As i often say- there is MUCH that local and state elected officials can to do protect our communities from fed overreach - to mitigate the regressive disaster of trumpism- and to stand up for due process, and human rights. #IceOut

Today we joined local leaders in SF to support Asm @ib2real.bsky.social's AB 1537, the No Side Jobs for ICE Act. Our coalition is proud to sponsor this important bill. www.courthousenews.com/california-b... 1/

As a sanctuary city, San Francisco has long led the nation in protecting immigrants—because we know that when immigrant communities feel safe, everyone is safer.

From widespread reports of ICE kidnappings to the killing of Renée Good, we’ve seen the devastating harm this rogue agency inflicts. We’re standing w/SF Supe Mahmood to support AB 1537, a critical state bill to protect Californians by preventing local & state law enforcement from working for ICE.

🚨ICE has spent millions trying to recruit local police and sheriffs. And right now, nothing in state law prevents local officers from taking “side jobs” as deportation agents. AB 1537 by @isaacgbryan.bsky.social will CLOSE this loophole. We’re proud to sponsor this important bill. 🧵

🚨ICE has spent millions trying to recruit local police and sheriffs. And right now, nothing in state law prevents local officers from taking “side jobs” as deportation agents. AB 1537 by @isaacgbryan.bsky.social will CLOSE this loophole. We’re proud to sponsor this important bill. 🧵

The callousness on display in Minneapolis is not an isolated incident nor a symptom of dysfunction at DHS - it is the very nature of American immigration enforcement operating as designed. 🧵

ICYMI: New poll finds Californians want due process for all. calmatters.org/justice/2025... Check out the latest list of news coverage published across the state! 🧵

NEW: Poll reveals Californians’ growing disapproval of mass deportation, showing voters’ strong support for due process, including for people with past records, and equal treatment in the legal system regardless of immigration status: calmatters.org/justice/2025...

Please add you voice to this important open letter from @ndlon.bsky.social to the L.A. Dodgers: Stand With the People of Los Angeles — Decline Any White House Invitation! "Ask the team to honor the unity, integrity and diversity they themselves represent."

L.A. Dodgers: Stand with the people of Los Angeles — Decline Any White House Invitation! You have always been more than a baseball team - you’re part of the spirit of who we are as a city, we need you to stand with us, on the right side of history. Sign the petition. www.iceoutofla.org

📢San Francisco has long been a sanctuary—a city that celebrates our values of care, dignity and collective safety. Sign & share this petition to urge Sheriff Paul Miyamoto to honor this commitment & uphold our city’s Sanctuary Ordinance.✍️ bit.ly/upholdsfsanctuary @iceoutofca.bsky.social #ICEoutofSF

✊ Over 70 community members spoke out at last week's TRUTH Act forum in Ventura County demanding that Sheriff Fryhoff stop colluding with ICE. www.vcstar.com/picture-gall...

I SO wish there hadn't been a reason for me write this: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Held in a jail cell for three days and nights, he was not allowed to make a phone call, see an attorney, appear before a judge, or take a shower to wash off pepper spray and tear gas that the agents had used www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

“What happens next is up to all of us. The legal system is failing. But we, the people, must not fail.” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Chris Newman of @ndlon.bsky.social reminds us that "as the Supreme Court dispenses with facts and relies instead on racist stereotypes" ... "The obligation now falls on local governments and the public at large to use every tool at their disposal" to protect our neighbors. ndlon.org/statement-fr...

"This ruling is a huge setback for all Americans. The Supreme Court's order means that ordinary aspects of our daily lives, where we work, the language we speak, or the communities we live in can be a basis for detention and questioning."

“When federal agencies are allowed to operate like a secret police force—stopping, arresting, and detaining people based on race, language, or occupation—the constitutional rights of all people are at risk.”

My statement on the awful decision out of the Supreme Court today ndlon.org/statement-fr...

Trump’s unprecedented agenda is unmistakably authoritarian. The deployment of the National Guard in Washington DC and in 20 states, including Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Texas and Louisiana, is an alarming unilateral move that is supercharging the already massive police presence in communities.

@silkys13.bsky.social: “There are so many things we’ve seen before — poor food quality, abuse by guards, not having clean clothes or underwear, not getting hygiene products. But the scale at which it’s happening feels greater, because it’s happening everywhere.” www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Trump’s cruel mass detention and deportation agenda has reached a previously unimaginable scope and scale with ICE planning to double its detention capacity by the end of this year to detain nearly 110,000 people. Texas alone will have the capacity to detain at least 37,000 people.

ICYMI: A federal judge recently DISMISSED a Trump lawsuit that sought to upend Illinois’ sanctuary laws. This is good news! Sanctuary laws are not only legally sound but ensure we use our local resources for the common good, NOT to help ICE separate families. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

During the second quarter of 2025, CoreCivic’s revenue from its contracts with ICE rose about 17 percent from last year’s second quarter, from $151 million to over $176 million. The company has been repeatedly accused of operating inhumane and dangerous lock-ups.

Last month, the devastating ICE raids at the Glass House farms in Ventura County disappeared hundreds of farmers, and led to Jaime Alanís' death as he feared for his life. An important read and lessons from organizers on the ground, and what this means for all of us: lithub.com/what-ices-as...

🚨🚨Must-read!!

Amidst endless stories of inhumane courthouse arrests, it’s important to understand that behind each abduction is the story of a neighbor who was unjustly targeted. Today, let’s talk about Jenny, who fled Cuba seeking asylum, taken by ICE in San Antonio, Texas 🔗 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump’s mass deportation agenda has thrown communities across the U.S. into crisis. Understand the impact with Immigration Nation, a limited-run newsletter featuring a team of criminal justice journalists who explore how criminal justice systems are being used to enable deportation. Sign up now ⬇️

Yesterday - Hundreds show up in Contra Costa County demanding that Sheriff Livingston end his collusion with ICE! #ICEoutofCA www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/22/c...

"There is a growing consensus ICE should be kicked out of Los Angeles entirely, not invited back into its jails." - Chris Newman w/ @ndlon.bsky.social #ICEoutofCA Full statement: ndlon.org/statement-fr...

Thanks to @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social for having me on your podcast to talk about the @iceoutofca.bsky.social movement to make California a Sanctuary state under Trump 1.0 and the importance of building on these laws.

🚨 Federal judge blocks racist ICE raids in SoCal 🚨 A federal judge just issued a major ✨win✨ for immigrant rights: ICE agents in So Cal are now barred from stopping people based on race, language, location, or type of work. Perceived identity is NOT probable cause‼️🧵

Our staff is on the ground supporting families. Many workers-including US citizens, were held by federal authorities at the farm for 8 hours or more. US citizen workers report only being released after they were forced to delete photos and videos of the raid from their phones. 4/

“Tom Homan's [...] quote was long and his diction was garbled, but his message was clear enough. What he describes is blatant racial profiling, unlawfully brutalizing people without ‘reasonable suspicion’ that they have done anything wrong." ndlon.org/the-police-s...

This is devastating, outrageous, and unacceptable!!!

While many celebrated freedom on July 4th, Congress passed a budget that cuts vital support programs to pour $170B into immigration enforcement—fueling mass detention & family separation. This attacks our values & communities. Get NIJC's explainer: immigrantjustice.org/research/exp...

We’re starting an on-going thread where we will list out some of the innumerable abuses of power ICE is committing in LA and beyond. Let this lead us all to action rather than to despair. 1/

ALERTA: La Union de Campesinos está al tanto de las actividades de inmigracion cerca del área de Oxnard/Camarillo. Si un ser querido ha sido arrestado, llame a la red de respuesta rapida al (805) 870-8855.

The UFW is aware of the ongoing immigration enforcement activities occurring near Oxnard/Camarillo area. If you have a loved one that has been arrested call the rapid response network (805)870-8855.

Horrifying!! #ICEoutofCA

We’re seeing reports of Feds raiding farms in Oxnard and Camarillo today. This just happened in Camarillo.

The cruelty of these abductions of our immigrant neighbors knows no bounds. "They left all their flowers. They left all their buckets." Save your local rapid response # to report ICE activity or if your loved one is detained: www.ccijustice.org/carrn #ICEoutofCA abc7.com/post/immigra...

THIS IS HUGE✊🏾 Because of YOU, California just took a major step to block ICE from taking over closed state prisons by passing AB 137. Over 10K letters were sent in by our people demanding CA #CloseCAPrisons & #StopICE. Together, we WON a critical tool in that fight. ❤️🧵⤵️

🚨“On the law it’s clearly wrong. The complaint seems to be unaware of the existence of the 10th Amendment..." 🚨 @cnewman.bsky.social, legal director for @ndlon.bsky.social, said he views the federal lawsuit as largely symbolic — and believes its actual purpose is to “blackmail” the city

1/ Dear Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social We’re calling you in. To protect democracy, we need to UPHOLD due process for all who call CA home. We need to embrace our shared humanity. And we shouldn’t double down on rhetoric or policies that divide, dehumanize, and pave the way for abuses.

Rallies across the country today against ICE's horrific attacks on our communities - find them here to #FreeDavidHuerta #FreeThemALL!!

ICE's actions are a heinous abuse of power. We stand with David Huerta, with our siblings in the labor movement, and with every Californian abducted by ICE!

Politico said its polling showed California's “political elite” are out of step with voters, who are apparently tired of all this “Trump resistance” foisted upon them. But problems with this framing abound, from its wrong-headed comparison to its skewing of the results. fair.org/home/politic...