Abrego Garcia is the test case.

@timothysnyder.bsky.social is 1000% correct here.

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal

Oh look. Another bribery and extortion scheme.

Trump Will End Temporary Protections for Afghans and Cameroonians More than 10,000 people will be put on track for deportation in May and June as a result of the Department of Homeland Security’s action.

“Forcing them back to Taliban rule, where they face systemic oppression and gender-based violence, would be an utterly unconscionable stain on our nation’s reputation.”

One more stain on our nation by the Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

Hours ago, @politico.com revealed that DOGE is working with DHS on automating mass deportation efforts — likely explaining why many US citizens, green card holders, and even a Canadian (in Canada) got threatening emails last night terminating “your parole” and telling them to leave the US in 7 days.

So You Want to Be a Dissident? A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.

The American approach to dissent must evolve to meet this moment. Foreign dissidents, movement strategists, domestic activists, and scholars of nonviolent movements offer some practical advice on how to oppose authoritarianism.

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News JUST IN: Former Pardon Attorney Details Efforts By Trump Administration To Prevent Her Testimony

This unacceptable

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Federal judges raise alarm about security threats and impeachment calls The U.S. Judicial Conference discussed an increase in threats to judges at its biannual meeting.

For whoever needs to hear it - threatening a federal judge or their family is a federal crime (18 USC 115; uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...)

DHS official defends Mahmoud Khalil arrest, but offers few details on why it happened Homeland Security deputy secretary Troy Edgar offered few details on the Trump administration's legal reasoning to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

Excellent work by NPR’s Michel Martin. This is what we need to see reporters doing more of.

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