Brown Illinoisan
@metahandle.bsky.social
If we aren’t fighting for citizenship then what are we fighting for?
Neo-slave-status poverty workers?
Neo-slave-status poverty workers?
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DHS is shockingly incompetent.
December 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
DHS is shockingly incompetent.
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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Horrified by the terrorist attack in Australia targeting Jewish people celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.
Antisemitism has no place in this world.
As so many light their candles tonight, we’ll come together to pray for a future where the light will triumph over darkness.
Antisemitism has no place in this world.
As so many light their candles tonight, we’ll come together to pray for a future where the light will triumph over darkness.
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Horrified by the terrorist attack in Australia targeting Jewish people celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.
Antisemitism has no place in this world.
As so many light their candles tonight, we’ll come together to pray for a future where the light will triumph over darkness.
Antisemitism has no place in this world.
As so many light their candles tonight, we’ll come together to pray for a future where the light will triumph over darkness.
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🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
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An aunt of the man at the middle of the standoff with ICE agents in Elgin last weekend says her nephew is not part of Tren de Aragua. DHS has said he’s part of the gang but when asked for evidence they offered little but “trust us.” His attorney said he was a painter & and uber driver.
‘The story of one more Venezuelan, one more Latino,’ says aunt of man arrested by ICE in Elgin standoff
His aunt describes him as an “incredibly hardworking” man with a huge heart. The Department of Homeland Security says he’s a suspected member of a Venezuelan gang.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
An aunt of the man at the middle of the standoff with ICE agents in Elgin last weekend says her nephew is not part of Tren de Aragua. DHS has said he’s part of the gang but when asked for evidence they offered little but “trust us.” His attorney said he was a painter & and uber driver.
This is what we all have to look forward to if you let them get away with doing this to an accused undocumented migrant.
Also we already have rulings on this. Passwords are speech and are protected for it.
Also we already have rulings on this. Passwords are speech and are protected for it.
Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was held at the airport "for more than four hours and released only after he finally agreed to let the agents search his smartphone, tablet, and laptop computer. The agents...informed him that he had no Fourth Amendment right to resist." @pacificlegal.bsky.social is suing.
CBP agents held this U.S. citizen for hours until he agreed to let them search his electronic devices
A federal lawsuit argues that perusing travelers' personal data without a warrant or probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment.
reason.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is what we all have to look forward to if you let them get away with doing this to an accused undocumented migrant.
Also we already have rulings on this. Passwords are speech and are protected for it.
Also we already have rulings on this. Passwords are speech and are protected for it.
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I'm searching Getty Images and found some photos credited to the Boston Herald that redact the faces of ICE/federal agents. They don't redact the face of the guy they're arresting.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'm searching Getty Images and found some photos credited to the Boston Herald that redact the faces of ICE/federal agents. They don't redact the face of the guy they're arresting.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
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Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
Important enough to repeat repeat
December 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Important enough to repeat repeat
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Likewise, my daughter's friend had to leave the country for bureaucratic reasons during a standard visa renewal. I was terrified she wouldn't be back.
She did make it back, and I am unreasonably relieved at this minor miracle. I want to live in a country where this is not a notable event...
She did make it back, and I am unreasonably relieved at this minor miracle. I want to live in a country where this is not a notable event...
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Likewise, my daughter's friend had to leave the country for bureaucratic reasons during a standard visa renewal. I was terrified she wouldn't be back.
She did make it back, and I am unreasonably relieved at this minor miracle. I want to live in a country where this is not a notable event...
She did make it back, and I am unreasonably relieved at this minor miracle. I want to live in a country where this is not a notable event...
#emergencycitizenship means if you’re housed, employed, been here for 12 months or more, with no felonies, we grant you legal citizenship to protect you from Trump.
Resisting a criminal regime to protect the poverty-workers the economy relies on. Workers invited in by our economy. Protect us now!
Resisting a criminal regime to protect the poverty-workers the economy relies on. Workers invited in by our economy. Protect us now!
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#emergencycitizenship means if you’re housed, employed, been here for 12 months or more, with no felonies, we grant you legal citizenship to protect you from Trump.
Resisting a criminal regime to protect the poverty-workers the economy relies on. Workers invited in by our economy. Protect us now!
Resisting a criminal regime to protect the poverty-workers the economy relies on. Workers invited in by our economy. Protect us now!
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When they come for your ally, you don’t walk away. You double down, die on that hill, because you’re on the same hill.
December 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
When they come for your ally, you don’t walk away. You double down, die on that hill, because you’re on the same hill.
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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A federal judge in Maryland has stepped in. Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from ICE detention while his fight against deportation continues. Her ruling directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let him go immediately as his legal challenge proceeds.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A federal judge in Maryland has stepped in. Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from ICE detention while his fight against deportation continues. Her ruling directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let him go immediately as his legal challenge proceeds.
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This is really incredible. The government's battle to deport Abrego Garcia has apparently been based on a lie from the start. Not even the "gang affiliation" lie or the "human smuggling" lie, but the more basic assertion that he was ordered to be deported in the first place.
🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is really incredible. The government's battle to deport Abrego Garcia has apparently been based on a lie from the start. Not even the "gang affiliation" lie or the "human smuggling" lie, but the more basic assertion that he was ordered to be deported in the first place.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
How We’ve Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago
“I cannot imagine doing anything else in this moment,” says community defense organizer Gabe Gonzalez.
truthout.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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Today is #HumanRightsDay.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: CELEBRATING THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND THE ECHR - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today is #HumanRightsDay.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
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The N Carolina immigrant rights group Siembra is teaching business owners their rights if federal agents show up at their door.
While most can name their first and second amendment rights, far fewer are familiar with the fourth, which prohibits unreasonable government searches and seizures.
While most can name their first and second amendment rights, far fewer are familiar with the fourth, which prohibits unreasonable government searches and seizures.
‘We’ll need to see a warrant’: the group teaching businesses a vital tool to fight ICE raids
Siembra in North Carolina gives owners fourth amendment rights trainings should federal agents show up at their door
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The N Carolina immigrant rights group Siembra is teaching business owners their rights if federal agents show up at their door.
While most can name their first and second amendment rights, far fewer are familiar with the fourth, which prohibits unreasonable government searches and seizures.
While most can name their first and second amendment rights, far fewer are familiar with the fourth, which prohibits unreasonable government searches and seizures.