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writer, researcher, musician, chicagoan she/hers

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WOW wish i'd logged into bsky earlier and seen this

17.02.2026 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Columbia Protester in ICE Custody for Nearly a Year Suffers Seizure

Leqaa Kordia, who was arrested during a pro-Palestine protest at Columbia University in 2024, and then detained by ICE a year ago and has been held in Texas since, suffered a seizure and hit her head: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...

12.02.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 198    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7

#freeleqaa

17.02.2026 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Is ICE Still Jailing Leqaa Kordia? Palestinian Protester Suffers Seizure After 11 Months Locked Up Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. Kordia, who was born in East Jerusalem, first came to police attention when she was arrested d...

Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/16/leqaa_kordia

16.02.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 6
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Why Is ICE Still Jailing Leqaa Kordia? Palestinian Protester Suffers Seizure After 11 Months Locked Up Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. Kordia, who was born in East Jerusalem, first came to police attention when she was arrested d...

#freeleqaa

www.democracynow.org/2026/2/16/le...

17.02.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm just thinking about leqaa kordia tonight, the last columbia protestor still held captive by ICE.

she's nice, and funny, and about my age. two judges have ordered her release, but she still languishes.

when she had a seizure this month, ICE kept shackles on her while she was in a hospital bed.

17.02.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

we work on this issue at SPLC!

04.12.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
two border patrol agents wearing green uniforms stand on either side of a person wearing sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers. the agents are each holding one of the person's arms and walking toward a white suv that's parked on 26th street 

the caption reads "little village 26 street"

two border patrol agents wearing green uniforms stand on either side of a person wearing sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers. the agents are each holding one of the person's arms and walking toward a white suv that's parked on 26th street the caption reads "little village 26 street"

border patrol have returned to terrorize chicago's little village neighborhood again this morning.

from a video posted to facebook about 10 minutes ago near 26th and pulaski. at one point, the person recording says, "he's got his fucking rifle out!"

23.10.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 369    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 14
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The National Guard has arrived in Broadview, and is expected outside federal court on Friday. blockclubchi.co/3KMtgu6

09.10.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

MAHMOUD IS FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20.06.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HOLY HELL!!!!!!

20.06.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My understanding is that Khalil is still inside and has a lawyer present with him as they work to get the documents required to facilitate release.

20.06.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Federal judge orders release of Mahmoud Khalil from Ice detention Columbia graduate to be freed from Louisiana jail after judge rules he is β€˜not a danger to the community – period’

Khalil has until 6:30pm CT to surrender his passport and other travel documents.

But no formal word of what time he will be released.

Our latest here:

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

20.06.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

BREAKING: A federal court today granted bail to Mahmoud Khalil. He will be able to return to New York to be with his wife and newborn son while his case proceeds.

20.06.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

fuck Unnamed Centrist House Democrat, all my homies hate Unnamed Centrist House Democrat

24.04.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.

β€œThis was a purposeful decision by ICE to make me, Mahmoud, and our son suffer. My son and I should not be navigating his first days on earth without Mahmoud. ICE and the Trump administration have stolen these precious moments from our family". πŸ’”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/n...

22.04.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'I can hear James Carville’s head exploding': Gen Z DNC official claps back at Dem critic Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg escalated the firestorm he created this week when he announced a new multimillion-dollar campaign targeting incumbents in his party – an effort he m...

β€œfrankly, he has not won an election since before I was born”

Lmaooooo

19.04.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11801    πŸ” 1604    πŸ’¬ 311    πŸ“Œ 380

So glad he’s still alive.

Kilmar Abrego Garciaβ€”like everyone else renditioned to this torture prisonβ€”needs to come home immediately.

18.04.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A survey suggests most Americans are not keen on Trump's speech-based deportation initiative By trying to deport student activists he describes as antisemitic "terrorist sympathizers," you might think, President Donald Trump is cannily choosing

reason.com/2025/04/17/a...

17.04.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

have worked with way too many democrats who think like this. check yourselves. you’re not smart, you’re just small minded.

16.04.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mahmoud Khalil was a breaking point, the vertex of so many contradictions.

Now, Mohsen Mahdawi presents one more chance for all of us in this country to look at each other, and to know this is not what we choose to be part of.

There is nothing to be done in this moment except everything.

14.04.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 426    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

β€œbon iver wannabe” is such a sick burn, you go peter kavinsky

13.04.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so deeply evil. Trump and his admin illegally moved him to Louisiana so they can shop for a judge and get this verdict. The precedent set here is one where *anyone* can be disappeared. Remember, the admin said multiple times they do not believe Khalil committed any crimes

11.04.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported The judge gave Khalil until April 23 to request a stay of his deportation and said that if his attorneys miss the deadline, she will order him deported either to Syria or to Algeria

Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, because Marco Rubio does not believe in free speech.

www.npr.org/2025/04/11/n... via @npr.org

11.04.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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mahmoud has been ruled deportable. i don’t know what to say

11.04.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported Khalil was detained last month after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had determined that Khalil's activism was antisemitic.

JUST IN: Khalil was detained last month after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had determined that Khalil's activism was antisemitic.

11.04.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1381    πŸ” 418    πŸ’¬ 330    πŸ“Œ 167
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JUST IN: US immigration judge rules that deportation case against Pro-Palestinian Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil can proceed reut.rs/426ySFY

11.04.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech.

The fight isn't over β€” we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.

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