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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Forcing legal immigrants to leave the US & separate fr their families just 2 wait out endless green card backlogs is cruel & counterintuitive. It was never about “doing it the right way”—it’s about shutting the door entirely. A disaster for families & our economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/u...

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Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

When you see House Rs bemoaning mass deportation - Rep Salazar does that a lot - don't overlook their votes to keep funding mass deportation. Billions more Words are cheap. Votes matter www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

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Republicans unlock filibuster-skirting power to pump billions of dollars to ICE

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

"Calling Trump “the person” and saying he’s not even debating him—it’s all in Trump’s mind—is the kind of response that drives Trump crazy. Trump is really having a one-sided fight, his bullying not eliciting the kind of reaction he wants"

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Quoted in @RonBrownstein’s latest piece on how Trump’s mass deportation is playing out very differently across the country showing “an astounding disparity” which underlines “the political nature of the enforcement regime.” www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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Deportation in the Trump Era Is All About Location

If you’re an undocumented immigrant, where you live often determines your future.

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Yuna @yunao08.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

"It is fundamentally about the preservation of civil rights. Any effort to end birthright citizenship...comes at the grave cost of abridging those rights, echoing the dark era of Dred Scott, when human beings were treated as commodities." ✍️: @davidleopold.bsky.social

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The Fight Over Birthright Citizenship Heads to the Supreme Court

The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has very little to do with immigration at its core. It is fundamentally about the preservation of civil rights.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

“What was once a fringe proposal championed by restrictionists in Congress has now become a central legal and political battle reaching the highest court in the land,” writes former @aila.org president @davidleopold.bsky.social: americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/the-fight-...

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The Fight Over Birthright Citizenship Heads to the Supreme Court

The Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has very little to do with immigration at its core. It is fundamentally about the preservation of civil rights.

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

CHANGE OF PLANS—WE NEED YOU TO STAND AROUND AND DO NOTHING AT TERMINAL B

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Deploying ICE to do TSA’s job isn't a "security fix"—it’s a targeted intimidation tactic. Using immigration agents for routine travel checks creates a "show me your papers" environment that chills the rights of US citizens and LPRs alike. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/u...

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ICE to Augment Security at Airports Amid Partial Shutdown, Border Czar Says

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

HUGE. A victory for more than a quarter million Haitians with Temporary Protected Status. A significant majority of them entered the United States legally and have never been out of status since. Even the Trump admin isn't saying Haiti is a safe country for them to go back to.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

The Gravamen of the Disclosure

4. The gravamen of the disclosure is as follows:
a. By memorandum dated May 12, 2025 (“the May 12 Memo”), Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter into certain people’s homes without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency.

b. Specifically, in the May 12 Memo, the Acting ICE Director authorized ICE Agents to rely on Form I-205 (which is not a judicial warrant) to enter the residence of an alien subject to a final order of deportation, without consent, including by “a necessary and reasonable amount of force.”2c. While addressed to “All ICE Personnel,” in practice the May 12 Memo has not been formally distributed to all personnel. Instead, the May 12 Memo has been provided to select DHS officials who are then directed to verbally brief the new policy for action. Those supervisors then show the Memo to some employees, like our clients, and direct them to read the Memo and return it to the supervisor.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Have you ever wondered what you would do if you lived through an extraordinarily dangerous moment in history? You’re doing it now.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

This was inevitable. How many more families shattered, lives derailed, people lost before we finally say: enough! www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

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Federal Agent Shoots Woman Amid Minneapolis Crackdown

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Jews “have increasingly been targeted since the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. In Britain, a man attacked a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews. And American Jews have faced a year of violence. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...

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What We Know About the Shooting at Bondi Beach

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

“The US Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism & white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 US troops who died fighting in WW II — as a hate symbol..” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols

The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Trump really shivved JD Vance when he endorsed Tucker's interview w/Nick Fuentes, who had been mocking Vance and making racist comments about his wife. Trump basically dumped the Fuentes mess on him. @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social nails the dynamics in this exchange: newrepublic.com/article/2033...

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Listening to Va Gov-elect Abigail Spanberger’s magnanimous victory speech, thanking her opponent for her service and reaching out to those who didn’t vote for her. Tears in my eyes remembering what real American leadership looks like.

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Ashley DeAzevedo @afuashley.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

ABC News featured Jenni Rivera’s story of losing her and her kids losing their husband and father to self deportation today. Please watch this video and sit with the agonizing reality that our members at American Families United face right now. abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/vid...

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

🧐 ALSO: Jeanine Pirro says district residents can carry rifles and shotguns in DC. Think this will work out? 🧾 Jeanine Pirro's office ends D.C. rifle and shotgun felony prosecutions policy share.google/cizgtCuSI4cD... 🧾 National Guard troops in DC are now armed: Official is.gd/wOJM4S

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Jeanine Pirro says people who carry rifles, shotguns in DC will no longer face felony charges

Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., will no longer slap people with felony charges for possession of rifles or shotguns in the nation's capital.

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

"A year has passed, and I still can't understand that you aren't here," said Eden's mother, Shirit Yerushalmi, at the ceremony in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Cemetery. "Not a day goes by when I don't think of you, about your big heart and the way you loved life." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Friends and family gather to remember Eden, a year after she was killed in captivity

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Putin gets applause and a limo ride. Gazan children get refused medical visas. Who’s more of a national security threat? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...

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U.S. Pauses Visitor Visas for Gazans After Right-Wing Outcry

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/08/2025

Good morning. Trump is protecting Epstein files. The confederacy lost and they were traitors, mRNA vaccines are the future, cops shouldn’t wear masks, Trump cut taxes for the rich and ripped benefits from the poor. Have a weekend

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

The administration’s deportation playbook reads like a dystopian travel guide—CECOT, South Sudan, torture included. But when lawyers push back, suddenly we’re the problem? Sorry, zealous advocacy isn’t a crime. Yet. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

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‘This is sending a message’: DOJ moves to sanction lawyer who took pro bono deportation case

The move comes after Trump directed the department to seek to sanction lawyers “who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation.”

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Dean Cain joining ICE during masked raids is peak method acting. From Superman to “I am only following orders.” Looks like “truth, justice and the American way” got deleted from the script 🤔 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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Former Superman actor Dean Cain reveals he’s becoming an Ice agent to support Trump’s mass deportation agenda

The actor will be sworn in ‘ASAP’ amid the federal agency’s recruitment drive and unprecedented immigration raids that have sparked protest across the US

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

“Pope Leo XIV urged the public to see migrants and refugees as “messengers of hope” on Friday, as the Trump administration focuses on mass deportation efforts in the pontiff’s former home country.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Pope Leo reflects on migrants and refugees as ‘messengers of hope’

Pope Leo showed a special interest in the well-being of immigrants during his work before the papacy and has been described as the “first modern immigrant pope.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/07/2025

"I don't believe the polls" -- Homan on polls showing a majority of American oppose Trump's deportation policies

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The Israel Medical Association demands humanitarian aid be brought into Gaza. "Harm to innocent people approaching aid hubs in Gaza must be avoided. There'a a serious concern international law is being breached."

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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

“Americans are recoiling,” almost 60% oppose Trump’s attempt to take away birthright citizenship. 📺 @davidleopold.bsky.social joined CNN Newsroom to explain how Trump’s policies are shredding our constitutional rights.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Masked enforcement by ICE agents isn’t just alarming—it’s legally dubious and ethically indefensible. It undermines identification laws, invites impersonation risks, and chips away at public trust. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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ICE chief stands by mask use in immigration raids, despite criticism

There is no constitutional protection or ban on immigration agents wearing masks or face coverings. ICE acting head Todd M. Lyons defended the practice.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

A former ICE official warns new hires may include Proud Boys & insurrectionists. With Trump expanding ICE & gutting oversight, this isn’t reform—it’s weaponization. Civil liberties aren’t just eroding. They’re being bulldozed. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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A Former ICE Official Is Worried That the Agency Is About to Go on a Hiring Spree of Proud Boys

“What self-respecting person who wants a meaningful career in law enforcement would go to work" at ICE "right now, knowing the way [it] comports itself?"

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

ICE can’t just snatch people off the street. ✅ Must have reason to believe the person committed a federal offense or is unlawfully present. ✅ Must get a warrant—unless escape risk. ✅ Must ID themselves and state the reason for arrest. Due process isn’t optional. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

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Video: Documenting L.A.’s Surge in Immigration Arrests

Jennifer Medina, a political reporter at The New York Times who is based in Los Angeles, speaks with a witness who recorded an immigration raid near a Home Depot.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

From Hopium: - Stopping Trump's tariff madness - Judge reins in ICE in LA - Dude ain't no Superman, he's a big, blubbery babyman - New interviews w/@philweiser.bsky.social @davidleopold.bsky.social @taraemcg.bsky.social @charlesgaba.com @slotkin.senate.gov 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-dan...

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Trump's Dangerous Tariff Madness, A Judge Restrains ICE in LA, "It's A War on Due Process" - My Conversation With David Leopold

Lots of meaty conversations for your weekend viewing and listening pleasure

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

BREAKING: Massive ICE raid ongoing at a farm in Camarillo, Ventura County, CA. Local news reports that an unknown number of workers have been detained. Almost 20% of US strawberries come from the county. US food supply at risk from Trump’s fascist thugs & Stephen Miller’s quota.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Forget gators. The real threats are mosquito-borne viruses that can cause irreversible brain damage. No treatment. No escape. Add hurricanes, and it’s a human rights crisis waiting to unfold. This isn’t immigration enforcement. It’s performative punishment. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Heat, storms, mosquitoes the big threats at Alligator Alcatraz, experts say

Florida’s hastily constructed detention camp in the Everglades, which began processing immigrants late this week, has been praised by President Trump.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Trump is talking about deporting US citizens “in the next chapter”.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

DOJ “leadership is directing its attorneys to prioritize denaturalization in cases involving naturalized citizens who commit certain crimes — and giving U.S. attorneys wider discretion on when to pursue this tactic, according to a June 11 memo published online.” www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...

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DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship

Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually us...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

In the CASA case hearing in Maryland over the orgs’ birthright citizenship EO case, DOJ’s Brad Rosenberg says they are not ready to say what the administration’s position is on the proper scope of the injunction in the New Jersey multistate litigation in Massachusetts after SCOTUS’s ruling Friday.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The Senate bill allocates $150b for immigration enforcement, incl $29.85b for ICE (more masked agents in full military gear arresting moms dads & kids), $46.5b for a border wall, $45b for detention of immigrants & $13.5b to state & local governments for immigration enf. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Tax Cuts, Student Loans, Medicaid: What’s in the Senate GOP’s Megabill

The GOP package includes tax reductions, Medicaid cuts and changes to student loans.

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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

This was posted by the US Department of Homeland Security on its X feed today.

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