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Author of Against the Wall & ICE:What everyone needs to know. Emmy award winning HBO documentary Critical Incident Death at the border. jennbudd.net www.patreon.com/jennbudd/posts/perf…

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 4h
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These ICE officers were anonymous. Until one man sued.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 4h
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Dozens of men were in that group chat.
YouTube video by Monte Mader
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12h
“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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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 8h
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Civil Liberties Group Warns of FBI Monitoring Political Speech
A new report by Defending Rights and Dissent highlights how the FBI has been empowered by Trump’s NSPM-7 to surveil protected speech
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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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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 21h
Seattle
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 14h
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Mayor Valerie Amezcua Doesn’t Want You To Hear This Recording, And She’s Threatened Legal Action Over It
Mayor Amezcua’s coercion and legal threat seeks destruction of recorded conversation. Support a free press.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 14h
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mo Goldman
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The dumbest of times...
The Department of Homeland Security is so hell bent on deporting people they are even trying to deport people who aren't even in the United States. Now we are mass deporting invisible people.
We have a former client who worked in this country for several years on a valid work visa. Last year he decided to leave and did so legally through the border. He has not been in the country since that time and wasn't required to report his exit the U.S. government. Today, he received a notice to see an immigration judge even though he's been living in Europe since, checks notes, last July.
Keep it up DHS!! You're doing great!
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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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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Rahm Bomb
He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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What drives Americans to stand up and take action?
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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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...
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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 · 26/09/2026
Another Border Patrol agent gets away with rape bc cops mishandled the evidence. www.kvoa.com/news/cochise...
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Charges dropped in Bisbee case tied to 'East Valley Rapist' John Daly
BISBEE, Ariz. (KVOA) - Cochise County prosecutors have dropped kidnapping and sexual assault charges against a retired Border Patrol agent accused of attacking a woman more than two decades ago.
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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
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The performative democratic forums on immigration. | Jenn Budd
This afternoon I had set aside some time to work on my new project intended to shed light on what we should expect from democrats on immigra
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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
Get more from Jenn Budd on Patreon. creating a blog on Border Patrol culture, immigration & activism. Support Jenn Budd and get exclusive access to their work.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Happy Oligarch Day as Trump-Aligned Billionaires Take Over Hollywood
It’s a good day to be an oligarch. CNN, CBS, HBO, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and a host of other properties will now be under the control of Larry Ellison, who also owns Oracle and TikTok.
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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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John Darwin Kurc @kurc.com · 21/09/2026
VERY comprehensive investigation into the SCAM that @homelandgov.bsky.social @homelandcbp.bsky.social is running and how they let humans die along the border. www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/21/1...
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The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
Surveillance towers, increasingly powered by AI, promised faster responses to crossings. Our investigation of deaths near the towers found they are failing to deliver.
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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 · 22/09/2026
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An Austin city councilmember told ABC News that city police were not permitted to conduct a crime scene investigation.
"The crime scene was entirely controlled by
ICE... HSI, Homeland Security Investigations, as well as state police, Department of Public Safety, and so the city police were not being permitted to conduct a crime scene investigation," Austin Councilmember Mike Siegel told ABC News.
The councilmember told ABC News that he is working with city officials to ensure that the
ICE officer who allegedly shot the individual is not allowed to leave Texas.
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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
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AI Is an Elite Crime Spree
Documents show a Microsoft exec called AI the "largest theft of labor in human history.” New AI regulations are besides the point, the problem is we don’t apply existing laws to the powerful.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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AI Is an Elite Crime Spree
Documents show a Microsoft exec called AI the "largest theft of labor in human history.” New AI regulations are besides the point, the problem is we don’t apply existing laws to the powerful.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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AI Is an Elite Crime Spree
Documents show a Microsoft exec called AI the "largest theft of labor in human history.” New AI regulations are besides the point, the problem is we don’t apply existing laws to the powerful.
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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...
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The Bear Is Sick
A story about power, enemies, and the disease we refuse to see.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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ICE Detention Claims 25th Life Since the Start of the Year
Carlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Jack Jones (Quadzilla) on Instagram: "Moment of today's shooting caught by woman driving by. You can see here blue car is driving AWAY from the ICE vehicle. Absolutely no excuse. ABOLISH ICE, get thes...
2,384 likes, 190 comments - quadzillahikes on September 20, 2026: "Moment of today's shooting caught by woman driving by. You can see here blue car is driving AWAY from the ICE vehicle. Absolutely no ...
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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I’m not sure if Americans can get “mad enough”. They still hold out hope of being saved
YouTube video by Tallgirl6234
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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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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Fixing America's Broken Immigration System
YouTube video by The Raid with John Carlos Frey
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Certified in 2008 for Narcotics. Used in 2026 to Investigate Churches.
A federal filing describes Operation Keyhole for the first time: an undercover operation HSI St. Paul certified in 2008 to share the cost of narcotics and child-exploitation cases.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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I Wandered Lonely in The Cloud
How AI is destroying the life of the mind.
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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offshoring torture
the reality of Third Country Deportations
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