Michael Corey

B. No Order of Removal Exists for Abrego Garcia No such order of removal exists for Abrego Garcia. When Abrego Garcia was first wrongly expelled to El Salvador, the Court struggled to understand the legal authority for even seizing him in the first place. At the first hearing in Abrego I, the Court inquired of Respondents’ counsel: The Court: I want to ask, though, the very specific question, if there is a final order of removal, what . . . document got this process started? There is no warrant for his arrest by an order of removal. There is no statement of probable cause. There’s no charge. There’s no report that says that anyone saw Mr. Abrego Garcia doing anything illegal or criminal. So what is the actual document that gave these officers the authority to start this process? Counsel: That is not in the record, and the government has not put that into the record. And that’s the best I can do. Abrego I, ECF No. 33 at 21:11–22. The Court continued to press counsel about the existence of a removal order and was told plainly that none can be found:

The Court: Okay. So if there’s a Title 8 removal order, there would be an order of removal that’s being executed, and we don’t have one for Mr. Abrego Garcia, right? . . . Do you have that order? . . . Is it in the record? Counsel: I do not have that order. It is not in the record. Id. at 23:7–24:4. Since that time, Respondents have never produced an order of removal despite Abrego Garcia hinging much of his jurisdictional and legal arguments on its non-existence. ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 68–69; ECF No. 32 at 10, 15–17, 27; ECF No. 87 at 11–12. Indeed, Respondents twice sponsored the testimony of ICE officials whose job it is to effectuate removal orders, and who candidly admitted to having never seen one for Abrego Garcia. See ECF No. 107 at 30:16–22 (testimony of Cantú) (“Q: Based upon your many years of experience you described to us, you know what a final order of removal looks like, right, sir? Cantú: I do. Q: And have you seen a final order of removal in regard to Mr. Abrego Garcia? Cantú: I have not.”). See also Abrego I, ECF No. 234 at 46:6–12 (testimony of interim Assistant Director for ICE Removal Operations, Thomas Giles (“Giles”)) (“Q: You have not seen the final order of removal, have you, sir? Giles: What do you mean by that? Q: I mean, you have not seen a piece of paper that represents the final order of removal vis-a-vis Mr. Abrego Garcia, correct? Giles: No, I have not.”).15 Based on this, the Court concludes that no order of removal exists.

🚨Judge Xinis finds that, incredibly, Mr. Abrego Garcia was never ordered deported in 2019. She notes that every since this saga began all the way back in March, the government has NEVER been able to produce any evidence that the immigration judge actually issued a removal order.

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Testifiers continue to highlight the lawlessness of ICE. Detaining citizens, failing to show adequate warrants, violating due process, breaking local traffic laws, and using chemical irritant’ against a sitting member of congress.

My understanding is that this person was later released. But no one should be slammed up against a wall in a private business and abducted against their will to do a freaking ID check.

I saw an ICE raid today in Cedar-Riverside. The man they took said repeatedly he was a U.S. Citizen and had ID. They put him in a car they sped off at an unsafe speed. Not that I expected much, but I called 911 and reported their behavior. The dispatcher asked "what I wanted them to do about it."

Corner of Cedar Ave and 6th St with Riverside Plaza towers in the background. Snow is falling and the white ground is covered in an orange-brown spray over a large area. A group of people are standing around on the sidewalk after ICE left.

ICE was in Cedar Riverside today. Amazing community turnout, be mindful of the layer of pepper spray in the snow all over the neighborhood

This has been snort-taking its way through the MP office.

wtf

And, as another reminder, when I buy PACER documents, I make them available to anyone through @free.law's RECAP extension, which then makes them available to all at CourtListener.

PACER itself should be free, but, until it is, everyone who can use RECAP to help make docs accessible should do so.

Augsburg president decries ‘illegal’ ICE detention of a student on private campus University officials say agents refused to provide a judicial warrant before taking the student from a private parking lot on campus.

Augsburg president decries ‘illegal’ ICE detention of a student on private campus in Minneapolis
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I say it every year but ... if your previous NiemanLab prediction didn't come true you should be forced to apologize publicly or to just stay silent for the next 10 years

US archaeologists! Who/where are some sites that offer either public open days or opportunities for volunteers to participate in the dig? I have plenty of UK examples and now I need some US ones 😁

Segregation was not just a Southern phenomenon, it was a national issue. Explore the spatial history of racial segregation and discover how it connects to our communities today: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

Yeah, it is indeed Paul Walsh. If we mention that, they get even more defensive. But yet, it is indeed Paul Walsh doing Paul Walsh things. The reform they never seem to get around to.

Jesus Christ this framing is crazy. Not cool, @startribune.com. You know this community is under racist and false attack. You know this. So don't just give the administration a free shot by foregrounding their narrative.

Uhhhhhhhh

Yuen: Has Trump actually ever met a Somali Minnesotan? The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality known to those of us who live in Minnesota.

"The president’s comments about Somali Americans aren’t just racist. They’re wildly disconnected from the reality known to those of us who live in Minnesota," writes columnist Laura Yuen.

The cable, sent to all U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants - and family members who would be traveling with them - to see if they have worked in areas that include activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others.

Holy shit.

Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.

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people thought Judith Butler was exaggerating before but she's been proven right, i think

university administrations are doing things they want to do and blaming the trump DOJ and SCOTUS but they are things they want to do

Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"

The rhetoric today is nearly indistinguishable from Know-Nothing rhetoric about the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews.

Oh weird, when you fight back you might win? Does this work better than preemptively surrendering? Asking for, um, all of society.

Steve Jobs said they would redesign cities around them.

Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.

Our government pardoned this guy after he was tried, convicted and sentenced. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
But we are summarily executing fishermen with no due process based solely on supposed intelligence the adminstration won't release.

Taylor Schlitz: The voices that stuck with me after the St. Paul ICE raid "Our problem is not a lack of evidence. Our problem is whether we will let what we are seeing change us," Haley Taylor Schlitz writes.

"When we talk to our kids tonight, what is the highlight of our day? We got tear gassed for justice. We got tear gassed for doing what was right. We got tear gassed for standing up for our neighbors." www.startribune.com/taylor-schli...

Dear neighbor, I want to let you know that we are witnessing increased enforcement actions by agents in South Minneapolis. There continues to be reports of residents being followed while driving, stopped and taken away. 1/

Many talk on here about the need to reform American journalism. The members of the @tinynewscollective.bsky.social are doing the work. Chances are we've got a member in your state. Consider supporting them today. At all of these organizations, every donation has a huge impact.

One might infer that you have some ideas about who/what that would involve...