Felipe Rendón, Esq.

So did we all turn the tv off? Cause I saw what I needed to see.

“What exactly does Trump mean when he says in a joint presser with Benji that we will own Gaza? We are buying Gaza? From Israel?! How does it get unexplainably worse everyday?” He yelled into the void.

I knew 2.0 was going to be worse than 1.0. I tried to prep for the blow but, I’ve gotta be honest: this shit sucks. I felt really overwhelmed today. The constant flow of shit policy after shit policy w/o time to process the earlier heaping of shit has been brutal all while trying to calm clients.

“Let our people plant corn” is so hard.

Nobody

Gustavo Petro:

Colombia President Gustavo Petro says he will impose a reciprocal 50% tariffs on US goods: “I resisted torture, and I resist you”

Can we talk about this tik tok university movement? Free classes taught by scholars, widely accessible & self paced allowing for a wider net of students & the kicker, profs will get paid more from tik tok than in their adjunct positions at world class schools. Mutual aid in practice is beautiful.

Farmworkers harvesting carrots

A farm worker sent us this pic from where they are harvesting carrots in Santa Maria. It's hard difficult work. We're on our knees most of the time on the cold damp soil. In addition, I don't live near the field and I have to drive an hour to work. #WeFeedYou

I can’t tell you how many times this past week my clients asked if they should send their children to school. People who have suffered persecution in their home countries and fled to the U.S. to seek safety now have to contemplate whether or not to send their children to school in the U.S., smdh.

Cancelación de vuelos y tratos degradantes motivan la suspensión temporal de llegada de retornados Migración Colombia Bogotá, 4 de mayo de 2023 ✔ Los vuelos hacían parte de un plan piloto proyectado entre el 1 y el 7 de mayo, para recibir a aproximadamente 1.200 colombianos retornados de Estados Unidos,

This is not the first time that #Colombia suspended US deportation flights, protesting the mistreatment of people being returned. It happened in May 2023: www.migracioncolombia.gov.co/noticias/can...

This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.

Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds

The irony is sickening...

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

Accordingly, pursuant to the authorities under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101, et sec., including the implementing regulations identified above, I find "that there exist circumstances involving the administration ofthe immigration laws ofthe United States that endanger the lives, property, safety, or welfare of the residents" of all 50 States. I further find that an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens is arriving at the southern border of the United States and presents urgent circumstances requiring an immediate federal response. I therefore request the assistance of State and local governments in all 50 States. This finding is effective immediately. It expires in 60 days, unless extended. "

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Trump's DHS just invoked a never-before-used authority which permits the federal government to deputize any state or local law enforcement officer to have the same powers as an ICE or Border Patrol agent.

Turned 35 this week. 90% of my law practice is lo-bono removal defense out out of Seattle EOIR. The phone calls and questions I fielded from clients this week amidst the EOs were heavy. Blew out some candles today and held my kids tight. Love on each other folks, it’s gonna be a long road ahead. 🤟🏾✊🏾.

Really wish the aliens would have bailed us out today.

Trump's win shows us who we really are: This article by professor Aaron W. Hughey is one of the most powerful and accurate post-election indictments of America you'll ever read. 😳👇

You know that meal was bland af.

I think it’s interesting that astronomers specializing in black holes have failed to notice the black holes that are USCIS mailrooms (or the BIA mailroom). Feels like it would be much more efficient to study them at this proximity - it’d also help solve where our missing fees went.

“I’ve hiked over 2,000 miles of [migrant] trails. Most of my guys are certified trackers; we know how to read the ground, age tracks, and know if something’s old or new. We know how many people are traveling together and if they are carrying heavy packs on their backs.” Hunting. That’s what they do.

La única versión de la bandera Gadsden que me gusta

Immigration Reading List: Books to Broaden Your Perspective on Migration (2024) Looking for a good book about immigration? 📚 Thanks to many reader contributions, we’ve got you covered with brand new book recommendations. Plus: sign up for the new Immigration Book Club online.

Immigration Reading List: Books to Broaden Your Perspective on Migration (2024)

Looking for a good book about immigration? 📚 Thanks to many reader contributions, we’ve got you covered with brand new book recommendations.

austinkocher.substack.com/p/immigratio...

Revealed: Deadliest Stretch of US-Mexico Border Migrants are dying in their thousands at the southern border, with women and children increasingly among those who perish.

Migrants are dying in their thousands at the southern border, with women and children increasingly among those who perish

www.newsweek.com/border-migra...