James Cradock
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Document (safely) the cruel and illegal actions of the US government. Every person in this country has constitutionally-protected rights. Period. Share your photos and video with the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition
@maineimmigrants.bsky.social
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Filming Immigration Enforcement in the U.S. - Library
Tipsheet on how to use video to ethically combat abuses committed by immigration enforcement, including safety, social media, & verification tips.
https://library.witness.org/product/filming-immigration-enforcement/
4 months ago
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Trump's FY2027 budget proposed $8 billion in cuts for K-12 programs, and $2.7 billion in cuts for higher education. But tax payers (you and me) are going to pay $1.8 billion to pay Trump and people who violently tried to undo the 2020 election.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Trump's Budget Proposes Billions in K-12 Cuts. Will They Happen?
Trump is proposing level funding for Title I, a modest boost for special education, and major cuts elsewhere.
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trumps-budget-proposes-billions-in-k-12-cuts-will-they-happen/2026/04
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Yesterday $1 billion for "security" for Trump's ballroom was struck from the budget for immigration enforcement (ICE and CBP) in the US Senate.
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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House
A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules.
https://apnews.com/article/white-house-ballroom-funding-senate-parliamentarian-republicans-042dc61b41d1163e08ee095e7ffb2e48
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Last week the Congressional Budget Office reported Trump's Golden Dome for America (missile defense program) (of course it has to be golden) will cost $1.2 trillion. Trump said it would cost $175 billion.
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Trump's 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than initially said
President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trumps-golden-dome-estimated-to-cost-1-2-trillion-far-more-than-initially-said
2 days ago
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On Friday a Kansas District Court Judge blocked enforcement of a Kansas law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 18, a law aggressively pushed by Trump, because the law violates the Kansas state constitution.
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State Court Blocks Kansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender Youth | American Civil Liberties Union
LAWRENCE - A state district court judge today temporarily blocked enforcement of a Kansas law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender...
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/state-court-blocks-kansas-ban-on-gender-affirming-medical-care-for-transgender-youth
2 days ago
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Trump has 7 concentration camps (that is what they are) in California, run by for-profit companies. Conditions are worsening for people held in these camps: Overcrowding, undercooked food, inadequate clothing, clean drinking water, access to medical care ...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/c...
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Conditions worsen at California immigration detention centers, AG says
Detainees face poor access to clean water and timely medical care, Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/california/2026/05/15/ice-detention-centers-conditions-california-detainees/90103686007/
3 days ago
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Judges have ruled 10,000 times (90% of cases) against Trump's anti-immigrant policy of detaining anyone in the US who is eligible for deportation without providing a chance for a hearing.
www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Explore the data: 10,000 rulings against Trump in ICE cases
Here’s POLITICO’s database of how the courts have ruled on Trump’s mass detention policy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/13/mandatory-detention-ice-cases-rulings-database-00913988
3 days ago
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This is what I'm listening to. From 1989. I don't think I've listened to this in some time. Parts leave me verklempt I would say. Reaction to side two is remembering a Jeff Buckley lyric: "I miss my beautiful friend."
4 days ago
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Yesterday a US District Court Judge ordered Trump to bring a Colombian woman back to the US from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after she was deported to the African country that had refused to accept her because it cannot provide sufficient medical care.
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Judge orders Trump administration to return Colombian woman deported to DRC back to the US
Judge called Adriana Maria Quiroz Zapata’s deportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo ‘likely illegal’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/trump-administration-colombian-woman-drc
5 days ago
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The names Hamnet and Hamlet were interchangeable, as were Anne and Agnes.
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Yesterday a US District Court Judge blocked Trump from imposing sanctions on Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the Palestinian territories, saying Trump violated Albanese's free speech rights by imposing sanctions (barring entry to the US) ...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN expert on occupied Palestinian territories
Trump officials likely violated Francesca Albanese’s rights by imposing measures after she criticized Israel, says judge
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/un-francesca-albanese-sanctions
5 days ago
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Yesterday a US District Court Judge blocked Trump from confidential transgender patient information from a Rhode Island hospital that provides gender-affirming care.
apnews.com/article/tran...
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island's largest hospital.
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-youth-medical-records-rhode-island-subpoena-trump-2f5f0e2ba8bdb5913af2195d7bad4b35
5 days ago
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I'm not going to call out the person who made the specific comment, but does a parking lot not "destroy the architectural integrity of the entire streetscape"?(I think the building looks cool!)
www.pressherald.com/2026/05/13/p...
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Portland Planning Board greenlights 87 teeny-tiny Congress Street apartments
The 7-story building with no parking has some residents rankled. Others say it's just what the city needs.
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/05/13/portland-planning-board-greenlights-87-teeny-tiny-congress-street-apartments/
5 days ago
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Yesterday the South Carolina legislature blocked Trump's effort to redraw the state's congressional districts and eliminate the district for US Representative Jim Clyburn, the state's only African American in the US House.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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South Carolina redistricting: Lawmakers reject gerrymander in blow to Trump
The move is a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure southern states to quickly pass gerrymandered maps ahead of the midterms.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/south-carolina-redistricting-lawmakers-reject-gerrymander-in-blow-to-trump/
6 days ago
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Yesterday the US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee) blocked Trump from indefinitely holding people with pending immigration cases without a bond hearing, saying the policy violated the US Constitution.
www.interlochenpublicradio.org/2026-05-11/6...
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6th Circuit Court: Trump’s “mandatory detention” immigration policy unconstitutional
The case seems likely headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.
https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/2026-05-11/6th-circuit-court-trumps-mandatory-detention-immigration-policy-violates-constitution
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May 5, 2026: "Mass deportations are coming."
wnyc.org/npr/g-s1-120...
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7 days ago
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Reminder that Trump aims to remove (deport) 1,000,000 immigrants per year.
stateline.org/2026/05/12/s...
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7 days ago
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The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition said that there has been a recent increase in reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions and encounters in Maine.
www.pressherald.com/2026/05/11/i...
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ICE activity is increasing in Maine, immigration rights advocates warn
The apparent uptick in arrests and encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maine in recent weeks aligns with reported plans for ICE to increase its presence across the country.
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/05/11/ice-activity-is-increasing-in-maine-immigration-rights-advocates-warn/
7 days ago
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James Cradock
The Associated Press
8 days ago
BREAKING: The Supreme Court lifts the mandate for Alabama to use a U.S. House map with two majority-Black districts.
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Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts
The U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for Alabama to get rid of one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections.
https://bit.ly/4eAZqps
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Gerald E. Talbot - Americans Who Tell The Truth
https://americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/gerald-e-talbot/
9 days ago
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On Wednesday the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (Florida, Alabama and Georgia) blocked Trump from detaining immigrants in his concentration camps without bond hearings and release while individual civil cases are adjudicated.
www.gpb.org/news/2026/05...
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Atlanta-based federal appeals court rejects Trump's no-bond immigration detentions, deepening circuit split
An Atlanta-based appeals court has rejected a no-bond policy implemented by the Trump administration for people in immigration proceedings.
https://www.gpb.org/news/2026/05/07/atlanta-based-federal-appeals-court-rejects-trumps-no-bond-immigration-detentions
9 days ago
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On Thursday a US District Court Judge blocked Trump from terminating > $100M in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations, because Trump's actions to end the grants were illegal.
bookriot.com/judge-rules-trumps-cancelation-of-humanities-grants-unconstitutional/
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Judge Rules Trump's Cancelation of Humanities Grants Unconstitutional
A judge rules that cuts to humanities grants supporting writers and scholars was unconstitutional, how we absorb our reading, and more.
https://bookriot.com/judge-rules-trumps-cancelation-of-humanities-grants-unconstitutional/
9 days ago
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On Thursday a US District Court Judge blocked Trump's investigations of 2 medical groups -- Endocrine Society and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) -- supporting gender-affirming care.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/judg...
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Judge halts Trump's "retaliatory" investigations of major trans medical groups - LGBTQ Nation
He cited "extensive evidence of animus and wafer-thin justifications."
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/judge-halts-trumps-retaliatory-investigations-of-major-trans-medical-groups/
9 days ago
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On Thursday the US Court of International Trade blocked Trump's 10% import tariffs because Trump's actions are illegal: the US Congress controls tariffs.
www.cato.org/news-release...
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Court Strikes Down Section 122 Tariffs - Cato Experts Available
The tariffs imposed by the Trump administration pursuant to Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 flouted the present-day economics of the balance of payments and Congress’s intent when it crafted and ...
https://www.cato.org/news-releases/court-strikes-down-section-122-tariffs-cato-experts-available
9 days ago
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On Thursday a US District Court Judge ruled Trump continued to arrest immigrants without probable cause despite an order from 2025 requiring a warrant to do so.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/u...
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ICE Arrests Violated Order Requiring Warrants in D.C., Judge Rules
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/trump-dhs-arrests-warrants-dc.html
10 days ago
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Maine should increase its vehicle registration fee. It's $35. One needs a residence, like a second home or camp, in Maine to register a vehicle in the state. In Massachusetts, the vehicle registration fee is $60.
10 days ago
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Immigrants voluntarily choosing not to pursue remaining in the US. 7 times as many under Trump as under Biden.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
11 days ago
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👎 Today the Supreme Court of Virginia blocked the congressional map approved by voters.
www.wric.com/news/politic...
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State leaders share mixed reactions after Supreme Court of Virginia strikes down redistricting referendum
Virginia leaders are sharing mixed reactions after the state’s highest court threw out a redistricting referendum that voters narrowly approved in last month’s special election.
https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/leaders-react-redistricting-supreme-court/
11 days ago
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Study and recommendations Santa Barbara's City Council reviewed and approved are here.
santabarbaraca.gov/sites/defaul...
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12 days ago
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Santa Barbara, California updated its Inclusionary Zoning regulations to increase in-lieu fees which were determined to be too low and inflexible. 15% of for-sale units and 10% of rental units are to be affordable.
www.independent.com/2026/05/06/s...
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Santa Barbara City Council Reshapes Inclusionary Housing, In-Lieu Fees
City officials are working to update the requirement for affordable housing and alternative fees for housing developers.
https://www.independent.com/2026/05/06/santa-barbara-city-council-reshapes-inclusionary-housing-in-lieu-fees/
12 days ago
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Yesterday a US District Court Judge called horse mittens on Trump's assertion that he can cancel already-awarded federal grants when they fund programs that do not align with Trump's political (or personal enrichment) objectives.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US judge questions Trump administration's rationale for slashing federal grants
A federal judge on Wednesday expressed doubts that President Donald Trump's administration can rely on a White House budget office regulation to terminate billions of dollars in grants because they ar...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-questions-trump-administrations-rationale-slashing-federal-grants-2026-05-06/
12 days ago
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A former immigration law judge in California is suing Trump arguing she was fired because she is a Democrat, a woman, over 40 years-old, fluent in Spanish and previously advocated for immigrants.
www.ktvu.com/news/concord...
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Concord immigration judge sues DOJ over termination
A Concord immigration judge is suing the Department of Justice over her termination, alleging that she wasn't kept on past her probationary period because she is a Democrat, a woman over 40, fluent in...
https://www.ktvu.com/news/concord-immigration-judge-sues-doj-over-termination
12 days ago
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A Chicago former immigration law judge is suing Trump arguing she was fired based on her previous work as an immigration lawyer, and her race and sex.
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Former immigration judge in Chicago sues Trump administration, claims firing was without cause
The U.S. Department of Justice fired Carla Espinoza, a former immigration judge in Chicago, last year. She spoke to the ABC7 I-Team, claiming she was fired without cause.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/former-chicago-immigration-judge-carla-espinoza-sues-trump-administration-claims-firing-department-justice-cause/19053241/
12 days ago
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Trump lost the 2020 election because he is a moron, and he lost the popular vote and electoral college vote.
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12 days ago
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👎 Yesterday a US District Court Judge allowed Trump to keep Fulton County (Georgia) ballot boxes, which Trump is using to continue to investigate debunked claims he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud. Trump didn't lose the 2020 election because of fraud.
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Justice Department can keep 2020 ballots seized from Fulton County in Georgia, judge rules
The Jan. 28 seizure by the FBI targeted the elections hub in Georgia’s most populous county, which is heavily Democratic and includes most of the city of Atlanta.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/justice-department-can-keep-2020-ballots-seized-from-fulton-county-in-georgia-judge-rules
12 days ago
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Albany weakened (but increased the in lieu fee) for its Inclusionary Zoning ordinance. Req now is 5% of rental units affordable to people earning up to 70% of AMI; and it was 13% of units affordable to those earning up to 60% of AMI.
www.wamc.org/news/2026-04...
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Albany Common Council passes inclusionary zoning amendment
The Albany Common Council voted Monday to pass an amendment to the city’s inclusionary zoning ordinance.
https://www.wamc.org/news/2026-04-21/albany-inclusionary-zoning-amendment
14 days ago
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... I applaud the use of the word "equity" in the current US political environment. It's absolutely legit terminology for how what we should want to strive for socioeconomically. Trickle-down economics not-so-much.
www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...
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Background on housing and IZ in Pittsburgh. I don't understand the whole of argument Inclusionary Zoning works against equity goals. Even with downward filtering, which can take years to reach lower income people, production of market rate housing leads to gentrification, but...
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Lawrenceville's Inclusionary Zoning says 10% of rental units must be affordable to people earning up to 50% of AMI (area median income): $37,600 annually for a household of one, $43,000 for a household of two. Units for sale must be affordable to people earning up to 80% of AMI.
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Inclusionary Zoning in Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh) is allowing people driven out of the neighborhood to move back into it.
www.wesa.fm/development-...
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New affordable apartments in Lawrenceville highlight inclusionary zoning benefits
Because of an inclusionary zoning designation in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood, 10% of The Albion's units are set aside as affordable, with more modest rents.
https://www.wesa.fm/development-transportation/2026-04-29/affordable-zoning-lawrenceville-apartments
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James Cradock
Andrea LaFlamme
16 days ago
🚨📢ATTN: Tonight from 6-7pm EST, I'm hosting a Zoom meeting to discuss Janet Mills' exit from the U.S. Senate race, some concerns that I have, and what I see as the path forward to victory. Hope to see you there! You can sign up with this link:
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17 days ago
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This is what I'm listening to. From 1984.
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Yesterday a US District Court Judge blocked Trump from attempting to halt processing immigration applications for citizens of countries listed under Trump's travel ban, because Trump's attempt was unlawful and discriminatory.
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US judge rejects Trump administration's halt on immigration applications
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that policies that make it harder for people from countries on President Donald Trump's travel ban list to get green cards and work permits are discriminatory and un...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-rejects-trump-administrations-halt-immigration-applications-2026-04-30/
18 days ago
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Today a US District Court Judge blocked Trump from ending legal protections that have allowed nearly 3,000 immigrants from Yemen to live and work in the US.
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US judge blocks Trump from ending protections for nearly 3,000 Yemeni nationals
A federal judge on Friday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from moving ahead next week with its plans to end temporary legal protections that have allowed nearly 3,000 people...
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-blocks-trump-ending-protections-nearly-3000-yemeni-nationals-2026-05-01/
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Trump wants to deport 1.3 million people from 17 countries. (For starters.) So a ruling for Trump with regards to Haitian and Syrian immigrants will have larger implications.
www.aclunorcal.org/tps-at-scotus/
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20 days ago
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This morning the US Supreme Court is hearing arguments by Trump (and in opposition to Trump) to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from Haiti and Syria. WNYC is discussing, and taking calls from immigrants, and it's going to broadcast the arguments.
www.wnyc.org/story/new-ri...
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Supreme Court Latest; New Close Rikers Czar; PEN World Voices & Global Free Expression; Cool Job Posting | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Geofencing and TPS at the Supreme Court; The Close Rikers Czar; PEN World Voices & Global Free Expression; Are You Hiring for a Cool Job?
https://www.wnyc.org/story/new-rikers-czar-pen-world-voices-global-free-expression
20 days ago
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"Among those who were [kept by Trump in Trump's concentration camps] by the new mandatory detention policy were people eligible for legal status, even those with long-pending immigration applications who have been waiting years due to administrative backlogs."
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"Among those who were [kept by Trump in Trump's concentration camps] by the new mandatory detention policy were people eligible for legal status, even those with long-pending immigration applications who have been waiting years due to administrative backlogs."
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