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Felipe De La Hoz

@felipedlh.bsky.social

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Life’s a bitch, then you die | NY Daily News editorial board member, @newrepublic.com contributing editor, @theverge.com temporary writer, NYU lecturer, half of BORDER/LINES, immigration wonk, other hats | Personal photography at Instagram.com/nycfelipe

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · Feb 20

For new followers: I’ve spent about a decade writing on immigration, from explanatory to feature to opinion to investigative. Always looking to talk if you have insight, from inside gov’t, civil society, or if directly impacted. Signal is felipedlh.58, anonymity assured (do NOT use work devices)

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 7h

I wrote for @theverge.com about how immigration attorneys have no real idea how to comply with the administration’s vague “anti-Americanism” and other speech-targeting standards, how this confusion is probably intentional, and how it will likely use automated tools to carry them out

Trump’s vague and confusing immigration policies are the point

Legal experts are bewildered by what that”anti-American ideologies” are.

www.theverge.com

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 11h

A federal judge in Chicago has found that ICE conducted numerous illegal warrantless arrests in Illinois and nearby states in defiance of a 2022 consent decree. It also prepared post hoc arrest rationales after the fact based on details agents "did not know at the time they made the arrests". /1

ICE Violated Consent Decree With Warrantless Arrests, Federal Judge In Chicago Says

Attorneys argued that the recent arrest of an Albany Park family at Millennium Park violated a consent decree that limits the conditions under which federal agents can make warrantless arrests.

blockclubchicago.org

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h

Breaking news: Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement.

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the agency and could put other priorities at risk.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

wapo.st

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 15h

I’m totally a bit of a stickler for accuracy and process questions, I get it!

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 15h

It definitely requires a bit of extrapolation, but it is true that Apple is basing the decision on violation of a rule that is explicitly geared towards safeguarding certain protected classes, so it’s a relatively short leap, in my view

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 16h

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Zee Roth @zeeroth.bsky.social · 16h

"Our only three options are violence, acquiescence, or economic sanctions. I don’t want violence, and acquiescence is out of the question. So let’s kick them where it hurts: right in the economy."

I don't want violence, either. Good ideas here: economic sanctions, denial of infrastructure, etc.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 5d

The American cities Trump has vowed to invade one by one produce 90% of this country's GDP. We must withhold these funds, and our infrastructure, from the United States Government, until these invasions stop

If you only read one thing I've ever written, please make it this

The Point Of No Return

We Are At War, Whether We Want To Be Or Not

www.bannedinyourstate.com

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 19h

It’s insane that they haven’t even tried

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 20h

Maybe this is naive of me but I had figured that if the fed gov straight up blew some people up it would *have to* provide an explanation to Congress, statutorily. Is “yeah we did that shit and we won’t answers questions about it” really an option under the law?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

Didn’t know who this guy was five minutes ago but I’ve never wanted to listen to a podcast less and I’m including Rogan

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

This continues to be the federal operation that seems most egregiously and frankly performatively unlawful in myriad ways. Completely flagrant in a way that seems a lot like tire-kicking to see just how much they can get away with. So far, seems like they’re getting away with it

I'm Margaret! I'm the best! Blah Blah Blah! @vt-vagabond.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a lot in here that deserves a pull quote, but this is the most egregious. I need people to recognize the gravity of the situation here in Chicago;

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"The ones that are getting out are coming home to no home," Watson said.
According to her, after the raid occurred, building management stole or threw out residents belongings, including visas and important documents.

ICIRR is still trying to determine the identities of all the people detained in the raid. Castro said that the organization usually can do that by following up with family members or loved ones. "In this instance, there was nobody left to work with," she said. The only detainee name they're sure of is that of a person who passed their Venezuelan passport to a neighbor as they were being taken away.

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

I’m going to Salt Lake City for a few days to do some field reporting on a story that involves immigration to the city. If there’s anything I absolutely should see or experience in this vein (or really in general) feel free to drop it in the comments or DMs

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

I think something we have to do more of is talk about how kickass a lot of American cities are because right now some people think they’re run by Sharia Law nudists and most of us never thought to counter that argument because it’s stupid and doesn’t make any sense

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

You guys remember when it was revealed that the current head of Trump’s nationwide immigration crackdown was literally filmed taking a $50,000 cash bribe in a bag like a mob movie extra and then nothing happened and he’s still basically running the national secret police?

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

The modern story of corporate mismanagement is all the incentives moving *away* from doing a good job managing the long-term health of a company

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

I know this is almost certainly never going to actually happen but I would love to see just how smug these people remain as the cuffs click shut

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

Re: OP, it's so weird to me when people use accruing wealth as shorthand for diligence or mastery or having done a particular job right. It has never, ever been the case that the former necessarily flows from the latter and it's often those willing to do something *poorly* that are rewarded

Asher Hellbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 1d

No shit I'm furious. I spent eleven years learning to write well about complex topics in ethical ways, often for criminally low rates, because I believe that work's important. It's deeply insulting to see a total dipshit get fabulously wealthy for telling the rich what they want to hear!

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

Not to be like I told you so but I published a piece three months ago positing that governors had to get far more serious and aggressive in countering the administration and laying out some potential steps, and I think we’d be in a much better position now if that had all happened

How Extreme Can Democratic Governors Get to Stop Trump?

Blue state leaders have considerable power at their disposal to confront the threat of the administration’s authoritarianism. But some lines have never previously been crossed.

newrepublic.com

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

These guys are often in plainclothes but at least they usually have visible badges. I did not see a single badge visible among any of these guys. They are literally indistinguishable from any random guy off the street

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

This is how ICE detains individuals without any warrants, even in the presence of a lawyer making requests.

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

Form a parallel one. Constitutional Governors' Association. And start figuring out ways to coordinate your joint National Guards with communications separate from US military.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

Hmm these are both great points. I would love some actual rigorous research on this either way

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

I agree it's a bad decision but not everything is 4D chess. I don't think some CNN editor is sitting at a desk plotting how to advance this narrative. It's just a little sloppy

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

It's probably too early to really have a full-fledged analysis on this but I would theorize some petty crimes have probably increased now that there's constant chaos and local law enforcement is diverted to protests and dealing with fed fuckery

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Actual resident of Washington, DC: the only time there’s been a serious crime near my current residence was DURING the occupation (an elderly lady was carjacked in the quiet and normally very safe alley behind my house). I am not happy with that outcome.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Riley Moore: "I think the actual residents of Washington DC are very happy with the outcome. And I think the actual residents of Chicago and our other great cities here in America would actually like to have safe streets and not people murdered every night."

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Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

I literally teach journalism and critique it all the time, but not literally everything ever is 4D chess and it really would be nice if people clicked stuff instead of just opining as sport

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

CNN absolutely does not try to pass this off as a current photo

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