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Harnessing the power of American voices to enact policy change that guarantees full labor, civil and political rights for immigrants and their families. www.AmericasVoice.org

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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 1h
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬' 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬. (EIRC) research projects "an average $2,152 annual Social Security loss starting in 2034 if the policies continue and Congress provides no additional revenue to close the funding gap." #EndTheICETax
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Trump’s immigration crackdown could slash Social Security by $2,152 a year, report warns. Can your retirement take it?
They argue it's “threatening the financial security of current and future retirees.”
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 6h
What if you see ICE at the polls? (Don't worry! Read on for the plan!) @indivisible.org roped me in to design and illustrate a new zine! Check it out in this 🧵 - and visit linktr.ee/wewillvote to sign up for the Election Protection Program and find all the resources you need!
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Image shows pen and ink drawings of an ICE agent peeking around one side of the word ICE and a determined looking person holding up a cell phone as if to record peering around the other side.
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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 2h
📍 𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐀: Approximately 500 people in a Georgia immigration detention camp are on a hunger strike, protesting conditions at the facility as well as what they say are violations of asylum protocols by US authorities, according to family members and legal representatives. #AbuseofPowerWatch
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Approximately 500 participate in hunger strike at Folkston immigration detention center - The Current
Approximately 500 detainees at a private ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, launched a hunger strike to protest poor living conditions and alleged asylum protocol violations while awaiting judicial he...
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The Legal Aid Society @legalaidnyc.bsky.social · 2h
“ICE’s egregious actions violate fundamental principles of every legal structure that constrains its conduct and authority — the Constitution, the statutory and regulatory framework, and even its own internal policies." documentedny.com/2026/10/14/belgal-…
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Lawyers for man shot by ICE say agents didn't identify themselves in Marble Hill shooting
Lawyers for the man shot by ICE agents in Marble Hill last week are seeking his release, arguing in a newly filed court petition that federal agents never identified themselves before opening fire.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2h
As ICE is terrorizing California’s Central Valley, one gas station owner has been preparing and delivering food directly to his farmworker customers. "For Mohammed, delivering meals is one way to show farmworkers they have not been forgotten.” kmph.com/news/local/c...
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Cutler gas station owner delivers meals to farmworkers amid immigration enforcement fears
As fears surrounding immigration enforcement grow across the Central Valley, one local business owner is finding a way to support farmworkers, one meal at a tim
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19h
Reminder: NO KINGS. October 17th. 👑🚫
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New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) @thenyic.bsky.social · 3h
Our neighbors deserve to live without fear of being torn from their loved ones and no one should be left in detention without access to the medical care they need. #FreeThemAll www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/14/…
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ICE Had No Valid Warrant Ahead of Shooting, Attorneys Allege, as Belgal Is Held in Solitary
In a new court filing, Belgal’s attorneys say he’s being denied adequate medical care with a bullet still lodged in his neck.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 3h
For immigrant families, economic pressures are intensified by a broader climate of fear and uncertainty created by changing immigration policies and enforcement practices. New research from CSSP + @kidspartnership.bsky.social examines how these policies undermine children’s health and wellbeing. ⤵️
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Through Their Eyes: How Immigration Enforcement Is Undermining the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Families - Center for the Study of Social Policy
How is immigration enforcement affecting children’s health? California community health workers share what they’re seeing, plus policy recommendations.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5h
“If they’re doing this to us in broad daylight, if they’re doing this to clergy in front of cameras, what in the world is going on inside that detention center that has no oversight?” asked one faith leader who witnessed the admin’s attack on Rev. David Black last year: news.wttw.com/2025/10/28/f...
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Faith Under Fire: Chicago Religious Leaders Talk ICE Presence
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, released a statement on immigration last week. “Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants,” Cupich said. Here’s where four more of Chicago’s fa...
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 5h
Under Trump's mass deportation agenda, "anyone has been fair game – no matter their legal status or citizenship," write @tusk81.bsky.social + @yunao08.bsky.social. From unjust detentions and racial profiling to brutal deaths to economic harm, the abuses of power are widespread.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
The Trump Record on Mass Deportation: Year One
Unchecked violence, unaccountable to the rule of law, un-American by any measure of honor and decency. Part one of a two-part series.
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Refugee Council USA @rcusa.bsky.social · 6h
Mass deportation comes at a cost for everyone: citizens as well as newcomers. A new report shared by America’s Voice shows the impact of immigration enforcement on communities across the country.
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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 7h
ICE needs to get out of San Diego. They’re terrifying our community and not making anyone any safer. If you’re stopped or arrested by ICE, know your rights: sarajacobs.house.gov/immigration.
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Community members report increase ICE presence in San Diego County
Unión del Barrio reports a surge in ICE arrests in areas like El Cajon & City Heights. How is this operation affecting local residents?
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 7h
More about ICE's shooting of Oscar Belgal in Bronx: Agents didn't have proper warrant After they shot Belgal, his son began yelling that masked men killed his dad Belgal is now in solitary The left side of his face is numb He can't hear from one ear www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/14/i...
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ICE Had No Valid Warrant Ahead of Shooting, Attorneys Allege, as Belgal Is Held in Solitary
In a new court filing, Belgal’s attorneys say he’s being denied adequate medical care with a bullet still lodged in his neck.
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Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) @cliniclegal.bsky.social · 6h
Join us in 2 weeks for an important interfaith gathering that will bring together faith leaders, legal practitioners, advocates, and scholars to explore immigration through the shared values of human dignity, welcome, and justice. ➡️ www.cliniclegal.org/training/vir...
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 8h
“To be able to represent your culture and celebrate where you come from is a beautiful thing.” #HispanicHeritageMonth
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
How do we change the narrative on immigration? By recognizing the contributions immigrants make to our country. Our ED @vcardenas.bsky.social joined the Impacto AZ podcast to discuss why we need to move beyond the distorted narratives about immigrants and recognize their contributions to the U.S.
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Changing the Narrative on Immigrants
YouTube video by ImpactoAZ
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"Belgal was booked into MDC-Brooklyn on Friday after he was transported from ICE custody in Newark, NJ, according to a federal prosecutor." "'He remains in pain. He told us he still has a bullet in his body,' said Paige Austin, another lawyer with Make the Road NY who is representing Belgal."
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Judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE agents in Marble Hill
On Friday, a federal judge barred the government from deporting the 28-year-old, granting a petition filed by immigration advocates.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
#HispanicHeritageMonth may come to a close, but celebrating shouldn't be limited to one month. In a guest blog, our fall intern Maria Luisa Mejia-Tizatl shares a reflection on cultural pride, belonging & the importance of embracing where we come from. americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/hispanic-h...
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
"By 2034, retirees’ benefits may be cut by 8.6 percent, or an average of $2,152 per year, as a result of the loss of tax revenue caused by the deportation campaign." #EndTheICETax truthout.org/articles/tru...
The average retiree's benefit could be cut by $2,152 per year starting in 2034 if current policies continue.

Source: Economic Insights and Research Consulting, October 2026
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MoveOn @moveon.org · 14/10/2026
Share to make it loud and clear: Every. Single. Vote. Counts.
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz @wassermanschultz.house.gov · 14/10/2026
I returned to the Miramar ICE facility for another surprise oversight visit. While the conditions are still unsafe and unhygienic, it's clear that public pressure is yielding results. I'll keep fighting to rein in this dangerous, unconstitutional abuse of our neighbors.
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Nayna Gupta @naynagupta.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
As ICE shootings continue with impunity, this month Renée Good’s family filed two lawsuits challenging the federal immunity that protects ICE & its agents from accountability--my analysis of these explosive claims👇🏽 www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/enforcement/...
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Renée Good’s Family Files Lawsuits Challenging Federal Immunity as ICE Shootings Continue - American Immigration Council
The family of Renée Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE officer this year, filed two lawsuits against the government and Trump officials.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/10/2026
We stand with Indivisibles and their partners in Brooklyn, and beyond, demanding ICE OUT of our communities. Free Oscar Belgal. Free them all.
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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
We have been coming weekly to MDC to stand in community with our detained neighbors, now including Oscar Belgal, shot in front of his 5 year old & now being held in solitary. Pressing our hands to the wall holding them away from their families & raising our voices in solidarity. @indivisible.org
100s of people pressing their TVhands to the wall of MDC
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Padre Vidal said he will "continue serving as a standby guardian as long as families need him — and will help recruit others." “There are many immigrants who don’t have anyone in their family, and they need a person or a family who can volunteer to protect these children who are left defenseless"
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Who cares for children of deported parents? This priest has signed up to take on 31.
This Takoma Park priest has agreed to be the standby guardian for 31 children amid the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign to expel immigrants.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"Peters noted the influx of immigrant labor into rural Minnesota was temporarily offsetting the declining populations." “And the interesting thing is, in 2025, which is the last year we have data from, that level of growth rate has been cut by 55 to 60% due to immigration enforcement," he said.
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Hidden on a Minnesota farm, an immigrant weighs fear here against danger at home
Despite the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, immigrants in the country illegally continue to work in agricultural jobs, including one man who fled political violence in Nicaragua and w...
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Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) @ivey.house.gov · 09/10/2026
I am heartbroken by the death of Julián Curo-Churata, a Laurel resident, husband, and father who died in ICE custody far from his family. My prayers are with his loved ones. His family deserves answers, and the American people deserve accountability and transparency.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 10/10/2026
This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (October 10, 2026) austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...
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This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (October 10, 2026)
Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“I just want us to take a moment to think about Oscar Belgal tonight, and I want us to think and remember to just look after each other,” said Harry Styles. “... it’s up to us to make the world a place that we want to see and give to our children.”
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Harry Styles pays tribute to Oscar Belgal after ICE shooting: "Remember to just look after each other”
Harry Styles has paid tribute to Oscar Belgal after he was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
People power becomes voter power when we make a plan and actually show up. Know your options. Vote early. October 17 belongs to every eligible voter who refuses to let democracy become a spectator sport. Find an event near you. #VoteEarlyForNoKings
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Find An Event Near You
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"When I’ve called America home, I can [now] joyously say that I am here to stay" In our new guest post, @npnewamericans.bsky.social shares Nicole Solis-Sison’s 27-year journey to U.S. citizenship and her excitement to vote for the first time. americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/citizenshi...
New Guest Blog

Citizenship Month May Be Over, But Our Fight to Defend It Isn't

americasvoicecnn.substack.com

Photo courtesy of Houston Endowment
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ACLU @aclu.org · 13/10/2026
We can't keep paying the human and economic costs of the Trump administration's mass deportation crusade. A broad path to citizenship would create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, generate an estimated $1.7 trillion in GDP growth, and raise wages for everyone. It's the right move for all of us.
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Trump’s Deportation Agenda Is Worsening Affordability
A new report from the ACLU and AFL-CIO shows how mass deportations are killing jobs, raising prices, and harming businesses.
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Tom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
ICE Air Africa - So far 2 third country removals reported by @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"Federal immigration agents have killed nine and injured 13 others in at least 30 shootings during the second Trump administration"
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Federal immigration agents have shot at dozens of people during Trump's deportation crackdown. Here's what we know.
Map shows that DHS agents have carried out at least 30 shootings during the President's second term, killing nine and injuring 12.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 13/10/2026
José has labored in love building homes for folks across Massachusetts, but now his life & livelihood have been destabilized. Stories like his are why we're pushing the Trump Admin to extend TPS for El Salvador—to protect our neighbors who contribute so much to our communities.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Indigenous peoples have always been part of this country’s story. This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor them, their cultures, their histories, and their contributions to our communities.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the admin. wanted" “Miller certainly seemed to make that point to everyone that he wanted it to be cruel." Cruelty will always be the point.
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Stephen Miller Wants ICE Facilities to Be Intentionally Inhumane
The cruelty is the point.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights
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Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE DOES NOT KEEP US SAFE. #ICEOUT
ICE does not keep us safe.
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
People are picked up on their way to work, handcuffed, and taken to a warehouse, leaving their families searching for answers. There is something deeply disturbing about treating human beings like something to be stored away.
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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 "As the supply of workers in the most affected industries has declined, the prices of the goods and services they produce have risen—contributing mightily to the nation’s affordability crisis.” #EndTheICETax
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From Sky-High Grocery Bills to a Massive Social Security Cut, New Report Exposes Economic Pain of Mass Deportations
"As the supply of workers has declined, the prices of the goods and services they produce have gone up—contributing substantially to the nation's affordability crisis."
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“ICE’s violent tactics are a clear danger to all New Yorkers, as today’s shooting in a residential neighborhood demonstrates,” said @heyitsmurad.bsky.social. “This incident is another reminder of the unchecked, rampant violence ICE has been spreading throughout our communities.”
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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
📍𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊: ICE agents shot a man in his car while a child was also in the car. The victim is at least the 25th person to suffer gun violence at the hands of federal immigration officers. @repespaillat.bsky.social attempted to see the victim, but was denied by ICE. #AbuseofPowerWatch
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ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says
A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Economic Impacts of Trump Administration Immigration Policy report underscore how "recent federal policies revoking immigrants’ legal protections or targeting them for enforcement have had dire effects on the nation’s affordability crisis and job market" econirc.com/impacts-oct-...
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“We are just beginning to see the harms in terms of what is happening here domestically. But the impacts of these policies, of these efforts, are going to be long-lasting. And I think that is by design,” @vcardenas.bsky.social, executive director of America's Voice told @theguardian.com.
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Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year
New report on economic cost of anti-immigration campaign projects 8.6% reduction in retirement payments by 2034
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 08/10/2026
In the Bronx, just now, near the Marble Hill Metro-North station. Also: “City officials have been told ICE has been using a nearby Target parking lot on 225th Street as a staging area.”
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An ICE officer shot and wounded a man today around 4:00 in Manhattan. Exact details are still coming in. I'm not seeing any further information other than that the man is at a hospital now.
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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
From another death in ICE custody to a report revealing 506 U.S. citizens have been detained to a new tactic for separating families, this week’s #AbuseOfPowerWatch newsletter documents the escalating consequences of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. More from @yunao08.bsky.social ⤵️
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Abuse of Power Watch - October 8th
A weekly collection of articles and stories of the federal government's abuses of power.
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