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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · 1d

"Consider choosing violence"
An ICE agent with a curious uniform, casually and comfortably promoting violence while working at the San Diego federal building.

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · 9d

Bovino says his agents arrest people in Chicago based on "how they look."

Same goes for how people identify fascists, the people can tell who they are based on how they look (especially when dressed in militarized Border Patrol threads).

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border chief says people arrested based on ‘how they look’

The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · 15d

With the Supreme Court green-lighting racial profiling for immigration raids, it's a reality we know too well in the borderlands. With appreciation to all who contributed to this piece, here is my recent @calmatters.org commentary on the ruling:
calmatters.org/commentary/2...

Supreme Court ruling subjects California to what border communities have endured for generations | Opinion

San Diego's border communities have long experienced racial profiling, the kind a Supreme Court ruling recently OK'd for immigration agents.

calmatters.org

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · 21d

Check out this much-needed conversation if you're in San Diego on Saturday... register below.

San Diego TRUST Coalition @sandiegotrust.bsky.social · 27d

Safety in Unity 2025 with added speakers Sarah T. Hamid (@eff.org) and Pedro Rios (@pedroconsafos.bsky.social) joining TRUST to fight against mass #surveillance in San Diego!
Saturday, September 20 from 11am-3pm in City Heights
RSVP at trst.fyi/su25 for location

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San Diego TRUST Coalition @sandiegotrust.bsky.social · 27d

Sessions on surveillance and the working class fight with Satomi Rash-Zeigler and Lilly Irani, on surveillance and immigration with Homayra Yusufi (@panasd.org) and Pedro Rios (@pedroconsafos.bsky.social)

RSVP! trst.fyi/su25

Safety in Unity 2025 Conference

An annual conference about creating safety in our city through community alliance and solidarity

trst.fyi

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Aug 23

San Diego protested Palantir and its dangerous and deadly surveillance technologies that track everyday people and cause untold human suffering while prioritizing profits for billionaires. Sharing four photos from the event, which was part of a national day of action against Palantir.

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Aug 20

"[Noem] touted the height of the wall as well as its depth as ways to deter people seeking to go over or under the walls."

Now T's preposterous idea is to paint it black "to make the metal hotter."

But the paint will peel, people will climb at night & continue to fall with life-altering injuries.

DHS Secretary Noem says entire southern border wall will be painted black to stop people from climbing it

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration, at President Trump's request.

www.cbsnews.com

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jul 22

Join in tonight if you have time to spare. It will be an invigorating conversation.

American Friends Service Committee @afsc-org.bsky.social · Jul 22

TONIGHT! Join us at 7pm ET for a discussion on the intersections of U.S. militarization and Israel’s genocide in Gaza. We will be joined by Columbia University graduate and activist Mahmoud Khalil and U.S. Representative Delia Ramirez. Register:

Stop ICE Abductions and Block the Bombs · American Friends Service Committee

Join us for a critical conversation with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, who introduced a historic bill – H.R.3565, the Block the Bombs Act, to prevent the Trump administration from sending weapons to Is...

www.mobilize.us

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jul 14

Erasure of indigenous people is at the core of this country’s genocidal history, and the ideological premise for its neo-fascist bent.

They are extremely comfortable.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Jul 14

The official DHS account is now tweeting about “your homeland’s heritage”

Homeland Security DHS account on X: Remember your Homeland's Heritage.
New Life in a New Land - Morgan Weistling

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jul 11

When Mohamad showed evidence about how the Taliban had tortured him, a U.S. official found him credible.

But the increasingly opaque path for asylum protection adopted by Trump leaves those who fled their homeland with little hope.

By @bgirledukate.bsky.social

capitalandmain.com/tortured-by-...

Tortured by the Taliban, Locked Up in the U.S.

The increasingly opaque path for protection adopted by Trump leaves those who fled their homeland with little hope.

capitalandmain.com

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jul 9

ICE holds a volunteer in San Diego for 8 hours in a "detention investigation" after they fabricate an accusation of assault.

VIDEO: 'Legal observer' handcuffed by ICE in hallway of federal courthouse - NewsBreak

The best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more.

www.newsbreak.com

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · Jun 30

The bill before the Senate today will throw 12 million Americans off health insurance (CBO estimate).

Cutting taxes for the wealthiest leaves no money for that.

But apparently, there's money for this:

Border and Immigration-Related Spending in the Reconciliation Bill (Items over $100 million)
Item
House Bill (H.R. 1)
Senate Bill
Approximate total
$165.47 billion
$171.39 billion

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 27

Shameful. This is Border Patrol taking their tactics to the interior. A rogue agency for over 100 years, sees no problem with putting babies in harm’s way. If only Republicans AND Democrats hadn’t funded them for decades. Now they have free reign.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 27

Damn‼️ Federal agents blew a door off for this?

Federal agents blasted their way into an LA home where Jenny Ramirez lives with her boyfriend and two kids.

She heard the blast while checking on her 6-year-old, with her 1-year-old in her arms.

Ramirez says everyone in the home is a U.S. citizen.
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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 26

Costa Rican court orders government to free migrants who were deported by US

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Costa Rican court orders government to free migrants who were deported by US

About 200 people were brought to the country in February under an agreement with the Trump administration

www.theguardian.com

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CBPWatch @cbpwatch.bsky.social · Jun 24

For more investigations like this and if you have tips to share please follow my colleague @schwellenbach.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/pabl...

Pablo Manríquez @pabloreports.bsky.social · Jun 24

NEWS: Stephen Miller owns a six-figure stock in Palantir, a company profiting off deportations, per @POGOwatchdog report migrantinsider.com/p/stephen-mi...

Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir Raises Conflict Concerns

POGO report shows top Trump adviser owned six-figure stock in company profiting off deportations.

migrantinsider.com

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 19

Outrageous seems too nice at this point.

Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · Jun 19

Bisbee is a tiny artsy town (less than 5000 population) with a vibrant queer community near the AZ-Mexico border and a bunch of Border Patrol agents rolled up to Bisbee Pride this weekend and snatched people up right as the parade was about to kick off.

Bisbee Pride Marred by Border Patrol Detainments

Attendees say the timing and location of the arrests felt like a show of force in a town known for LGBTQ+ safety.

www.lookoutnews.org

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 19

Yes, at Whiskey 8. I've mostly seen them in plainclothes. In uniform when they are riding in their tanks.

Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 18

My guess is that this is BORTAC. Other videos had them coming in hot after people confronted Border Patrol in similar locations.

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 18

Quite a story, & now that Trump has made DHS investigative bodies (CRCL & OIDO) anemic or nonexistent, complaints addressing these types of systemic abuses have nowhere to go.
To be fair, CRCL & OIDO often were black holes, but sometimes the processes helped air out the complaints & forced a review.

He Wanted to Record a TikTok, But Ended up in Immigration Detention

A Chinese college student spent nearly a month in immigration detention in San Diego under the suspicion of human trafficking. He says it was all a misunderstanding.

voiceofsandiego.org

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 17

Last week, ICE arrested Sayed, an Afghan refugee, after a DHS attorney asked an immigration judge to dismiss his case.
Sayed escaped Afghanistan when the Taliban targeted him for interpreting for US troops. The US has placed him in increased danger since it seeks to remove him to Afghanistan.

Advocates say an Afghan refugee was detained at San Diego immigration court

AfghanEvac said the man had lawful parole in the U.S. and was detained when he went for his first immigration hearing.

www.kpbs.org

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 13

ICE raids in San Diego foreshadowed the roundups, protests now spreading across California

Sharing my latest commentary and photos for @calmatters.org reflecting on the worksite raid at a San Diego restaurant in its South Park neighborhood, and how neighbors pushed out the militarized ICE force.

ICE raids in San Diego foreshadowed the roundups, protests now spreading across California | Opinion

As immigration enforcement escalated in San Diego, a dramatic raid in one neighborhood prompted a remarkable response from its residents.

calmatters.org

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 12

Totally possible since Bovino was flanking the podium.

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 5

Tell San Diego City Council: Reject Flock ALPR Funding

Flock Automatic License Plate Readers are costing us millions and supporting extremist agendas.

Stop funding oppressive technology and instead fund our neighborhoods!

www.change.org/p/tell-city-...

Sign the Petition

Tell City Council: Reject Flock ALPR Funding in San Diego

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 3

ICE called SDPD for crowd control. As the last ICE vehicle was half a block away, several SDPD vehicles arrived and stayed for no more than 5 minutes. They split after a convo with some in the crowd.

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Pedro Rios @pedroconsafos.bsky.social · Jun 2

ICE issues a statement regarding its agents' use of "less lethal noise flash diversionary devices" on May 30 to excuse state violence, and blames neighbors wanting to protect migrant workers.

I suppose ICE feared the middle finger brigade that ran them out of the San Diego neighborhood.

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