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I fight deportations and coach baseball to kids. I am always looking for good music and food. she/her

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ICE in Port Jefferson Station, Long Island.

05.08.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A 10-day hunger
strike persists at
Florida's Alligator Alcatraz detention facility for undocumented immigrants, according to NBC. Stories of Multiple detainees are refusing food, following Governor Ron DeSantis' disclosure inhumane living
conditions

03.08.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8556    πŸ” 3654    πŸ’¬ 405    πŸ“Œ 197

ICE on seventh floor of Annandale court in Virginia. @dcmigrantmutualaid.org

31.07.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not trying to be an asshole. Just don’t want to deal with some hotshot AUSA saying I sent people there.

25.07.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You have a google.

25.07.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE in Sterling immigration court in Virginia. @dcmigrantmutualaid.org

25.07.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have been warned about this moment for all our lives. Now it's here. What will you do about it?

22.07.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 23676    πŸ” 8706    πŸ’¬ 630    πŸ“Œ 354

For everyone wondering what good old Trevor Bauer is up to these days!

17.07.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
photo of Jaime Alanis

photo of Jaime Alanis

Our hearts are heavy for the grieving family of Jaime Alanis, who died from injuries sustained during a chaotic raid on Thursday.

We will do everything we can to support them. We continue to work with the hundreds of farm worker families navigating the aftermath of this violent raid.

13.07.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 14375    πŸ” 4506    πŸ’¬ 317    πŸ“Œ 242

Because if the President were exposed as a rapist, that would change everything for these people.

12.07.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She’s firing immigration judges tonight. Must be trying to hold on to her job.

12.07.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just heard highly credible rumor that at least fifteen #immigrationjudges have been fired today by Pam Bondi.

11.07.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Masked ICE agents on 5th floor of Annandale immigration court this morning. @dcmigrantmutualaid.org

07.07.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AILA Executive Director Laments Passage of Reconciliation Bill In this statement, AILA strongly condemned the passage of the reconciliation bill, which represents a stunning failure to uphold American values and priorities; AILA ED Ben Johnson stated, β€œThis bill ...

The reconciliation bill "ignores the vital role immigrants play in our economy and community life, while pouring billions into a system that inflicts harm rather than offering hope, stability, and due process." Read from @aila.org @ailaexecdir.bsky.social bit.ly/401Tlud

03.07.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#TorturePam?
#EOIR❀️CECOT?
#BUKELE’SBIA

02.07.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Alligator auschwitz"

01.07.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Think Immigration: The Fourteenth Amendment Survives in 22 States: Trump v. CASA, Inc. Call to Action! How much does culture influence creative thinking?

Excellent new #ThinkImmigration blog post from fellow @aila.org members Jeremy McKinney, Rekha Sharma-Crawford, and Brian Green. Our work to protect birthright citizenship is far from over. Together, we will meet this moment and defend the rule of law. bit.ly/3ZYbUiQ

01.07.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Star witness against Kilmar Abrego GarcΓ­a was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed. Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego GarcΓ­a.

EXCLUSIVE

Star witness against Kilmar Abrego GarcΓ­a was due to be deported after firing shots in a Houston suburb & reentering the U.S. illegally.

Now he’s being freed.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

29.06.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 11
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SCOTUS Inaction on Birthright Citizenship Strengthens Executive Overreach, Erodes Constitutional Safeguards, and Paves the Way for Chaos and Harm The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to severely limit the ability of district court judges to grant universal injunctions as part of ongoing litigation about birthright citizenship. AILA President Jeff...

"Instead of stepping in to declare this order unconstitutional, the Court has greenlit a prolonged and punishing legal battle across the country." Read more from @aila.org leadership on today's 6-3 SCOTUS decision limiting universal injunctions. bit.ly/4eqO6tY

27.06.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SCOTUS Inaction on Birthright Citizenship Strengthens Executive Overreach, Erodes Constitutional Safeguards, and Paves the Way for Chaos and Harm The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to severely limit the ability of district court judges to grant universal injunctions as part of ongoing litigation about birthright citizenship. AILA President Jeff...

"Birthright citizenship is not ambiguous, nor is it a vague legal question; it is a cornerstone of American democracy enshrined in the Constitution. This decision fails us all, fails the courts, and fails our Constitution." @ailaexecdir.bsky.social @aila.org bit.ly/4eqO6tY

27.06.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
are conditions of release that will sufficiently regulate his conduct and that his strong family and community support will be motivation to successfully remain on pretrial release. For these reasons,
this factor overall also weighs in favor of release.
4. Nature and seriousness of danger upon release
Lastly, the Court considers the potential danger that Abrego poses to any person or the
community under 18 U.S.C. Β§ 3142(g)(4) if he is released. For all the reasons stated above, the
Court finds that this factor likewise supports release on conditions.
Upon review of the evidence and taking all these factors into consideration, the Court finds
the government failed to meet its burden of showing a properly supported basis for detention on grounds that Abrego poses an irremediable danger to the community or is likely not to appear.
Rather, the Court finds that it can impose conditions of release to reasonably assure the safety of others and the community and Abrego's appearance. Ultimately, conditions of release are not intended to guarantee community safety or ensure a defendant's appearance, but rather serve to reasonably mitigate the risk of dangerousness and likelihood of nonappearance.
A hearing will be set by separate order to review conditions of release with Abrego and to
provide for his release.
VI.
CONCLUSION
For the reasons detailed above, the government's motion for detention (Docket No. 8) is
DENIED. A separate order will enter, following hearing, directing Abrego's release on conditions.
FURTHER, the United States is advised of its right to seek review of this Order pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Β§ 3145.
It is SO ORDERED.
United States Magistrate Judge
Case 3:25-cr-00115 Document 43 Filed 06/22/25 Page 51 of 51 PagelD #: 195

are conditions of release that will sufficiently regulate his conduct and that his strong family and community support will be motivation to successfully remain on pretrial release. For these reasons, this factor overall also weighs in favor of release. 4. Nature and seriousness of danger upon release Lastly, the Court considers the potential danger that Abrego poses to any person or the community under 18 U.S.C. Β§ 3142(g)(4) if he is released. For all the reasons stated above, the Court finds that this factor likewise supports release on conditions. Upon review of the evidence and taking all these factors into consideration, the Court finds the government failed to meet its burden of showing a properly supported basis for detention on grounds that Abrego poses an irremediable danger to the community or is likely not to appear. Rather, the Court finds that it can impose conditions of release to reasonably assure the safety of others and the community and Abrego's appearance. Ultimately, conditions of release are not intended to guarantee community safety or ensure a defendant's appearance, but rather serve to reasonably mitigate the risk of dangerousness and likelihood of nonappearance. A hearing will be set by separate order to review conditions of release with Abrego and to provide for his release. VI. CONCLUSION For the reasons detailed above, the government's motion for detention (Docket No. 8) is DENIED. A separate order will enter, following hearing, directing Abrego's release on conditions. FURTHER, the United States is advised of its right to seek review of this Order pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Β§ 3145. It is SO ORDERED. United States Magistrate Judge Case 3:25-cr-00115 Document 43 Filed 06/22/25 Page 51 of 51 PagelD #: 195

NEWS: A federal magistrate judge DENIES the government’s motion to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in custody while his criminal charges are pending.

β€œA separate order will enter, following hearing, directing Abrego's release on conditions.”

22.06.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2935    πŸ” 698    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 32

Someone please bring some Diet Coke to the Gaylord Rockies.

20.06.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You guys were outstanding. With so much misinformation out there, you just deal in facts. You are essential.

20.06.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My guy @immlawachall.bsky.social getting the wisdom and thinking about what is for lunch

19.06.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A series of tweets from Politico senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney:

BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants β€” ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI β€” are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.

YOUNG: "I am hesitant to draw this conclusion, but I have an unflinching obligation to draw it – that this represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That’s what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out."

MORE YOUNG: "It is palpably clear that these directives and the set of terminated grants here also are designed to frustrate, to stop, research that may bear on the health – we’re talking about health here, the health of Americans, of our LGBTQ community. That’s appalling."

YOUNG still going: "I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable. I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this ... I ask myself, how can this be?"

"I have the protection that the founders wrote into the constitution, along with imposing upon me a duty to speak the truth in every case. I try to do that. What if I didn’t have those protections. What if my job was on the line, my profession... Would I have stood up against all this? Would I have said, 'you can’t do this?' You are bearing down on people of color because of their color. The constitution will not permit that."

"Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?"

A series of tweets from Politico senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney: BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants β€” ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI β€” are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored. YOUNG: "I am hesitant to draw this conclusion, but I have an unflinching obligation to draw it – that this represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That’s what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out." MORE YOUNG: "It is palpably clear that these directives and the set of terminated grants here also are designed to frustrate, to stop, research that may bear on the health – we’re talking about health here, the health of Americans, of our LGBTQ community. That’s appalling." YOUNG still going: "I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable. I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this ... I ask myself, how can this be?" "I have the protection that the founders wrote into the constitution, along with imposing upon me a duty to speak the truth in every case. I try to do that. What if I didn’t have those protections. What if my job was on the line, my profession... Would I have stood up against all this? Would I have said, 'you can’t do this?' You are bearing down on people of color because of their color. The constitution will not permit that." "Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?"

Spitting FIRE holy shit πŸ”₯

16.06.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4043    πŸ” 1169    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 59
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Take Action: Demand Congress to Protect Due Process and Stop the Administration from Undermining the Integrity of the Immigration Courts The administration is targeting noncitizens at immigration courts through coordinated arrests that violate due process. Join AILA in demanding Congress conduct oversight, investigate the interagency a...

The coordinated arrests at #immigration courts violate due process. Join AILA in demanding Congress to conduct oversight, investigate the interagency abuse, and protect the integrity of the immigration process. USE this tool to personalize a message to URGE Congress to act: bit.ly/4kL0HKL

11.06.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We could sure use this in Washington DC. We have four courts here!

13.06.2025 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AILA Executive Director Condemns Violence and Trump Administration’s Abuse of Power in Response to LA Protests AILA ED Ben Johnson responds to the Trump Administration’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, stating β€œThe military must never be used as a tool of political convenience. Our Constitutio...

AILA ED Ben Johnson responds to the Trump Administration’s deployment of the National Guard in LA: β€œThe military must never be used as a tool of political convenience. Our Constitution must be upheld. Silence in the face of these abuses is complicity.” bit.ly/3HCIbWf

11.06.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump will overplay his hand and innocent people will be hurt. There needs to be no hemming and hawing about peaceful protest from the left but a full throated defense of protesters. Anything less is capitulation to the fascists and their law and order framing.

08.06.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 990    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5

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