Isabel Rodríguez
@ecomentario.bsky.social
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
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One of the erroneous assumptions I see people making in the current immigration & citizenship debate is assuming legal citizenship determined access to rights/privileges for all people. That was not true before the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause AND legal citizenship before that 1/
December 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
One of the erroneous assumptions I see people making in the current immigration & citizenship debate is assuming legal citizenship determined access to rights/privileges for all people. That was not true before the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause AND legal citizenship before that 1/
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looked very different for European migrants who could naturalize fairly easily as they were treated as "immigrants in waiting" Hiroshi Motomura's phrase; they were assumed to be on their way to legal citizenship upon arrival. Not true for free Black people including those born here. 2/
December 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
looked very different for European migrants who could naturalize fairly easily as they were treated as "immigrants in waiting" Hiroshi Motomura's phrase; they were assumed to be on their way to legal citizenship upon arrival. Not true for free Black people including those born here. 2/
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The citizenship of free Black Americans wasn't clear until the birthright citiz clause. Lacking formal citizenship, they were the targets of state discriminatory laws of all kinds. The State Dept wouldn't issue passports, saying they weren't US citizens. That changed w/ birthright citizenship. 3/
December 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The citizenship of free Black Americans wasn't clear until the birthright citiz clause. Lacking formal citizenship, they were the targets of state discriminatory laws of all kinds. The State Dept wouldn't issue passports, saying they weren't US citizens. That changed w/ birthright citizenship. 3/
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In December 1938, three American Quakers went to Gestapo headquarters to secure permission to help Jews leave Germany and provide humanitarian aid. When Nazi officers withdrew to deliberate, the Quakers held silent worship. Their request was granted, and hundreds of Jews emigrated to safety.
December 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In December 1938, three American Quakers went to Gestapo headquarters to secure permission to help Jews leave Germany and provide humanitarian aid. When Nazi officers withdrew to deliberate, the Quakers held silent worship. Their request was granted, and hundreds of Jews emigrated to safety.
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Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
December 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
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Your citizenship could be at risk.
Our research with Reprieve shows that 9 million people could have their citizenship stripped at the discretion of the UK Home Office, including 3 out of 5 people of colour.
Visit the link in our bio for more 🔗
Our research with Reprieve shows that 9 million people could have their citizenship stripped at the discretion of the UK Home Office, including 3 out of 5 people of colour.
Visit the link in our bio for more 🔗
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Your citizenship could be at risk.
Our research with Reprieve shows that 9 million people could have their citizenship stripped at the discretion of the UK Home Office, including 3 out of 5 people of colour.
Visit the link in our bio for more 🔗
Our research with Reprieve shows that 9 million people could have their citizenship stripped at the discretion of the UK Home Office, including 3 out of 5 people of colour.
Visit the link in our bio for more 🔗
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“Efforts to reduce the foreign born population”
ethnic cleansing
That’s called ethnic cleansing
ethnic cleansing
That’s called ethnic cleansing
The Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt across the country. A past era of immigration crackdowns contains some lessons on how walling off the U.S. now will profoundly alter daily life for millions of Americans.
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration
The Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt in hospitals and soccer leagues and on Main Streets across the country, with hints of what’s to come.
nyti.ms
December 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
“Efforts to reduce the foreign born population”
ethnic cleansing
That’s called ethnic cleansing
ethnic cleansing
That’s called ethnic cleansing
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Many of us are exhausted having worked to learn the truth of our own history on our own, but also having to learn the history of American white people that most white ppl refuse to learn.
That is partly why when you say “why are you surprised” it’s so annoying. Believe me, we are not surprised!
That is partly why when you say “why are you surprised” it’s so annoying. Believe me, we are not surprised!
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Many of us are exhausted having worked to learn the truth of our own history on our own, but also having to learn the history of American white people that most white ppl refuse to learn.
That is partly why when you say “why are you surprised” it’s so annoying. Believe me, we are not surprised!
That is partly why when you say “why are you surprised” it’s so annoying. Believe me, we are not surprised!
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Read about the new scholarship on Spain, then contemplate the fact that Franco was venerated in the National Review from the start, and you hav a skeleton key, opening up the fact that "modern American conservatism" never maintained a meaningful distance from fascism. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
‘We’ve Got to Kill and Kill and Kill’ | Dan Kaufman
As Francisco Franco’s reputation grows on the far right, a new history of his regime reminds us of its unrelenting violence toward Jews.
www.nybooks.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Read about the new scholarship on Spain, then contemplate the fact that Franco was venerated in the National Review from the start, and you hav a skeleton key, opening up the fact that "modern American conservatism" never maintained a meaningful distance from fascism. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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Peter Thiel’s Christmas party had an odd theme this year: “all things Britain.” (per NYT)
As Trump sunsets and backlash builds, expect a focus shift to the UK—where some see brighter possibilities for fascism,network states, and monarchies.
As Trump sunsets and backlash builds, expect a focus shift to the UK—where some see brighter possibilities for fascism,network states, and monarchies.
December 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Peter Thiel’s Christmas party had an odd theme this year: “all things Britain.” (per NYT)
As Trump sunsets and backlash builds, expect a focus shift to the UK—where some see brighter possibilities for fascism,network states, and monarchies.
As Trump sunsets and backlash builds, expect a focus shift to the UK—where some see brighter possibilities for fascism,network states, and monarchies.
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The British Empire is the broligarchs' colonial template.
December 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The British Empire is the broligarchs' colonial template.
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More relevant is the history of "empire by private contract"--essentially, letting lunatics wild out and declare themselves god-emperors of various tracts of land occupied by others--which I analyzed at length in my book last year, discussing the broligarchs and their political agenda.
December 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
More relevant is the history of "empire by private contract"--essentially, letting lunatics wild out and declare themselves god-emperors of various tracts of land occupied by others--which I analyzed at length in my book last year, discussing the broligarchs and their political agenda.
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Doctors interviewed 21 deported mothers. More than half said ICE never asked if they had children before deporting them, leaving babies and young children behind in the U.S.
sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/24/d...
sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/24/d...
Deportations Have Caused Growing Crisis of Family Separations - The San Fernando Valley Sun
Last month, a young woman stepped off a plane and set foot in her native Honduras for the first time in at least 15 years. But this wasn’t a happy […]
sanfernandosun.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Doctors interviewed 21 deported mothers. More than half said ICE never asked if they had children before deporting them, leaving babies and young children behind in the U.S.
sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/24/d...
sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/24/d...
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The Trump administration claims removals target the “worst of the worst.” But nearly 3 in 4 ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. One Tucson family chose self-deportation out of fear; with emotional support as their only safety net.
www.calonews.com/arizona/as-a...
www.calonews.com/arizona/as-a...
As a family prepares to self-deport, a Tucson group helps them feel less alone
La Ristra, a Tucson-based art therapy and emotional support group, is helping immigrants through periods of fear, loss and uncertainty.
www.calonews.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Trump administration claims removals target the “worst of the worst.” But nearly 3 in 4 ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. One Tucson family chose self-deportation out of fear; with emotional support as their only safety net.
www.calonews.com/arizona/as-a...
www.calonews.com/arizona/as-a...
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DHS says raids target “violent criminals.” But CNN reports three parents with no criminal history were detained until judges stepped in and freed them. Hundreds of similar cases are now working their way through the courts.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/u...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/u...
edition.cnn.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
DHS says raids target “violent criminals.” But CNN reports three parents with no criminal history were detained until judges stepped in and freed them. Hundreds of similar cases are now working their way through the courts.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/u...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/u...
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Read Jim's whole thread! I also want to add some historical context. During the 1918 pandemic, there was so much confusion because many scientists still thought that a bacteria, not a virus caused the flu (because, as Jim notes, we couldn't even see viruses under a microscope yet).
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Read Jim's whole thread! I also want to add some historical context. During the 1918 pandemic, there was so much confusion because many scientists still thought that a bacteria, not a virus caused the flu (because, as Jim notes, we couldn't even see viruses under a microscope yet).
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64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
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The Trump administration says it arrested 4,500 people in a mission targeting “the worst of the worst.” The reality is most of them were people with brown skin who were at the right place —their landscaping jobs, the hardware store, a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru— at the wrong time.
December 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Trump administration says it arrested 4,500 people in a mission targeting “the worst of the worst.” The reality is most of them were people with brown skin who were at the right place —their landscaping jobs, the hardware store, a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru— at the wrong time.
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The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
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My Sicilian great grandparents had a macaroni factory in Harlem because that’s the only place they were allowed to live. New York Times had a good story about this subject a few years ago
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Italians Became ‘White’ (Published 2019)
Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My Sicilian great grandparents had a macaroni factory in Harlem because that’s the only place they were allowed to live. New York Times had a good story about this subject a few years ago
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Juan Crow. That's what this modern American fascism is.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Juan Crow. That's what this modern American fascism is.
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‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here www.wired.com/story/expire...
‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here
Militias and far-right extremists believed they would be central to Trump’s mass deportation plans. Instead he militarized law enforcement agencies.
www.wired.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
‘We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’—Trump’s Mass Deportations Will Only Grow From Here www.wired.com/story/expire...
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Here's the study by @amandafrost.bsky.social on the original meaning of the citizenship clause mentioned in this article ⬇️🗃️
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
December 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Here's the study by @amandafrost.bsky.social on the original meaning of the citizenship clause mentioned in this article ⬇️🗃️
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...