Graeme Blair
@graemeblair.com
Professor of Political Science at UCLA
Deportation Data Project (deportationdata.org)
Organizer at UCLA Faculty Association (AAUP+AFT)
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Deportation Data Project (deportationdata.org)
Organizer at UCLA Faculty Association (AAUP+AFT)
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Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record, newly released federal data shows. @joemahr.bsky.social and @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social report
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Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record.
Newly released federal data shows that immigration agents booked in roughly 1,900 immigrants in the first half of Operation Midway Blitz – two-thirds of whom had no known criminal convictions or pe…
www.chicagotribune.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record, newly released federal data shows. @joemahr.bsky.social and @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social report
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/o...
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NEW: President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring federal agents, or even soldiers, to San Francisco to battle crime. His administration has actually done the opposite, quietly taking federal law enforcement away from the city to do immigration work instead.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW: President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring federal agents, or even soldiers, to San Francisco to battle crime. His administration has actually done the opposite, quietly taking federal law enforcement away from the city to do immigration work instead.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
New data release from the Deportation Data Project:
Every ICE arrest, detainer request, and book-in to detention nationwide between September 1, 2023 and October 15, 2025.
deportationdata.org/news/2025-12...
Every ICE arrest, detainer request, and book-in to detention nationwide between September 1, 2023 and October 15, 2025.
deportationdata.org/news/2025-12...
Deportation Data Project
deportationdata.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
New data release from the Deportation Data Project:
Every ICE arrest, detainer request, and book-in to detention nationwide between September 1, 2023 and October 15, 2025.
deportationdata.org/news/2025-12...
Every ICE arrest, detainer request, and book-in to detention nationwide between September 1, 2023 and October 15, 2025.
deportationdata.org/news/2025-12...
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Congress wrote into the law that someone who overstays a visa while applying for asylum is not considered to be accruing “unlawful presence,” but it didn’t explicitly say those people couldn’t be arrested and detained — because it was presumed that they wouldn’t be. Well, Trump is doing it.
We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Congress wrote into the law that someone who overstays a visa while applying for asylum is not considered to be accruing “unlawful presence,” but it didn’t explicitly say those people couldn’t be arrested and detained — because it was presumed that they wouldn’t be. Well, Trump is doing it.
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The University of California has renewed its policy of annual tuition hikes today after the UC Board of Regents voted 13 to 3 to approve the measure, despite fierce opposition from undergraduates. bit.ly/3XIfH1W
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Adriana Heldiz
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Adriana Heldiz
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The University of California has renewed its policy of annual tuition hikes today after the UC Board of Regents voted 13 to 3 to approve the measure, despite fierce opposition from undergraduates. bit.ly/3XIfH1W
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Adriana Heldiz
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Adriana Heldiz
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NEW: California State University wants to increase the salaries of its campus presidents and other senior executives.
The current base pay for Cal State campus presidents ranges from $370,000 to more than $500,000.
The discussion and vote is tomorrow.
calmatters.org/education/hi...
The current base pay for Cal State campus presidents ranges from $370,000 to more than $500,000.
The discussion and vote is tomorrow.
calmatters.org/education/hi...
Cal State wants to offer bigger raises to campus presidents while cutting elsewhere
The proposal would increase salaries for Cal State executives and possibly include bonuses while the system is cutting its budget.
calmatters.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
NEW: California State University wants to increase the salaries of its campus presidents and other senior executives.
The current base pay for Cal State campus presidents ranges from $370,000 to more than $500,000.
The discussion and vote is tomorrow.
calmatters.org/education/hi...
The current base pay for Cal State campus presidents ranges from $370,000 to more than $500,000.
The discussion and vote is tomorrow.
calmatters.org/education/hi...
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Huge.
NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Huge.
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This is TODAY! Let’s yell at some regents.
The UC Regents—the same people who cowered, while unions fought the Trump admin in court—are meeting this week at UCLA to discuss new rules to muzzle faculty speech, among other abhorrent appeasement strategies.
This TUESDAY let’s show them who we really are.
This TUESDAY let’s show them who we really are.
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is TODAY! Let’s yell at some regents.
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Judge Lin has granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s attempted extortion and academic coercion of the University of California. Incredible organizing and legal lift by union workers and faculty made this possible. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Preliminary Injunction – #91 in American Association of University Professors v. Trump (N.D. Cal., 3:25-cv-07864) – CourtListener.com
Preliminary Injunction
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November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Judge Lin has granted a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s attempted extortion and academic coercion of the University of California. Incredible organizing and legal lift by union workers and faculty made this possible. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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PUT SOME RESPECT ON THE UNION AND TEH FACULTY AND STAFF
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
PUT SOME RESPECT ON THE UNION AND TEH FACULTY AND STAFF
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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Our students are just stunning. Their bravery and integrity put our leaders to shame.
Student organization coalition files amicus brief supporting lawsuit against Trump - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 1:02 a.m. A coalition of 25 student organizations filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit against President Donald Trump that alleged research funding su...
dailybruin.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our students are just stunning. Their bravery and integrity put our leaders to shame.
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The President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is one of the most coveted & prestigious positions for UC graduates. It gives a hiring incentive to campuses who hire recipients for a tenure track position. What a DAMN travesty.
This is capitulation to Trump's demand letter & anti-diversity agenda.
This is capitulation to Trump's demand letter & anti-diversity agenda.
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is one of the most coveted & prestigious positions for UC graduates. It gives a hiring incentive to campuses who hire recipients for a tenure track position. What a DAMN travesty.
This is capitulation to Trump's demand letter & anti-diversity agenda.
This is capitulation to Trump's demand letter & anti-diversity agenda.
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Take this for what it is; an acknowledgment by the White House that they are not focusing on people with criminal records.
Homan: "Others are in the country illegally but may not have a criminal history, but guess what? They're coming too. ICE is no longer turning a blind eye to illegal aliens in this country."
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Take this for what it is; an acknowledgment by the White House that they are not focusing on people with criminal records.
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Following the successful faculty association lawsuit, the UC admininstration was forced to release Trump’s extortionist demands of UCLA. Now is the time to tell President Milliken and the UC Regents to refuse any concessions. Sign it: actionnetwork.org/letters/hold... @uc-faculty.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Following the successful faculty association lawsuit, the UC admininstration was forced to release Trump’s extortionist demands of UCLA. Now is the time to tell President Milliken and the UC Regents to refuse any concessions. Sign it: actionnetwork.org/letters/hold... @uc-faculty.bsky.social
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The UC Regents finally released the “settlement agreement” the Trump administration proposed in August. It’s a doozy.
UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California:
Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.
UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California:
Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.
October 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The UC Regents finally released the “settlement agreement” the Trump administration proposed in August. It’s a doozy.
UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California:
Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.
UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California:
Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.
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Hell no.
“The document calls for UCLA to publicly announce that it does not recognize transgender people’s gender identities, to prevent the admission of “anti-Western” international students and to pay the costs for an outside monitor to oversee the agreement.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
“The document calls for UCLA to publicly announce that it does not recognize transgender people’s gender identities, to prevent the admission of “anti-Western” international students and to pay the costs for an outside monitor to oversee the agreement.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Under court order, UC publicly releases Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement, leading UCLA to publish the document o...
www.latimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hell no.
“The document calls for UCLA to publicly announce that it does not recognize transgender people’s gender identities, to prevent the admission of “anti-Western” international students and to pay the costs for an outside monitor to oversee the agreement.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
“The document calls for UCLA to publicly announce that it does not recognize transgender people’s gender identities, to prevent the admission of “anti-Western” international students and to pay the costs for an outside monitor to oversee the agreement.”
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!
BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC must publicly release Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement. UCLA is required to share the document...
www.latimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!
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UC has released the Trump settlement demand to UCLA after losing a court effort to block its release.
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
UC has released the Trump settlement demand to UCLA after losing a court effort to block its release.
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
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CA Supreme Court order.
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
CA Supreme Court order.
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NEW: The CA Supreme Court rejected the University of California's appeal to block a ruling forcing the UC to share the Trump settlement demand of $1.2 billion.
UC faculty sued to have the letter released in an effort to make it public. To date we've known limited elements of what Trump seeks.
UC faculty sued to have the letter released in an effort to make it public. To date we've known limited elements of what Trump seeks.
October 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
NEW: The CA Supreme Court rejected the University of California's appeal to block a ruling forcing the UC to share the Trump settlement demand of $1.2 billion.
UC faculty sued to have the letter released in an effort to make it public. To date we've known limited elements of what Trump seeks.
UC faculty sued to have the letter released in an effort to make it public. To date we've known limited elements of what Trump seeks.
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UCLA must release Trump's extortion demands. Courts side with UCLA Faculty Association to force release of public documents. The 28 page letter should be released by Friday. Big victory for @uclafa.bsky.social, all faculty, students, parents, and Californians
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Judge orders UC to release Trump UCLA settlement offer at the center of private negotiations
A judge ordered UC to release the settlement proposal sent by the Trump administration in August. It outlines a $1.2-billion fine and vast campus changes.
www.latimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
UCLA must release Trump's extortion demands. Courts side with UCLA Faculty Association to force release of public documents. The 28 page letter should be released by Friday. Big victory for @uclafa.bsky.social, all faculty, students, parents, and Californians
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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(1/2) An ICE Air flight just arrived at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. After a flight on Monday, this is the 2nd flight to arrive at GTMO since Oct. 1 when the approx. 20 remaining people were transferred out of the facilities and flown to the Alexandria ICE hub.
October 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
(1/2) An ICE Air flight just arrived at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. After a flight on Monday, this is the 2nd flight to arrive at GTMO since Oct. 1 when the approx. 20 remaining people were transferred out of the facilities and flown to the Alexandria ICE hub.