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Bicycle volunteers monitor school zones for ICE

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 2d

A collective known as the San Diego Bike Brigade is training bicyclists and e-bike riders to watch for signs of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity around school zones.

www.daylightsandiego.org/bicycle-volu...

The group is hosting a training on Oct. 11 for cyclists who want to get involved.

Bicycle volunteers monitor school zones for ICE

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 2d

The group is hosting a training on Oct. 11 for cyclists who want to get involved.

ICE Is Transferring People in Its Custody Away From Family, Lawyers

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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 5d

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · 15d

Immigrants in ICE custody are being transferred to facilities further away from family and their lawyers.

One group of detainees ended up in Alaska, where prison guards pepper sprayed them after one man asked for a phone call.

Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social

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One group ended up in Alaska, where prison guards pepper sprayed them after one man asked for a phone call.

Federal government drops charges against U.S. citizen arrested by ICE in Linda Vista

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · 14d

ICE Is Transferring People in Its Custody Away From Family, Lawyers

Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social
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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · 26d

Two other U.S. citizens are still facing charges of assaulting a federal agent.

ICE Is Putting Ankle Monitors on People Who Show Up for Immigration Court Hearings

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Kate Morrissey, Journalist @bgirledukate.bsky.social · 26d

Just got a press release from ICE saying that an officer shot and killed someone in Chicago. It says that the officer fired after getting dragged by a car. (fwiw, we've seen Border Patrol lie about this in the past in use of force cases, so I'm waiting to see video/witness statements)

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · 29d

After federal judges began pushing back on efforts to detain people at hearings, ICE has strapped ankle monitors to many immigrants leaving court in an apparent shift in policy to increase the surveillance of immigrants.

Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social

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After federal judges began pushing back on efforts to detain people at hearings, Immigration and Customs officials implemented a strategy that tracks immigrants and makes them feel like criminals.

Trump’s Chicago Occupation Could Cost Four Times More Than Housing City Homeless

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TomDispatch @tomdispatch.bsky.social · Sep 5

@nickturse.bsky.social at @theintercept.com on just how much it's going to cost the rest of us for Donald Trump to send the National Guard and crew into Chicago. (He estimates $1.5 million a day!)

Sending troops to Chicago could cost $1.6 million per day, four times as much as housing the city’s homeless — plus it’s illegal, experts say.

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · Aug 25

Community patrols drive ICE out of City Heights school lot

Parents, teachers and community members denounced ICE's presence around schools and elsewhere in the neighborhood.

Border Report: Mexicali Journalist Called Into Prosecutor's Office After Questioning Baja Gov

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Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social · Aug 26

@bgirledukate.bsky.social's latest Border Report focuses on a Mexican journalist summoned by prosecutors after tough questions for the Baja California governor.

When Gov. Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda opened a recent Wednesday morning news conference in Mexicali with a discussion of improvements to Baja California’s water system, journalist Dianeth Perez Arre...

ICE Raids Push Workers Into the Shadows, Disrupting the Economy

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Aug 26

Trump’s campaign against immigrants is affecting their ability to work, and it's hurting businesses in California.

One restaurant owner says sales have dropped by 30%-40% because immigrant customers fear leaving their homes, reports @bgirledukate.bsky.social

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Trump's campaign against immigrants is affecting their ability to work, hurting businesses and eroding workers’ rights.

Trump bond rule leaves more people stuck in immigration custody indefinitely

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · Aug 31

He recently published his first book of poems, “California Southern: writing from the road, 1992-2025.”

Read more from @bgirledukate.bsky.social in her latest for Daylight San Diego.

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · Sep 4

Many, under pressure from ICE officers and weary of conditions in custody, have decided to give up their cases and accept deportation.

More from @bgirledukate.bsky.social:

www.daylightsandiego.org/trump-bond-r...

Many are giving up on their immigration cases because they do not want to remain detained.

Newsletter: How to get involved in immigration activism

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · Aug 24

He quickly opened the line for questions, and many seemed to ask different versions of the same thing — how could they help? What else could they do to protect neighbors and loved ones from immigration raids?

More from @bgirledukate.bsky.social in our latest newsletter

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · Aug 24

Rep. Juan Vargas, the Democrat who has represented the South Bay and parts of San Diego for many years, held a call with constituents on Tuesday to answer questions about immigration under the Trump administration.

www.daylightsandiego.org/newsletter-h...

Plus, thank you for partying with us during the Daylight San Diego launch celebration last week!

The last journalists in Gaza are pre-writing their obituaries

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Kate Morrissey, Journalist @bgirledukate.bsky.social · Aug 19

Wow. From @objectivejournos.bsky.social

Over the past 22 months, Israel has escalated targeting media workers in Palestine while legacy news upholds a double standard.

objectivejournalism.org

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · Aug 19

The government asked a judge to dismiss the case, and the U.S. Marshals Service transferred the man to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Read more from @bgirledukate.bsky.social:

www.daylightsandiego.org/federal-gove...

Federal government drops charges for Guatemalan man detained by ICE in Linda Vista

Attorneys representing Denis Anderson Chicoj-Yacon had previously criticized the lack of evidence submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice in court.

Federal government drops charges for Guatemalan man detained by ICE in Linda Vista

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Daylight San Diego @daylightsdnews.bsky.social · Aug 19

A young man from Guatemala whom immigration officials arrested in Linda Vista at the beginning of July was facing charges of assaulting federal agents.

www.daylightsandiego.org/federal-gove...

Attorneys representing Denis Anderson Chicoj-Yacon had previously criticized the lack of evidence submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice in court.

People in ICE Custody Complain of Long Waits for Deportation

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · Aug 12

"[A]mong many who are in custody and have waited months to be deported after agreeing, often under pressure from ICE, to deportation."

"I think they want to set an example like this is how we're going to torture you guys."
#Washington #USA #Cuba #Mexico #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Many say they are still in immigration detention facilities months after agreeing to leave the U.S.

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Alyssa S. @drsepinwall.bsky.social · Aug 12

Fascinating piece from @bgirledukate.bsky.social for @voiceofsandiego.org, describing the hot mess in immigration courtrooms in San Diego, & people’s willingness to self-deport to GTFO of the conditions in detention centers.

voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/11/b...

Border Report: Immigration Courts in Detention Centers Are Getting Busier

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Lisa Halverstadt @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social · Aug 12

@bgirledukate.bsky.social takes us inside immigration court.

With the increase of people in detention, many immigration cases are playing out away from the public eye in detention centers. Here’s a look inside.