It was Child Abuse Then & it Still is NOW www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

“ICE is doing whatever they can to be undetected, and so anything we can do to chip away at that.”

The ILRC has put out our end of year statement addressing the sanctioned state violence and terror we’ve been witnessing for an entire year now. Manufactured hysteria created by the Trump admin will not be forgotten — in 2026 we MUST fight back, fiercely, and TOGETHER. www.ilrc.org/press/we-are...

“Street vendors are the lifeblood of Los Angeles and hundreds of other cities across this country... Right now, street vendors - of all goods, genders, and ages - are being brutalized in broad daylight by masked thugs of the state.” @the-ilrc.bsky.social

One of the world’s leading climate, weather, and wildfire science research institutions is being targeted for elimination in what many of those affected see as President Donald Trump’s political vendetta against Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

The latest polls show clear doubts from the public as immigration enforcement increases nationwide — do the details matter? “This survey shows that there’s clear concern about the current administration’s approach to immigration enforcement” CC: @calmatters.org calmatters.org/justice/2025...

🚨 DHS & ICE are escalating their attacks on unaccompanied children 🚨 These kids flee violence, abuse, trafficking, & extreme poverty yet the Trump admin is targeting them & the families who try to care for them 🧵 www.tiktok.com/@the_ilrc/vi...

Sanctuary Cities 2.0 ✊🏽 Local leaders are finding new, lawful ways to push back against Trump’s mass deportation agenda In New Orleans, where “Operation Catahoula Crunch” is underway, officials say being undocumented is a *CIVIL ISSUE* & they won’t help ICE enforce civil law 🧵

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just announced it will hear our case challenging President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. Every child born on U.S. soil has a right to citizenship. We’ll see the president in court.

The truth is, immigration enforcement policy has never been about "reducing crime", "protecting our national security", or "boosting the economy." 🧵

An ICE civil penalty regime for immigration violations violates the Administrative Procedure Act and constitutional protections, @the-ilrc.bsky.social argues in a new lawsuit Thursday.

This toolkit from @the-ilrc.bsky.social is for local organizers fighting the adoption of 287(g) agreements. It has background information on 287(g) agreements, resources for research, and sample materials to work from in building your own campaign.

Here is what the Rec Cards look like in English & Spanish on reverse side. Handfuls were pass around during Tuesday's #WhereIsChrisSmith rally in Toms River, NJ @the-ilrc.bsky.social

Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.

📢 A Border Patrol–led immigration crackdown is set to hit New Orleans & southeast Louisiana today 📢 Dubbed “Swamp Sweep,” around 250 federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 ppl over the next month 🧵

The longstanding effort to dehumanize Venezuelans reached a cruel point. We find ourselves at a new low where our gov’t doesn't just authorize blanket maritime strikes on civilians, they unapologetically post the snuff films on gov’t social media accounts to advance their morally depraved agenda.

ICE isn’t just targeting the border. They’re now arresting adults who sponsor unaccompanied children, parents, relatives, etc. Nearly 3K arrests this year. When a Chicago day-care worker was detained days after her sons arrived, the message was clear: caring for a child is now a risk.

On graduation day, ICE deported two Louisiana high school students with SIJS. Elias* and Brayan* were living in Louisiana when they accompanied their father to a routine immigration appointment, where ICE detained them. (1/3)

‼️ TOMORROW- Join Bushwick’s #KnowYourRights & Community Defense Mass Training from 1 to 3 PM! As the federal government escalates their tactics, New Yorkers will continue to organize. We will keep each other safe & #ProtectOurFutures! Location after RSVP: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr #WeKeepUsSafe

Harris County’s Immigrant Legal Services Fund program, which has been around since 2020, is under attack as Ken Paxton strikes community resources yet again. The program funds five organizations that support people facing deportation procedures. An attack on due process is an attack on ALL.

State surveillance continues shaking our communities during the terror ICE is unleashing — it is crucial for our neighbors to be aware of the tech that is watching all of us. Between face scanning and AI social media watch teams, the surveillance apparatus is growing 🔗 www.npr.org/2025/11/08/n...

Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari of Arizona’s 3rd District describes the “horrific conditions” she witnessed inside the Eloy ICE Detention Center near Phoenix — including a leukemia patient “vomiting blood,” detained in February and forced to wait eight months before finally seeing an oncologist...

If your city is next, mutual aid and neighborhood watch networks are the most important things to scale up, but whistles are a great tool to get people taking the first step. linktr.ee/apwhistles

“Houston Mayor John Whitmire acknowledged…that the city is cooperating with federal immigration authorities after denying for months that Houston police would get involved with immigration enforcement.” Electeds bend the knee, and communities suffer. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

There’s growing concern among grocery stores, restaurants and food producers, as some economists say the lapse SNAP payments is likely to cause lower-income households to scrutinize their spending more.

⚠️ Be aware: ICE plans to pay private contractors to monitor social media 24/7, scanning platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, WhatsApp & X for “enforcement leads.” Everyday posts could be fed into ICE databases & cross-referenced w/ phone data, biometrics & property records 🧵

⚖️ The Trump administration is firing scores of immigration judges, many w/ a background in defending immigrants, while hiring new judges tied to DHS, ICE, & the military. For many, this isn’t just a reshuffle. It’s a restructuring of who gets to decide who stays in the U.S.🧵

On graduation day, ICE deported two Louisiana high school students with SIJS. Elias* and Brayan* were living in Louisiana when they accompanied their father to a routine immigration appointment, where ICE detained them 🧵

⚠️ Be aware: ICE is planning to hire private bounty hunters to locate immigrants across the US Under a new proposal, companies could be given data on 10,000 immigrants at a time — w cash bonuses for how fast & accurately they track people down 🧵

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has rejected Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s request to pause immigration raids on Halloween. Even after tear gas was used near children at a Chicago trick-or-treat event, Noem refused to halt “Operation Midway Blitz.” 🧵

Latest from @kutnews.bsky.social 👇🏽 Analysts use metrics to display how aggressively detentions under ICE have escalated, particularly in Texas. To meet their inflated quota, ICE agents are snatching people from Austin-area jails, sometimes at rates of twice a day. 🔗 www.kut.org/apple-news/2...

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 In addition to the ongoing community action to bring light to the atrocities at the California City CoreCivic facility, legal advocates are holding the private prison company and California City accountable via litigation. 🧵

ICE + Border Patrol agents are using unmarked cars, fake or swapped license plates, and even foreign decals while carrying out immigration arrests. Agents are also masking their faces - part of Trump’s mass-arrest campaign that’s blurring accountability + due process 🧵

There is courage and then there is immigrant courage 🧵

Stanislaus State College is disrupting inhumane narratives coming from the Trump admin by hosting educational resistance efforts in the Central Valley. “It’s insidious…and what we’re trying to do is a little counterbalance through the insidious (times)” themodestofocus.org/stan-state-s...

Dozens of immigrants were detained this wknd after showing up for routine check-ins at ICE’s Stockton office, an unusual wknd operation that sparked community outrage + protest. Witnesses say around 24 people were detained after reporting to ICE on Saturday 🧵

🚨Trump’s Bay Area immigration deployment PAUSED but fear remains 🚨 After a late-night call between Trump & SF Mayor Daniel Lurie, a planned Border Patrol deployment of ~100 agents to the Bay Area has been called off 🧵

The Trump admin continues abusing power by exploiting enforcement to attack communities — next in line is Coast Guard Base Alameda, per sources via @sfchronicle.com San Francisco and Bay Area neighbors are bracing themselves for increased action this week: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

🚨ICE’s $75B Surveillance Windfall 🚨 ‣ The government is shut down, but ICE is on a surveillance spending spree 💰 — using Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill' to expand biometric ID, phone tracking & spy tech 🧵

Alexandria residents packed City Hall, demanding that city leaders condemn Sheriff Casey’s voluntary cooperation with ICE. ICE Out of Alexandria speakers urged the council to denounce the sheriff’s ICE holds and “courtesy calls” about releases 🧵

Communities make waves as fascism invades their cities, proving that grassroots coalitions strengthen us. Solidarity signs are also popping up in places like Chicago, ensuring folks know their locales are an ICE free zone. CC: @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/c...

Well done! #L.A. This one from #Chicago is great too

Hanging out around L.A.? See how many Solidarity Signs you can spot on the doors and windows of your favorite local businesses! Solidarity Signs are a grassroots effort launched by ILRC to promote KYR solidarity, for EVERYONE. Read more 🔗 @lataco.bsky.social lataco.com/solidarity-s...

Immigration allies took charge in D.C. demanding officers with the Metro Police Department CEASE their collusion with federal immigration enforcement agencies after the Trump admin wreaked chaos on their city. Tune into the press conference below 👇🏽 www.wusa9.com/article/news...

A federal judge in Chicago extended restrictions on ICE's warrantless arrests until February 2026, finding that the agency violated a settlement agreement by arresting 22 people without warrants.

Immigration enforcement will continue during the gov shutdown. Why? Because the GOP-controlled Congress made sure billions 💰 still flow to ICE + CBP—agencies deemed “essential” while programs serving families get gutted 🧵

What is denaturalization? It’s when the gov’t tries to take back someone’s US citizenship, usually claiming they weren’t eligible when they applied. ⚖️ Only a fed judge can decide this — no agency can revoke citizenship alone. 🎥 Watch our breakdown here: www.tiktok.com/@the_ilrc/vi...

On Monday, September 29, the government filed a brief in the DACA litigation responding to questions that Judge Hanen had previously raised. 🧵

🚨 Practitioner update:There’s confusion about whether EOIR asylum annual fee is due today 👉 The Sept 30 date applies to USCIS (end of FY) 👉 EOIR has no mechanism to pay the annual fee — the portal only accepts initial filing fees 👉 EOIR has not issued guidance yet We hope EOIR provides clarity soon

⚠️TW: death, miscarriage, neglect in detention This year has been the deadliest in ICE detention since 2018. Advocates are raising alarms about preventable deaths, rising suicide attempts, & lack of medical care. 🔗 Read the article here: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/27/i... (1/4)