J Lu
@jlu412.bsky.social
Lover, but also fighter :: Courage is always an option, but you must be willing to choose it.
"The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt."
"The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt."
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I appreciate the people who have been raising attention to this and related issues, and hope this will be of interest to you
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The diversity visa lottery is the closest thing to a "line" to immigrate to the US that exists. Yesterday Kristi Noem suspended it indefinitely.
I've spent the last few years following someone waiting in that line. Today I published his story timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
I've spent the last few years following someone waiting in that line. Today I published his story timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
The End of the Line
More than anything else, the diversity visa lottery gave people a "right way" to come to the US. Kristi Noem just announced she was stopping it.
timhirschelburns.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I appreciate the people who have been raising attention to this and related issues, and hope this will be of interest to you
@carlygoodman.bsky.social @akalhan.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @daralind.bsky.social @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social @immlawachall.bsky.social
@carlygoodman.bsky.social @akalhan.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @daralind.bsky.social @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social @immlawachall.bsky.social
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As fear of ICE raids descend upon Guadalupe Celebrations (patch.com/illinois/des...), Pope Leo to preside at Mass for Friday’s Feast; ironically, last year Leo celebrated Mass as “Bob” filling in for Francis who was ill — Amid the current crackdown on migrants, Leo’s words bear a close watching.
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
As fear of ICE raids descend upon Guadalupe Celebrations (patch.com/illinois/des...), Pope Leo to preside at Mass for Friday’s Feast; ironically, last year Leo celebrated Mass as “Bob” filling in for Francis who was ill — Amid the current crackdown on migrants, Leo’s words bear a close watching.
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UNHOLY ESCORT
December 12:
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Artist: Katie Jo Suddaby
December 12:
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Artist: Katie Jo Suddaby
December 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
UNHOLY ESCORT
December 12:
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Artist: Katie Jo Suddaby
December 12:
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Artist: Katie Jo Suddaby
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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“It was enough to turn a man's stomach to see the way they were naturalizing this morning. Wretched, filthy, bestial-looking Italians and Irish, the very scum and dregs of human nature filled the office so completely that I was almost afraid of being poisoned by going in.”
— George Templeton Strong
— George Templeton Strong
Stephen Miller: "If Somalia keeps failing, if these societies all over the world continue to fail, you have to ask yourself if you bring those societies into our country & then give them unlimited free welfare, what do we think is going to happen? You're going to replicate the conditions they left"
December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“It was enough to turn a man's stomach to see the way they were naturalizing this morning. Wretched, filthy, bestial-looking Italians and Irish, the very scum and dregs of human nature filled the office so completely that I was almost afraid of being poisoned by going in.”
— George Templeton Strong
— George Templeton Strong
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Pope Leo has now repeatedly made clear that he believes US corporate media's coverage of the Trump immigration war is not professionally responsible or correct and that it accepts Trump's pretexts for action as truth whereas they are palpable lies.
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Pope Leo has now repeatedly made clear that he believes US corporate media's coverage of the Trump immigration war is not professionally responsible or correct and that it accepts Trump's pretexts for action as truth whereas they are palpable lies.
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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This should be national news. Please spread widely as possible.
NEW: Ignoring Pope Leo’s Warning, Trump-Vance White House Bans Prayer Vigils at ICE Facility
Trump-Vance officials told Church leaders “no more prayer” outside a Chicago-area detention center — just days after Pope Leo warned the White House was trampling religious liberty.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This should be national news. Please spread widely as possible.
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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Journalist Mario Guevara, from detention:
"May God grant that…love and mercy overcome the racial hatred that is dividing this beautiful nation, and that the American people understand that calling oneself Christian includes respect for and support of foreigners. At least that’s what my Bible says."
"May God grant that…love and mercy overcome the racial hatred that is dividing this beautiful nation, and that the American people understand that calling oneself Christian includes respect for and support of foreigners. At least that’s what my Bible says."
September 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Journalist Mario Guevara, from detention:
"May God grant that…love and mercy overcome the racial hatred that is dividing this beautiful nation, and that the American people understand that calling oneself Christian includes respect for and support of foreigners. At least that’s what my Bible says."
"May God grant that…love and mercy overcome the racial hatred that is dividing this beautiful nation, and that the American people understand that calling oneself Christian includes respect for and support of foreigners. At least that’s what my Bible says."
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A man caged by ICE was found dead in his cell inside a Long Island jail 18 hours after arriving there.
Sources: ICE detainee dies at Nassau County jail; investigation underway
The man was being held under a partnership between Nassau County and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), under which the county provides 50 jail cells for immigration detainees and receive...
longisland.news12.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A man caged by ICE was found dead in his cell inside a Long Island jail 18 hours after arriving there.
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Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.
September 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.
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Immigrants arrive to the United States for many reasons, but often they are in pursuit of safety and solace from hardships in their homeland. We all have a faithful duty to welcome them and to uplift, respect, and protect the needy in our midst.
September 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Immigrants arrive to the United States for many reasons, but often they are in pursuit of safety and solace from hardships in their homeland. We all have a faithful duty to welcome them and to uplift, respect, and protect the needy in our midst.
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Today ICE killed Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, an immigrant in Chicago who was shot during an enforcement operation. DHS' press release about his death focused on the agency's claim that ICE agents have seen a "1000% increase in assaults against them."
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today ICE killed Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, an immigrant in Chicago who was shot during an enforcement operation. DHS' press release about his death focused on the agency's claim that ICE agents have seen a "1000% increase in assaults against them."
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After her hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, a woman was detained and escorted toward the stairwell. Her husband, confused and in shock, was guided toward the exit. Minutes later, he broke down in the elevator. They entered together, but he left alone. This happens here daily. #ICE
September 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
After her hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, a woman was detained and escorted toward the stairwell. Her husband, confused and in shock, was guided toward the exit. Minutes later, he broke down in the elevator. They entered together, but he left alone. This happens here daily. #ICE
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Marco Rubio is a Catholic to Mormon to Catholic convert who also attends Baptist services and he’s out here tweeting about he loves the killing and plans to kill again. You’re going to hell dawg
September 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Marco Rubio is a Catholic to Mormon to Catholic convert who also attends Baptist services and he’s out here tweeting about he loves the killing and plans to kill again. You’re going to hell dawg
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Been saying this for a couple of years. It’s not wedge. It’s the whole pie.
Immigration is the central issue of our century and progressives must defend it or lose absolutely everything to fascism
August 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Been saying this for a couple of years. It’s not wedge. It’s the whole pie.
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Last week, ICE arrested a six-year-old Queens public school student at her family's scheduled check-in. This morning, she was deported along with her mother. One of her siblings remains in detention.
The cruelty of this federal administration knows no bounds.
The cruelty of this federal administration knows no bounds.
6-Year-Old NYC Elementary School Student and Her Mom Deported
The mother's 19-year-old son remains in ICE custody in New Jersey, while her distraught teenage minor is now in the care of her 21-year-old brother.
www.thecity.nyc
August 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Last week, ICE arrested a six-year-old Queens public school student at her family's scheduled check-in. This morning, she was deported along with her mother. One of her siblings remains in detention.
The cruelty of this federal administration knows no bounds.
The cruelty of this federal administration knows no bounds.
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Earlier this year, over 230 Venezuelan men were sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
Our @propublica.org team spent months looking into who they were to find the truth behind their stories. projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
Our @propublica.org team spent months looking into who they were to find the truth behind their stories. projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
August 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Earlier this year, over 230 Venezuelan men were sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
Our @propublica.org team spent months looking into who they were to find the truth behind their stories. projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
Our @propublica.org team spent months looking into who they were to find the truth behind their stories. projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...
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"What I can say to the people [...] and to everyone watching... is, let's be more empathetic, let's be more humane," shared Andry.
Watch his exclusive interview with @TimMiller.bsky.social on @Thebulwark.com and hear firsthand his powerful message for all of us.
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Watch his exclusive interview with @TimMiller.bsky.social on @Thebulwark.com and hear firsthand his powerful message for all of us.
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EXCLUSIVE: Andry Hernández Romero Tells His Story
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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August 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"What I can say to the people [...] and to everyone watching... is, let's be more empathetic, let's be more humane," shared Andry.
Watch his exclusive interview with @TimMiller.bsky.social on @Thebulwark.com and hear firsthand his powerful message for all of us.
🔗 youtu.be/-ySsBj3OOg0?...
Watch his exclusive interview with @TimMiller.bsky.social on @Thebulwark.com and hear firsthand his powerful message for all of us.
🔗 youtu.be/-ySsBj3OOg0?...
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📽️ WATCH: “The U.S. sent us to El Salvador so that El Salvador could do the dirty work that the U.S. couldn’t.”
Hear from Juan José Ramos Ramos, Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla and Wilmer José Vega Sandia — three of 230+ Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to CECOT — in their own words:
Hear from Juan José Ramos Ramos, Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla and Wilmer José Vega Sandia — three of 230+ Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to CECOT — in their own words:
August 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
📽️ WATCH: “The U.S. sent us to El Salvador so that El Salvador could do the dirty work that the U.S. couldn’t.”
Hear from Juan José Ramos Ramos, Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla and Wilmer José Vega Sandia — three of 230+ Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to CECOT — in their own words:
Hear from Juan José Ramos Ramos, Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla and Wilmer José Vega Sandia — three of 230+ Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to CECOT — in their own words:
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pro soccer player Jerce Reyes Barrios followed all the rules when he came to the US. His lawyer told took his asylum case bc it seemed like a "slam dunk. Then US officials sent him to CECOT, where he was told he'd spend the rest of his life
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
Pro Soccer Player Who Spent 125 Days At CECOT Gives Chilling Account Of His Time There
“Both the physical and mental abuse doled out by the officers made me think sometimes that I would never leave that place,” Jerce Reyes Barrios said.
www.huffpost.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
pro soccer player Jerce Reyes Barrios followed all the rules when he came to the US. His lawyer told took his asylum case bc it seemed like a "slam dunk. Then US officials sent him to CECOT, where he was told he'd spend the rest of his life
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
w/@mattshuham.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/pro-so...
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One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
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NEW: We interviewed nine Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT by the Trump administration.
Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.
All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.
Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.
All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.
Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...
www.propublica.org
July 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
NEW: We interviewed nine Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT by the Trump administration.
Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.
All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.
Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.
All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.