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Tom Maroney

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Doc filmmaker based in Los Angeles.

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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2025
Pritzker: "I think it's important to recognize that the Trump administration does not seem to respect any laws in the United States. They just do what they want to do and they'll keep doing it unless someone stops them. Here in Illinois we're stopping them."
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Tim Apple removed the app De-ICER by making ICE agents a protected class.
migrantinsider.com
SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class
Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
"We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military, the president of the United States said." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u... #treason
nytimes.com
Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Opinion| Could releasing the Epstein files cause autism?
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Why are real news organizations covering this distracting nonsense?
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
ugh too real.
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
That line break is cleverly placed. I fell for it for a second.
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Thank ou @robertgarcia.bsky.social for advocating for Andry Romero!
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Thank you for advocating for him!
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
ANDRY ROMERO and the others also deserve due process and the right not to be placed in a concentration camp that has NEVER RELEASED a single person (except for the transfer of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's transfer to another facility).
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Protests can be effective. They brought down a billionaire oligarch in the Czech Republic.
theguardian.com
Anti-Trump protesters in the US might look to the Czech Republic: ‘We are an example’
Massive, sustained protests led to the 2021 downfall of billionaire oligarch Andrej Babiš, dubbed ‘the Czech Trump’
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
HELP ANDRY ROMERO TOO.
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
@robertgarcia.bsky.social , @maxwellfrost.bsky.social, @repyassansari.bsky.social , @repdexteror.bsky.social 4 Dem Reps arriving in El Salvador today, please check on and advocate for Andry Romero, who faces grave danger at CECOT after being transferred there.
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
RELEASE ANDRY ROMERO! 31-year-old makeup artist Andry Hernandez Romero fled Venezuela seeking asylum because he was in danger as an out gay man. While waiting for his asylum application to be processed, he was transferred from the holding facility in San Diego to CECOT.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
#cecot #deportation #resist #bringthemhome
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
I’M GOING TO KEEP POSTING THIS STORY UNTIL ANDRY IS FREED: Gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report Andry Hernandez Romero sought shelter in the U.S. because he was persecuted as a gay man, one of the "particular social groups" allowed to claim asylum.
usatoday.com
Gay Venezuelan stylist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report
Now a contractor for ICE, the officer was on a list of disgraced cops in Milwaukee. His report helped send a man to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Ouch, that Newsom byline!
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
ALL CLASS MEMBERS!
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Grassley faced a very angry crowd yesterday, and one thing they specifically questioned him on was Abrego Garcia and the others being detained in El Salvador. I'm not hopeful for anyone sent there, but I think there will be blowback.
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Undocumented immigrants paid hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes over the last 10 years — while 6 tech giants dodged $278 billion while raking in tax breaks and government contracts. But somehow immigrants are the problem.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Since the Trump admin continues to claim Mr. Abrego Garcia is a gang member, I thought I'd take the time to put together a timeline, based on all the documents filed in court, which lays out all the "evidence" the government has ever offered. As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!
TIMELINE
ABREGO GARCIA GANG ALLEGATIONS - SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION. 

2011-2019: Entry and Early Life: Kilmar Abrego Garcia flees El Salvador to the US at age 16, after M-18 gang members extort his family and threaten to kill him and rape his sisters if they didn’t keep paying. He moves in with his US citizen brother in Maryland and lives there without trouble for years.

March 28, 2019: PGPD Arrest. Kilmar is arrested for loitering outside Home Depot while looking for day labor. A Prince Georges County PD detective grills him about whether he’s a gang member. He denies any involvement. Four hours later, he is transferred to ICE custody, without PGPD charging him for any offense.

April 2019: ICE Allegations: At a bond hearing, ICE claims Kilmar is part of MS-13. They submit one piece of evidence: a “Gang Field Interview Sheet” (GFIS) filled out by the PGPD detective that claims Kilmar is part of MS-13. The GFIS says (1) he was wearing Chicago Bulls gear, and (2) a “confidential informant” allegedly claimed that Kilmar was a ranking member of the “Westerns” clique, which is in Long Island, a place he has never lived in.Summer 2019: Investigation: Kilmar’s lawyers reach out to PGPD to investigate these claims. They find out that (1) the police did not even file an incident report about his arrest, and (2) the detective that filled out the GFIS has been suspended for an unknown reason.

August 2019: IJ Decision: At his final bond hearing, ICE declines to offer any evidence of gang membership other than what’s in the GFIS. The IJ denies bond, finding that the GFIS is sufficient proof of membership at this time, despite noting its obvious flaws. Kilmar appeals this decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

October 2019: Withholding Win: The immigration judge rules that Kilmar is ineligible for asylum because he filed the application too late. But the judge does grant “withholding of removal,” finding that it was “more likely than not” that he would be subject to persecution if deported to El Salvador. A removal order is issued, but with a restriction that the one country he cannot be deported to is El Salvador.December 2019: BIA Decision: Kilmar appeals the bond decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The appeals board declines to find “clear error” in the immigration judge’s decision to rely on the GFIS document. However, he is released anyway because he had won withholding of removal.

2019-2025: Normal Life: Kilmar lives a normal life in Maryland with his U.S. citizen wife, their biological son, and his two stepchildren. With his work permit, he gets a job as a sheet metal worker, joins a union, and raises his family in a DC suburb. He doesn’t get into any trouble with the law.

March 2025: Sent to CECOT: On March 12, 2025, ICE comes to Kilmar’s home and arrests him in front of his children. Three days later he’s transferred to Texas, where, thanks to an “administrative error,” he is put on a plane to El Salvador and sent to CECOT
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
It's unfortunately not as a big a win... "'The SC’s opinion today gives the administration cover to ‘try’ to bring him home but does not require the federal government to bring Mr. Abrego Garcia home,' Elora Mukherjee, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School, told CNN. "
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Yes but he was able to eliminate the team that regulates self-driving cars, so his mission has been accomplished.
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
"Capitulation begets capitulation...Courage begets courage." @pramilajayapal.bsky.social
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Andry Romero praying as his head is shaved at CECOT, the brutal, inhumane prison in El Salvador. Our tax dollars are paying for this horrific violation of human rights.
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
A disgraced former cop with credibility issues helped seal the fate of a gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to El Salvador's notorious prison. Prosecutors flagged him on a list of police who had been accused of lying, breaking the law or acting in a way that erodes their credibility to testify.
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Trump openly idolizes these guys and American cititzens elected him. It boggles the mind but here we are. It's not surprising that he wants to emulate and be in league with Erdogan, Putin, Duterte, and more. These are his role models and peers.
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ptkeil.bsky.social @ptkeil.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Indianapolis HANDS OFF!
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Tom Maroney @tmaroney.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Thousands in Los Angeles #handsoff
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khaake.bsky.social @khaake.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Lincoln, NE
#HandsOff protest in Lincoln, NE#HandsOff protest in Lincoln, NE
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Houston County, Alabama. Population 108,462. 73.5% to 25.7% for Trump over Harris in 2024.
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Pam🫘🧶💙🏳️‍🌈🐸 #NoKings🚫👑 @pmmcdaniel.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Arkansas #HandsOff
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Susan Miller @susanmiller11.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Estimated 6,000 in Albany, NY @maddow.msnbc.com #handsoff
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Meryl Neiman @neimanohio.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Ohio stepped up today! 57 #HandsOff protests!! Tens of thousands of people. Columbus Statehouse had 5000 people rallying in the rain! @indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com
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Ritterfolk @ritterfolk.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
More than 2,000 at Cincinnati's #HandsOff Rally today. No love for JD in his "hometown." @maddow.msnbc.com
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DoctorBill @doctorbill.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Seen at a Hands Off rally today
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Alaska Voter @burntumberak.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Oh Fairbanks, thank you! Today was a good day to remind ourselves we are a part of a strong community. I was proud to be on the sidewalk with you, sharing our love & concern for our country. #HandsOff #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Protests #Indivisible #HandsOff2025 #April5 #Fairbanks #Alaska #AlaskaSky
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Tina MF @tmfab.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Alabama! #HandsOff2025 🎥@aldotcom
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Nick Walden Poublon @nwpinpdx.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
The scene from downtown Portland, Oregon. #PDX #PortlandOR #HandsOff #HandsOffRally
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Shadow61 @shadow61.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
@itsbippy.bsky.social Anchorage, Alaska #HandsOff Thank you for sharing this.
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Susan Hurwitz Arneson @batdork.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
#HandsOff Los Angeles
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Aletheia S.R. @aletheia225.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
This. Their mistake. Huge. Mark this date. #handsoff
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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Register to Vote💙 Your Vote Really Counts iwillvote.com #VoteBlueToSaveAmerica #HandsOff
iwillvote.com
I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
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Elsa Alcala @travelingexjudge.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Fort Collins, Colorado showed up today. More than 4,000 people demanding a better government! #Handsoff
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 06/04/2025
WHAT’S UP ATLANTA! Police estimated over 20,000 Georgians hit the streets in #atlanta today. And shout to Tucker, Rome, Macon, Valdosta and the MANY other protests in Georgia today. #handsoff2025 #resist
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