we live in the ruins of a greater civilization

I can respect leaking military secrets to win a forum argument but to do it for profit is just unseemly.

most of my close friends are from high school or earlier, none are from later than college. but I think that's not normal

half my timeline is people arguing about whether ICE is really "leaving" MSP, and it's not super complicated! ICE/CBP surged officers from around the country there, those people are leaving, but ICE has a major field office there anyway so they'll still be around. same deal with Chicago and LA

Just 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*

really interesting to me how many professional political commentators have basically retconned the draconian immigration enforcement policies of Obama and Biden out of existence and have completely swallowed the right wing narrative of immigration enforcement

there are literally zero examples of "blowback" in this article. the closest is one quote from one advocate saying one of the reforms is insufficient. the rest of the quotes are supportive or neutral, unless you count Mike Johnson

he is talking about Fort Bliss, which was stood up and began operations on a wildly accelerated timeframe and has had insufficient staff since opening. the current warehouse plan looks to emulate that model - quick, minimal planning, barebones staff - across the country

good lord this DHS oversight hearing is embarrassing so far. Dem ranking member has 5 minutes with the heads of ICE, CBP, and USCIS, and asks nothing of value. doesn't even do good theater

why should i have to take the exact same bar exam i took several years ago to be barred in a new state. this is bullshit

just saw an ad for dipping fried chicken in ice cream. america is still great

anyone who understands this tweet must be airdropped in the Canadian wilderness

Maybe, just maybe, people should start to understand that there is no such thing as non punitive detention. And so the entire premise of immigration law— that this is civil and isn’t meant to punish or coerce— is a tremendous lie

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

This is an irritating website to be on when democrats do something that’s not perfect but basically fine because the two relations people have to the party are OUR PERFECT FIGHTERS TRY SO HARD, ONLY TO BE STABBED IN THE BACK and THE FECKLESS COWARDS HAVE LEFT US TO DIE ONCE AGAIN

I wrote about some recent historical parallels. What's good and bad in them.— www.unpopularfront.news/p/historical...

in real terms, #7 would give states leverage to put an end to surges, #8 would give states the ability to outright stop construction of new detention facilities, #1 and #6 would slow the rate at which DHS could train and deploy officers, #2 and #10 would likely shrink the pool of recruits

these are all perfectly fine as a start, and would be a coup to get passed with a Republican trifecta. if they manage it then the most important thing is to keep pressure up so they know the job isn't done once they take back Congress

with fingers crossed that Trump and Republicans remain toxic through 2028, Dems will never have a better chance to overhaul immigration law than early 2029. I really hope some smart progressives are already working on proposals

personal news: the household budget now has a line item for Good Cheese

If this is true, I have less than zero sympathy for her. www.fox9.com/news/federal...

my least popular politics take for bluesky is that "every person working for ICE should be [prosecuted/barred from gov employment/etc]" is a ridiculous stance to take. prosecute the people who did crimes (no shortage to choose from!), fire all leadership, institute oversight with real teeth

hearing reports that the number of good billionaires remains 0

becoming clear that basically no one, including members of Congress, knows that ICE admin warrants and detainers are signed and issued by the officers themselves. no judge, even of the fake IJ variety, involved. this is the form they're saying gives authority to enter your home without consent

the british cooked with pronouncing "advertisement." really good stuff

[upbeat zohran voice] I'm here at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany, where 80 years ago some important progressive work started [smash cut] but hasn't ended. So here's what we're doing:

Not ICE, but CBP. ICE is terrible, but CBP is orders of magnitude worse. In many ways, abolishing or radically overhauling CBP is of greater urgency than ICE, but likely tougher to do. One can argue that ~all of ICE's duties can be reallocated. Harder to say that with CBP.

Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly

Regular ice stuff is bad, immigration enforcement is bad, the harm is obvious enough, of removing people from families, lives, communities, but even more so when you understand the restrictions that exclude people

all emails to and from any billionaire should be made public, for Content

kind of undersells Miller and oversells Noem tbh

this one hurts

she says at the end, "that, to me, is not a judicial warrant." would love to see what exactly it is!

no citation here because it's not true. Dilley (the only ICE family detention center) has about 800 people, including parents. really strange thing to just make up

Not to be that guy but ICE and CBP would still be fully funded thanks to the cursed July funding bill, they are just using the rest of DHS as leverage. Which is fine, but I do also think that people should clearly know that

yikes. "in some cases" is insane, especially if all they do is reiterate the constitutional requirements for home intrusion. and there's a whole lot riding on the "and enforce it," which I'm not holding my breath will be meaningful

putting aside my belief that all firearms should be illegal, I really hope this is not indicative of an increase in people bringing guns to protests or to observe ICE. there are no scenarios in which that makes anything better, and a lot of scenarios where it leads to tragedy

REAKING: A federal judge in Minnesota has barred the Trump administration from arresting / detaining the state's 5,600 refugees while they await lawful permanent resident status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

so Noem is toast, but I'm not confident this changes anything substantive. she was barely present as DHS Secretary. truly most of her job was press hits and photoshoots

anytime Obama talks about immigration this is all I can see

lmfao get wrecked

The StarTribune live blog is paywall free: - The man shot by federal agents this morning has died - Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building. - ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.

Emphasizing that ICE is deliberately arresting people who are in the asylum process precisely because they are easy pickings; after all, they're complying with the government! Amazingly, it's likely legal; but cruel, unjust, and very counterproductive by discouraging compliance!

this is not a spokesperson, this is the head of ERO. if they're sending him out there to make statements they're rattled by the reaction

rare post that's both wrong and wouldn't be making a good point if it were true

I don't even know what to say, man.

The only way out of all this is comprehensive immigration reform, which means the only way out of this is eliminating the Senate filibuster. End of discussion. When you hear the word filibuster, think about Renee Good. About kids being detained. Don't let Senators bullshit you about this anymore.

the woke mob is giving He-man pronouns