This is a concentration camp

Purple Heart veteran shot in action self-deports after old drug charge resurfaces: ‘Can’t believe this is happening in America’

Reading this bombshell story, it's important to keep in mind who Reuveni is. He ain't no Resistance deepstater. He's the career DOJ guy with a measure of professional reputation who signed his name on numerous filings that I'd call deeply concerning and maybe worse, until he finally said no mas.

This is a shocking account of intentional and unprecedented defiance of the federal courts by a top DOJ lawyer. And: it was always going to be through immigration law. For earlier traces of executive branch failure to comply with the judiciary in immigration: www.yalelawjournal.org/feature/exec...

All without a word of reasoning.

Sotomayor: "Given its conduct in these proceedings, the Government’s posture resembles that of the arsonist who calls 911 to report firefighters for violating a local noise ordinance." SCOTUS' intervention "expos[es] thousands to the risk of torture or death." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

If you do not believe people are real human beings, you can commit the most depraved acts against them. The regime always uses dehumanizing language to describe people it doesn't like. In this case, they're using that language to treat people like trash they can dump all over the world. It's sick.

I appreciate that @jenniferleekoh.bsky.social is commenting on immigration law through a lens that applies a combination of Christian theology, legal principles, and concern for the marginalized. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/04/kilm...

Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back! This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.

Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

Last night, a federal judge in El Paso became the first to review ICE’s claim that someone was an “alien enemy.” It went SO BAD for ICE that not only did the judge order release for the people suing, without prompting he restricted the use of the Alien Enemies Act in west Texas.

What an example of the critical importance of due process and the flouting of basic principles of law & evidence in the Alien Enemies Act cases.

Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."

In light of last night's SCOTUS decision, reupping our report showing ICE's failure to provide required language access in detention center law libraries in Louisiana, Texas, and other places. (1/2) cardozo.yu.edu/sites/defaul...

60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

It cannot be overstated how insane and dangerous this argument is. They're saying that the government can illegally abduct and imprison people—and even admit that it screwed up!—and then remove the ability of any court to intervene by shipping the victim to a foreign gulag.

This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.

NEW: The ACLU has filed a sworn declaration from a Venezuelan woman who ICE sought to turn over to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, who declares that "I heard two US government officials talking and they said 'there is an order saying we can’t take off but we already have.'"

"Ms. Chung, who majors in English and gender studies, has participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations since last year. Her lawyers say that she did not speak to reporters, negotiate on behalf of student demonstrators, or in any other way take a leadership position.” She posted fliers.

"There was no access to a toilet, so guards told the women – whose accounts in some cases occurred on different days or different buses – to urinate or defecate on the floor... " www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Some updates on our client: @immdef.bsky.social went to his imm court hearing Monday and received confirmation from ICE that he has been “removed” to El Salvador. The Judge asked “how has he been removed if there is no removal order?” And the ICE attorney responded that they did not know.

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

The government's argument about these alleged gang members boils down to: "Our precogs say they're going to commit crimes soon so we have to imprison them before they do." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The men sent to do hard labor in a Salvadoran prison: - A tattoo artist seeking asylum who entered legally. - A teen who got a tattoo in Dallas because he thought it looked cool. - A 26-year-old whose tattoos his wife says are unrelated to a gang. - A barber whose family says he has no gang ties.

Okay, I'm on the public line and going to do another live-skeeting of the hearing for those who can't join (it seems the public line is now full). Hearing is set to start in moments.

Excellent and helpful, from Ahilan Arulanantham and Adam Cox. And chilling: "whatever happens next, we can already say that Khalil’s case involves an assertion of government power over lawful permanent residents far beyond what we have seen in decades, if ever." www.justsecurity.org/109012/legal...

This is, in its own way, as aggressive as the Khalil arrest. This couple have one form of legal protection (TPS). They have an application in for another (asylum). And now they’re being charged for entering the country illegally…two years ago. Def one to watch. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

I finally revived by BlueSky account and so grateful to see this!