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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.

Washington Post.

The former private prison exec behind ICE’s immigrant detention surge
David Venturella, a veteran of private prison firm Geo Group, joined the Trump administration to help oversee an expansion of the immigrant detention system that’s benefiting his former employer.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

每条大街小巷，每个人的嘴里，见面第一句话，就是：Abolish ICE 🐴✨️🏮🍊🧧♥️

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Update: The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die. They say the man was just trying to get his meds. ICE guards shackled him Then they choked him. The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed

The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

You aren't safe until all of us are safe

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New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice @njaij.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

📍WE ARE IN TRENTON FOR THE FINAL VOTE ON THE IMMIGRANT PROTECTIONS PACKAGE! 💥Our powerful coalition has PACKED the Senate + Assembly chambers to show legislators that we are HERE. New Jerseyans need protections now! Our data, communities and trust depend on it. #njforall

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New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice @njaij.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

📍 POV: you’re part of a powerful coalition of advocates PACKING TRENTON to pass crucial protections for New Jersey’s most vulnerable communities. That’s right — we’re back, and we won’t quit until bills A6308/S5036, A6309/S5037, and A6310/S5038 are LAW 💥

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Mets please 2025 has been hard enough

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

After tonight’s Governor’s debacle— I mean debate—I’ll kick off @wnyc.org’s “30 Issues in 30 Days” tomorrow. Sanctuary policies are the first issue up for debate. Yes, including the Immigrant Trust Directive! Call in and say hi 🌞 📞212-433-9692 ⏰ 10 AM 📻 WNYC.org / 93.9 FM

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Also as an incredibly queer person who loves my queer kasama, Mikie: being trans is not a mental health issue @mikiesherrill.bsky.social

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

As someone who has received violently threatening phone calls and targeted for immigration work, it is incredibly out of touch for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social to suggest political violence only happens to politicians like her. @njaij.bsky.social closed our office last week due to credible threats.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Labubu is Gen Z’s Funko Pop. So excessive and wasteful.

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

@hankjohnson.house.gov took a moment during today’s House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing to demonstrate the strong support for @replamonica.bsky.social Great to see @njaij.bsky.social @maketheroadnj.bsky.social + other orgs and advocates 👏 #IStandWithMcIver

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New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice @njaij.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

We ask ALL Members of Congress to stand with @replamonica.bsky.social and against the posturing of the DOJ. We all have rights. And Congress has a right and authority to conduct oversight. 📝Write your rep NOW 🗽From NJ to beyond, we are calling for all #EyesOnICE 🔗 njaij.org/eyesonice

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Stand up to the Trump Administration. Stand with Rep. McIver and the New Jersey Four.

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New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice @njaij.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

📣 EXPLAINING DELANEY HALL: One week ago today, @rasjbaraka.bsky.social was arrested by ICE outside of Delaney Hall — a newly reopened immigrant detention center operated by multibillion-dollar private prison company GEO Group. 🧵 Learn more about Delaney Hall, GEO, and why this matters:

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New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice @njaij.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Today’s citation was issued by the city’s business administrator and health inspectors. Immediately behind the gates? Heavily armed guards who yesterday, took pictures of protestors and their cars. #ICEOUTOFNJ

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks some Alien Enemies Act removals in Texas-based case. The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday. New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...

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Breaking: Supreme Court blocks some Alien Enemies Act removals in Texas-based case

The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Now in my adult years, I have lived in NJ for a smidge longer than I lived in west TX where I was born and raised. One constant reminder of this is that my phone now autocorrects “honky tonk” to “honky TONY” — arguably one of the most Texan words subbed for the most Jersey word.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Just reminding the deadline — regardless of reason, no voter should miss out :)

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Last remarks to @ryanphaygood.bsky.social, probs the actually most popular person in the room. “Democracy is not a single action. Even if these candidates sound progressive, the accountability comes after Election Day. Hold that gov accountable, bc once in office they are the gatekeeper to change.”

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, our moderator, closes: “trickle down justice has never existed.” Quoting MLK: “the white backlash is nothing new, it’s the old prejudices that have always been there.” “There is a way out, we have a choice to make in June.”

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

It’s over yall. But the call to action doesn’t end. Tonight is the last day to change your party affiliation. NJ has closed primaries. We are 1 of 2 state races happening this year. If you saw this thread, no excuse not to check and update your affiliation: voter.svrs.nj.gov/register/per...

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Spiller: echoes Fulop’s comments on city leadership and municipal perspective, says he had the legislative Trenton experience as a labor leader too. “It’s not just understanding, it’s about trying to fundamentally change the dynamics and systems that prevent good work from happening.”

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Bramnick: “Let me address the throngs of republicans in the audience,” he quips to audience laughs. In all seriousness, we are at a threshold. We have to stand together to show respect and love.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sweeney: I know how to do sh*t in Trenton, no one else on this stage does. Neglects to mention he was part of the Trenton dynamic. “What’s going on is not ok, we need to stand up and speak out.”

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sherrill: in the spirit of defiance, I leave you with words of the caged bird sings. This makes the second Maya Angelou quote from Sherrill who was explicitly asked about the well being of Black women in NJ… so…. 😒

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

“This is unconventional times, we need an unconventional approach”

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Baraka: “I agree with Fulop about JC’s renaissance, I just believe that they are second best to Newark.” Anecdote about ICE kidnapping a Newark student, with the City’s advocacy, he was returned and is now a Newark public school teacher. Lists off ways he believes Newark leads NJ and the country.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Fulop: Jersey City is a renaissance story, we can make NJ transform too. We need a Governor who understands municipal law so we can get NJ’s 500+ municipalities in line.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Zeilinski: directs the audience to his website. Defers his extra time.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Closing remarks now. What a night. Moderator is being generous with time.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Baraka note that what other candidates propose is what he’s already doing as mayor. He flirts with some of the problematic framing above without getting too close to it.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Note that lots of folks bristle against this framing. Summer youth employment is a career path. Inactive and unemployed youth are not inherently criminal or dangerous. We can’t conflate the two. Ditto head start, tutoring — kids of Color aren’t prone to crime bc there aren’t enough activities.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sherrill: starts with past history in reentry work. Implicitly says no one is disposable, but in the framing of reentry, not prevention or interruption. “The last place we should put public dollars is Dept of Corrections. We need summer youth employment, mental health, headstart and tutoring.”

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sweeney: continues on an anecdote in Bridgeton about Black defendants vs Latino cops. Doesn’t seem to offer a solution except hire more diverse police.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sweeney: rebrands community violence interruption as “community policing.” Names representation as a problem — we need more diverse cops, not less cops. An audible groan emerges from stage left and someone stands up to leave.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Bramnick: let’s pay cops more so they do good instead of bad. One person in the audience claps loudly and abruptly stops, seems to realize they missed the point of the question itself.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

School to prison pipeline is an issue where Spiller owns and seems to shine. He’s good about talking about generational impacts and systems harm.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Spiller: recalls a childhood conversation between himself and his mother about police discrimination. Echoes earlier comments about bias and accountability. “We need to weed those who aren’t willing to change out of the system, and we need to address how we reintegrate people returning from jail.”

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Zeilenski: we have privatized incarceration so that police, like everything else, operate on profit. Zeilenski seems great at naming the problems, not always landing the way forward

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Fulop is first to answer: Talks about diversity recruitment tactics. Attempts to change the policing model. It’s notable that Mayor Fulop’s PD killed Andrew Washington who was in need of mental health support. The proposals sound great. But JCPD shot him in his home.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Next question: police use of force. ICYMI: cops keep killing people, in NJ and beyond. Moderator talks about positive existing models and community violence intervention investments. How do we take a police-last approach?

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Bramnick: shouts out Tammy Murphy — this has been an ongoing issue for him. Demonstrates his ability to work across the party divide.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Bramnick: I was going to yield my time to Baraka but I realized that wouldn’t be good for my party. “Jokes aside, this is a serious. Insurance approval can be more stressful than the diagnosis itself.” Wow I hope everyone remembers their anti-corporate remarks when Trenton is in session next week.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sweeney: this is also about pollution and environmental racism. There’s things we can do and step up to, there’s plenty of data and we don’t need more. This is serious, the numbers are out but we need to put the resources to work.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

We already have the data FWIW…. Black people are dying because of medical racism across the board and especially in birthing and reproductive care

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Sherrill: we need data, we need resources to know what’s happening. The audience audibly groans which is… interesting. Sherrill references her own childbirth experiences.

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Don’t talk to ICE @amytorres.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

“Just because Black women endure so much in America, doesn’t mean they should be forced to endure it when giving birth.” Sheesh.

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