Reposted by J LuKate Duguid @kateduguid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is how the U.S. is choosing to treat vulnerable children 48224
Reposted by J LuBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We must “recognize the evil that is being carried out in our name and fight it…We must recognize that in abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.” — Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...open.substack.comOn Pope Leo’s World Day of Migrants, Cardinal McElroy Indicts Trump’s War on ImmigrantsPreaching on the Good Samaritan for World Day of Migrants, Washington’s archbishop named Minneapolis, a five-year-old used as bait, and a nation that “passed on by.” He told Catholics to fight every d... 311335421
Reposted by J LuJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_... 4827931164
Reposted by J LuRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives. 14584482882
Reposted by J LuTom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · 27/08/2026What a despicable act to send these people back to danger 0144
Reposted by J LuAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I’ve made a deliberate attempt to stop responding to these pieces of deportation propaganda, in part because their entire point is trolling and they WANT the angry responses. But the same time, we cannot make this stuff normal. It’s deeply wrong; a perversion of good things for fascist purposes. 261087218
Reposted by J LuMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 24/08/2026The new H-1B tax will be announced tomorrow. The original $100K tax was ruled illegal in court. The White House has cooked up its successor: a $103K tax on *all* private sector H-1Bs. Much more drastic than the original: NO EXCEPTION for people already in the US (like grads of US universities)—>public-inspection.federalregister.gov 24037
Reposted by J LuScreamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 19/08/2026One of many critical 2028 platform planks has to be the shuttering of ICE, and candidates should be explicit in their messaging that the electorate should send them a Congress that will help make this possible, and that if it doesn’t, they will work to abolish ICE through executive avenues 851840
Reposted by J LuGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Good @gelliottmorris.com piece showing Trump's deportations are unpopular in *all* the swing states. Key point: Republicans know Trump is deeply vulnerable on the issue, even if pundits refuse to see it. He discusses my piece on Susan Collins/Dems at length: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/even-repub...gelliottmorris.comEven Republicans in Congress can see how unpopular Trump's immigration agenda isTrump's deportation agenda is underwater in every swing state. Plus, Sabato moves 13 House ratings toward Democrats. Your weekly political data roundup for August 2, 2026. 8295104
Reposted by J LuKevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 17/07/2026A depressing reality as a journalist is that often the most valuable stories are the ones the social media algorithm/people care the least about. One of my worst performing videos for Mother Jones is about a family of asylum seekers who had a father deported by ICE. It is likely my best work.youtu.beICE Took Him. Now His Family Lives in Fear.YouTube video by Mother Jones 214653
Reposted by J LuNora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Another killing by ICE today in Maine. The third government killing of a civilian in less than a week since Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Tyrin Johnson. 5476208
Reposted by J LuAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Notably, FOUR justices would have rewritten the Constitution by fiat. Kavanaugh only concurred because he thinks the law Congress passed in the 1950s granting birthright citizenship governs the case, but he thinks Congress could eliminate birthright citizenship along Trump's lines if they wanted. 39772289
Reposted by J LuAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/06/2026BREAKING: The Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote UPHOLDS birthright citizenship, affirming the default rule that all persons born in the United States (with narrow exceptions) are U.S. citizens at birth. A total LOSS for President Trump and the effort to rewrite the 14th Amendment. 831477368
Reposted by J LuDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 29/06/2026At the human level, the World Cup is beautiful snackstack.net/2026/06/29/t... 181127271
Reposted by J LuGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/06/2026Been waiting for this story. ICE deports people to Venezuela three times a week, there are likely many more recent deportees with valid asylum claims in the rubble. Hope that GlobalX crew loses some sleep knowing they flew a planeload of shackled men & women, plus seven children, to their deaths. 71781832
Reposted by J LuAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026IMPORTANT to know that the vast majority of Haitians with TPS entered the country legally at ports of entry, not illegally. The majority have NEVER violated the law. The admin stripped their status by breaking the law, but today SCOTUS says courts can't do anything about that. 18634330
Reposted by J LuLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026And Justice Sotomayor goes there in her Al Otro Lado dissent (where SCOTUS allows the Trump admin to nullify asylum guarantees if they stop people at/outside the border): "The current asylum system developed in response to the international moral reckoning that followed the Holocaust...." 16867323
Reposted by J LuCatholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) @cliniclegal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Last October, the Trump administration abruptly stopped paying third-parties for detainee medical care, significantly impacting those who are pregnant, postpartum, or nursing, and who relied on this care. thepreamble.com/p/pregnant-w...thepreamble.comPregnant Women Are Being Denied Food in ICE CustodyReports from detainees paint a troubling picture of detention conditions 043
Reposted by J LuToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 07/06/2026there is no progressive way to say 'blood & soil'—we have to just reject the idea that belonging is a birthright. full stop 4571122
Reposted by J LuJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 02/06/2026After ICE deported Wendy Hernandez Reyes, it turned her 3-year-old son Orlin over to her sister’s estranged partner, who tortured Orlin and beat him to death. I can’t say what I think should happen to those responsible without violating this website’s TOS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... 13657092318
Reposted by J LuEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Update: he came back and is staying 840763
Reposted by J LuSean Hecker @sean-hecker.bsky.social · 22/05/2026We are going to savor this one. Our client, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is freed of these outrageous, vindictive charges. It’s a good day. 576212693875
Reposted by J LuFWD.us @fwd.us · 28/04/2026Hundreds of thousands of TPS holders are helping drive our country’s economy: 🔹$29B in annual contributions 🔹$7.8B in annual taxes paid 🔹$20B to social security over 25 years 156
Reposted by J LuNPR @npr.org · 23/04/2026The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies. n.pr/4d0E5EAn.prWorld Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies. 17685293
Reposted by J LuClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 03/04/2026one of my strongest and clearest takeaways from spending all of Lent knee-deep in ICE death reporting is that Camp East Montana should be razed to the ground and every single person who built it, worked there or approved their decisions deserves criminal charges. it is beyond what I imagined. 12548937
Reposted by J LuAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 01/04/2026"I can’t explain it, but it’s the weirdest, creepiest number I’ve seen in a long time. You rarely see things like this in immigration data, but it could not be more predictable right now: one immigrant dies in custody every six days." 8218117
Reposted by J LuAlexander Kustov @akoustov.bsky.social · 18/03/2026I have a new piece on why the US is so much better at immigration than Europe. As someone who's lived in and studied both, I've been thinking about it a lot. Anyone who opines on immigration on either side would benefit from acknowledging the complete and total US superiority on the issue. 813925
Reposted by J LuGo Sixers Go @gosixersgo.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Philadelphia, you are the best 211563274
Reposted by J LuFelipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Just going to note again, because somehow we've all completely retconned this and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, that pound-for-pound Biden had one of the most draconian border security regimes of any U.S. president ever, second only to Trump, *many of whose policies he inherited and kept* 402775641
Reposted by J LuDjinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The vibe of the Halftime Show 142235475
Reposted by J LuOmg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue 5783269614045
Reposted by J LuBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026This should be front page news. There should be hearings about it. 302506933
Reposted by J Luhey man, this sucks @pykea.bsky.social · 31/01/2026"don't be clever, just be brave" is most of the rest of our lives, y'all 2518
Reposted by J LuBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42559708540541
Reposted by J LuMolly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning 179120593354
Reposted by J LuMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 24/01/2026Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 25, 2026 12131501239
Reposted by J LuLa Repubblica @mm-repubblica-bot.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Minneapolis, agente federale uccide un uomo: “Colpito al petto da distanza ravvicinata”. www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/01/24… 221
Reposted by J LuKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/01/2026In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi. He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael. At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk. Wael died on Friday at age 30. ICE caused his death. They didn’t get to say goodbye.wfaa.comDisabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalizationIt had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral. 8772054810933
Reposted by J LuMarlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai... 25146812826
Reposted by J LuMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22/01/2026Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026 387145516913
Reposted by J LuKelly Stuart @skyspider.bsky.social · 07/01/2026This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face. 28357352998
Reposted by J LuThe Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago 3204317615946
Reposted by J LuTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 01/01/2026If 2025 didn't stop you nothing will 202106530
Reposted by J LuTim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 20/12/2025I appreciate the people who have been raising attention to this and related issues, and hope this will be of interest to you @carlygoodman.bsky.social @akalhan.bsky.social @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @daralind.bsky.social @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social @immlawachall.bsky.social 0227
Reposted by J LuRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 11/12/2025As fear of ICE raids descend upon Guadalupe Celebrations (patch.com/illinois/des...), Pope Leo to preside at Mass for Friday’s Feast; ironically, last year Leo celebrated Mass as “Bob” filling in for Francis who was ill — Amid the current crackdown on migrants, Leo’s words bear a close watching. 16014
Reposted by J LuJan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025UNHOLY ESCORT December 12: Our Lady of Guadalupe Artist: Katie Jo Suddaby 25425
Reposted by J LuZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10/12/2025It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end. 5203361310651
Reposted by J LuAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 09/12/2025“It was enough to turn a man's stomach to see the way they were naturalizing this morning. Wretched, filthy, bestial-looking Italians and Irish, the very scum and dregs of human nature filled the office so completely that I was almost afraid of being poisoned by going in.” — George Templeton Strong 2840796