David Herman

STOP DHS’ VIOLENCE: ACTION PLAN FOR THE SHUTDOWN WHAT’S HAPPENING: Congress is debating new funds for DHS now. This is our chance to rein in ICE & CBP through the power of the purse. Our leaders must HOLD FIRM during the DHS shutdown. Congress needs to hear from us: No funds for ICE & CBP!*Updated* Daily Routine:Send a Message: Contact your members of Congress at the link in our caption or www.nilc.org/StopDHS Make the Call: Call the switchboard (202) 224-3121 and connect with your Senators and House Reps. Ask that your call is tallied & leave a VM if needed. Tell Everyone: Share this widely!Repeat.Hi, my name is [X] and I am a constituent. My zip code is [X]. I am calling to urge [NAME] to hold firm during the shutdown and block funds for ICE & CBP. I support taking back DHS’ existing budget and using my tax dollars for programs that improve people’s lives.

As Congress debates new funds for DHS, it's critical that we keep the pressure on our elected representatives to hold firm:

STOP DHS' ATTACKS ON OUR COMMUNITIES. NO FUNDS FOR ICE & CBP.

Save this post to help w/ calls & messages. Share widely. Together we keep each other safe. www.nilc.org/stopdhs

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature

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Congress failed to pass the SAVE Act last year for good reason: it’s an anti-voter bill. But now lawmakers have revived it despite overwhelming public opposition. Tell Congress to reject the SAVE Act: bit.ly/4tmVIor

The SAVE Act would block millions of American citizens from voting. It failed before, and it must fail again. Tell your Senators: bit.ly/4tmVIor

It’s time to pressure the Senate for the next 48 hours to get #ICEOut of our communities. Tell your Senator to vote NO on DHS funding & hold the line until all demands are met.

CALL NOW: (202) 224‑3121

This what this list of raids looks like... And we’re still learning of more late. We’ll have to update this in the morning.

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📣 Your daily reminder: Tell your Senators NO MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR ICE & CBP. Help us keep up the pressure.

It only takes 2 minutes to send messages directly to your Senators:
act.nilc.org/page/93101/a...

Tell Congress: No More Tax Dollars for ICE & CBP Urge your representatives to reject more money for ICE detention.

The Senate will vote as soon as TOMORROW to increase funding for ICE & CBP.

We've already witnessed the deadly consequences of handing over $170 billion to these rogue agencies. We can’t let them get a single dollar more.

📣Email your Senators now: act.nilc.org/page/93101/a...

If confronted by #ICE, remember you have rights, regardless of language, race, job, or immigration status.

Prep is protection. For resources to protect and defend yourself and neighbors visit; ImmDef.org/resources 💻

#KnowYourRights

GREAT album.

A DRAFT IN THE FALL WHEN THE HOUSE IS HOT IS A MAGIC CARPET FOR BACTERIA should've been the tagline.

YouTube video by Brick Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody

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#musicchallenge
💃 - AIN’T GONNA HURT NOBODY
#brick #funk #funksy #disco #music #musicsky

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✨Before the year ends, make a gift to the National Immigration Law Center.

As this administration continues to target immigrants, your support helps us sustain our vital work to defend our communities and fight for immigrants' rights.
www.nilc.org/donate-now/

#2025recap
When violent enforcement escalated, we responded with litigation and persistence. We challenged unlawful raids, fought to restore counsel for children, forced action on asylum cases, and showed up nationwide to demand accountability.
This work continues. Support us: immdef.org

We keep each other safe. 🩵

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#musicchallenge
🌎 - OCEANS AND CONTINENTS
#janhammer #jazz #jazzsky #music #musicsky

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Donate to the Vera Institute of Justice Make your 2X MATCHED gift now. With your support, we can transform our justice systems.

Donate now and your gift will go 2X as far to help:
✅ Transform prison environments to ensure people can live with dignity
✅ Defend due process
✅ Remove barriers to housing for formerly incarcerated people

Support this vital work: https://secure.vera.org/a/fy26-eoy2x

YouTube video by romford193 Sarah Vaughan sings Send in the Clowns

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🎪 - SEND IN THE CLOWNS
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LUPE: RGV elected officials could and should be doing more to stop ICE raids - Rio Grande Guardian The argument that local elected officials are powerless because immigration enforcement is a federal issue does not cut it, says community group.

“There was no way for them to do the aggressive kind of detention and deportation numbers [they want] without having to break a lot of due process and violate a lot of people's rights, which is exactly what we're seeing.”

Bastante bien, gracias.

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🐠 - PIRAÑA
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Day laborers say they feel targeted over anti-loitering speakers installed in the parking lot of Home Depot in Cypress Park.

Aisha Wallace-Palomares captured the sentiment shared by day laborers and community organizers over these speakers at a recent press conference.

ICE Detention Trends | Vera Institute of Justice

To stay up to date with the state of immigration detention in the U.S., check out Vera’s ICE Detention Trends dashboard, now updated with data through mid-October: www.vera.org/ice-detentio...

I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis. “It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."

I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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When raids began in SoCal in June 2025, ImmDef & CLUE launched the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund. We raised $850K, bringing 85 people home this holiday season. With average bonds at $10K, we can free just 5 more—unless you help us step up again.

Donate: cluejustice.org/bond

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🤢 - SUNDAY MORNIN’ COMIN’ DOWN
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YouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic On the Corner / New York Girl / Thinkin' of One Thing and Doin' Another / Vote for Miles

Happy birthday Don Alias!

Miles Davis – electric trumpet with wah-wah pedal
Michael Henderson – bass guitar
Don Alias – drums, percussion
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Billy Hart – drums
Al Foster – drums
James Mtume – percussion
Carlos Garnett – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
#jazzsky

Take Action!

The Trump administration is sending masked federal agents to round up our immigrant neighbors—even people with #DACA, who should be protected, are being detained.

Lawmakers must provide permanent protections. Tell your Senators to pass the DREAM Act:
https://bit.ly/48W2rxv