Liz Jordan
@ebeedenharnj.bsky.social
Clinician and immigration lawyer/prof. Views my own.
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Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
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Anna Brauch said an ICE agent grabbed her by handcuffs, and used all his strength to yank her repeatedly around the car.
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Anna Brauch said an ICE agent grabbed her by handcuffs, and used all his strength to yank her repeatedly around the car.
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
She told him: “You're breaking my hands, you’re breaking my hands.”
He told her: “I don’t fucking care. Shut the fuck up. Shut the fuck up.” (6) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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“In Minneapolis…residents are mired in paranoia as they face what many here feel is an occupation.”
@premthakker.bsky.social traveled to Minneapolis to witness the aftermath of Renee Good’s killing and this is what he saw.
WATCH: zeteo.com/p/watch-insi...
@premthakker.bsky.social traveled to Minneapolis to witness the aftermath of Renee Good’s killing and this is what he saw.
WATCH: zeteo.com/p/watch-insi...
January 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“In Minneapolis…residents are mired in paranoia as they face what many here feel is an occupation.”
@premthakker.bsky.social traveled to Minneapolis to witness the aftermath of Renee Good’s killing and this is what he saw.
WATCH: zeteo.com/p/watch-insi...
@premthakker.bsky.social traveled to Minneapolis to witness the aftermath of Renee Good’s killing and this is what he saw.
WATCH: zeteo.com/p/watch-insi...
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Every few weeks we get a story like this and it always fizzle out. Stephen Miller is in control. Let's not pretend otherwise. Even when Brooke Rollins convinced Trump to *publicly* say he'd back off of some raids, it took Miller just 48 hours to browbeat Trump into changing his mind.
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Every few weeks we get a story like this and it always fizzle out. Stephen Miller is in control. Let's not pretend otherwise. Even when Brooke Rollins convinced Trump to *publicly* say he'd back off of some raids, it took Miller just 48 hours to browbeat Trump into changing his mind.
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None other than Fox News reports that "Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was found by a federal judge to have been 'evasive', 'not credible', and was 'outright lying' at times when questioned under oath about how agents used force against the public."
Border Patrol chief was 'outright lying' about previous ICE surge
As a central figure in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown efforts, Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was found by a federal judge to have been “evasive", “not credible", and was “outrig...
www.fox9.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
None other than Fox News reports that "Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was found by a federal judge to have been 'evasive', 'not credible', and was 'outright lying' at times when questioned under oath about how agents used force against the public."
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Reagan-appointed Judge Young today: "It's fairly clear that this president believes, as an authoritarian, that when he speaks, everyone, everyone in Article II is going to toe the line absolutely." www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
US judge to restrict Trump efforts to deport pro-Palestinian campus activists
A federal judge said on Thursday he would issue an order designed to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from exacting "retribution" against academics who challenged its arresting, detaini...
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Reagan-appointed Judge Young today: "It's fairly clear that this president believes, as an authoritarian, that when he speaks, everyone, everyone in Article II is going to toe the line absolutely." www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
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Has a D.C. Circuit judge already rejected Pam Bondi’s complaint against Judge Boasberg?
I interviewed Sen. Sheldon @whitehouse.senate.gov on his inquiry to find out the answer. ⬇️
I interviewed Sen. Sheldon @whitehouse.senate.gov on his inquiry to find out the answer. ⬇️
After repeated attacks on Judge James Boasberg, Trump’s Justice Department filed a disciplinary complaint, knowing the outcome would stay secret. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse explains why Boasberg may already be quietly cleared, and why it matters. Adam Klasfeld hosts.
Trump PROBED by Senator over JUDICIAL ATTACKS
YouTube video by Legal AF
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January 16, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Has a D.C. Circuit judge already rejected Pam Bondi’s complaint against Judge Boasberg?
I interviewed Sen. Sheldon @whitehouse.senate.gov on his inquiry to find out the answer. ⬇️
I interviewed Sen. Sheldon @whitehouse.senate.gov on his inquiry to find out the answer. ⬇️
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Seriously. I have issues with how the press handles statements from law enforcement—but this is something else. This admin, this agency, these same officials have constantly lied the whole time, including lying about events on video. It is dishonest for journalists to simply repeat their claims.
WHY are news stations reading DHS statements out loud as if they have ANY credibility at all? They literally murdered a woman in cold blood LAST WEEK and are still lying about what happened, even though we can see what happened. That any credibility would be given to their statement is insane
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Seriously. I have issues with how the press handles statements from law enforcement—but this is something else. This admin, this agency, these same officials have constantly lied the whole time, including lying about events on video. It is dishonest for journalists to simply repeat their claims.
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As usual, pretty much everything Bondi says here is a baldfaced lie. She just can't help herself, it comes so instinctively to her.
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 AM
As usual, pretty much everything Bondi says here is a baldfaced lie. She just can't help herself, it comes so instinctively to her.
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Perennial reminder of this excellent paper about how secret police forces are swamped with underachievers
“We don’t want clever people. We want mediocrities.”
(Ungated summary here ajps.org/2019/10/08/w...)
“We don’t want clever people. We want mediocrities.”
(Ungated summary here ajps.org/2019/10/08/w...)
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Perennial reminder of this excellent paper about how secret police forces are swamped with underachievers
“We don’t want clever people. We want mediocrities.”
(Ungated summary here ajps.org/2019/10/08/w...)
“We don’t want clever people. We want mediocrities.”
(Ungated summary here ajps.org/2019/10/08/w...)
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Ken got a list of "Major USBP-Supported Operations," some of which we already new about and were widely announced by DHS ("Operation At Large" and "Operation Tidal Wave" to name two), others which are new to me.
What is a lot more interesting to me is the very small number of apprehensions.
What is a lot more interesting to me is the very small number of apprehensions.
January 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Ken got a list of "Major USBP-Supported Operations," some of which we already new about and were widely announced by DHS ("Operation At Large" and "Operation Tidal Wave" to name two), others which are new to me.
What is a lot more interesting to me is the very small number of apprehensions.
What is a lot more interesting to me is the very small number of apprehensions.
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Great FOIA and investigative work shows the one thing the Trump administration is good at is ignoring what the intelligence community is actually saying & twisting the narrative.
By @rshapiro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social and no paywall because Wired makes FOIA-based reporting free.
By @rshapiro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social and no paywall because Wired makes FOIA-based reporting free.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Great FOIA and investigative work shows the one thing the Trump administration is good at is ignoring what the intelligence community is actually saying & twisting the narrative.
By @rshapiro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social and no paywall because Wired makes FOIA-based reporting free.
By @rshapiro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social and no paywall because Wired makes FOIA-based reporting free.
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Mike Johnson compellingly making the case for abolishing ICE ...
Mike Johnson: "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do"
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Mike Johnson compellingly making the case for abolishing ICE ...
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The history of civilian mass detention on the basis of identity without due process or recourse (which is how I defined concentration camps in my history of them) shows that it invariably leads to permanent harm—and typically significant loss of life as well. The longer it goes on the worse it gets.
As detention expands, conditions get worse, thanks to overcrowding and the chaotic transfers of people all over the country.
ICE detention has always had problems, but they're worse than ever now and the impact is clear. Deaths hit a record level in 2025, and 2026 is already looking to be worse.
ICE detention has always had problems, but they're worse than ever now and the impact is clear. Deaths hit a record level in 2025, and 2026 is already looking to be worse.
The detention system has grown so rapidly that already harmful conditions have worsened.
Thousands of immigrants arrested in the interior are detained in hastily built tent camps, where conditions are brutal.
More people died in ICE detention in 2025 than in the past four years combined.
Thousands of immigrants arrested in the interior are detained in hastily built tent camps, where conditions are brutal.
More people died in ICE detention in 2025 than in the past four years combined.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The history of civilian mass detention on the basis of identity without due process or recourse (which is how I defined concentration camps in my history of them) shows that it invariably leads to permanent harm—and typically significant loss of life as well. The longer it goes on the worse it gets.
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BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
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/6 ICE is a monument to totalitarianism, lawlessness, and bigotry. It should be ripped out and woodchippered root and branch and replaced with something focused on the concept that you can’t defend the rule of law by burning it down.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
/6 ICE is a monument to totalitarianism, lawlessness, and bigotry. It should be ripped out and woodchippered root and branch and replaced with something focused on the concept that you can’t defend the rule of law by burning it down.
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JUST IN: Rubio tells Judge Boasberg that there’s no way to retrieve the 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act — or even offer them due process — given the delicate negotiations with Venezuela’s new post-Maduro regime. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Declaration of Secretary of State Rubio – #229, Att. #1 in J.G.G. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00766) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE of Response to Court Order by PAMELA J. BONDI, PETER B. HEGSETH, KRISTI L. NOEM, MARCO A. RUBIO, MADISON SHEAHAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURI...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
JUST IN: Rubio tells Judge Boasberg that there’s no way to retrieve the 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act — or even offer them due process — given the delicate negotiations with Venezuela’s new post-Maduro regime. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Eventually there will be litigation over whether Maduro enjoys foreign official immunity from criminal prosecution.
Will be interesting to see who (if anyone) the Trump administration recognizes to be the VZ head of government/state.
(Last night’s Trump post possibly being a relevant datapoint.)
Will be interesting to see who (if anyone) the Trump administration recognizes to be the VZ head of government/state.
(Last night’s Trump post possibly being a relevant datapoint.)
BREAKING: DOJ in a court filing tonight refers to Venezuela’s current leader as “so-called Acting President Delcy Rodriguez.”
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Eventually there will be litigation over whether Maduro enjoys foreign official immunity from criminal prosecution.
Will be interesting to see who (if anyone) the Trump administration recognizes to be the VZ head of government/state.
(Last night’s Trump post possibly being a relevant datapoint.)
Will be interesting to see who (if anyone) the Trump administration recognizes to be the VZ head of government/state.
(Last night’s Trump post possibly being a relevant datapoint.)
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Bovino on the officer who killed Renee Good: "Hats off to that ICE agent"
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Bovino on the officer who killed Renee Good: "Hats off to that ICE agent"
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Sen. Tina Smith: "I don't know how I could vote for a funding bill for ICE and DHS when so much of what they are doing is illegal, is lawless."
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Sen. Tina Smith: "I don't know how I could vote for a funding bill for ICE and DHS when so much of what they are doing is illegal, is lawless."
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Bit of a parable here.
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Bit of a parable here.
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Pinning your hopes on police orgs breaking with ICE is not sound thinking.
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
Whether It Is ICE or Local Police, the U.S. Has Normalised Anti-Democratic Law Enforcement Practices
The Grotesque Excesses of ICE Sit Within the Broader Context of Police Brutality
sherrilyn.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Pinning your hopes on police orgs breaking with ICE is not sound thinking.
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
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Good catch by @emptywheel.bsky.social www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
Time to Ask if Stephen Miller Has Authorized Assault and Murder of Peaceful ICE Observers - emptywheel
Given how consistently Greg Bovino is at the scene of unjustified violence against ICE observers, including today's shooting, and given Bovino's refusal to answer whether Stephen Miller has given him ...
www.emptywheel.net
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Good catch by @emptywheel.bsky.social www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
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systematically dangerous & reckless ICE and CBP practices were catalogued by Judge Sara Ellis, foreshadowing yesterday's killing. Important post by @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
www.lawdork.com/p/ice-agent-...
www.lawdork.com/p/ice-agent-...
An ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good. Judge Sara Ellis all but told us today would happen.
"[A]gents have used excessive force … without justification, often without warning, and even at those who had begun to comply with agents’ orders," Ellis wrote on Nov. 20.
www.lawdork.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
systematically dangerous & reckless ICE and CBP practices were catalogued by Judge Sara Ellis, foreshadowing yesterday's killing. Important post by @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
www.lawdork.com/p/ice-agent-...
www.lawdork.com/p/ice-agent-...