Early in 2025 @kicamatos.bsky.social said, "the road to authoritarianism is paved with attacks on immigrants" and it's been echoing in my head every day since.

YouTube video by National Immigration Law Center Protect the First Domino: Stand with Immigrants

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Trump’s false claim that we’re “at war” gives him dangerous power to target immigrants and justify violence in our cities. It's a threat to our democracy.

Read NILC President Kica Matos' full @time.com op-ed: https://bit.ly/3XrxY3r

From the war torn streets of Portland…

The US immigration system is being militarized. Now is the time to stand up | Kica Matos Trump’s budget bill is turbocharging an already brutal enforcement operation. We must meet the moment

"If our government can pour boundless resources into hurting people, there is nothing radical or unrealistic in insisting that those same resources could be used to better all of our lives."

More from NILC President @kicamatos.bsky.social in @theguardian.com ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"I Need My Mother Back Home:" Hundreds Rally Downtown After ICE Raid It was supposed to be another school drop off, one of the last before summer break.

“Our message to ICE is clear. Leave our city. We don't want you in our schools. We don't want you in our places of worship. We don't want you in our hospitals. We don't want you in our streets." - NILC President @kicamatos.bsky.social‬

Make no mistake: what we are witnessing is a path toward authoritarianism. We must all come together and fight for our communities and our rights.

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I just asked Marco Rubio if he really thinks that Rümeysa Öztürk’s op-ed is a foreign policy threat to the United States.

He couldn’t even answer the question.

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

Authoritarianism in three acts.

📹: @meetthepress.com

Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants are an Attack on us All Kica Matos warns that an assault on immigrants' rights may be the opening step toward dismantling everyone's rights.

Detaining people without trial. Silencing dissent. Tracking undocumented immigrants. Trump is targeting immigrants to test the limits of power — & it's a dangerous step toward authoritarianism.

We can't stay silent. More from NILC President @kicamatos.bsky.social in her Time op-ed:

Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants are an Attack on us All Kica Matos warns that an assault on immigrants' rights may be the opening step toward dismantling everyone's rights.

Wake up, America!

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Kica Matos is the Recipient of the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship - Type Media Center

We’re proud to share that NILC President Kica Matos has been awarded the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship! ✨

This honor recognizes bold leaders driving meaningful change—and Kica’s unwavering commitment to justice, democracy, and immigrants' rights exemplifies exactly that.
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🎉 We just won 2 Webby Awards!

Our Freedom to Thrive Podcast was honored *twice* in the “Podcasts – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging” category.

Huge thanks to our community for tuning in, voting, and amplifying immigrants' stories. We couldn’t have done it without you 💛
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"Imagine what the Civil Rights Movement would have looked like, if MLK had looked at opinion polling and said, nevermind, let’s pack it up, people love anticommunism, let’s pivot to that."

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

So many of our dreams are made possible thanks to the courage and strength of the women in our lives.

In their honor, let's pay it forward.

#WomensHistoryMonth

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

A Gutless Wonder.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage — theonion.com/chuck-schume...

When the history of this time is written down, the cowardice will be remembered as much as the fascism

Homunculus Loxodontus

All I'm saying is, if you ran a campaign on democracy being at stake and democracy lost, isn't it time to be massively freaking out instead of doing this

Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the U.S. illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution.

The Trump admin's proposed registry forces undocumented immigrants to register or face fines and prosecution, echoing past injustices where governments targeted communities by race or origin.

Forced registries only harm our communities.

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“This is a moment of real authoritarianism. It’s a dark moment in history, and we’re going to be asked, ‘What did you do?’”

Hundreds of constituents gathered outside the joint offices of @schumer.senate.gov and Kisten Gillibrand in New York City to tell them to Stand Up & Fight Back!
#StopTheCoup #VoughtNo
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An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.

Say it Loud!

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

Familia puertorriqueña habría sido llevada a centro de detención en Milwaukee Hermana de una de las detenidas alega que los arrestaron por hablar español.

A Public Service Announcement for the Puerto Ricans who insisted that Trump's policies would not affect them, or who said that this was all talk. In less than a week, ICE has detained Boricuas in Wisconsin and New Jersey. It will only get worse. Que desgracia.

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Please join Wren as we discuss the impact of Trump's new policies on the criminal legal and crimmigration space, featuring @jesspish.bsky.social, @kicamatos.bsky.social, Daniel Harawa, Miriam Gohara, and Candace Mitchell. RSVP: bit.ly/3Ed3bBh