Chris Newman

'Even Texas doesn't want this': 90,000 DACA recipients set to lose work permits DACA let this University of Houston PhD student chase her dreams, including working on a COVID vaccine. A new ruling in a Texas-led lawsuit threatens to upend it all.

"The case is back with US District Crt Judge Andrew Hanen, who must now decide how and when Texas will strip DACA recipients of their ability to work. Martínez’s work permit doesn’t expire until November. But after that? 'Then I might be screwed,' she said." www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

Fanone: There’s absolutely no legitimate justification for the way that many of these agents are behaving and the military-style show of force.

If we ever do right this ship, this organization has lost all credibility. I would hope we would completely abolish ICE.

“this is ridiculous”

"At least 120 FBI agents were reassigned from other duties to take part in Sunday's patrols. At one intersection, a minor traffic accident between a car and a moped brought at least two dozen agents running, some wearing masks and one carrying a rifle." 🙄

With Trump set to use crime as a fake justification to threaten DC today, media coverage should make one thing clear: At this point his pattern of manufacturing pretexts for militarizing domestic law enforcement has become undeniable. Some thoughts on that here:

newrepublic.com/article/1987...

Law firm in L.A. homelessness case bills the city $1.8 million for two weeks' work Gibson Dunn, the firm representing the city, racked up the legal bills while fighting a legal attempt to take control over homelessness from Mayor Karen Bass.

The City of Los Angeles spent $1.8 million in two weeks in litigation about homelessness. How much has it spent on litigation to protect residents from Trump's border patrol invasion?

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Mexico’s President Says U.S. Forces Are Unwelcome in Her Country

“The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military. We cooperate, we collaborate, but there is not going to be an invasion. That is ruled out, absolutely ruled out." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w...

The Home Depot CEO was reportedly at the Downey Home Depot store location today fwiw

This is crazy but honestly this is what Florida always is to me.

“The lawlessness and, quite frankly, grift we are witnessing in Florida is jaw-dropping.”

What Do We Owe Andry? Our country sent this young man and hundreds of others to a foreign gulag to be tortured and sexually assaulted.

"It’s up to Andry, his lawyers, and his loved ones to try to get his life back on track. For the rest of us, there’s no way to erase injustice," writes @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social. www.thebulwark.com/p/what-do-we...

Countries should boycott Olympic Games, including this one, that are used as propaganda for authoritarians who disappear their political opponents and engage in widespread persecution.

Against Illegal Immigration, but Married to Someone Here Illegally

“Everybody wants to enforce the law until it hits home with a personal story,” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u...

Thanks Lynn! It was quite an honor.

chilling to imagine who these 1000 people are

The Naïve Betrayal of Osiris Luna Nayib Bukele’s director of prisons met in 2020 with U.S. officials to reveal the existence of a government agreement with Salvadoran gangs. He intended not to harm the president, but rather other offi...

"Bukele’s director of prisons met in 2020 with U.S. officials to reveal the existence of a government agreement with Salvadoran gangs. He intended not to harm the president ... . The documents he provided soon ended up in the hands of El Faro." beta.elfaro.net/en/exclusive...

A Trump Ally Pressed for a Mexican Citizen’s Release From ICE Custody

Hmmm... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

BREAKING: Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Delay Termination of TPS Humanitarian Protection for 60,000 TPS Holders Who Have Lived in the US for Years – NDLON

"Color is neither a poison nor a crime."

ndlon.org/breaking-fed...

#SaveTPS

Trump Press Sec’s Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry as Poll Slide Worsens As Karoline Leavitt unleashes some of her most obsequious flattery of Trump yet, the author of a new analysis of Trump’s sliding numbers explains why his coalition is collapsing—and how Dems should ex...

"People are going to look at the early part of July as the turning point in this presidency," says @alexshephard.bsky.social. Tariffs, backlash against ICE, big ugly bill and more are breaking "the coalition that got him elected."

On the pod, Alex nails this moment:
newrepublic.com/article/1986...

masked and armed agents are apprehending migrants every day as they attempt to do the right thing by showing up to immigration court. it was important for us to see what was happening for ourselves so you could too.

Huge news. The Trump admin will pursue another emergency appeal, but this provides at least some small protections for another few weeks for now.

The judge not pulling any punches in that opening paragraph. Oof!

Put simply (again from order): "In totality, Plaintiffs have produced sufficient evidence demonstrating racial and discriminatory animus in support of their Fifth Amendment claim. Color is neither a poison nor a crime."

Again, quoting from the order: "By stereotyping the TPS program and immigrants as invaders that are criminal, and by highlighting the need for migration management, Secretary
Noem’s statements perpetuate the discriminatory belief that certain immigrant populations will replace the white population."

Powerful opening paragraph in the Judge Thompson's order:

"The freedom to live fearlessly, the opportunity of liberty, and the American dream. That is all Plaintiffs seek. Instead, they are told to atone for their race, leave because of their names, and purify their blood. The Court disagrees."

BREAKING: Breaking: Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Termination of TPS For 60,000 Nepali, Honduran, and Nicaraguan Long-Term Residents of the US. Virtual press conference in 30 minutes... www.nationaltpsalliance.org/wp-content/u...

wtf is is a "heritage american"?

Woman who died of heart disease in ICE custody reportedly told son she wasn't allowed to see doctor for chest pains Questions about the death of Marie Blaise at a South Florida ICE detention center have lingered since she collapsed in April.

"A woman who died of a heart attack in a federal immigration detention facility in South Florida told her son over the phone on the day she died that staff refused to let her see a physician for chest pains, her son told a county investigator" reason.com/2025/07/30/w...

BREAKING: "The Court permits NDLON to intervene in this action under Rule 24(b). NDLON has met the requirements for permissive intervention... [in City of Huntington Beach et al. v. State of California litigation challenging SB54]." #ICEOUTofCalifornia

The Real Reason for Zohran’s Success Should Rattle National Democrats Exclusive internal campaign data on the reach of Mamdani’s viral videos illustrates that he gets modern messaging in ways other Democrats just don’t.

Excellent point by @gregsargent.bsky.social: “One underappreciated reason for Mamdani’s success thus far is that his campaign is overtly pro-immigrant…”
newrepublic.com/article/1984...

Opinion | They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.

“We have been abandoned by the courts, by the business community ..[and, with few exceptions].. .by the political class in Washington, D.C [..]All we have are our friends, our allies and ourselves [..] Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o... via @michellegoldberg.bsky.social