John M. Blasco
@jblasconyc.bsky.social
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There is a network of court watchers who support immigrants at the ICE courts in Manhattan.
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
talkingpointsmemo.com
Sonia, Wagner, Allan, Lisual, Joel; the names continue in my head. These are human beings.
This is the real work. This is what @repdangoldman.bsky.social & our team do.
This is the real work. This is what @repdangoldman.bsky.social & our team do.
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After a court fight, @repdangoldman.bsky.social and other members of Congress were able to visit the ICE detention center that DHS claims does not exist.
"Part of doing the oversight is so that they know they’re going to be under the microscope," Goldman said. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/how-...
"Part of doing the oversight is so that they know they’re going to be under the microscope," Goldman said. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/how-...
How Rep. Dan Goldman’s Office Became a ‘Triage Center’ for ICE Detainees
It began in the spring, when Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) went to...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
After a court fight, @repdangoldman.bsky.social and other members of Congress were able to visit the ICE detention center that DHS claims does not exist.
"Part of doing the oversight is so that they know they’re going to be under the microscope," Goldman said. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/how-...
"Part of doing the oversight is so that they know they’re going to be under the microscope," Goldman said. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/how-...
We will continue to fight for Allan until he’s returned home with Matthew. @middlechurch.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We will continue to fight for Allan until he’s returned home with Matthew. @middlechurch.bsky.social
Sonia, Wagner, Allan, Lisual, Joel; the names continue in my head. These are human beings.
This is the real work. This is what @repdangoldman.bsky.social & our team do.
This is the real work. This is what @repdangoldman.bsky.social & our team do.
There is a network of court watchers who support immigrants at the ICE courts in Manhattan.
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sonia, Wagner, Allan, Lisual, Joel; the names continue in my head. These are human beings.
This is the real work. This is what @repdangoldman.bsky.social & our team do.
This is the real work. This is what @repdangoldman.bsky.social & our team do.
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At 26 Federal Plaza, I encountered two of the more notorious ICE agents; Samantha Camlica and a man they call "The Big Guy."
I was with a court watcher as Camlica accosted him outside. I was on an elevator when "The Big Guy" gave a family a terrifying ride.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
I was with a court watcher as Camlica accosted him outside. I was on an elevator when "The Big Guy" gave a family a terrifying ride.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
At 26 Federal Plaza, I encountered two of the more notorious ICE agents; Samantha Camlica and a man they call "The Big Guy."
I was with a court watcher as Camlica accosted him outside. I was on an elevator when "The Big Guy" gave a family a terrifying ride.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
I was with a court watcher as Camlica accosted him outside. I was on an elevator when "The Big Guy" gave a family a terrifying ride.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
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There is a network of court watchers who support immigrants at the ICE courts in Manhattan.
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
There is a network of court watchers who support immigrants at the ICE courts in Manhattan.
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
They have learned the movements and "personas" of the masked agents.
One told me: "Some of them are very sadistic." talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
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Thank you @repdangoldman.bsky.social for your leadership on the Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act. No one should face intimidation or family separation for attending a court hearing. Protecting due process protects children and families. goldman.house.gov/media/press-...
December 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you @repdangoldman.bsky.social for your leadership on the Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act. No one should face intimidation or family separation for attending a court hearing. Protecting due process protects children and families. goldman.house.gov/media/press-...
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Seeing masked agents posted outside immigration court makes one thing clear: this hostile behavior is pushing people into the shadows.
Our Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act ends these tactics and reaffirms that due process must guide our immigration system.
Our Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act ends these tactics and reaffirms that due process must guide our immigration system.
pix11.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Seeing masked agents posted outside immigration court makes one thing clear: this hostile behavior is pushing people into the shadows.
Our Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act ends these tactics and reaffirms that due process must guide our immigration system.
Our Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act ends these tactics and reaffirms that due process must guide our immigration system.
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After a week in ICE custody, Deglis Salazar Osuna is finally home with his family.
I'm proud to stand with the advocates who fought tirelessly for him, and my office was proud to help coordinate his release and return of his property.
Justice is possible when we fight together.
I'm proud to stand with the advocates who fought tirelessly for him, and my office was proud to help coordinate his release and return of his property.
Justice is possible when we fight together.
Back in their arms: How parents of NYC high school student worked with team of advocates to win his freedom from ICE custody | amNewYork
Tears of joy poured from the parents of an NYC high school student brutally arrested by ICE during a routine court hearing last week as he was released back
www.amny.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
After a week in ICE custody, Deglis Salazar Osuna is finally home with his family.
I'm proud to stand with the advocates who fought tirelessly for him, and my office was proud to help coordinate his release and return of his property.
Justice is possible when we fight together.
I'm proud to stand with the advocates who fought tirelessly for him, and my office was proud to help coordinate his release and return of his property.
Justice is possible when we fight together.
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Trump is tearing apart families and turning routine immigration visits into nightmares.
ICE’s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
My office is working closely with Allan’s husband and legal team to reunite them.
ICE’s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
My office is working closely with Allan’s husband and legal team to reunite them.
"Our love does not deserve this. And being [in immigration detention] with all of those other people visiting their family, they don’t deserve it either. It’s disgusting."
A New York Marriage is Torn Apart by ICE - Documented
Matthew and Allan Marrero went to 26 Federal Plaza together to interview for a marriage-based green card. Allan never came home.
documentedny.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Trump is tearing apart families and turning routine immigration visits into nightmares.
ICE’s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
My office is working closely with Allan’s husband and legal team to reunite them.
ICE’s unjust and unwarranted detention of Allan Marrero, an LGBTQ New Yorker, is yet another example of this cruelty.
My office is working closely with Allan’s husband and legal team to reunite them.
What a wonderful Friday speaking to @grandstsettlement.bsky.social managers across the boroughs about what’s going on in Washington.
I was honored to share my story and how the partnership btwn Grand St. and elected offices is vital to the success of communities.
I was honored to share my story and how the partnership btwn Grand St. and elected offices is vital to the success of communities.
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
What a wonderful Friday speaking to @grandstsettlement.bsky.social managers across the boroughs about what’s going on in Washington.
I was honored to share my story and how the partnership btwn Grand St. and elected offices is vital to the success of communities.
I was honored to share my story and how the partnership btwn Grand St. and elected offices is vital to the success of communities.
SNAP is not a luxury. Families — regardless of political party — rely on SNAP to feed their families. Seniors rely on SNAP to provide meals as they age in place.
Stop playing games with people’s lives. Rs need to come to the table and protect these benefits.
Stop playing games with people’s lives. Rs need to come to the table and protect these benefits.
October 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
SNAP is not a luxury. Families — regardless of political party — rely on SNAP to feed their families. Seniors rely on SNAP to provide meals as they age in place.
Stop playing games with people’s lives. Rs need to come to the table and protect these benefits.
Stop playing games with people’s lives. Rs need to come to the table and protect these benefits.
This thunder is scary.
August 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This thunder is scary.
#Summerslam was such an amazing experience. My first PLE. Today’s matches were fire. The TLC match lived up to its expectations. The return of Brock.. damn. Tomorrow I end the wrestling weekend with RAW at Barclays.
August 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
#Summerslam was such an amazing experience. My first PLE. Today’s matches were fire. The TLC match lived up to its expectations. The return of Brock.. damn. Tomorrow I end the wrestling weekend with RAW at Barclays.
Austin got some nerve.. Ace was calling him out for his bullshit **Austin was shaking in his boots w/ vein popping out his neck. But then Amaya calls him out and he wants to be condescending & misogynistic. Trash! Get off the island. #LoveIslandUSA #AmayaPapaya
July 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Austin got some nerve.. Ace was calling him out for his bullshit **Austin was shaking in his boots w/ vein popping out his neck. But then Amaya calls him out and he wants to be condescending & misogynistic. Trash! Get off the island. #LoveIslandUSA #AmayaPapaya
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Today, I hosted a roundtable with young people who have been personally impacted by gun violence.
Their stories had one unifying theme: gun violence devastates communities.
To solve the problem, we have to understand the root causes of it.
I thank the brave youngsters who shared their stories.
Their stories had one unifying theme: gun violence devastates communities.
To solve the problem, we have to understand the root causes of it.
I thank the brave youngsters who shared their stories.
June 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Today, I hosted a roundtable with young people who have been personally impacted by gun violence.
Their stories had one unifying theme: gun violence devastates communities.
To solve the problem, we have to understand the root causes of it.
I thank the brave youngsters who shared their stories.
Their stories had one unifying theme: gun violence devastates communities.
To solve the problem, we have to understand the root causes of it.
I thank the brave youngsters who shared their stories.
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I joined IRS workers at 2 Metrotech in Brooklyn who are working in horrible conditions.
Since the return-to-office mandate, offices have become overcrowded, unsafe, and disabled employees have been denied reasonable accommodations.
This is unacceptable and violates the law.
The IRS must act now.
Since the return-to-office mandate, offices have become overcrowded, unsafe, and disabled employees have been denied reasonable accommodations.
This is unacceptable and violates the law.
The IRS must act now.
June 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I joined IRS workers at 2 Metrotech in Brooklyn who are working in horrible conditions.
Since the return-to-office mandate, offices have become overcrowded, unsafe, and disabled employees have been denied reasonable accommodations.
This is unacceptable and violates the law.
The IRS must act now.
Since the return-to-office mandate, offices have become overcrowded, unsafe, and disabled employees have been denied reasonable accommodations.
This is unacceptable and violates the law.
The IRS must act now.
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Just hours after thousands of people lined the streets to celebrate Pride, tragedy has befallen the neighborhood around the Stonewall Inn.
While we wait to learn the motive, my heart goes out to the victims, their loved ones, and the entire LGBTQ+ community.
We have to get guns off our streets.
While we wait to learn the motive, my heart goes out to the victims, their loved ones, and the entire LGBTQ+ community.
We have to get guns off our streets.
June 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just hours after thousands of people lined the streets to celebrate Pride, tragedy has befallen the neighborhood around the Stonewall Inn.
While we wait to learn the motive, my heart goes out to the victims, their loved ones, and the entire LGBTQ+ community.
We have to get guns off our streets.
While we wait to learn the motive, my heart goes out to the victims, their loved ones, and the entire LGBTQ+ community.
We have to get guns off our streets.
Happy Pride to my queer community.
Our identity is sacred. Find time to restore your mind.
Liberate.
Be free. And don’t give a fuck what people think. 🌈
Our identity is sacred. Find time to restore your mind.
Liberate.
Be free. And don’t give a fuck what people think. 🌈
June 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Happy Pride to my queer community.
Our identity is sacred. Find time to restore your mind.
Liberate.
Be free. And don’t give a fuck what people think. 🌈
Our identity is sacred. Find time to restore your mind.
Liberate.
Be free. And don’t give a fuck what people think. 🌈
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Absolutely disgusting and unacceptable. Whatever you think of Zohran Mamdani’s politics, there is absolutely no place for this kind of hate and bigotry. Rep. Ogles loves to get attention by being inflammatory, but all you end up doing is exposing yourself as an asshole.
June 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Absolutely disgusting and unacceptable. Whatever you think of Zohran Mamdani’s politics, there is absolutely no place for this kind of hate and bigotry. Rep. Ogles loves to get attention by being inflammatory, but all you end up doing is exposing yourself as an asshole.
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Trump has turned ICE into an authoritarian secret police force, allowing masked agents to terrorize immigrant communities.
@repespaillat.bsky.social and I introduced the No Secret Police Act to ban these face masks and bring accountability and transparency to immigration enforcement.
@repespaillat.bsky.social and I introduced the No Secret Police Act to ban these face masks and bring accountability and transparency to immigration enforcement.
June 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trump has turned ICE into an authoritarian secret police force, allowing masked agents to terrorize immigrant communities.
@repespaillat.bsky.social and I introduced the No Secret Police Act to ban these face masks and bring accountability and transparency to immigration enforcement.
@repespaillat.bsky.social and I introduced the No Secret Police Act to ban these face masks and bring accountability and transparency to immigration enforcement.
Get out and vote. It is your right to do so.
June 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Get out and vote. It is your right to do so.
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#BREAKING: NY Congressmembers send letter to DHS for violating Congress’ statuary authority to conduct oversight.
Rep. Goldman and numerous other Congressmembers have been illegally DENIED access to ICE field offices used to house immigrants in inhumane conditions. 🧵
Rep. Goldman and numerous other Congressmembers have been illegally DENIED access to ICE field offices used to house immigrants in inhumane conditions. 🧵
June 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#BREAKING: NY Congressmembers send letter to DHS for violating Congress’ statuary authority to conduct oversight.
Rep. Goldman and numerous other Congressmembers have been illegally DENIED access to ICE field offices used to house immigrants in inhumane conditions. 🧵
Rep. Goldman and numerous other Congressmembers have been illegally DENIED access to ICE field offices used to house immigrants in inhumane conditions. 🧵
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Our Constitution requires Congress to conduct oversight of the president.
On Wednesday, ICE denied my right to observe a facility they admitted was being used to house immigrants.
I led a NYC coalition to demand Sec. Noem follow the law and stop hiding her crackdown on law-abiding immigrants.
On Wednesday, ICE denied my right to observe a facility they admitted was being used to house immigrants.
I led a NYC coalition to demand Sec. Noem follow the law and stop hiding her crackdown on law-abiding immigrants.
What’s Inside a 10th Floor ICE Office? New York Democrats Want to Know.
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our Constitution requires Congress to conduct oversight of the president.
On Wednesday, ICE denied my right to observe a facility they admitted was being used to house immigrants.
I led a NYC coalition to demand Sec. Noem follow the law and stop hiding her crackdown on law-abiding immigrants.
On Wednesday, ICE denied my right to observe a facility they admitted was being used to house immigrants.
I led a NYC coalition to demand Sec. Noem follow the law and stop hiding her crackdown on law-abiding immigrants.
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More immigration courthouse arrests today by feds some in masks, as people are leaving court hearings, at least seven detentions that I've seen in last few hours. Congressman Dan Goldman stops in briefly asking "why are you wearing masks?"
May 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
More immigration courthouse arrests today by feds some in masks, as people are leaving court hearings, at least seven detentions that I've seen in last few hours. Congressman Dan Goldman stops in briefly asking "why are you wearing masks?"
I’m so over this weather.
May 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’m so over this weather.