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“We have basically cut off or severely limited every pipeline that we have for … welcoming foreign-born workers,” said one eldercare leader. “We don’t have a sort of ready supply of U.S.-born individuals who are clamoring to work in aging services, and that’s not a new issue.” #EndtheICETax

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Federal immigration policy shifts may be worsening Wisconsin's caregiver shortage

This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Americans are getting older. In 2025, nearly 19% of the U.S. population was over 65, and ...

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 7h

SCOTUS’s shadow docket strikes again. Third-country removals are back on, using a policy that two federal courts have now ruled is unlawful.

CORDER LIST: 609 U.S.)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
26-426
(26A406)
CERTIORARI GRANTED
DEPT. OF HOMELAND SEC., ET AL. V. D.V.D., ET AL.
The application for stay presented to Justice Jackson and
by her referred to the Court is granted. The February 25, 2026 order and judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 1:25-cv-10676, are stayed.
The application is also treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and the petition is granted. The parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: (1) Whether the district court had jurisdiction over Respondents' claims.
(2) Whether the
district court had
authority to enter classwide
declaratory
relief
and APA vacatur under 8 U. S. C. §1252 (f) (1).
(3) Whether the Government's Guidance on third-country removals
is unlawful under 8 U. S. C. §1231(b), the Due Process Clause, or
FARRA/CAT and its
implementing regulations. (4) Such other
questions that the Government determines are appropriate for the
proper disposition of the case. The Clerk is directed to
establish a briefing schedule that will allow the case to be
argued in the December 2026 argument session. The stay shall
terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.
Justice Sotomayor, Justice Kagan, and Justice Jackson would
deny the application for stay.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12h

“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax

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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’

Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Trump’s rush to deport as many immigrants as possible is creating a new family-separation crisis. Whereas his first administration took children from their parents at the border to deter illegal crossings, the second is separating families living in the United States as part of a purge.”

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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"President Trump’s rush to deport as many immigrants as possible is creating a new family-separation crisis. Whereas his first administration took children from their parents at the border to deter illegal crossings, the second is separating families living in the United States as part of a purge."

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The Babies Left Behind in America

The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The rise of 287(g) programs has meant that ICE is increasingly using local police as a very significant force multiplier, with up to 1 in 8 arrests of noncitizens in the interior now being carried out by state and local police. This is going to have profound impacts on community relations.

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🧵New ICE prison for kids set to open at airport in Louisiana to facilitate trafficking. Sen. Ron Wyden: “This move to sideline human trafficking experts is more evidence that the Trump administration will deport kids” into trafficking. apnews.com/article/huma...

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AP exclusive: Change in human trafficking policy could make some minors easier to deport

The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims.

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Artist Melinda @artistmelinda.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No cruelty left undone. "“They didn’t even let them recover,” Gia Calero said. In statements, ICE and Polk County sheriff’s officials said the women had overstayed their visas...The two have since been deported to their native country." Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...

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A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)

A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"A group of pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere... to preach and sell white supremacy, antisemitism and patriarchy to angry young men..." religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...

religionnews.com

The rise of the Jim Crow theobros

(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Even worse, ‘Dilley 2’ in Alexandria, Louisiana, aims to deport migrant kids as quickly as possible, some to third countries, putting them at risk of falling into “horrific cycles of trafficking,” Sen. Ron Wyden warned. www.thequeenzone.com/exclusive-to...

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Exclusive: Top Senate Dem Responds to Christian Faith Group's Plea for Oversight of New ICE Facility for Kids

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, has responded to a Christian faith group that...

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Text messages from Zanello and other officials that were previously exposed during the case revealed they were aware of infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, running rampant inside 26 Federal Plaza.”

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edtrosper @edtrosper.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good column. There is blood on both Republican and Democrat hands.

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Dolly Parton Day! What Dolly Would Do! WDWD.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Dolly often called these local Imagination Library Partners the ‘true heroes’ of her program. They raise funds, build community support & work tirelessly to ensure children from birth to age five in their communities can receive a free, high-quality book mailed directly to their home each month” 📚

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The Dollywood Foundation Announces “Give Like Dolly Day” on September 25, Encouraging the World to Make a Difference in a Child’s Life | Dolly Parton News & Updates

The Dollywood Foundation, home of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, today announced Give Like Dolly Day on September 25, a global day dedicated to supporting local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library...

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For those not liking Substack, you can use Patreon. Same stuff I am doing. Always free. I just posted the last essay. Might put up collections for older posts when I can find the time. Same paid subscriber tiers if you want to support my work. www.patreon.com/cw/jennbudd

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Jenn Budd — creating a blog on Border Patrol culture, immigration & activism

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Protesters gathered on the front steps of the Texas State Capitol on Monday. It's in response to the shooting of Wilber Garces Perez by an ICE agent on Sunday afternoon. Protesters had two demands: The immediate release of Wilber and the arrest of the ICE goon involved in the shooting

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The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE run over man with their car during traffic stop—family says it was intentional. "Agents literally chased him down with a car," she said. "As if he was an animal just on the side of road." Now under armed guard at hospital—not allowed to see his attorney. Injuries include: one leg so

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In 2021, Border Patrol shot Marisol. Bullet fragments remain in her head. She was held in ICE custody & given over the counter pain meds then deported. She cannot work & is still trying to get justice. Shooting people & deporting them has existed for decades. thebaffler.com/salvos/the-r...

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Shot by the Border Patrol, One Woman Pursues Justice

Can a Mexican woman shot by the Border Patrol while migrating into the United States exact justice from the legal system?

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Well Rep. Greg Casar should talk to Marisol Alcantarra Garcia and the hundreds of others shot by immigration officers for decades who were deported & denied justice. This is pattern & practice. Dems pretending this is new is why they are part of the problem.

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is the journey I was & am still on. My life fell apart. At some point I realized that though much wasn’t my own doing, much was. I had to admit my own prejudices, anger, bad choices. It was quite liberating to recognize it. Painful but necessary. amberbateman.substack.com/p/the-bear-i...

amberbateman.substack.com

The Bear Is Sick

A story about power, enemies, and the disease we refuse to see.

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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johson (with an assist from Rep. Jayapal) gives a master class in clapping back on racist language.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What she’s not telling voters in this ad is the she _repeatedly_ voted to fund those immigration enforcement efforts that are now threatening her political career.

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