In more ways than one

#immigration This has been bothering several of us for some time. Where is the nationwide injunction? Where is the lawsuit requesting an injunction? So many orgs: ACLU, Amica, CLINIC, RAICES, + private bar w/ arrests ongoing since last month, plntfs w/ standing & nothing?!🤯

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Also: para 30 references body cam footage of him in Tenn. if they r making this allegation, they better have that body cam footage triple checked, confirmed & ready cause it’s coming up. Just weird how this footage only surfaced now & never before, even though it’s from 2022…

Indictment against Abrego Garcia. Re-hashing old allegations (that were previously rebutted)…but ok. Reminder: crim evidentiary burden is ‘beyond reasonable doubt’. Previous evidence of MS 13 involvement insufficient at ‘totality of circumstances’ but…🤷‍♀️ www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

But we will all remember.

SCOTUS told them they needed to bring him back b/c he was improperly removed. Instead of admitting fault, they are now accusing him of crim activity to save face. Let’s see the charging document. He’s supposedly so bad, so where is it?

The most obvious of due process violations if there ever was. Now, for the current expanded ER….

Senate GOP are lying. Full stop. Not “misinformation”. Not “misleading”. It is a lie. Knowing, intentional, from Senators who are aware of the law. Undocumented *do not* receive benefits. At all. Of any kind. State or Fed. No Medicare. No Medicaid. No disability. No SS. No food assistance. Nada.

“When asked whether the arrests could deter people from showing up to court, Mr. Ripa said it was not clear.” Absolute BS. Arresting ppl like this *absolutely* deters them. In absentias have skyrocketed nationwide, since these began. Either Ripa is lying or is an idiot. Or both.

“A senior ICE official said in a statement that the agency’s prosecutors still had discretion to dismiss cases.” Massive lie. Only way to say no is if you don’t mind getting disciplined, potentially fired. Lawyers *will* dismiss cases HQ ordered. Lawyers *cannot* choose which cases

So, so , so many factual inaccuracies in this article. …ok, just straight lying. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

Marginal propensities. Let’s talk about ‘em. Economists deal with two: marginal propensity to consume (MPC) and marginal propensity to save (MPS). IOW, if I give you a dollar, how much do you spend, and how much do you keep?

It’s a conspiracy to screw the poors and, as usual, the veteran fraudster says it’s free. Call your Senators and tell them if they attack you and your family like this, they will lose their job, their insider trading racket, and their ability to live without doing real work. (202) 224-3121

Lots of confusion (understandably so). Basically, ER expanded in new memo from 1/23/25. Expanded to include entrants w/in last 2 yrs, & w/o visa or other lawful documents or who entered w/o inspection.

#immigration West coast/Pacific time non-detained masters: arrests are going to start at non-detained masters, to process under new expanded ER. Starting today. Attorneys/non profits, please be advised.

This is a relatively minor complaint (given the “consolidation” going on at multiple agencies) but its ex of the narcissistic, incompetence at the top of our agency.

Not going into this decision. It’ scary given what precipitated the decision. To truly understand, read Sotomayor and Ketanji-Brown’s dissents. To compare something to Korematsu is extreme. But Sotomayor is reasoned, intelligent, nuanced. Her comparison is apt & that much more frightening.

4th circuit unanimously finds US gov MUST return Salvadoran national it improperly removed. That last sentence…oooph.

First: *why was he removed? On what authority was he arrested? The new EO (discussed previously) that is probably unlawful? Or….? Cause the last traffic arrest was in 2019, so no reason to arrest in 2025. www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/p...

There are so many things wrong with this. This will be a 🧵.

#SenatorCoreyBooker for the win. Daaaayyyyyuuuuummmmmmmm.

So other #fedemployees this mean we don’t have to do all those annual ethics and security trainings anymore?

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To clarify: no, government phones do *not* come with Signal installed.

It’s getting started!!! americanoversight.org/american-ove...

The Atlantic article is bonkers. Just….no words.

Remember family separation, back in 2017? The same ppl who were behind that are behind this. Again, the cruelty is the point. No photos of toddlers ripped from moms. Not like last time. Dont let that make us complacent. The basis behind this is still illegal. It is still based on animus.

They're terrorizing our federal employees in real ways and the impact is devastating for all of us. I spoke to a VA employee and FBI Agent about what they're experiencing and it will shock you. This is the most important thing I've written. Please read and share. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

Miller was one of the architects of the family separation policy that began in 2017. Ripping kids from their parents. Maybe he thought ppl wouldn’t care as much if he was cruel to adults this time.

Hit a milestone so it’s #AMA time again. Tomorrow night at 7 pm ET (6 CT, 5 MT, 4 PT). We’ll start right at 7 and keep it going for an hour, so get your questions ready!

Tr*mp admitting Jan 6 were domestic terrorists? Cause….yeah. Terrorists, insurrectionists, whatever he wants to call them as long as he’s admitting it. 🤷 thehill.com/homenews/adm...

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*this should be all over the news. In every congressional members’ mouth. This should be a call for mass protest. It is a blatant disregard for a court order, of a blatantly improper & unconstitutional use of power. So, why isn’t it?

Direct defiance of a court order. Question is: what will the judge do now?

Holy sh*t

How is this not all over the news? Not getting attention? How are congressional members not up in arms about this potential illegal, animus based evocation of a war time power? www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ven...

Finally, some good news. TRO granted, halting removals, for further proceedings. Hopeful further litigation re: the upcoming EO b/c…well, just read the complaint. The EO is beyond extra-judicial & is animus based if there ever was. #immigration storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Here’s a cheat sheet with all the phone numbers for the US Senate. I have a feeling we’ll be calling them a lot in the near future.

CALL CHUCK SCHUMER TONIGHT. We hear he is caving and will sell us out. #NotOneVote for cloture! All his office nos here (212) 486-4430‬ ‭(518) 431-4070‬ ‭(202) 224-6542‬ ‭(914) 734-1532‬ ‭(631) 753-0978

This sounds bad but…this isn’t that uncommon. At all. It’s not some nefarious plot…it’s basic inefficiency & lag & just overall lack of proper/operating resources/communication. Any imm practitioner who reps detained has probs dealt w/ something similar. It’s bad. But it just is. For a long time.

This is the epitome of failing up. It’s not even possible to dumb it down enough for him. There are no amount of crayons or pictures to draw that could help him understand.

The 1st Amendment & SCOTUS have a few words on that…

They never should have been there to being with. Like prior GOP led acts (re: shipping ppl to VA w/o their knowledge/consent) this may also open potential avenues for victim based relief.

She is not an intelligent person. This…wouldn’t even be something under Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project (SCOTUS 2010) or US v. Mehanna (1st 2013).

Still seeing *a lot* of discussion about Khalil: he’s being “disappeared” or arrested w/o charges for free speech. It is confusing. But that is not why he was arrested. 🧵

This is true. Not only do undocumented ppl make up % of labor force, but they pay $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in taxes, disability, Medicare, Medicare, and other benefits *they will never get*.

Vaccines, huh? 🤔 💉

He has done a lot of harm, to a lot of people. Many, just caught in the crossfire and left to suffer.