if you’re canceling your Disney and worried about what your kids will watch…might i suggest supporting your local PBS station, which gets you streaming access to all their content via PBS passport
In Louisiana, merely helping to plan a protest that might impede traffic—even if the protest never comes—can land you with a conspiracy charge. If 25 or more people impede traffic in Florida, they can be charged with “rioting” and face 15 years.
When all protest is terrorism.
This is not the time to visit the US.
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
Last night Diego Luna gave a heartfelt speech about immigration and LA and what Trump gets wrong about it. Starts at 3:00 in this video and it’s worth your listen.
youtu.be/7726WoO7mTM?...
An estimated five million individuals may be in default on their federal student loans by September, representing a sizable shock to a fragile economy. (gift link)
Four years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would be the first state to build its own border wall, lawmakers have quietly stopped funding the project, leaving only scattered segments covering a small fraction of the border.
Together, the now rescinded policies laid out standards for detainees with heightened medical needs—requiring, for instance, access to water and food for pregnant people, ensuring privacy for breastfeeding mothers, and mandating diapers and unexpired formula be stocked in holding facilities.
Deportation is still brutal. It may seem less harmful to you, but immigrants still feel that it's punishment.
It still isn't too late for cities and counties to cut their police/sheriff budgets. It is by far the easiest and cheapest way to fight the mounting campaign of mass deportation.
important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:
Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
A federal judge has decided not to order temporary air conditioning be installed in all Texas prisons, allowing a lawsuit against the state to move forward while admitting that the problem will be costly to fix.
Lot of folks learning for the first time that criminal & immigration civil systems are interrelated but separate. This means:
- criminal contact like arrest can trigger deportation *even w/o* conviction
- deportability requires no criminal contact at all
- immigrants not provided lawyer in imm court
Trump signed an executive order to dismantle seven federal agencies: the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
Hindsight is 20/20
What a photo.
Green must be the start of something, not the end.
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
Venezuelans in the Miami suburb of Doral have been some of President Trump’s biggest proponents. Many feel betrayed after he revoked temporary protected status for thousands.
When Google announced it was complying with US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, many Mexicans responded with a laugh and a long, exhausted sigh.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed immigrant rights groups' fears that the Trump administration sees all undocumented immigrants as "criminals" and isn't just seeking to deport those who commit violent acts www.axios.com/2025/01/28/t... #immigration
Oh, per @nbcnews.com: Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship.
Note: Quakers were some of the earliest supporters of Sanctuary, even putting out a booklet on the topic in 1984 (it's still available). www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
On social media, several Navajo Nation tribal members say they have had their nationality questioned. The accounts are not verified but Navajos who live off the reservation say they are concerned about being swept up in raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On Oscar's nomination day @melvisacosta.bsky.social digs into Latino representation in film.
If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you
Mexico’s plan to receive thousands of its deported citizens from the U.S. — called "Mexico Embraces You" — seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. But some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them.
AOC 🔥🔥🔥
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
Immigration Law Unhinged, January 22, 2025, addresses Trump's early immigration moves which are not focused on criminal history.
Trump's early moves on immigration policy signal that DHS is likely to detain and forcibly remove more migrants without a criminal history just like during Trump’s first term. Read more at Immigration Law Unhinged open.substack.com/pub/ccgh/p/c...
