Max Ross
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Immigration "administrative law judges" are not judges. They are DOJ employees reporting to the Attorney General
JD Vance: "Nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant. We're talking about different types of warrants that exist in our system. Typically in the immigration system, those are handled by administrative law judges. So we're talking about getting warrants from them."
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Immigration "administrative law judges" are not judges. They are DOJ employees reporting to the Attorney General
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theyre saying its the most beautiful blood anyone has coughed up
September 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
theyre saying its the most beautiful blood anyone has coughed up
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Man, this is really a stunning, spectacular cave from Trump.
January 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Man, this is really a stunning, spectacular cave from Trump.
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Dad thinking about making little helmet stickers like a college football team for the preschool anti-ICE patent patrol. Spotted ICE, took an early shift, watched tape of earlier incidents - you get a sticker. Gotta figure out how to keep everyone motivated out there.
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Dad thinking about making little helmet stickers like a college football team for the preschool anti-ICE patent patrol. Spotted ICE, took an early shift, watched tape of earlier incidents - you get a sticker. Gotta figure out how to keep everyone motivated out there.
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I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
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HBO’s Critical Incident has been out for 3 weeks. The film shows how the current CBP Commissioner Scott used illegal coverup teams to hide murders by his agents when he was Border Patrol San Diego Chief. He is now in charge of these same teams. Not a single dem in Congress has mentioned this film.
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 PM
HBO’s Critical Incident has been out for 3 weeks. The film shows how the current CBP Commissioner Scott used illegal coverup teams to hide murders by his agents when he was Border Patrol San Diego Chief. He is now in charge of these same teams. Not a single dem in Congress has mentioned this film.
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My god. The memo cites one case...which stands for the proposition that YOU DO NEED A WARRANT!
This is insane. INSANE. Without any legal basis at all, this memo says ICE doesn't need a warrant (or probable cause) to break into someone's home to arrest them. It's like a memo that says, "Actually, you DON'T have the right to remain silent."
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 PM
My god. The memo cites one case...which stands for the proposition that YOU DO NEED A WARRANT!
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.
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it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
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pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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I said this several weeks before Renee Good's killing, but man, it's incredible how brave these women out there are. Thousands of them, spending days, weeks, months just trying to get a phone number from detainees. They've prevented so many disappearances. ICE hates them for a reason.
I've watched countless videos now of confrontations between DHS agents and ICE observers, and it's awesome how many are women recording, challenging male agents, refusing to give up their rights. I'd say the number of women involved in documenting ICE crimes outnumber men three to one or more.
January 21, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I said this several weeks before Renee Good's killing, but man, it's incredible how brave these women out there are. Thousands of them, spending days, weeks, months just trying to get a phone number from detainees. They've prevented so many disappearances. ICE hates them for a reason.
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I've watched countless videos now of confrontations between DHS agents and ICE observers, and it's awesome how many are women recording, challenging male agents, refusing to give up their rights. I'd say the number of women involved in documenting ICE crimes outnumber men three to one or more.
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I've watched countless videos now of confrontations between DHS agents and ICE observers, and it's awesome how many are women recording, challenging male agents, refusing to give up their rights. I'd say the number of women involved in documenting ICE crimes outnumber men three to one or more.
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NEW: After the @texasobserver.org reported that James Rodden—an ICE attorney we identified as the operator of a racist X account—returned to work in the Dallas immigration court last week, Congressman Marc Veasey has introduced a bill to reduce his salary to $1.
www.texasobserver.org/congressman-...
www.texasobserver.org/congressman-...
Congressman Tries to Cut Pay of ICE Prosecutor with Racist X Account to $1
Last week, the prosecutor James Rodden returned to Dallas immigration court a year after the Observer's original investigation into his social media.
www.texasobserver.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
NEW: After the @texasobserver.org reported that James Rodden—an ICE attorney we identified as the operator of a racist X account—returned to work in the Dallas immigration court last week, Congressman Marc Veasey has introduced a bill to reduce his salary to $1.
www.texasobserver.org/congressman-...
www.texasobserver.org/congressman-...
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We really need a fed law that makes it nearly impossible for federal law enforcement officers to dress like this. Not just the masks, all of it. And those who do cannot be dispatched absent some sort of statutorily-defined exigent circumstances, set at a high bar. No routine work like this. Ever.
Border Commander Greg Bovino stands outside a South Minneapolis gas station this morning with BORTAC officers in what seemed like an effort to draw more and more people to the scene as other agents shoot high resolution video of the crowd yelling and blowing whistles.
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
We really need a fed law that makes it nearly impossible for federal law enforcement officers to dress like this. Not just the masks, all of it. And those who do cannot be dispatched absent some sort of statutorily-defined exigent circumstances, set at a high bar. No routine work like this. Ever.
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The justices keep returning to the hypo of a Fed governor posting pro-Nazi videos to ask whether that would meet the bar for for-cause removal. The idea that this kind of content would obviously cross the line seems a bit farcical given some of the material that DHS regularly posts on social media
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The justices keep returning to the hypo of a Fed governor posting pro-Nazi videos to ask whether that would meet the bar for for-cause removal. The idea that this kind of content would obviously cross the line seems a bit farcical given some of the material that DHS regularly posts on social media
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1) he doesn't think fascism is necessarily a bad thing at all
2) he recognizes that the threat of dictatorship actually anguishes ppl who believe in the constitution, and is devastating to their national pride/dignity
3) it inflates his sense of power—ie, he could be a dictator if he wanted
4) etc..
2) he recognizes that the threat of dictatorship actually anguishes ppl who believe in the constitution, and is devastating to their national pride/dignity
3) it inflates his sense of power—ie, he could be a dictator if he wanted
4) etc..
When he told Zohran it's okay to call him a fascist, I thought this too -- I think he doesn't care about the allegations because he doesn't find them insulting per se. He really does think being a dictator or fascist is not necessarily bad and likes to keep a teasing tone about it.
January 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
1) he doesn't think fascism is necessarily a bad thing at all
2) he recognizes that the threat of dictatorship actually anguishes ppl who believe in the constitution, and is devastating to their national pride/dignity
3) it inflates his sense of power—ie, he could be a dictator if he wanted
4) etc..
2) he recognizes that the threat of dictatorship actually anguishes ppl who believe in the constitution, and is devastating to their national pride/dignity
3) it inflates his sense of power—ie, he could be a dictator if he wanted
4) etc..
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I’m tired of being talked down to by people like this. They are doing the Elon Musk Mars In 2 Years bit but have tied the entire U.S. economy to a bespoke compliment generator. It’s time to start talking about these AI mutants like delusional babies.
“There will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, esp. those with vocational training,” said Karp. “I do think these trends really do make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration unless you have a very specialized skill.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I’m tired of being talked down to by people like this. They are doing the Elon Musk Mars In 2 Years bit but have tied the entire U.S. economy to a bespoke compliment generator. It’s time to start talking about these AI mutants like delusional babies.
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Scenes from occupied Minneapolis: "3 SUVs ICE officers driving down 21st to 42nd street. The ice officer rolled down his window and took a photo of me and said 'I got you motherfucker'. I am just a home owner going outside to see what was going on."
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Scenes from occupied Minneapolis: "3 SUVs ICE officers driving down 21st to 42nd street. The ice officer rolled down his window and took a photo of me and said 'I got you motherfucker'. I am just a home owner going outside to see what was going on."
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Basically correct I think
January 21, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Basically correct I think
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every time I read this, I get apocalyptically apoplectic about how clear it is. it is instant. it does not require explicit congressional action to invoke, it instead only requires that to remove.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
every time I read this, I get apocalyptically apoplectic about how clear it is. it is instant. it does not require explicit congressional action to invoke, it instead only requires that to remove.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
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Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
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dems and libs need to start developing muscle memory around: "i am taking this position because it is the right thing to do, and because i can make a compelling case for it as part of my broader vision" -- if your vision includes paramilitary squads well, maybe politics isnt for you
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
dems and libs need to start developing muscle memory around: "i am taking this position because it is the right thing to do, and because i can make a compelling case for it as part of my broader vision" -- if your vision includes paramilitary squads well, maybe politics isnt for you
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not even the most insane right wingers want heavily armed, masked, unaccountable paramilitary groups under the control of the president. they pissed their diapers about this for a couple decades. they only like them right NOW. demanding dismantling of these goon squads is a no-regret proposition
January 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
not even the most insane right wingers want heavily armed, masked, unaccountable paramilitary groups under the control of the president. they pissed their diapers about this for a couple decades. they only like them right NOW. demanding dismantling of these goon squads is a no-regret proposition