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Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · Jul 25

Congrats!

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · Jul 25

Immigration judges said they were told **how to rule** by DOJ to aid the often illegal arrests of immigrants in courthouses.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · Jul 9

Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jul 8

Albuquerque, NM - a man was filmed being tazed in a Walmart by
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jul 7

BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.

As set forth in the attached Report, the Government of El Salvador responded to the UN
inquiry opened by the four families asking about the disappearance of their family members:
1 The attached exhibit has redacted personal identifying information for the four men discussed in the WGEID report. Petitioners can file an unredacted version of the exhibit under seal at the Court's request, with the exception of one of the cases for particular privacy reasons related to that individual.
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Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 160
Filed 07/07/25
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The Salvadoran State emphatically states that its authorities have not arrested, detained, or transferred the persons referred to in the communications of the Working Group. The actions of the State of El Salvador have been limited to the implementation of a bilateral cooperation mechanism with another State, through which it has facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure for the custody of persons detained within the scope of the justice system and law enforcement of that other State. In this context, the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the competent foreign authorities, by virtue of international agreements signed and in accordance with the principles of sovereignty and international cooperation in criminal matters. In this regard, the actions attributable to the Salvadoran State are limited to its sovereignty and territorial jurisdiction, and therefore it cannot be held responsible for the failure to observe the principle of non-refoulement with respect to the persons mentioned.
Ex. 1 at 6, 9 (emphasis added).

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Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · Jul 2

Well the Democratic party tried his way in the national and got clobbered so maybe this guy doesn't have all the answers.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jul 1

Washington, D.C., has a population roughly equivalent to Alaska's.

And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.

Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Jun 30

The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.

Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".

Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.

substack.com/redirect/169...

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · Jun 30

I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.

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Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · Jul 1

Detention standards are completely unenforceable. They are suggestions of what should be done. There are no consequences for failing them. It’s a fiction.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jun 28

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:

- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · Jun 6

Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.

"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"

Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division

Abrego Garcia indictment led top federal prosecutor in Tennessee to resign: Sources

abcnews.go.com

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Consolidated Oregon INDIVISIBLE Network @coin-indivisible.bsky.social · May 15

Feel free to share. This is shameful

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Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · May 16

Now can we finally please stop blaming Latinos and other people of color for Trump's victory?

The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 13

“Original Sin,” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, depicts Joe Biden as an aging president whose family and aides enabled his quixotic campaign for a second term, Jennifer Szalai writes in a review.

A Damning Portrait of an Enfeebled Biden Protected by His Inner Circle

www.nytimes.com

Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · May 10

Not one judge has ruled that the U.S. is being invaded.

No one is buying their BS. They are getting more desperate.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · May 9

Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.

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ACLU @aclu.org · May 9

Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.

📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro

Two woman walking and embracing each other in front of an ICE detention center. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress and heels. The woman on the right is smiling and wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. Members of the press are in the background.

Two women standing, smiling, and embracing each other with grass, water, and the sky in the background. The woman on the left is wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. The woman on the right is wearing a black dress.

Two woman stand next to each other and hold onto one another. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress. The woman on the right is smiling and wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. In the background is the fence of an ICE detention center.

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Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · May 9

It is very strange to me that at the same time as we are passing laws banning the wearing of masks to conceal identity, federal agents have started wearing masks to conceal their identity

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Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · May 4

Kneecap. It’s on Netflix!

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The Independent @the-independent.com · May 1

ICE raids wrong Oklahoma home, seizes life savings and leaves family ‘traumatized for life’

ICE raids wrong Oklahoma home and seizes family’s life savings — then leaves

The state agreed earlier this year to increased cooperation with federal immigration agents

www.independent.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 1

Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots. Children will be taught civic values for schools that want federal taxpayer funding ... we're gonna make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."

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Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · Apr 30

2+2=5

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 30

Peter Navarro on CNBC reacts to the shrinking GDP number by insisting it's actually good news because if you strip out the effect of tariffs "you have 3 percent growth. So we really like where we're at now."

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · Apr 30

GDP numbers out today. Remember, it’s not a recession, it’s a freedom dip.

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Laura Petto @laurarpetto.bsky.social · Apr 30

Mohsen was just released by the federal judge in VT!!

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Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · Apr 27

This is 100% chefs kiss

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Maunica Sthanki @maunicas.bsky.social · Apr 26

"One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors"

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana

The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.

www.washingtonpost.com