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Frontera Federation

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We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit anchored at the US-Mexico border. We empower communities for justice and health equity through organizing, advocacy, and community-driven support, addressing migration and policing at the US-Mexico border and beyond.

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Laura76574 @laura76574.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
www.texastribune.org/2026/07/24/t... Hooray for Presidio!
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Small Texas town is fighting Trump’s border wall plan
Presidio has sued the federal government, arguing that a border wall could cause flooding in the town of 3,200 residents.
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Noticias Telemundo @noticiastelemundo.com · 21/07/2026
Desde México, adonde se autodeportó luego de que estuvo en un centro de detención, migrante cuenta que los agentes llegaron después de una parada de tráfico y lo sacaron por la fuerza del auto en el que viajaba. tlmdo.co/4hpJVSs
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"Yo pensé que me iban a disparar": así fue el arresto de un inmigrante por agentes de CBP en Arizona
Desde México, adonde se autodeportó luego de que estuvo en un centro de detención, Jesús Ortíz Vásquez cuenta que los agentes llegaron después de una parada de tráfico y lo sacaron por la fuerza del a...
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HispanTV @hispantv.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🇲🇽 Autoridades violan derechos humanos a familia migrante en México ➡️Miles de migrantes permanecen varados en la Frontera Sur de México por falta de documentos y piden respeto a sus derechos humanos. 🎙Lizeth Coello, Chiapas México.
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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📱 Using your #RightToRecord! In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention. For this & other resources, visit: weprotectusny.org
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Callinectes Sapidus @csapidus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Texas nun detained by ICE speaks out for first time: ‘It was very heartbreaking for me’
Sister Leticia Ugboaja says she went into a cold sweat as ICE officers approached her in McAllen on her way to church
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"Who the hell stores that kind of equipment (the buoys) in a floodplain?" Laredo City Councilor and Webb County landowner speaking after the San Ygnacio event in Zapata County
Woman in blue speaking to community members standing on the bulldozed banks of the Rio Grande, one landowner holding a sign saying No Border Wall
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"You don't want to be complicit in this when disaster strikes" Elsa Hull speaking to her San Ygnacio neighbors and landowners in Zapata County.
Confident woman in yellow shirt speaking to a group of people with maps and photographs of denuded riverbank next to her. Black and yellow sign reading San Ygnacio Strong behind her
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"As far as I can tell, all the border barrier construction is in this red zone. It's guaranteed to flood spectacularly" Chip Briscoe speaking in San Ygnacio to his neighbors and friends about the risk to their homes and property
Chip Briscoe gesturing at a map of the Rio Grande floodplain with a thick band in red
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Nailed it with this Ike quote: "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed,” he said. “This world in arms is not spending money alone."
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JoseyRider @joseyrider.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"Members of at least three Native American communities, [...]live in areas affected by wall construction. These communities include the Lipan Apache of south Texas, the Kickapoo Tribe in the Eagle Pass area and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in the El Paso area of west Texas."
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The Texas-Mexico Border Wall - Affected Communities
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I feel like there's something in the constitution about religion. It's at the tip of my tongue. Person, woman, man, camera, TV. Oh I've got it! The right to worship freely! My goodness, it's the very first amendment. You'd think that would be enough to protect a religious site.
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Wilson Dizard III @wpd3.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
After nearly a month in Texas, cross-country cyclist Lach is in New Mexico. He left his mark in Texas and on our hearts! www.instagram.com/p/DbKSaV6DlJ...
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Drives in West Texas are phenomenal. Great roads, open landscapes, they're amazing for getting your thoughts in order. Be sure to stop in Marfa while you're out that way
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Frustrating thing about all these situations: we have laws in place for very good reasons. Our safety regulations are written in blood. And DHS shows up and waives them all. It's good to see Presidio saying no to the federal bullies
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Jason Buch @jlbuch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Puerto Verde Global Trade Bridge is being pitched as an ultra-modern international port that will transform trade with Mexico. But residents of Eagle Pass are leery of the project in part because its leader has spent more that $2M to win political support www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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How a trucking magnate's quest to transform Eagle Pass set off a political fight
Ruben Garibay's push for a new trade bridge has won support from U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and other powerful leaders. But local critics worry it's a boondoggle.
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This just in: the Texas Military Department is putting containers back onto the banks of the Rio Grande and have plans to reinstall the concertina wire in Maverick County. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's going to take all of us speaking up for what we care about to get this insanity to stop. Here's a good place to start:
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Not sure how to reach your elected officials? Showing up at their local office is effective, sending a letter via @resist.bot is faster and easier. Better yet, let's do both!
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
One of the best ads out there says "Always give 100% Except when donating blood" But 100% of us should be donating a pint, that's only 8% of our blood volume
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Quick reminder that charges are still pending against San Ygnacio landowner Elsa Hull. If they'll do this to a white landowner on private property in the middle of the morning, what will they do to you?
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RGV Biz Journal @rgvbizjournal.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A former Walmart near the Port of Brownsville — once a shelter for migrant children — could become the RGV's 2nd data center. Public hearing set for Aug 6 at Brownsville City Hall. Open question: can utilities handle the extra load? tinyurl.com/47pd33uu #Brownsville #DataCenter #RGV
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"We are the stewards of our democracy, and stewardship involves documenting the gap between the “official narrative” of economic progress and the “physical reality” of the staging grounds for border deterrence infrastructure emerging in our communities" open.substack.com/pub/frontera...
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Private Companies Profit From Border Barriers at the Expense of Our Communities
Eagle Pass wall, buoy, and bridge projects are undemocratic and environmentally harmful
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Buoys under a bridge on Puerto Verde property. The Puerto Verde project has the potential to totally transform Maverick County, but they got greedy,decided to totally cut the county out of any potential toll revenue, ignore the concerns of neighbors www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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Date and time 
July 20, 2026 at 6PM

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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This quote! "We do about $1.2 million in commerce every minute here at the World Trade Bridge,” he said. “And it’s impacting business and commerce that goes back and forth between the two countries.” www.theborderchronicle.com/floods-expos...
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Floods Expose Dangers of Trump’s $3 Billion Rio Grande Buoy Barrier Plan
As floodwaters swept hundreds of one-ton border buoys downstream, international bridges closed, commerce slowed, and officials struggled to get answers from DHS about a project advancing despite local...
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
HEARING UPDATE: Presidio Municipal Development District v. DHS today 9AM Call: 1-833-990-9400 Meeting ID: 011366756
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Questions we're fielding along the Rio Grande today after the buoy debacle:
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kgnsnews.bsky.social @kgnsnews.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
On Sunday, July 19, floodwaters along the Rio Grande started slowly receding, but a National Weather Service flood warning remains in effect through Monday evening.
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Rio Grande flood levels receding, warning remains through Monday
On Sunday, July 19, floodwaters along the Rio Grande started slowly receding, but a National Weather Service flood warning remains in effect through Monday evening.
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Stef Schrader @hoonofthe.day · 20/07/2026
The still-a-thing, no-it-was-not-quashed, the-feds-keep-lying-about-it Big Bend border wall really could be summed up by that screenshot of "[Everyone disliked that.]" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘I’ve never worked with so many conservatives’: the Texans fighting the Big Bend border wall
Residents across party lines say Trump’s proposed wall threatens their homes, livelihoods and wilderness along the Rio Grande
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BanmarNJ @banmarnj.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Dislodged buoys prompt closures of World Trade Bridge in Laredo State buoy string not dislodged in Eagle Pass, 'still in place'
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Dislodged buoys prompt closures of World Trade Bridge in Laredo
The World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, the busiest inland commercial port on the Southwest border, was temporarily shut down this weekend as giant cylindrical federal buoys piled up under the bri…
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
On Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic. Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic. Money managers should DIVEST from $GEO $CXW www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
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This N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICE
Two N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Reports coming in that each of border murder buoys is worth USD$2,300 as scrap metal. Maybe it won't be so hard to get them cleared off the Rio Grande. www.facebook.com/share/v/1DEB...
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“What a holy mess,” Cigarroa said. “The crazy heavy newer buoys on the river was totally preventable.” Keep reading this thread for ideas of what to do next: www.borderreport.com/border-repor...
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Border buoys dislodged and floating down Rio Grande toward Laredo, Texas
At least 120 giant border buoys weighing about one ton each on Friday were floating uncontrolled down the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, toward the South Texas border town of Laredo due to floo…
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Just a reminder - the buoys in this photo are illegally on land owned by the City of Eagle Pass. They were given notice to vacate and did nothing until the waters started rising.
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sdardh.bsky.social @sdardh.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
www.theborderchronicle.com/breaking-new... What does millions of dollars floating away, literally, toward the Gulf of Mexico look like?
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Breaking News: Laredo on Alert as Trump's Buoys Cause Chaos on the Rio Grande, Close International Bridges
Hundreds of massive orange buoys staged for a controversial DHS floating barrier project broke free near Eagle Pass and are now drifting toward Laredo, threatening bridges, commerce, drinking water su...
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Auntie Social @auntiesocial.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If you're arresting people at the airport on their way OUT of the country, your goal.was never border security. It's filling for-profit concentration camps.
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"These buoys are a human rights violation in the water and a public hazard on land," said Amérika García Grewal, Co-Director of Frontera Federation. "They don’t protect anyone—they endanger everyone." Take action: You can legally film the recovery process www.fronterafederation.org/press-releas...
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Escaped Federal Buoys in Flooded Rio Grande Prove the Danger Fronter...
Hundreds of buoys broke loose, closing international bridges and endangering people and wildlife, confirming warnings that "Operation River Wall" co...
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The Border Chronicle @theborderchronicle.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
New podcast episode: Todd & Melissa on how border tactics such as surveillance, chases, warrantless searches, are moving inland. Plus buoy barriers, walls through sacred sites, and Todd's book on the Rio Grande. We run on subscribers, not ads. Subscribe NOW. Our work depends on YOU. Listen Now🔗🦂:
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The Everywhere Border: A podcast with Border Chronicle founders, Todd and Melissa
Border Chronicle founders, Todd and Melissa, talk about how law enforcement surveillance, high-speed chases instigated by Border Patrol, unwarranted searches and seizures, and other heavy-handed polic...
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I’ve Had Enough of This @debkegel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Each buoy weighs approximately a ton. Floating downstream, headed for bridges + a dam. What could possibly go wrong?! “Hundreds of massive orange buoys, each weighing approximately a ton, were swept into the Rio Grande shortly before midnight as the river burst its banks due to torrential rains.”
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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is “an extremely dangerous plan by DHS to place 500m of floating barriers on the Rio Grande violating the binational river treaty & w/o any environmental or safety studies.” “W each buoy WEIGHING A TON, (they) shut down Eagle Pass' 3 international bridges fearing damage to bridge pillars.”
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/07/2026
"It doesn't make me feel good at all to say, 'I told you so,'" said Garcia-Grewal. "I am just angry. I am livid, because I told the contractors this would happen." www.theborderchronicle.com/breaking-new...
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Breaking News: Laredo on Alert as Trump's Buoys Cause Chaos on the Rio Grande, Close International Bridges
Hundreds of massive orange buoys staged for a controversial DHS floating barrier project broke free near Eagle Pass and are now drifting toward Laredo, threatening bridges, commerce, drinking water su...
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 17/09/2025
DHS has separated four young kids — all U.S. citizens — from their parents for months. Family friend Mimi is now their caregiver. Tomorrow she'll testify before Congress about the extreme & cruel lengths that ICE & CBP took to target the family. #StandWithJackie www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Federal judge issues emergency order to prevent deportation of Portland family
A wife, husband, grandmother and the couple’s four U.S. citizen children have been detained for weeks in Washington state.
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Starting now: @jayapal.house.gov's shadow hearing on the kidnappings and disappearances of US immigrants being carried out by ICE and CBP which have ripped families and communities apart, endangered children, and harmed the US economy. www.youtube.com/live/m47GZMk...
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Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Assault Destroys U.S. Families and Communities
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 10/09/2025
A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 14/07/2025
A never-before-heard tape of Guthrie singing an early version of the song, about the deaths of migrant workers in a plane crash, has recently surfaced. Listen ⤵️
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Woody Guthrie's 'Deportee,' an Ode to Deported Workers, Has Never Been More Relevant
Woody Guthrie's 'Deportee,' about the death of Mexican migrant workers, has never been more relevant; hear a recently unearthed recording.
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Immigrant Defenders Law Center @immdef.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🚨 Day 60: 238 men remain forcibly disappeared in El Salvador’s CECOT prison. U.S. Reps toured the prison, heard their desperate cries,“Freedom! Help! Kidnapped!” & walked past w/o helping. Visit freeandry.org to learn how you can still help. #FreeAndry #BringThemBack youtube.com/shorts/20o79...
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Day 60 of Enforced Disappearance: 238 Venezuelans Still Held Without Due Process in El Salvador
YouTube video by Immigrant Defenders Law Center
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Amérika García Grewal, M.S. @amerikaintl.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
What happens when a town becomes a political prop?In Eagle Pass,the cost is measured in lost lives,lost jobs,& toxic secrets www.theborderchronicle.com/p/texas-shou... @theborderchronicle.bsky.social @mdelbosque.bsky.social @pablodelarosa.bsky.social a.bsky.social‬ @fronterafederation.bsky.social
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Texas Should Revitalize, not Militarize Border Communities: A Q&A with Amerika Garcia Grewal
Eagle Pass resident, Garcia Grewal, talks about the reopening of Shelby Park and the impacts of Texas' new military base. And the creation of her new border-wide organization, Frontera Federation.
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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
BREAKING: The Trump administration will begin screening immigrants’ social media for “antisemitism.” This will NOT fight antisemitism. This is simply using Jews as an excuse to move a cruel, anti-immigrant, authoritarian agenda. We refuse to be used this way. www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
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DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism | USCIS
Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying imm...
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Por mucho tiempo, los residentes fronterizos y las personas en mobilidad han sido víctimas de una vigilancia excesiva y militarización letal y abusiva en la frontera entre México y EE.UU. 1/
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Frontera Federation @fronterafederation.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Happy Birthday to Us, a thread: For too long, border residents and border crossers alike have been plagued by deadly and abusive over-policing and militarization. 1/
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