José G. Miranda

Legal experts trash Supreme Court for 'really unnecessary' birthright citizenship case Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court dodged consideration of the constitutional right to citizenship allotted to those born on American soil. Rather than striking down the guarantees in the 14th ...

it me. i'm legal expert (along with a bunch of other people who deserve that title more than i do).

Every parent should be livid.

Trump Has Never Been Clearer About What an Immigration Judge’s Real Job Is The president doesn’t want immigration judges who handle cases by the book. He wants immigration judges who will rubber-stamp his mass deportations agenda.

As of Monday, Trump has fired over 100 immigration judges, essentially on suspicion of them being judges, as opposed to sure-thing compliant cogs in the mass deportation machine

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It feels like saying no to the U.S. Gestapo’s use of your music is the least you can do as a famed musician. @Taylor Swift (and all others who have been silent in this way) take notes.

this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.

Sabrina Carpenter's post yesterday calling the White House video "evil and disgusting" is in record-setting ratio territory: 1.3 million likes (20x more than WH's), 177,000 reposts, 83 million views

A lot of what people imagine politically for this country can't actually happen under the current Democratic party. That's something that I don't see lots of people actually reckoning with. There is no way to do most of the things that some people want to do through the Democratic party.

The problem with fetishizing the rule of law is that people have to break the law to resist fascism, state violence, and oppression. This has always been true, and is very much the case RIGHT NOW.

The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.

Union Members Take On Congressional Incumbents in Manhattan and The Bronx The UAW is known locally for its left-leaning politics and justice-oriented members in academia and legal services. Now two of its rank-and-file members, Dalourny Nemorin and Darializa Avila…

The UAW is known locally for its left-leaning politics and justice-oriented members in academia and legal services. Now two of its rank-and-file members, Dalourny Nemorin and Darializa Avila Chevalier, are mounting Democratic campaigns to the party’s left.
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Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!

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Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.

"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."

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A Midwest Bond Fund Is Helping Detained Chicago Immigrants Return To Their Families The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund launched in 2020 to provide bond assistance to people navigating the complex immigration legal system. That mission has become more difficult under the second Trump a...

615 of the estimated 3,000+ detained immigrants who were kidnapped in Chicagoland during Midway Blitz are expected to be eligible for bond this week. The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund shows up for people in detention who need bond, but it costs, at minimum, $1,500 per person. Pls help them.

“by mistake”

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

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I'm running a marathon to support our immigrant neighbors. Can you help? bkgives.brooklyn.org/p2p/442550/j...

The International Court of Justice climate judgement was – in many ways – better than expected. Here are 11 takeaways about what ICJ judgement and what it means for the protection of the climate:

A 'shot in the arm for climate litigation' at the ICJ, plus news... ‘A shot in the arm for climate litigation’: 13 things we learned from the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) published its long-awaited advisory opi...

‘A shot in the arm for climate litigation’: 13 things we learned from the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change www.the-wave.net/shot-arm-cli...

Andry with his friends, freed, smiling. A sign in the back says “Liberdad para Andry.”

“It fills me with so much peace, so much comfort, so much tranquility that I was never alone, from day one. There were many people who worried for me.”

—Andry José Hernandez Romero

The moment has arrived!

The final version of "Birthright Citizenship and the Dunning School of Unoriginal Meanings," co-authored by @evanbernick.bsky.social, @gowder.io, and me, is live on the Cornell Law Review Online website.

Check it out! publications.lawschool.cornell.edu/lawreview/20...

Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling Court’s decision expected to be used in future litigation and to support political negotiations by vulnerable states

"Advisory opinions are technically non-binding but are considered authoritative because they summarise existing law...They are expected to be used in future litigation and to bolster political negotiations."

After a long campaign spearheaded by Pacific Islanders

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“You tried to disappear me, but I'm here in the halls, advocating for myself and actually speaking about myself,” Khalil said, noting the absence of Palestinian voices within a place so determined to dictate Palestinian fates. “So I'm here to actually defend myself and to advocate for my people…”

The Machine Stops The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.

The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.

Ex-Columbia Student Wins Ruling Blocking Deportation, for Now A federal judge said the US can’t immediately deport Mahmoud Khalil, blocking the Trump administration’s attempts to get another court to give it permission to ship the former Columbia University grad...

The so-called “adverse foreign policy charge is patently unconstitutional and the administration cannot attempt to remove him on that ground, plain and simple,” Baher Azmy said. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

@butchware.bsky.social for CA governorship.

A photo of George Retes next to his car that has a sticker IRAQ COMBAT VETERAN with these words below: I'm a US citizen and a veteran. But it doesn't matter. It doesn't make a difference what your skin color or religious belief is. We are all human. No one deserves to be treated this way. It's inhumane what they do and it's wrong. I hope no one goes through what I did. I want to do as much as I can so this doesn't happen to anyone one else. -George Retes Unjustly detained on July 10th by ICE

I'm a US citizen and a veteran. But it doesn't matter. No one deserves to be treated this way. It's inhumane and it's wrong. I hope no one goes through what I did. I want to do as much as I can so this doesn't happen to anyone.
-George Retes, Unjustly detained on July 10th by ICE

Bronx Defenders Join Growing Legal Services Worker Strike Attorneys and legal staff at three groups walked out of negotiations on Thursday, marking the first time since 1994 that criminal defense lawyers for the poor have halted work.

Attorneys with three publicly funded legal services providers for low-income New Yorkers went on strike Friday morning after failing to reach an agreement with management on raises.

Volunteer with FFI’s national immigration detention hotline! Support the movement to abolish detention by advocating alongside people inside ICE detention. Swipe to learn more.

FFI’s National Immigration Detention Hotline is a vital tool used to build power with people inside detention, expose abuse, and move us closer to our goal of abolishing the detention system.

More information We’re looking for Haitian Kreyol, French, Russian, Arabic, and Vietnamese speakers; Volunteers work a consistent 2-3 hour shift weekly Role description Respond to calls to the hotline from people in immigration detention; Monitor detention conditions, report abuses, and request support on behalf of callers; Commit an additional 30 minutes after your shift for follow-up on your calls; Looking for volunteers who can project their empathy and understanding over the phone and reassure people in detention, as well as set boundaries.

📞 Calling all volunteers, organizers, and freedom fighters!

Want to support the fight to abolish immigration detention? Become a hotline volunteer!

Hotline volunteers further our mission of creating a world without cages by providing critical support & solidarity to people inside ICE detention.

It’s important to remember the expansion of detention is not a done deal, we have fought it before and we can do it again. Detention facilities deportation, stopping expansion will prevent them from carrying this out. For more follow @detentionwatchnetwork.org

…and that’s exactly why we must dismantle it now. Organize to defend your neighbors. Fight for local sanctuary policies. The deportation machine only wins if we stop resisting. [2/2].