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Tufts student detained for writing op-ed denied bail by US immigration judge Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was seized in Massachusetts by plainclothes agents and spirited to Louisiana detention center

If it can happen to Rümeysa Öztürk, it can happen to anyone.

Rümeysa must be released now.

Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling over the exact definition of a concentration camp was a sign of a healthy society. “Studies of the past tell us that nitpicking the particular semantics […]

“Studies of the past tell us that nitpicking the particular semantics of the term ‘concentration camp’ as they pertain to a place the government is actively sending people with no criminal history is highly associated with national stability,” said historian Kristen Boyd
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Message from the Sackets Harbor Principal As the principal of these students, I need to speak plainly. Our three students who were taken by ICE were doing everything right. They had declared themselves to immigration judges, attended court on their assigned dates, and were following the legal process. They are not criminals. They have no ties to any criminal activity. They are loved in their classrooms. Their family has worked at the nearby "Old McDonald's" petting zoo and dairy farm for 15 years. They lived in a house on the same road as a home ICE had a warrant for. The fact that ICE went door to door is unfathomable. The fact that our students were handcuffed and put into the same van as the alleged criminal from down the street is unconscionable. When I think of my third grader's experience, my stomach twists and it is hard to breathe. We are in shock-and it is that shared shock that has unified our community in the call for our students' release. We are in direct communication with our students. Let me be clear: they are not "being medically evaluated." They are not being "questioned as potential victims." Calling a detention center by another name does not change what it is. We deserve better than spin and misinformation. My teachers and my students are already hurting. Please, think about how long every hour feels for a third grader in a detention center. The wait had already been too long a week ago. I have no other agenda. Please release my students and their mother back to our community. Jaime Cook Prek-12 Principal Sackets Harbor, NY

Three innocent children were taken by ICE - not for crimes, but as victims of the Trump regimes ethnic cleansing. Now they sit in a detention center, terrified and alone. No due process, no answers. Just desks still empty, teachers still waiting, classmates still asking why, & so much heartache.

To improve efficiency we are replacing due process with "Just trust me bro"

ICE using 'points system' to identify migrant gang members: What to know A form used by federal agents to determine Tren de Aragua membership was filed in court by the ACLU.

ICE is using a checklist, relying heavily on things like tattoos, to send people to a brutal prison in El Salvador.

Multiple people have been accused of alleged gang membership and deported without due process because of this unreliable system. We're taking legal action.

Trump administration concedes Maryland father from El Salvador was mistakenly deported and sent to mega prison | CNN Politics The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because ...

A Maryland father was wrongly deported without due process and is now trapped in a dangerous El Salvador prison, torn from his family.

ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.

Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers

Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty For All UnitedHealthcare Customers

Palestinian paramedics shot by Israeli forces had hands tied, eyewitnesses say Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime

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Comic strip on post-it notes Panel 1: a stick figure man says "Anyone who's transphobic can go FUCK themselves" Panel 2: a small rabbit says "even me?" Panel 3: The stick man runs towards the rabbit Panel 4: The stick man kicks the rabbit over the horizon

Forgot to post this here yesterdat but HAPPY TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY IF YOU DON’T FUCK WITH TRANS PEOPLE GET YOUR STUPID STANK ASS OFF MY PAGE

I love all of you and you’re valid af <3 <3 <3

TRANS RIGHTS MOTHERFUCKER

Cats stacked on top of each other in the pattern of the trans flag with the text “trans people will always exist”

#transdayofvisibility #tdov #trans

A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil | ACLU Khalil, who was unlawfully arrested in retaliation for his advocacy, details this violation of his free speech rights.

If the government is allowed to detain a lawful permanent resident like Mahmoud Khalil for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights, all of our free speech rights are at risk.

Read Mahmoud's message to the country, in his own words.

Thinking about this word all day today:

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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

U.S. to revoke legal status of more than a half-million migrants, urges them to self deport A total of 532,000 migrants from from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela entered the U.S. under the CHNV policy.

Ending protections for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela puts more than 500,000 people at risk of deportation.

These individuals used a legal pathway to seek safety here. Sending them back to countries plagued by violence is cruel and will put lives at risk.

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Death threats against judges are rising — and instead of dialing it back, the GOP is doubling down.

Even after Chief Justice John Roberts called the push for impeachment “not appropriate,” Republicans are pressing ahead. Just this week, House Republicans moved to impeach six federal judges.

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Covie @covie_93 Follow Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better

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People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.

A screenshot from a court filing reads, in part: "Julio Noriega is 54 years old, was born in Chicago, and is a U.S. citizen. On January 31, 2025, he was walking near the corner of Cermak Road and Harlem Avenue in Berwyn, Illinois, handing out his resume to local businesses. As he walked out of a Jiffy Lube, he was approached by ICE officers who grabbed and handcuffed him and put him into a van, without an opportunity to explain his citizenship. The officers drove Julio and others around for more than an hour before bringing him to an ICE processing center, where he remained, still handcuffed, for several more hours. All the while, Julio had a wallet containing identification that ICE had confiscated. The officers never showed Julio a warrant, and they did not ask him any questions to ascertain whether he was a noncitizen or a flight risk. After about 10 hours, ICE officers reviewed the contents of Julio’s wallet, realized he was a U.S. citizen, and released him with no money and no paperwork."

A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.

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It was fine when it was just genocide and apartheid, but this is where we draw the line.

Not even whiteness will keep people safe now.

These are bold and wild allegations from the FBI, which is moving to criminalize organizations like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA.

In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.

Black graphic with text "You're watching the most terrifying moment of my life. This felt like a kidnapping because it was: Officers in plainclothes — who refused to show us a warrant, speak with our attorney, or even tell us their names — forced my husband into an unmarked car and took him away from me. They threatened to take me too, even though we were calm and fully cooperating. For the next 38 hours after this video, neither I or our lawyers knew for sure where Mahmoud was being held. Now, he's over 1,000 miles from home, still being wrongfully detained by US immigration." The quote is attributed to Noor Abdalla, wife of Mahmoud Khalil.

President Trump can't punish and deport someone for their political beliefs.

Mahmoud Khalil has not been charged with a crime — he must be released immediately.

Feds Uncover Terabytes Of Free Speech During Raid Of Protestor’s Residence WASHINGTON—Following a daring operation that saw authorities seize the man’s property and detain him in an undisclosed location, FBI director Kash Patel announced Thursday that federal agents had uncovered 43 terabytes of free speech from local protestor Andrew Wyman’s residence. “Every American should be chilled to the core by the overwhelming display of constitutionally protected […]

“Every American should be chilled to the core by the overwhelming display of constitutionally protected speech we found on this deviant’s computer and phone,” Kash Patel said
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Over 90% of people detained by ICE are being held in private prisons.

No one should be lining their pockets off of people's detainment.

Hundreds of Jewish people and their and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting, “We want justice. You say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and, “Fight Nazis, not students!”

The ICE arrest of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil has spawned this immediate and ongoing civil disobedience.

…this is insane????