Mariana’s story is the story of DACA: dreams, hard work, excellence, and a Congress who failed her.
Just like so many DACA recipients across New Mexico, she’s held up her end of the bargain. Now Congress must hold ours.
No more temporary fixes. No more legal limbo. Pass the Dream & Promise Act.
Just like so many DACA recipients across New Mexico, she’s held up her end of the bargain. Now Congress must hold ours.
No more temporary fixes. No more legal limbo. Pass the Dream & Promise Act.
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BREAKING: A federal court ruled Florida can't enforce an anti-immigrant law that criminalizes certain immigrants who enter the state.
Governor DeSantis and other Florida politicians don't have the power to override federal immigration law.
Governor DeSantis and other Florida politicians don't have the power to override federal immigration law.
June 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
BREAKING: A federal court ruled Florida can't enforce an anti-immigrant law that criminalizes certain immigrants who enter the state.
Governor DeSantis and other Florida politicians don't have the power to override federal immigration law.
Governor DeSantis and other Florida politicians don't have the power to override federal immigration law.
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Federal immigration authorities carried out enforcement activities at several locations in Los Angeles on Friday, with some clashes breaking out as crowds gathered outside a warehouse and other locations across the city to protest the activity.
Immigration authorities carry out enforcement activity across Los Angeles amid crowds of protesters | CNN
Federal immigration authorities carried out enforcement activities at several locations in Los Angeles on Friday, with some clashes breaking out as crowds gathered outside a warehouse and other locati...
cnn.it
June 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Federal immigration authorities carried out enforcement activities at several locations in Los Angeles on Friday, with some clashes breaking out as crowds gathered outside a warehouse and other locations across the city to protest the activity.
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Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
Abrego Garcia indictment led top federal prosecutor in Tennessee to resign: Sources
abcnews.go.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
Proud of my partner’s research being covered by #WisconsinPublicRadio on housing stress in WI! @eringaede.bsky.social is the best sociologist I know! 😍😘🫶🏽
📢 📖 New research report from the Rural Livability Project, covered by Wisconsin Public Radio! In this report, Tessa Conroy, Steven Deller, and I find that rising #housing costs are forcing some Wisconsinites to delay medical care.
Read more here 👇
www.wpr.org/news/rising-...
Read more here 👇
www.wpr.org/news/rising-...
Rising housing costs are forcing some Wisconsinites to delay medical care, new report says
The report examined how rising housing costs intersect with health care. It found older homeowners were more likely than renters to prioritize paying housing expenses over medical care.
www.wpr.org
June 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Proud of my partner’s research being covered by #WisconsinPublicRadio on housing stress in WI! @eringaede.bsky.social is the best sociologist I know! 😍😘🫶🏽
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🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
June 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.
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About 500 students staged a walkout today after federal immigration agents detained a 20-year-old Venezuelan migrant who had been attending a Bronx high school. ICE arrested an Ellis Prep Academy student identified only as Dylan on May 21 when he showed up for a mandatory immigration court hearing.
ICE detains 20-year-old Venezuelan migrant attending NYC high school
Federal immigration enforcement agents detained a 20-year–old Venezuelan migrant who’s been attending a public high school in the Bronx, drawing the ire of New York City Schools Chancel…
nypost.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
About 500 students staged a walkout today after federal immigration agents detained a 20-year-old Venezuelan migrant who had been attending a Bronx high school. ICE arrested an Ellis Prep Academy student identified only as Dylan on May 21 when he showed up for a mandatory immigration court hearing.