Sam Chambers
@spatiosam.bsky.social
Geographer blending counter-forensics, spatiotemporal analysis, and biometeorology to study how border ‘security’ and extreme environments shape mortality in the world’s borderlands
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Immigration enforcement is bad. The rules determining who can be “legal” constrain the choices available to people, and the US has not permitted people to “get legal”. “Normal” immigration enforcement is dehumanizing and violent, antithetical to democracy,
This is good! Core point is that there’s no ‘training’ or ‘accountability’ measure that could constrain this agency because it is not doing immigration enforcement. It is conducting terror raids under the pretense of immigration enforcement.
fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social episode, I've got @whstancil.bsky.social on to talk about tooling around Minneapolis tailing ICE stormtroopers in his Honda Fit www.leftanchor.com/e/facing-dow...
January 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Immigration enforcement is bad. The rules determining who can be “legal” constrain the choices available to people, and the US has not permitted people to “get legal”. “Normal” immigration enforcement is dehumanizing and violent, antithetical to democracy,
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How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
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Calling for more ICE agent training is calling for more ICE funding, for a more efficient ethnic cleansing machine. They don’t need more training, they need to be destroyed.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Calling for more ICE agent training is calling for more ICE funding, for a more efficient ethnic cleansing machine. They don’t need more training, they need to be destroyed.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
ABOLISH ICE.
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"Biden or Trump, the business of border enforcement keeps growing"
January 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"Biden or Trump, the business of border enforcement keeps growing"
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A man who praises Hitler, says all migrants are criminals, & that "all Black people are foreign" continues to be an ICE prosecutor.
To say this system is rotten to the core is a dramatic understatement.
As always great reporting by @stevanzetti.bsky.social for the indefatigable @texasobserver.org
To say this system is rotten to the core is a dramatic understatement.
As always great reporting by @stevanzetti.bsky.social for the indefatigable @texasobserver.org
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, identified by the Observer last year as the operator of an account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A man who praises Hitler, says all migrants are criminals, & that "all Black people are foreign" continues to be an ICE prosecutor.
To say this system is rotten to the core is a dramatic understatement.
As always great reporting by @stevanzetti.bsky.social for the indefatigable @texasobserver.org
To say this system is rotten to the core is a dramatic understatement.
As always great reporting by @stevanzetti.bsky.social for the indefatigable @texasobserver.org
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Somalis are fighting back, from homemade sambusas for protesters to foot patrols on the lookout for ICE.
Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis
Somali Minneapolis residents are fighting back with foot patrols on the lookout for ICE and homemade sambusas for protesters.
interc.pt
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Somalis are fighting back, from homemade sambusas for protesters to foot patrols on the lookout for ICE.
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The off-duty ICE agent who killed Keith Porter in LA was accused of child abuse, racism in court filings. He remains free and has not been charged. www.latimes.com/california/s...
January 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The off-duty ICE agent who killed Keith Porter in LA was accused of child abuse, racism in court filings. He remains free and has not been charged. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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When the racist meme becomes national policy
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
When the racist meme becomes national policy
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México se consolida como el principal socio comercial de Estados Unidos a pesar de los aranceles y de las amenazas de Trump de dinamitar el TMEC. El país rebasa a China y a Canadá como principal exportador de mercancías a EE UU dozz.es/inqg_22
La fructífera relación comercial entre Estados Unidos y México pese a los aranceles y amenazas al TMEC
El país latinoamericano rebasa a China y Canadá con ventas al mercado estadounidense por más de 447.000 millones de dólares en los primeros 10 meses de 2025
dozz.es
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
México se consolida como el principal socio comercial de Estados Unidos a pesar de los aranceles y de las amenazas de Trump de dinamitar el TMEC. El país rebasa a China y a Canadá como principal exportador de mercancías a EE UU dozz.es/inqg_22
Fear ripples through immigrant communities amid ICE kidnappings mississippitoday.org/2025/12/15/f...
Fear ripples through immigrant communities amid arrests - Mississippi Today
Video and accounts of families detained by immigration enforcement shared on social media in Ridgeland have kindled fear among some members of the community.
mississippitoday.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Fear ripples through immigrant communities amid ICE kidnappings mississippitoday.org/2025/12/15/f...
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Scroll down for section on the ways the community is responding—getting groceries, picking up kids from afterschool programs, etc.
mississippitoday.org/2025/12/15/f...
mississippitoday.org/2025/12/15/f...
Fear ripples through immigrant communities amid arrests - Mississippi Today
Video and accounts of families detained by immigration enforcement shared on social media in Ridgeland have kindled fear among some members of the community.
mississippitoday.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Scroll down for section on the ways the community is responding—getting groceries, picking up kids from afterschool programs, etc.
mississippitoday.org/2025/12/15/f...
mississippitoday.org/2025/12/15/f...
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My latest in the @theguardian.com on how the Trump admins latest immigrant visa ban takes us back to the racial quotas abolished in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Racial quotas for immigration are back | Heba Gowayed
The Trump administration’s immigration policies hearken back to the racist 1924 Immigration Act, meant to whiten the US
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My latest in the @theguardian.com on how the Trump admins latest immigrant visa ban takes us back to the racial quotas abolished in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“I believe that Laredo is such a special and sacred place. And one of the few places that still doesn’t have a border wall. And that we have the river to connect us instead of dividing us from our neighbors in Mexico. And I think we need to lean into that” www.kgns.tv/2026/01/17/l...
Laredo presents border wall design proposal
The city of Laredo presented a border wall design proposal during a workshop Jan. 16, months after the federal government declared that a wall would be built.
www.kgns.tv
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 AM
“I believe that Laredo is such a special and sacred place. And one of the few places that still doesn’t have a border wall. And that we have the river to connect us instead of dividing us from our neighbors in Mexico. And I think we need to lean into that” www.kgns.tv/2026/01/17/l...
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“In 2024, the Department of Homeland Security requested over $101 million to fund the installation of 307 new surveillance towers across the U.S.-Mexico border within the next decade. Elbit was awarded $23.9 million of those funds.” truthout.org/articles/new...
New Campaign Targets Capital One for Partnership With Israeli Arms Manufacturer
Some involved in the Eject Elbit campaign are Capital One employees themselves.
truthout.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 AM
“In 2024, the Department of Homeland Security requested over $101 million to fund the installation of 307 new surveillance towers across the U.S.-Mexico border within the next decade. Elbit was awarded $23.9 million of those funds.” truthout.org/articles/new...
“In 2024, the Department of Homeland Security requested over $101 million to fund the installation of 307 new surveillance towers across the U.S.-Mexico border within the next decade. Elbit was awarded $23.9 million of those funds.” truthout.org/articles/new...
New Campaign Targets Capital One for Partnership With Israeli Arms Manufacturer
Some involved in the Eject Elbit campaign are Capital One employees themselves.
truthout.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 AM
“In 2024, the Department of Homeland Security requested over $101 million to fund the installation of 307 new surveillance towers across the U.S.-Mexico border within the next decade. Elbit was awarded $23.9 million of those funds.” truthout.org/articles/new...
“I believe that Laredo is such a special and sacred place. And one of the few places that still doesn’t have a border wall. And that we have the river to connect us instead of dividing us from our neighbors in Mexico. And I think we need to lean into that” www.kgns.tv/2026/01/17/l...
Laredo presents border wall design proposal
The city of Laredo presented a border wall design proposal during a workshop Jan. 16, months after the federal government declared that a wall would be built.
www.kgns.tv
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 AM
“I believe that Laredo is such a special and sacred place. And one of the few places that still doesn’t have a border wall. And that we have the river to connect us instead of dividing us from our neighbors in Mexico. And I think we need to lean into that” www.kgns.tv/2026/01/17/l...
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From me: “ICE agents detain Navajo man in Peoria, ignoring US, tribal IDs”
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Peoria, ignoring US, tribal IDs
Peter Yazzie was held for several hours in Arizona, but there are reports of Native people detained in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.azcentral.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:48 PM
From me: “ICE agents detain Navajo man in Peoria, ignoring US, tribal IDs”
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SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
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ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs
Peter Yazzie was held for several hours in metro Phoenix, but there are reports of Native people detained in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.azcentral.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:15 AM
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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The jackboots are out here saying "One heritage, one people" and liberals are like "One more training can fix this, just one more training bro please"
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The jackboots are out here saying "One heritage, one people" and liberals are like "One more training can fix this, just one more training bro please"
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Anyone who looks at U.S. imperial, border, and immigration policy over the years--and the orgy of surveillance and militarized violence being unleashed now--and says: "we need better training" isn't on the path to more critical views but to falling off a moral cliff.
January 14, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Anyone who looks at U.S. imperial, border, and immigration policy over the years--and the orgy of surveillance and militarized violence being unleashed now--and says: "we need better training" isn't on the path to more critical views but to falling off a moral cliff.
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What Jamelle misses is that the "training" counterinsurgency technique was developed by the punishment bureaucracy propagandists precisely because it sounds nice while being profitable, distracts from structural issues, and de-radicalizes the demands of well-meaning liberals.
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
What Jamelle misses is that the "training" counterinsurgency technique was developed by the punishment bureaucracy propagandists precisely because it sounds nice while being profitable, distracts from structural issues, and de-radicalizes the demands of well-meaning liberals.