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RFK Human Rights @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social · 1d

(1/3) BREAKING: @nipnlg.bsky.social, ACLU of Louisiana, and RFK Human Rights filed a habeas petition in federal court seeking the release of 18-year-old Carlos Guerra Leon.

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RFK Human Rights @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social · 1d

(2/3) Carlos, who just graduated from high school in Spring Valley, New York earlier this year, has approved Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) with Deferred Action. Despite this, in August, ICE unlawfully detained Carlos and sent him to a detention center in Louisiana.

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RFK Human Rights @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social · 1d

(3/3) Our filings ask the court to order Carlos' immediate release from detention and reaffirm that the government’s actions violate federal law and the U.S. Constitution. More information ⬇️.

Habeas Petition Filed Seeking Release of 18-Year-Old with Special Immigration Status Unlawfully Detained in Louisiana ICE Facility - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Tags Share Washington, DC – Today, the National Immigration Project, the ACLU of Louisiana, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights filed a habeas petition in federal court seeking the release of 18-year-o...

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 6d

This is what dictatorship looks like. Stop scrolling, read this, and march!

🔗 More from @hcrichardson.bsky.social: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 7d

(2/2) The greatest danger we face now is complacency. As we mark the International Day of Nonviolence, we must confront this crisis head-on and work towards a society where compassion and justice prevail over fear and division.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 7d

(1/2) Violence has infiltrated every aspect of American life and has become dangerously normalized. It pits neighbor against neighbor, poisons our political discourse, fuels hate crimes in our communities, and tears families apart through cycles of fear and trauma.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 8d

We’ve lost one of the great human beings today. Let’s be inspired by her example, and protect our beautiful planet and all animals.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 8d

(2/2) Efrén isn’t just a brilliant lawyer. He’s an example of the principles we’re fighting to protect. His immigration story shows the promise of an America where everyone has the opportunity to realize their ancestors’ dreams. He is my hero. Congratulations, Efrén!

Efrén Olivares Is on the 2025 TIME100 Next

Find out why Efrén Olivares is on this year’s list

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 8d

(1/2) Congratulations to our partner Efrén Olivares, VP of Litigation & Legal Strategy at @nilc.org, on being named to the 2025 @time.com 100 Next list! At @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social, we’re proud to stand with him in the fight for immigrant justice. Read my tribute to Efrén ⬇️.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 9d

Everyday people in U.S. immigration detention suffer inhumane treatment that violates the most basic human rights. ICE has become a rogue agency, rampant with physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, and shielded by impunity. It's past time to hold our government accountable for these abuses.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 9d

As deportation terror mounts, Cardinal McElroy asks U.S. Catholics, ‘Who is your neighbor?’ - America Magazine

As deportation terror mounts, Cardinal McElroy asks U.S. Catholics, ‘Who is your neighbor?’

Cardinal McElroy charged that the nation has been experiencing “a comprehensive governmental assault designed to produce fear and terror among millions of men and women” and to make life unbearable fo...

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RFK Human Rights @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social · 10d

(1/5) At least four people held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center say the former assistant warden subjected them to a forced labor scheme explicitly targeting transgender and LGBTQ+ people. The abuse included sexual assault and harassment, the denial of medical care, and retaliation.

ICE Warden Put Transgender Detainees into Forced Labor Program: Complaint

A federal complaint accuses the warden of creating an ad hoc work program used to demean trans detainees.

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RFK Human Rights @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social · 10d

(2/5) The abuse came to light through our ongoing visits to Louisiana detention centers. Evidence shows that ICE was aware of this abuse, but systematically ignored and buried complaints. These failures in oversight have only gotten worse under the Trump administration.

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RFK Human Rights @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social · 10d

(3/5) For example, our clients were forced to push heavy cinder blocks and metal cabinets across a dorm, taking around 30 minutes, and then told to push the items back where they came from. The former assistant warden told them: “If you wanna be a man, I’ll treat you like a man.”

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RFK Human Rights @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social · 10d

(4/5) People who spoke up faced retaliation and were thrown in solitary confinement. ICE dismissed these complaints as “another hoax about ICE facilities.”

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RFK Human Rights @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social · 10d

(5/5) "There's a disturbing paper trail of ICE’s knowledge of what was happening in this facility,” said our U.S. Staff Attorney, Sarah Decker. “This is part of a system of neglect and abuse. This tells me that there's even more going on behind the scenes that we're not yet aware of."

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 12d

(2/2) This is why we’re proud to honor Stephen Colbert at our Gala this December. Thank you @outfrontcnn.bsky.social for having me on last night!

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 12d

(1/2) I’ve been working on human rights issues for 45 years, and all around the world, the first target of autocrats is always free speech. That’s what’s happening in our country right now, and it’s the most dangerous thing that can happen in a democracy.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 15d

(3/3) This was a warning from a man intent on isolating the US from the world, silencing dissent, and denying science, justice, and truth. The world and our country deserve better.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 15d

(2/3) He mocked climate science while the planet burns. He demonized immigrants fleeing war, poverty, and persecution. And he dismissed the UN for holding nations, including our own, accountable to international law and human rights standards.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 15d

(1/3) Yesterday, we heard a speech from the President of the United States that did not reflect the values of our country or of the United Nations. Instead of calling for peace, dignity, and cooperation, Pres. Trump delivered a speech laced with fear, division, and misinformation.

Opinion | What Trump's U.N. address revealed about the dire state of American democracy

The president's address to the United Nations put the dire state of our democracy in a terrible new light.

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 15d

(3/3) Join us in person to celebrate him and our other deserving laureates, Magic Johnson, @darrencwalker.bsky.social, Martin Cabrera, Jr., and Stefano Lucchini, on December 9! Purchase tickets ⬇️.

Ripple of Hope Award - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

The Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked ...

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 15d

(2/3) Humor can be a catalyst for change, and Stephen stands as a shining example of how speaking truth to power, boldly, wisely, and with heart, can ignite change and send ripples of hope far beyond the stage. Congratulations, Stephen!

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 15d

(1/3) I'm excited to announce that Stephen Colbert, Host, Executive Producer, and Writer of @colbertlateshow.bsky.social will be honored with the 2025 @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social Ripple of Hope Award at our annual gala on December 9!

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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 20d

(5/5) It should shake us all to the core that their simple demand to see the conditions in which human beings are being detained was met with arrest.

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