Understanding the Immigration Crackdown
"[T]hough the sheer speed and spectacle of the offensive makes it appear new, many of the legal and enforcement tools at play are old, with the administration drawing on Cold War-era laws, War on Terror-era agencies, and Obama- and Biden-era precedents."
#JewishCurrents speaks w/ attorney Sophia Elena Gurulé & reporter Tanvi Misra
https://jewishcurrents.org/understanding-the-immigration-crackdown
#USpol #ICEraids #ICEdetention #deportations #stateRepression #civilRights #immigrantRights
The Magagestapo CAN Be Beat
ICYMI - Justice Department attorneys argue Colorado’s “sanctuary policies” allowed the Tren de Aragua gang members to seize control of The Edge of Lowry in Aurora. Police and city officials have repeatedly disputed the characterization.
I can't fit the caption here, but here's the post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJKnboJSUcY/
#psloklahoma #iceraids #ice_secretpolice #icegestapo #icethugs #icestapo #fbi #_fbi #fbisucks #FBIraid #fbimisconduct #fbiincompetence #usmarshals #usmarshal #abolishice #abolishpolice #abolishthepolice #abolishprisons #abolishbillionaires #abolishcapitalism #Abolish
Oh good, so Lil' Marco Rubio has MORE jobs he's not doing?
#marcorubio #elsalvador #CECOT #DHS #ICE #marco #NSA #USAID #Florida #DOS #SecState #uspoli #StateDept #USA #DOGE #deportations #ICEraids #donaldtrump #MAGA #rubio #archives
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rjr6nfdzrfngjgc34jjyty6a/post/3lo2vzcu7fs23
"The stories featured on this site are not just data points or headlines. These are true stories of nearly 700 people that capture one of the darkest moments in American history."
Disappeared in America: The Faces of #Trump's #Immigration Dragnet
https://theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-in-america/
#USpol #USpolitics #civilRights #ICE #ICEraids #ICEdetentions #deportations #stateRepression #immigrantRights
From KFOR in #oklahomacity #oklahoma #iceraids #uspol
‘We’re citizens!’: Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren’t suspects
Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to decide on contesting, docs show
A judge in Colorado on Tuesday ruled that the government had to give at least 21 days notice.
Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to decide on contesting, docs show
A judge in Colorado on Tuesday ruled that the government had to give at least 21 days notice.
Judge extends ban on deportations from Colorado stemming from Trump's use of 1798 law
“At a bare minimum, ‘invasion’ means more than the Proclamation’s description of TdA’s ‘infiltrat(ion),’ ‘irregular warfare,’ and ‘hostile actions’ against the United States"
https://sentinelcolorado.com/uncategorized/judge-extends-ban-on-deportations-from-colorado-stemming-from-trumps-use-of-1798-law/
#TrenDeAragua #ICEraids #COpolitics
Trump border czar touts charges against 27 in Tren de Aragua case — including Aurora
“Every member of TDA should be on the run,” said Thomas Homan, Trump’s border czar.
Please spread the word! It’s coming to us the naturalized and naturally born citizens! Protect one another, protect yourselves, but most importantly protect those that can’t protect themselves! German nazi is growing stronger, and we need to stick together! For 20+ years since I was born I watched this country fall and I watched this country pick itself back up only for it to fall apart again.
https://youtu.be/8xChC8dwI44?si=M5_ZM6zTkLSqDTlv
#mastodon #politics #immigration #iceraids #nazi #fascism #dictatorship
For now, #Pentagon and #DHS won’t recommend that #Trump invoke the #Insurrection Act
By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Jake Tapper and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
Fri April 18, 2025
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act in a memo the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing to send to President Donald Trump about the conditions at the southern border, multiple US officials familiar with the matter tell CNN.
"The Insurrection Act is a 19th century law that would allow the president to use active-duty troops within the United States to perform law enforcement functions such as arresting migrants. Trump issued an executive order in January declaring an emergency at the southern border that ordered Hegseth and Noem to send him a report within 90 days about the conditions there, and advising whether to invoke the Insurrection Act to help obtain “complete operational control” of the border.
"The deadline for Hegseth and Noem’s recommendation is Sunday, but the Pentagon and DHS are expected to send the memo with their findings to the White House next week, officials said.
"Hegseth and Noem are expected to tell Trump that border crossings are currently low and that they don’t need additional authorities at this point to help control the flow of migrants, officials said. Migrant crossings at the US southern border have been under 300 a day, according to a Homeland Security official — a dramatic drop from recent years when unlawful crossings were well over 1,000 or more a day.
"The US military has deployed thousands of additional troops, including active-duty forces, to the southern border in recent months, but they have been doing patrols, building barricades and providing logistical support to DHS — not conducting arrests.
"Trump officials have been frustrated with the slower pace of interior arrests across the country of undocumented immigrants, and there have been some tense calls about it between the White House and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, multiple sources said.
"But interior arrests often require significant manpower and resources, moreso than detaining migrants as they cross the border. Invoking the Insurrection Act and allowing US troops to get involved in arresting migrants has been viewed by some in Trump’s orbit as a way to help bolster arrest numbers across the country, one official explained."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/politics/pentagon-dhs-wont-recommend-insurrection-act/index.html
HT @nek
"More Americans getting abducted & trafficked, by the Terror State today. This is another one of my neighbors made gone. Poof."
Fearing #Trump #ICERaids, these 2 major American cities have canceled #CincoDeMayo parades
By Tom Wrobleski, Apr. 14, 2025
"Two major American cities have canceled their Cinco de Mayo parades amid fears that the events could be targeted for raids tied to President Donald Trump’s #immigration policies.
"CBS News Chicago reported that the annual Cinco de Mayo parade in the Little Village neighborhood of #Chicago will not take place this year.
"Organizers blamed the Trump administration.
"The Cermak Road Chamber of Commerce said the Mexican community in Chicago is worried about potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids on the event.
" 'Our community is very frightened because of the raids and the threat that ICE has imposed on the families that work tirelessly to provide a better future for their kids,' chamber President Hector Escobar said in a statement. 'Our community has faced bullying and prosecution and are not indulging in community activities, therefore we feel that there is nothing to celebrate.'
"Organizers said they plan to return to the event in 2026.
"#Philadelphia’s #CarnavalDePuebla has also been canceled because of fears of ICE raids.
"Organizer Edgar Ramirez told CBS News Philadelphia that the parade, initially set for April 27, had been canceled because of ICE targeting of the #Mexican community.
"Organizing committee member Olga Rentería said she received phone calls from people who were afraid to attend the event.
" 'The committee decided it was not a good idea to go with it because we didn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable,' Rentería said.
"Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican army’s victory over the French at the #BattleOfPuebla on May 5, 1862.
"Trump has made border security, including #deportations of those with criminal records who are in this country illegally, a tentpole issue of his second term in office."
Denver judge puts hold on deportations from Aurora ICE facility sought by Trump
Both of the men deny any link to gangs and fear being tortured in an El Salvadoran prison. ACLU attorneys content the Trump administration has no evidence of any gang affiliation.
Private groups work to identify and report #StudentProtesters for possible #deportation
“Now they’re using tools of the state to actually go after people,” said a Columbia graduate student from South Asia who has been active in protests and spoke on condition of anonymity because of concerns about losing her visa. “We suddenly feel like we’re being forced to think about our survival.”
By ADAM GELLER, March 29, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — "When a protester was caught on video in January at a New York rally against Israel, only her eyes were visible between a mask and headscarf. But days later, photos of her entire face, along with her name and employer, were circulated online.
"'Months of them hiding their faces went down the drain!' a fledgling technology company boasted in a social media post, claiming its #FacialRecognition tool had identified the woman despite the coverings.
"She was anything but a lone target. The same software was also used to review images taken during months of #ProPalestinian marches at U.S. colleges. A #RightWingJewish group said some people identified with the tool were on a list of names it submitted to President Donald #Trump’s administration, urging that they be deported in accordance with his call for the expulsion of foreign students who participated in 'pro-jihadist' protests.
"Other #ProIsrael groups have enlisted help from supporters on campuses, urging them to report foreign students who participated in protests against the war in #Gaza to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-students-campus-gaza-protests-deportation-9e2d4abc1c158454da1f68c01062c9ef
#ICERaids #ICEDetentions #ICEArrests #SilencingDissent #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #MahmoudKhalil #RumeysaOzturk, #YunseoChung #BadarKhunSuri #MomodouTaal #ResistICE #Fascism #Project2025 #ProjectEsther #Authoritarianism #TurdReich