Evelyn Cedeño-Naik

CASE TO WATCH: Today plaintiffs in @chirla-org.bsky.social v. Noem filed a reply brief in their effort to block the Trump admin from using expedited removal on people arrested at courts and ICE check-ins.

A hearing is set for next Wednesday.

Brief: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

120. Upon arrival at CECOT, the detainees were greeted by a prison official who stated, "Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave." Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was then forced to strip, issued prison clothing, and subjected to physical abuse including being kicked in the legs with boots and struck on his head and arms to make him change clothes faster. His head was shaved with a zero razor, and he was frog-marched to cell 15, being struck with wooden batons along the way. By the following day, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia had visible bruises and lumps all over his body. 121. In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself The detainees were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation. 122. After approximately one week at CECOT, prison director Osiris Luna and other officials separated the 21 Salvadorans who had arrived together. Twelve individuals with visible gang-related tattoos were moved to another cell, while Plaintiff Abrego Garcia remained with eight others who, like him, upon information and belief had no gang affiliations or tattoos. 123. As reflected by his segregation, the Salvadoran authorities recognized that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not affiliated with any gang and, at around this time, prison officials explicitly acknowledged that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia's tattoos were not gang-related, telling him "your

“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”

“He’s easily bruising. He has bone pain. He looks pale .… He has also lost his appetite …. His mom is terrified that these are symptoms that his leukemia situation might be deteriorating.”

A 6-year-old with cancer is languishing in a U.S. detention camp. Who will answer for this cruelty?

Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.

NYT: "U.S. prosecutors have amassed substantial evidence of a corrupt pact between the Salvadoran government and some high-ranking MS-13 leaders, who they say agreed to drive down violence and bolster Mr. Bukele politically in exchange for cash and perks in jail."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...

Border and Immigration-Related Spending in the Reconciliation Bill (Items over $100 million) Item House Bill (H.R. 1) Senate Bill Approximate total $165.47 billion $171.39 billion

The bill before the Senate today will throw 12 million Americans off health insurance (CBO estimate).

Cutting taxes for the wealthiest leaves no money for that.

But apparently, there's money for this:

56,397 People Now Detained by ICE, Possibly Highest in History Largest growth in detention numbers comes from people with no criminal histories, who now make up a third of ICE detention amid dangerous overcrowding and lucrative contracts for private contractors.

56,397 People Now Detained by ICE, Possibly Highest in History

Largest growth comes from people with no criminal histories, who now make up a third of ICE detention amid dangerous overcrowding and lucrative contracts for private contractors.

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Opinion | Parsing ICE’s mixed-up, hard-to-believe assault claims ICE officials keep touting a 413 percent increase in assaults on officers to justify officers masking their identities.

I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
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For generations, if you came on a visa and applied for asylum, you would generally not be arrested even if your visa expired during the process. That’s over now. They’re arresting everyone, even people who have done legitimately nothing wrong.

What a terrible, awful, inhumane, cruel policy.

Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids ICE agents have been told to continue conducting enforcement operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about effects on the food industry.

🚨Stephen Miller gets his way. Just a few days after Ag. Sec. Rollins convinced Trump to briefly back down, quotas and indiscriminate raids are back.

Farms, restaurants, and hotels are now subject to ICE raids again, with intense pressure on ICE to hit 3,000 arrests a day. Miller remains in charge.

Women in ICE's Burlington office subject to 'inhumane' and unsanitary conditions, lawyers say For some women, the conditions have been particularly grim. In one case, a woman who had her period was denied access to menstrual products. When she needed to clean up, a guard allegedly gave her an ...

Follow up story: www.wbur.org/news/2025/06...

Stay tuned for a ruling in the California domestic military deployment case....

According to their immigration attorney, 5 of the 6 had their paperwork and work permits in order, nowhere close to expired. No criminal records. They got rounded up anyway.

A letter from Josh Hawley to the Executive Director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. The letter suggests CHIR is "aiding and abetting criminal conduct" in connection with the LA protests, and demands that the organization preserve various categories of documents related to their work.

A grim new development - Sen. Hawley attempting to leverage the LA protests to investigate & intimidate an immigrant rights group...

ICE arrests of immigrants with no criminal records are spiking. (Hat-tip to @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social on the data.) I wrote about how this overlaps with the "we didn't vote for this" discourse.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov 📷Photos from today’s ICE Los Angeles immigration enforcement operation. Below are two photos. One shows a guy with a POLICE vest handcuffing someone. Next to him is a guy in military fatigues carrying a rifle.

Full photo. A guy with a POLICE vest handcuffs someone, alongside another guy in a plate carrier with his face half covered. Next to him is a guy in military fatigues carrying a rifle, no face covering.

Full photo. A guy with a POLICE vest handcuffs a different person., alongside another guy in a plate carrier with his face fully covered. Next to them are three men in military fatigues carrying a rifle. One of them is wearing a neck gaiter covering his face.

ICE appears to confirm that California National Guard are being used to provide security to ICE officers during immigration arrest operations.

LA Protests Live Updates: Mayor Bass Imposes Curfew for Parts of Downtown The restriction in Los Angeles came as the authorities tried to quell the protests that had been intensifying overnight. Demonstrations spread to at least two dozen cities.

The National Guard is accompanying Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on their operations in Los Angeles, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security. https://trib.al/3v9WTV3

Detained Man Says ICE Isn't Treating His Colon Cancer The Guatemalan man told officials that he had colon cancer when he first arrived at Otay Mesa Detention Center, according to his medical records.

I investigated a Guatemalan man's claims that ICE wasn't treating his colon cancer while holding him in custody. A review of his medical records shows it's clear that he told officials about his diagnosis when he entered Otay Mesa Detention Center beyondthebordernews.substack.com/p/detained-m...

How to Find a Loved One After a U.S. Immigration Arrest This guide will help you look for someone who was taken by immigration officers and may be facing deportation.

If your loved one was arrested or detained in a raid, learn about the next steps you can take to get in touch with them and help them through the legal process by visiting this resource from @nilc.org
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N.Y.P.D’s Cooperation With ICE Must Be Investigated, City Council Says The Council made reference to concerns about whether the police had violated New York’s sanctuary laws by sharing information with federal authorities.

The New York City Council requested that the city watchdog open an inquiry into how the NYPD under Mayor Eric Adams is sharing information with federal authorities amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Opinion | This Is What Autocracy Looks Like

"Public opinion, however, isn’t set in stone, which is why it’s important for everyone who has a platform — politicians, veterans, cultural and religious leaders — to denounce the administration’s authoritarian overreach."

Thanks, @michellegoldberg.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...

Some migrants detained in L.A. ICE raids have already been deported Lawyers and relatives of the immigrants detained in a series of workplace raids in Los Angeles were rushing to locate them and intervene before removal.

Incredibly important part of the story with LA protests www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/....

Miami-Dade will consider a proposal next Monday that will allow ICE to block the county from releasing public records about immigrants detained in county jails, effectively disappearing people. If you find this disturbing and believe in due process, go and speak out against it.

ICE arrested Elsy Noemi Berrios without cause or due process, damaging her car and traumatizing her family. America cannot be a country where this is considered acceptable.

Join us TODAY at 8pm ET to learn how to join the #DisappearedInAmerica day of action: buff.ly/ugCf3Lj

Free David Huerta, Rally Against ICE Raids I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!

The people of Los Angeles will rally on Monday, 6/9 to demand the release of everyone unjustly detained by ICE, like SEIU leader David Huerta, and an end to militaristic escalation on our communities.

Join us and @aclusocal.bsky.social at 11 AM in LA to call for an end to these human rights abuses.

In short: don’t let the absence of the words “Insurrection Act” fool you. Trump has authorized the deployment of troops anywhere in the country where protests against ICE activity might occur. That is a huge red flag for democracy in the United States. 19/19

Trump's ICE has detained another NYC public school student while at a routine immigration hearing. Taking children away from their families and education spreads fear, undermines public safety, and hurts our city.
 
This high schooler should be with his classmates and family.

Fellow Californians, here's who to call after today's ICE raids in LA:

1. Call your MOC: (202) 224-3121 (switchboard)
2. Call your STATE assemblymembers/senators: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
3. And call/email Newsom: www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...

Abrego Garcia indictment led top federal prosecutor in Tennessee to resign: Sources

Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.

"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"

Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division

SEIU California President David Huerta Injured, Detained at ICE Raid in Los Angeles Los Angeles - David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU- United Service Workers West was injured and detained at an ICE raid in Los Angeles today while exercising his First Amendment right to observe and document law enforcement activity. Tia Orr, Executive Director of SEIU California, made the following statement: "SEIU California members call for the immediate release of our President, David Huerta, who was injured and detained at the site of one of today's ICE raids in Los Angeles. He is now receiving medical attention while in custody. "We are proud of President Huerta's righteous participation as a community observer, in keeping with his long history of advocating for immigrant workers and with the highest values of our movement: standing up to injustice, regardless of personal risk or the power of those perpetrating it. "We call for an end to the cruel, destructive, and indiscriminate ICE raids that are tearing apart our communities, disrupting our economy, and hurting all working people. Immigrant workers are essential to our society: feeding our nation, caring for our elders, cleaning our workplaces, and building our homes."

BREAKING

The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.