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Julia Preston

@juliaprestonnow.bsky.social
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Journalist, writer. Former Marshall Project, NYT. All things immigration. Facts, please. And civil debate. Democracy is good, let's keep it.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
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Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We can't let defunding local public media stations be the last word. Not when dozens of stations are at risk of going dark. Join me in #RisingforLocalStations. app.sosha.ai/s/dcxRTmJ3
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Tell Congress: Restore Funding for Local Public Media Stations
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Pope Leo Warns of A.I. Risks in His First Papal Encyclical www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Video: Pope Leo Warns of A.I. Risks in His First Papal Encyclical
Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” in which he outlined his desire to protect human dignity and agency in an age when technology threatens to replace people in many pr...
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Texas father among DACA recipients Trump administration now targeting for deportation www.texastribune.org/2026/04/22/t...
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Trump administration targets DACA recipients for deportation
Immigrants with DACA were protected from deportation, but since Trump’s return, the government has arrested nearly 300 DACA recipients, including 75 in Texas.
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A reminder it was Eastman's fringe theory Trump used to try to overturn the 14th amendment's birthright citizenship with an executive order, took it all the way to SCOTUS. (gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...
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Lawyer John Eastman Disbarred for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Some thoughts about the President of the United States speaking about ending a civilization. The president speaks genocide. Anyone who has been involved in that conversation or associated actions would be complicit. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment.
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
How is this possibly in the interests of supporting our service members? ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...
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ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Good afternoon. Speaker Johnson was sent a bill to fund TSA, the Coast Guard and FEMA that passed the Senate 100-0. If he had simply called it for a vote it would passed easily. But he chose chaos. Because that’s what Trump wants. Only Johnson can clean up this mess.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I was at a #NoKings rally yesterday and rather than writing another essay about why this matters I will just say that it is pure joy to meet the people who want to stand out and the people who are doing the work. Thank you.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/03/2026
BREAKING: After ProPublica published letters written by children at the Dilley concentration camp, ICE officers raided the dormitories and confiscated the children's letters. I'm suing ICE to get them back. I'll explain it all in 45 minutes on @meidastouch.com here: www.youtube.com/live/H-D8SzR...
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 27/03/2026
After purchasing a large Salt Lake City warehouse to convert into a detention center, ICE is considering leasing coworking space in West Valley City.
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ICE is now looking for office space in West Valley City. Here’s what we know.
After purchasing a large Salt Lake City warehouse to convert into a detention center, ICE is considering leasing coworking space in West Valley City.
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Confirms 91 Wrongful Deportations of Asylum Seekers talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Confirms 91 Wrongful Deportations of Asylum Seekers
BALTIMORE—In a stunning courtroom admission, a Justice Department lawyer told a federal...
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Hill Center @hillcenterdc.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
#ICYMI, watch the latest At Issue discussion about President Trump's immigration agenda and its consequences feat @daralind.bsky.social, a Senior Fellow at @immcouncil.org and @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social, a journalist who focuses on immigration.
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At Issue: Immigration
At Issue: Immigration. President Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda: Its Consequences and Implications featuring Dara Lind and Julia Preston From Feb 2026
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Hill Center @hillcenterdc.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
A clip from our latest At Issue lecture on Immigration with @daralind.bsky.social and @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/shorts/U_3Sr... You can watch the full lecture now on our YouTube Channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rK8...
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Immigration Won't Change Until Voters Demand It
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Informative, lively conversation on what’s unprecedented about Trump’s mass deportations w/ @daralind.bsky.social , if I do say so myself. Check it out.
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social: I don’t really know what’s next for me. These are serious charges and I take them seriously, but they’re not going to steal my joy or silence me. It’s my mission to report and tell people the truth.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/02/2026
A Canadian company said on Friday that it would no longer sell a warehouse in Virginia to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had planned to use the site as an ICE processing facility.
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Canadian Company Cancels Sale of Virginia Warehouse to ICE
Jim Pattison Developments said the sale of an industrial building, which was planned to become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility, would not go forward.
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
ICE is not making us safer…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/01/2026
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Now more than ever it is time to support independent journalism in America. Make no mistake. Trump and his forces are trying to harm new media in the way that they damaged corporate media last year. Remember… What we do is powered by the people. And this is no time to let down our guard.
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Dara and I will offer lots of info + analysis to help understand the sweeping powers Trump is claiming with his mass deportations and the consequences for the country and our democracy. Be there! #massdeportation
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad. Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Rare good news and a direct result of Wisconsin voters’ resistance to Musk’s bid to buy their court: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Too many deaths, urgent to have independent eyes to witness, report: CPJ and global media leaders call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists cpj.org?p=484868
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CPJ and global media leaders call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, June 5, 2025—More than 130 global leaders of news and press freedom organizations called on world leaders, governments, and international institutions on Thursday to act immediately to ensur...
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
A new, even more aggressive attack: Congress is considering clawing back approved public media funding – ripping vital services from our communities. Join me in stopping it. Call Congress now. bit.ly/3T68Qgw
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Urge Congress: Save Public Media
Save your local stations. Call your Members of Congress now!
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Belatedly sharing this extensively reported, crucially important story via @propublica.org #deportations #ruleoflaw www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
The journalists I know at @NPR.org and @PBS.org are among the best in the business -- smart, open minded, independent and totally professional. Trump made clear in the Oval Office today that what he wants are journalists who will tell him that his policies are "wonderful," not ask tough questions.
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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 05/04/2025
“Donald Trump is waging an intricately planned assault on every aspect of the immigration system, the broadest and most systematic government crackdown at least since World War II.” — @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social
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In Trump’s Dragnet | Julia Preston
In Berwyn, Illinois, immigration officers arrested Julio Noriega as he was walking down the street and, without explanation, handcuffed him and pushed him
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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 04/04/2025
“In his quest for higher deportation numbers, Trump is testing, if not trampling, the outer boundaries of his already broad executive powers under immigration law.” — @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social
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In Trump’s Dragnet | Julia Preston
In Berwyn, Illinois, immigration officers arrested Julio Noriega as he was walking down the street and, without explanation, handcuffed him and pushed him
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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/04/2025
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Trump’s goal is a purge of immigrants, whether or not that have any criminal history; indeed regardless of whether they have lawful papers… My latest via @nybooks.com
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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 30/03/2025
Julia Preston (@juliaprestonnow.bsky.social) on Trump’s assault against the US immigration system buff.ly/8VISelk
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In Trump’s Dragnet | Julia Preston
In Berwyn, Illinois, immigration officers arrested Julio Noriega as he was walking down the street and, without explanation, handcuffed him and pushed him
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/03/2025
Goldman on Musk: "Notable, somehow none of his $13 billion of government contracts he has determined to be waste, fraud, and abuse."
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Eyes of Texas ❌👑 @twaaustin.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The American people are rising up to push back against the assault on our economy, the assault on hard working families, the assault on our democracy and the assault on Medicaid. We DO NOT need paid protesters.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Trump and Musk have launched an incredible assault of the “America Of The Four Freedoms.” But we are Americans, and fighting for freedom and democracy is what we do. Some thoughts about how we fight our want-to-rulers and their embrace of “unfreedom" 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/we-are-ame...
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We Are Americans. Fighting For Freedom and Democracy Is What We Do
Paid Subscribers Gather Wed at 7pm ET, Founding Members Fri at 1pm ET
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Friends: ICYMI this is a @nytimes.com A Team at work. Vital in-depth reporting. Goes on every day. Pls subscribe to support NYT reporters, so needed right now. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/u...
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In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis (Gift Article)
A high-stakes decision for public corruption prosecutors at the Justice Department revealed a generational difference.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
What Trump has done for US farmers so far: -frozen their foreign aid program (and left their food to rot) -encouraged EU to ban their products -frozen legally-owed reimbursements for their energy efficiency upgrades etc. -threatened to deport half their workforce -suppressed research on bird flu
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Julia Preston @juliaprestonnow.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Jamie Raskin’s Brutal Takedown of Elon Musk Shows Dems Are Waking Up newrepublic.com/article/1911... via @newrepublic.com
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Jamie Raskin’s Brutal Takedown of Elon Musk Shows Dems Are Waking Up
As Raskin rips into Musk’s lawlessness, a shrewd legal observer explains why he believes the Dem opposition is awakening—and what determined resistance might be able to accomplish.
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 10/01/2025
Over the next 4 years, the Trump administration will continue its attacks on our communities. It’s our shared responsibility to care for one another and protect our neighbors. To prepare for Trump 2.0, here are 5 steps immigrants can take now👉
5 ways immigrants can prepare for 4 more years of Trump

Know your rights

Everyone living in the U.S. has certain basic rights under the U.S. Constitution, and it’s important that we all assert and protect those rights. Explore NILC’s Know Your Rights resources at www.nilc.org.

Put together a family preparedness plan

This might include emergency phone numbers
and family contact information, childcare plans, and a file of important documents should you need it.

Consider consulting an immigration attorney

An attorney can help address specific concerns, including whether it’s possible to adjust your immigration status and what to do if you encounter immigration enforcement.

If your state has inclusive driver's license policies, consider applying for one

A driver’s license provides valid identification and helps reduce the risk of entering the criminal justice system if stopped by authorities.

Connect with a grassroots advocacy group in your city or state

This administration wants to divide and distract us, isolating us from each other and instilling fear. To defend one another and our neighbors, we need community and solidarity.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 18/12/2024
After two recounts, the North Carolina State Board of Elections said it would not order a full hand recount for GOP Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin, confirming incumbent Justice Allison Riggs’s (D) victory.
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North Carolina Election Board Says 3rd Count Confirms Riggs’s Lead
Read more here.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/12/2024
The federal government agreed on Tuesday to pay about $116 million to settle lawsuits by 103 women who said they had been sexually abused while in custody at a now-shuttered women’s prison in Northern California where such claims were rampant.
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U.S. Agrees to Pay $116 Million to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at California Prison
Lawyers for the victims said it was the largest deal of its kind reached with the federal Bureau of Prisons.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Litman: I think there is no other inference but the owner of the LA Times has decided to curry favor with Trump.. I think they cowered and are worried about their personal holdings.. that is a really shameful capitulation. I felt I couldn't be a part of it and had to resign.
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The guild I am part of, the LA Times Guild, just posted this over on insta:
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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Hey everyone! We're holding a Bluesky training today at 7pm ET. If you aren't able to make the time, register anyway and we will get you the recording! Please share this with your followers? 🙏 www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/join-our-b...
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Join Our Bluesky Training: Thursday 12/5 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT
If you can't make the time, you should still register and we will send you the recording!
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