@emberallen.bsky.social
⚖️ Texas Border Lawyer
✍️ Firsthand Account
👤 Pseudonym cause you never know
✍️ Firsthand Account
👤 Pseudonym cause you never know
Pinned
Spanish — We Have Rights
www.wehaverights.us
Animated and narrated videos in various languages that explain immigrants (and observers!) rights when interacting with ICE
www.wehaverights.us/spanish
www.wehaverights.us/spanish
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NEW: Texas lawmakers are ordering all sheriff's offices to seek federal collaboration agreements with ICE.
Those agreements may be limited to jailhouses—or they may convert deputies into roving immigration agents. 🧵
texasobserver.org/legislature-...
w/ @gusbova.bsky.social
Those agreements may be limited to jailhouses—or they may convert deputies into roving immigration agents. 🧵
texasobserver.org/legislature-...
w/ @gusbova.bsky.social
Legislature Mandates Sheriff-ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets
Texas lawmakers are ordering all counties to seek federal agreements that may be limited to jailhouses—or may convert deputies into roving immigration agents.
texasobserver.org
June 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NEW: Texas lawmakers are ordering all sheriff's offices to seek federal collaboration agreements with ICE.
Those agreements may be limited to jailhouses—or they may convert deputies into roving immigration agents. 🧵
texasobserver.org/legislature-...
w/ @gusbova.bsky.social
Those agreements may be limited to jailhouses—or they may convert deputies into roving immigration agents. 🧵
texasobserver.org/legislature-...
w/ @gusbova.bsky.social
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"'What is remarkable about Trump’s first 100 days is that he took the two issues he was strongest on—the economy and immigration—and completely destroyed his credibility on both.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/100-days-i...
100 Days In, Mass Deportation Is a Failure
Deportation statistics and poll numbers both say so.
www.thebulwark.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"'What is remarkable about Trump’s first 100 days is that he took the two issues he was strongest on—the economy and immigration—and completely destroyed his credibility on both.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/100-days-i...
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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?
“Arguing the importance of granting due process to alleged murderers or rapists who are here illegally (rather than just kicking them out) isn’t very compelling, but it’s necessary to maintain the liberties and freedoms of American society.”
From @tanglenews.bsky.social
From @tanglenews.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Arguing the importance of granting due process to alleged murderers or rapists who are here illegally (rather than just kicking them out) isn’t very compelling, but it’s necessary to maintain the liberties and freedoms of American society.”
From @tanglenews.bsky.social
From @tanglenews.bsky.social
ICE Acting Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations Robert Cerna suggested the unaccused deportees did not have criminal records in the United States only "because they have only been in the United States for a short period of time."
abcnews.go.com/US/noncitize...
abcnews.go.com/US/noncitize...
'Many' alleged gang members deported by Trump didn't have criminal records in the US: ICE
Many of the noncitizens deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act did not have criminal records, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing.
abcnews.go.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
ICE Acting Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations Robert Cerna suggested the unaccused deportees did not have criminal records in the United States only "because they have only been in the United States for a short period of time."
abcnews.go.com/US/noncitize...
abcnews.go.com/US/noncitize...
Venezuelan migrants whose only crime was crossing the border illegally — who then legally sought asylum and showed up for their court cases or ICE check-ins — have now been sent to one of the world’s harshest prisons without any due process or access to legal counsel.
March 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Venezuelan migrants whose only crime was crossing the border illegally — who then legally sought asylum and showed up for their court cases or ICE check-ins — have now been sent to one of the world’s harshest prisons without any due process or access to legal counsel.
I used to tell my clients, “don’t worry, they can’t deport you without a court order!” But that is no longer the case.
I didn’t see this coming but I should have. Trump needs his deportation numbers to increase and the immigration court process takes too long.
I didn’t see this coming but I should have. Trump needs his deportation numbers to increase and the immigration court process takes too long.
Please read this important piece about the new territory that we're entering when the government asserts it can deport individuals without judicial review.
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis
Legal scholars say that the nation has reached a tipping point and that the right question is not whether there is a crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I used to tell my clients, “don’t worry, they can’t deport you without a court order!” But that is no longer the case.
I didn’t see this coming but I should have. Trump needs his deportation numbers to increase and the immigration court process takes too long.
I didn’t see this coming but I should have. Trump needs his deportation numbers to increase and the immigration court process takes too long.
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Asked about the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, ICE Acting Director Tom Homan says that "free speech has limitations"
March 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Asked about the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, ICE Acting Director Tom Homan says that "free speech has limitations"
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No, Mr. President, you cannot illegally arrest and detain legal US residents because of their political views or opinions.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
March 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
No, Mr. President, you cannot illegally arrest and detain legal US residents because of their political views or opinions.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
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The New Yorker's Jonathan Blitzer on how Trump’s mass deportations were decades in the making. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The New Yorker's Jonathan Blitzer on how Trump’s mass deportations were decades in the making.
On Reveal’s new podcast “More To The Story,” how entrenched dysfunction gave Trump a window to radically remake US immigration.
www.motherjones.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The New Yorker's Jonathan Blitzer on how Trump’s mass deportations were decades in the making. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Mahmoud Khalil Is Being Used As A Pawn.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is using Mahmoud Khalil to test his mass deportation plan | Heba Gowayed
The Palestinian student’s arrest at Columbia University is a harbinger of what’s to come on college campuses
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Mahmoud Khalil Is Being Used As A Pawn.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Would love to see numbers on the “self-deport” strategy
Ihde: “No technology is one thing, nor is it incapable of belonging to multiple contexts.”
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Homeland Security overhauls its asylum phone app. Now it's for 'self-deportation'
The app is now used as a system that allows people living illegally in the U.S. to announce they want to leave the country voluntarily.
apnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Would love to see numbers on the “self-deport” strategy
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José Daniel Simancas Rodríguez was one of 177 Venezuelans the US deported and sent to its naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba.
He said his 15-day detention was unbearable and compared it to “hell.”
He said his 15-day detention was unbearable and compared it to “hell.”
‘You are there and you are not alive’: the harsh testimony of a deported Venezuelan who spent 15 days in Guantanamo | CNN
José Daniel Simancas Rodríguez was one of 177 Venezuelans that the US deported and sent to its naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba. He said his 15-day detention was unbearable and compared it to “hell.”
www.cnn.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
José Daniel Simancas Rodríguez was one of 177 Venezuelans the US deported and sent to its naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba.
He said his 15-day detention was unbearable and compared it to “hell.”
He said his 15-day detention was unbearable and compared it to “hell.”
Advocates have reported that individuals released from ICE detention in California were denied boarding
TSA stops letting undocumented immigrants fly without valid ID
At this time last year, Terminal 2 of the San Diego International Airport was filled with asylum seekers.
www.10news.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Advocates have reported that individuals released from ICE detention in California were denied boarding
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Super well done investigative reporting + explainer here. Spending a lot more money to move a lot less people. Kicker is the asking DOGE for comment on this approach clearly leading to a report today that it had been paused. www.wsj.com/video/analys...
Analysis Reveals the High Costs of Trump’s Military Deportation Flights
A WSJ analysis of aircraft and flight tracking data found that Trump’s military deportation flights are carrying fewer migrants and costing far more money than ICE’s civilian deportation flights. WSJ’...
www.wsj.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Super well done investigative reporting + explainer here. Spending a lot more money to move a lot less people. Kicker is the asking DOGE for comment on this approach clearly leading to a report today that it had been paused. www.wsj.com/video/analys...
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US suspends costly flights ...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | U.S. Suspends Costly Deportation Flights Using Military Aircraft
A Journal analysis found that military flights came at higher cost to taxpayers than the government’s typical deportation flights on civilian aircraft.
www.wsj.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
US suspends costly flights ...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Ain’t that the truth! Want to mitigate cartel violence? Restrict gun access in the U.S.
Unfortunately that will never happen…
Unfortunately that will never happen…
Mexico argues American gunmakers liable for cartel gun violence
Mexican officials argued at the U.S. Supreme Court that American gunmakers should be held liable for cartel violence in their country. The Mexican government estimates that 200,000 firearms are smuggl...
www.pbs.org
March 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ain’t that the truth! Want to mitigate cartel violence? Restrict gun access in the U.S.
Unfortunately that will never happen…
Unfortunately that will never happen…
“Tom Cartwright is a modern day sky watcher, tracking deportation flights through meticulous flight tracking data, since the government doesn’t provide these numbers.”
The Sky Watchers: A New Age of Deportation
The mountains in El Paso are for many the last bit of this country they see, before being forcibly returned to a country they fled, or worse, a third country where they have no status or rights.
vjelpaso.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“Tom Cartwright is a modern day sky watcher, tracking deportation flights through meticulous flight tracking data, since the government doesn’t provide these numbers.”
Good thing so many troops are being deployed!
On Mexico’s Once-Packed Border, Few Migrants Remain
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of people gathering at the U.S. border and trying to cross. Can it help Mexico stave off President Trump’s threatened tariffs?
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Good thing so many troops are being deployed!
“In Southern California, many groups banded together to patrol neighborhoods to alert residents of immigration sweeps and inform them of their constitutional rights.”
The Community is going to save us ♥️
The Community is going to save us ♥️
They patrol L.A.'s streets in search of ICE, Trump immigration raids
Members of the Community Self-Defense Coalition patrol neighborhood streets in an effort to alert people about ICE operations and inform them of their rights.
www.latimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“In Southern California, many groups banded together to patrol neighborhoods to alert residents of immigration sweeps and inform them of their constitutional rights.”
The Community is going to save us ♥️
The Community is going to save us ♥️
Migrant encounters are down, but migrant crossings are not! BP officer shows thousands of discarded wristbands from migrants that crossed earlier this week.
Now, migrants don’t turn themselves in to CBP but try and avoid detection.
Now, migrants don’t turn themselves in to CBP but try and avoid detection.
www.borderreport.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Migrant encounters are down, but migrant crossings are not! BP officer shows thousands of discarded wristbands from migrants that crossed earlier this week.
Now, migrants don’t turn themselves in to CBP but try and avoid detection.
Now, migrants don’t turn themselves in to CBP but try and avoid detection.
This is huge, if true. ICE typically keeps an individuals identification documents until the termination of their immigration case. People released from ICE won’t be able to fly to live with their families.
TSA stops letting undocumented immigrants fly without valid ID
At this time last year, Terminal 2 of the San Diego International Airport was filled with asylum seekers.
www.10news.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is huge, if true. ICE typically keeps an individuals identification documents until the termination of their immigration case. People released from ICE won’t be able to fly to live with their families.