erin
@erinmyso.bsky.social
teaching, researching, and organizing for immigration justice + abolition
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Yesterday, I went to an ICE check-in with 16-year-old Joel Camas and his lawyer, who expected him to be out in time for school by 8am because he has special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) status. Instead, he was detained.
Here is what happened (free link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
Here is what happened (free link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
A Woman Self-Deported, Hoping to Shield Her Son. He Was Detained Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Yesterday, I went to an ICE check-in with 16-year-old Joel Camas and his lawyer, who expected him to be out in time for school by 8am because he has special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) status. Instead, he was detained.
Here is what happened (free link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
Here is what happened (free link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
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In #Rochester, #NewYork, 100 marched to surround a house where roofers were being detained by ICE. While one person was taken, several others were left alone as the crowd "shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents...drove...away on four flat tires." www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
The group shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in the ICE-led action drove a Border Patrol SUV away on four flat tires, which had been slashed.
www.wxxinews.org
September 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In #Rochester, #NewYork, 100 marched to surround a house where roofers were being detained by ICE. While one person was taken, several others were left alone as the crowd "shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents...drove...away on four flat tires." www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...
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Every deportation is an act of family separation.
September 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Every deportation is an act of family separation.
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UMN Professor Jimmy Patino published this excellent piece drawing attention to historical parallels. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/before-aboli...
Before Abolish ICE, There Was Abolish INS | Essay
The 1980 National Chicano Immigration Conference Called for a More Democratic Border Policy
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
UMN Professor Jimmy Patino published this excellent piece drawing attention to historical parallels. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/before-aboli...
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Use this script to call and email Hochul, Stewart-Cousins, and Heastie demanding a special session of the NY State legislature to pass the #DignityNotDetention Act (feel free to add your thoughts on #NY4All and the #AccessToRepresentation Act): docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Special Session Call & Email Scripts
Governor Kathy Hochul Phone: (518) 474-8390 Send a Message to the Governor: https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form Phone & Email Script: My name is _____ and I am a resident of __...
docs.google.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Use this script to call and email Hochul, Stewart-Cousins, and Heastie demanding a special session of the NY State legislature to pass the #DignityNotDetention Act (feel free to add your thoughts on #NY4All and the #AccessToRepresentation Act): docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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From today's New York #DignityNotDetention letter-writing event, in partnership with Recess Art and Dancing Through Prison Walls ❤️🔥
To find out when the next letter-writing will be held, follow Abolish ICE NY-NJ on Instagram: www.instagram.com/abolishice_nynj
More on DND: nydignitynotdetention.org
To find out when the next letter-writing will be held, follow Abolish ICE NY-NJ on Instagram: www.instagram.com/abolishice_nynj
More on DND: nydignitynotdetention.org
July 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
From today's New York #DignityNotDetention letter-writing event, in partnership with Recess Art and Dancing Through Prison Walls ❤️🔥
To find out when the next letter-writing will be held, follow Abolish ICE NY-NJ on Instagram: www.instagram.com/abolishice_nynj
More on DND: nydignitynotdetention.org
To find out when the next letter-writing will be held, follow Abolish ICE NY-NJ on Instagram: www.instagram.com/abolishice_nynj
More on DND: nydignitynotdetention.org
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NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC.
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site
Immigrants complain of cramped conditions, inadequate food and bathing facilities and sleeping on concrete floors.
gothamist.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC.
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
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This is still one of the best ways to limit deportations. Stop collaborations between ICE, local police departments, sheriffs, and county jails.
Glendale ends ICE contract, will no longer hold detainees
Glendale ends ICE contract, will no longer hold detainees
Glendale announced it would end its agreement to hold federal immigration detainees.
www.latimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is still one of the best ways to limit deportations. Stop collaborations between ICE, local police departments, sheriffs, and county jails.
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Right now, Ny is actively helping ICE in its campaign to detain & abduct New Yorkers.
There are only a few days left for lawmakers to pass legislation that will prohibit state and local agencies from collab’ing w/ ICE.
Call your reps TODAY & tell them to pass NY4All: win.newmode.net/ny4all
There are only a few days left for lawmakers to pass legislation that will prohibit state and local agencies from collab’ing w/ ICE.
Call your reps TODAY & tell them to pass NY4All: win.newmode.net/ny4all
June 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Right now, Ny is actively helping ICE in its campaign to detain & abduct New Yorkers.
There are only a few days left for lawmakers to pass legislation that will prohibit state and local agencies from collab’ing w/ ICE.
Call your reps TODAY & tell them to pass NY4All: win.newmode.net/ny4all
There are only a few days left for lawmakers to pass legislation that will prohibit state and local agencies from collab’ing w/ ICE.
Call your reps TODAY & tell them to pass NY4All: win.newmode.net/ny4all
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Envision Freedom Fund, the largest immigration bond in the country, provides direct aid to immigrants in detention. Despite higher bond amounts & ICE stalling releases, they continue to get people out. This year, they've paid over $300K in bond to free 38 people.
prismreports.org/2025/05/15/b...
prismreports.org/2025/05/15/b...
How communities are resisting Trump’s war on immigrants
Community bond funds like Envision Freedom are freeing people, reuniting families, and building a new vision for safety
prismreports.org
May 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Envision Freedom Fund, the largest immigration bond in the country, provides direct aid to immigrants in detention. Despite higher bond amounts & ICE stalling releases, they continue to get people out. This year, they've paid over $300K in bond to free 38 people.
prismreports.org/2025/05/15/b...
prismreports.org/2025/05/15/b...
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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🌟 Thanks to your great turnout and energy, we have four new lawmakers signed on to the New York #DignityNotDetention Act!
📢 Reps in Albany need to feel the urgency to END immigrant detention in our state!
⚡ Join us Tue, Feb 25, 1-2 pm EST, for our next phone zap to pass DND: bit.ly/DNDzaps_2025
📢 Reps in Albany need to feel the urgency to END immigrant detention in our state!
⚡ Join us Tue, Feb 25, 1-2 pm EST, for our next phone zap to pass DND: bit.ly/DNDzaps_2025
February 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🌟 Thanks to your great turnout and energy, we have four new lawmakers signed on to the New York #DignityNotDetention Act!
📢 Reps in Albany need to feel the urgency to END immigrant detention in our state!
⚡ Join us Tue, Feb 25, 1-2 pm EST, for our next phone zap to pass DND: bit.ly/DNDzaps_2025
📢 Reps in Albany need to feel the urgency to END immigrant detention in our state!
⚡ Join us Tue, Feb 25, 1-2 pm EST, for our next phone zap to pass DND: bit.ly/DNDzaps_2025
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🚨 Make New York State a stronghold against mass deportations!
➡️ Join the #DignityNotDetention zap to tell lawmakers we need them to pass the DND Act *now*
⚡️ Tue, Feb 11, 1-2pm EST, on Zoom ⚡️
Sign up: bit.ly/DNDzap_021125
➡️ Join the #DignityNotDetention zap to tell lawmakers we need them to pass the DND Act *now*
⚡️ Tue, Feb 11, 1-2pm EST, on Zoom ⚡️
Sign up: bit.ly/DNDzap_021125
February 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨 Make New York State a stronghold against mass deportations!
➡️ Join the #DignityNotDetention zap to tell lawmakers we need them to pass the DND Act *now*
⚡️ Tue, Feb 11, 1-2pm EST, on Zoom ⚡️
Sign up: bit.ly/DNDzap_021125
➡️ Join the #DignityNotDetention zap to tell lawmakers we need them to pass the DND Act *now*
⚡️ Tue, Feb 11, 1-2pm EST, on Zoom ⚡️
Sign up: bit.ly/DNDzap_021125
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🚨This moment demands a national outcry — our elected officials cannot afford to remain silent on Trump’s excessive cruelty. TAKE ACTION today to say NO to immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay:🔗 bit.ly/dwnaction1
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
U.S. Begins Migrant Flights to Guantanamo Bay
The Trump administration has said it would expand operations at the American base in Cuba to hold up to 30,000 immigrants
www.wsj.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨This moment demands a national outcry — our elected officials cannot afford to remain silent on Trump’s excessive cruelty. TAKE ACTION today to say NO to immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay:🔗 bit.ly/dwnaction1
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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📢 New Yorkers: Don't let our state be part of the mass deportation machine!
🔜 Join us Tuesday, Feb 4, 1-2pm EST, to tell lawmakers loud and clear: They need to pass #DignityNotDetention NOW to help make our state safe for our immigrant communities. 💖
Register at bit.ly/DNDzap_020425
🔜 Join us Tuesday, Feb 4, 1-2pm EST, to tell lawmakers loud and clear: They need to pass #DignityNotDetention NOW to help make our state safe for our immigrant communities. 💖
Register at bit.ly/DNDzap_020425
February 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
📢 New Yorkers: Don't let our state be part of the mass deportation machine!
🔜 Join us Tuesday, Feb 4, 1-2pm EST, to tell lawmakers loud and clear: They need to pass #DignityNotDetention NOW to help make our state safe for our immigrant communities. 💖
Register at bit.ly/DNDzap_020425
🔜 Join us Tuesday, Feb 4, 1-2pm EST, to tell lawmakers loud and clear: They need to pass #DignityNotDetention NOW to help make our state safe for our immigrant communities. 💖
Register at bit.ly/DNDzap_020425
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Everyone can organize.
Everyone can contribute to social movements.
Everyone can do something, from somewhere.
None of this is about "professionalism" or policy"expertise. That is counterinsurgency, demobilizing logic.
Everyone can organize and has something to offer.
Everyone can contribute to social movements.
Everyone can do something, from somewhere.
None of this is about "professionalism" or policy"expertise. That is counterinsurgency, demobilizing logic.
Everyone can organize and has something to offer.
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Everyone can organize.
Everyone can contribute to social movements.
Everyone can do something, from somewhere.
None of this is about "professionalism" or policy"expertise. That is counterinsurgency, demobilizing logic.
Everyone can organize and has something to offer.
Everyone can contribute to social movements.
Everyone can do something, from somewhere.
None of this is about "professionalism" or policy"expertise. That is counterinsurgency, demobilizing logic.
Everyone can organize and has something to offer.
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Biden has opened up more FEMA funding and is promising every LA fire victim $770. But undocumented people — many of whom are volunteering to clean up the ashes and damage — are ineligible for relief.
January 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Biden has opened up more FEMA funding and is promising every LA fire victim $770. But undocumented people — many of whom are volunteering to clean up the ashes and damage — are ineligible for relief.
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Organizers are concerned about the Trump administration’s upcoming attacks on immigrants, but having seen gains advance and then reverse under Biden, many feel their fight remains consistent regardless of who holds the presidency.
NJ Activists Brace to Fight Trump Immigration Agenda After Setbacks Under Biden
Activists who fought ICE detention under Trump and Biden are bringing their experience into Trump’s second presidency.
truthout.org
December 18, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Organizers are concerned about the Trump administration’s upcoming attacks on immigrants, but having seen gains advance and then reverse under Biden, many feel their fight remains consistent regardless of who holds the presidency.
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There's so much angst and despair radiating all around us. This is wholly understandable, but if something's giving you warmth or strength (even just a bit), be sure to uplift that as well. Help others remember that kindness, solidarity, and care are still at work in the world.
December 17, 2024 at 2:46 AM
There's so much angst and despair radiating all around us. This is wholly understandable, but if something's giving you warmth or strength (even just a bit), be sure to uplift that as well. Help others remember that kindness, solidarity, and care are still at work in the world.
"Instead of reassuring and preemptively protecting many terrified families and workers among the 11 million undocumented people in the US, the Biden administration has been working on contracts for more detention beds." 😤😤😤
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Revealed: Biden lays groundwork to expand immigration jails as Trump readies for office
In the past year, the Biden administration has extended contracts for private sector jails before Trump’s plan for mass deportations
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:39 AM
"Instead of reassuring and preemptively protecting many terrified families and workers among the 11 million undocumented people in the US, the Biden administration has been working on contracts for more detention beds." 😤😤😤
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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As the article says, passing #DignityNotDetention is crucial to protect against mass deportations in New York!
⚡️ Today, 12-1 pm, join the emergency phone zap with @abolishICE_nynj to tell lawmakers loud + clear they 👏 need 👏 to 👏 pass 👏 DND: bit.ly/DND_zap_12524
theintercept.com/2024/11/26/t...
⚡️ Today, 12-1 pm, join the emergency phone zap with @abolishICE_nynj to tell lawmakers loud + clear they 👏 need 👏 to 👏 pass 👏 DND: bit.ly/DND_zap_12524
theintercept.com/2024/11/26/t...
The Fight to Stop New York Cops From Conspiring With ICE
Immigration advocates want to pass laws to make sure Trump can’t weaponize New York law enforcement to help ICE with mass deportation.
theintercept.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:06 PM
As the article says, passing #DignityNotDetention is crucial to protect against mass deportations in New York!
⚡️ Today, 12-1 pm, join the emergency phone zap with @abolishICE_nynj to tell lawmakers loud + clear they 👏 need 👏 to 👏 pass 👏 DND: bit.ly/DND_zap_12524
theintercept.com/2024/11/26/t...
⚡️ Today, 12-1 pm, join the emergency phone zap with @abolishICE_nynj to tell lawmakers loud + clear they 👏 need 👏 to 👏 pass 👏 DND: bit.ly/DND_zap_12524
theintercept.com/2024/11/26/t...
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ICE’s desire to increase the number of people locked up in detention contrasts sharply with #NewJersey communities, where organizers and advocates have organized successfully to close three detention centers and secured a statewide ban on detention contracts.
documentedny.com/2024/11/20/i...
documentedny.com/2024/11/20/i...
New Immigration Detention Center Set to Open in New Jersey
With bids now open for a facility in Newark, immigrant rights groups are voicing concerns.
documentedny.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:51 PM
ICE’s desire to increase the number of people locked up in detention contrasts sharply with #NewJersey communities, where organizers and advocates have organized successfully to close three detention centers and secured a statewide ban on detention contracts.
documentedny.com/2024/11/20/i...
documentedny.com/2024/11/20/i...
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New story about the expansion of detention in New Jersey. Despite laws passed to end detention, the Biden administration and private prison contractors have been intervening to reopen a shuttered jail, Delaney Hall. documentedny.com/2024/11/20/i...
New Immigration Detention Center Set to Open in New Jersey
With bids now open for a facility in Newark, immigrant rights groups are voicing concerns.
https://documentedny.com/2024/11/20/ice-detention-new-jersey-deportation-trump/#:~:text=“There’s%20been%20a%20long%2Dstanding%20fight%20to%20get%20rid%20of%20immigration%20detention%20altogether%2C%20so%20it’s%20incredibly%20disappointing%20that%20the%20Biden%20administration
November 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM
New story about the expansion of detention in New Jersey. Despite laws passed to end detention, the Biden administration and private prison contractors have been intervening to reopen a shuttered jail, Delaney Hall. documentedny.com/2024/11/20/i...