Early in 2025 @kicamatos.bsky.social said, "the road to authoritarianism is paved with attacks on immigrants" and it's been echoing in my head every day since.

This #GivingTuesday, your gift to NILC helps us fight back against authoritarianism and fight for immigrant justice. Donate today: www.nilc.org/donatenow/ Watch ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ksE...

Trump’s false claim that we’re “at war” gives him dangerous power to target immigrants and justify violence in our cities. It's a threat to our democracy. Read NILC President Kica Matos' full @time.com op-ed: https://bit.ly/3XrxY3r

From the war torn streets of Portland…

"If our government can pour boundless resources into hurting people, there is nothing radical or unrealistic in insisting that those same resources could be used to better all of our lives." More from NILC President @kicamatos.bsky.social in @theguardian.com ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Our message to ICE is clear. Leave our city. We don't want you in our schools. We don't want you in our places of worship. We don't want you in our hospitals. We don't want you in our streets." - NILC President @kicamatos.bsky.social‬

Make no mistake: what we are witnessing is a path toward authoritarianism. We must all come together and fight for our communities and our rights. More from NILC President @kicamatos.bsky.social ⬇️

I just asked Marco Rubio if he really thinks that Rümeysa Öztürk’s op-ed is a foreign policy threat to the United States. He couldn’t even answer the question.

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect

Authoritarianism in three acts. 📹: @meetthepress.com

Detaining people without trial. Silencing dissent. Tracking undocumented immigrants. Trump is targeting immigrants to test the limits of power — & it's a dangerous step toward authoritarianism. We can't stay silent. More from NILC President @kicamatos.bsky.social in her Time op-ed:

Wake up, America! time.com/7280107/trum...

We’re proud to share that NILC President Kica Matos has been awarded the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship! ✨ This honor recognizes bold leaders driving meaningful change—and Kica’s unwavering commitment to justice, democracy, and immigrants' rights exemplifies exactly that. bit.ly/4lvnxXF

🎉 We just won 2 Webby Awards! Our Freedom to Thrive Podcast was honored *twice* in the “Podcasts – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging” category. Huge thanks to our community for tuning in, voting, and amplifying immigrants' stories. We couldn’t have done it without you 💛 buff.ly/xJ3kAqx

"Imagine what the Civil Rights Movement would have looked like, if MLK had looked at opinion polling and said, nevermind, let’s pack it up, people love anticommunism, let’s pivot to that."

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

So many of our dreams are made possible thanks to the courage and strength of the women in our lives. In their honor, let's pay it forward. #WomensHistoryMonth

A Gutless Wonder. Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage — theonion.com/chuck-schume...

When the history of this time is written down, the cowardice will be remembered as much as the fascism

All I'm saying is, if you ran a campaign on democracy being at stake and democracy lost, isn't it time to be massively freaking out instead of doing this

The Trump admin's proposed registry forces undocumented immigrants to register or face fines and prosecution, echoing past injustices where governments targeted communities by race or origin. Forced registries only harm our communities. apnews.com/article/ille...

“This is a moment of real authoritarianism. It’s a dark moment in history, and we’re going to be asked, ‘What did you do?’”

Hundreds of constituents gathered outside the joint offices of @schumer.senate.gov and Kisten Gillibrand in New York City to tell them to Stand Up & Fight Back! #StopTheCoup #VoughtNo Photos by Donna Aceto

An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging: 1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal. 2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.

Say it Loud!

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

A Public Service Announcement for the Puerto Ricans who insisted that Trump's policies would not affect them, or who said that this was all talk. In less than a week, ICE has detained Boricuas in Wisconsin and New Jersey. It will only get worse. Que desgracia. www.telemundopr.com/programas/di...

Please join Wren as we discuss the impact of Trump's new policies on the criminal legal and crimmigration space, featuring @jesspish.bsky.social, @kicamatos.bsky.social, Daniel Harawa, Miriam Gohara, and Candace Mitchell. RSVP: bit.ly/3Ed3bBh

A clip from the San Antonio Times grabbed from IG. Try to explain this one away

Dems would get much more traction finding and promoting people saying what they know and experience. What has more impact, This man speaking his mind or the Dems speaking “in unison “ ?

*New English & Spanish #KYR* DHS has expanded its use of the 'expedited removal' process. Undocumented community members are now at greater risk of being put in a rapid deportation process - without the right to appear in front of an immigration judge. What changed & how people can prepare 🧵

Bishop Budde’s valued, moral, courageous act of truth-telling. religionnews.com/2025/01/22/a...

When someone shows you who they are, believe them. #ElonMusk #TrumpInauguration #USPolitics #oligarchy #fascism

"Donald Trump wasted no time in unleashing an assault on immigrant communities designed to inflict maximum cruelty and sow chaos across the country...We will meet this moment with the courage and ferocity necessary to resist his destructive agenda.”-Kica Matos, NILC President

A true advocate for justice. Cecile Richards, may you rest in power. "It's not hard to imagine future generations one day asking 'When there was so much at stake for our country, what did you do?' The only acceptable answer is: "Everything we could." Cecile Richards.

Chilling. “There’s going to be a big raid all across the country..." Homan said with a short laugh. “ICE is finally going to do their job. We’re going to take the handcuffs off of ICE and let them go arrest criminal aliens. That’s what’s going to happen.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

We're prepared to defend our communities against Trump's anti-immigrant agenda on Day 1 of his administration. No matter what comes our way, our movement is ready for the fight ahead.

Join NILC's Kica Matos, @jayapal.house.gov, ICIRR's Lawrence Benito & NILC advocates for a discussion on how we can resist the harmful policies expected from a potential Trump administration and Republican Congress. 📅 January 15 ⏰ 1pm EST / 10am PST 💻 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thank you, Canada. And we’re so sorry about him.

The service for Jimmy Carter was short, less than two hours long, but there were a few words that kept coming up, again and again: Honesty. Integrity. Faith. Love. The bipartisan praise for the former President put a scowl on Donald Trump’s face.

Surely, this will go fine. Leaked Meta Rules: Users are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants are Trash” or “Trans People are Immoral.” theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...

An early look at the cover of next week’s issue, “Two’s a Crowd,” by Barry Blitt. #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/QP7gaYR

"Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like there, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked." Timothy Snyder www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Donald Trump’s recent assertion that he would use executive action to abolish birthright citizenship has a historical link to the Chinese American experience.

I didn’t know it came in medical grade!

Umm NO. immigration advocates are NOT responsible for the election outcomes. www.commondreams.org/opinion/dems...

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve

The Alienation of Jaime Cachua: His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u... via @nytimes.com