More coverage of the brave survivors that @chrclla.bsky.social & co-counsel are fighting for in court. Our government promised to protect people like Carmen when they speak out against their abusers. Instead, they’re being arrested, imprisoned, & deported.

Trump's new cap on refugee admissions is making devastating history with an unprecedented low of 7,500 people, prioritizing white Afrikaners for entry. “The United States has stood as a strong light of hope in the past,” said CVT's Alison Beckman. “Today, that light is being extinguished.”

Private prison companies play a major role in US immigrant detention, holding 85% of all detainees as of earlier this year These companies profit on multiple fronts & stand to gain more as detention expands Our article breaks down what you need to know: https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc

Trump remains underwater on immigration—his signature issue. The mass family separation agenda is deeply unpopular (and just wait until Bovino ramps up his unhinged operations.) And by a 3:1 margin, Americans want legal status for long-settled immigration contributors over mass deportation.

‘It’s like a nightmare.’ ICE now detains immigrants attending permanent resident appointments in Fresno "Mendoza said several families told her their relatives had also been detained during interviews the previous day. Many were long-term residents married to US citizens or military veterans, with

New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...

#Halloween is officially here. Many of us will be enjoying parties, trick or treating and festive decorations! While you enjoy your pumpkins, whether you eat, carve, or paint them, keep the farm workers that picked them in mind! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 👻 #WeFeedyou

Congrats to our client, Dominic* for becoming a legal permanent resident! At just six years old, Dominic was selling tortillas and art he made on the streets of Honduras to survive. Abandoned by his parents and raised in an abusive home, he was forced to drop out of school in second grade.

This is immoral & these agencies should be shamed into taking the money they’re burning on extra patrols/cops & donating it to local area food banks.

A sad update to the story of the 13-year-old Massachusetts boy who was abducted by ICE: He is choosing to self-deport to Brazil because even if he were to win his asylum case, his lawyer says it's possible he could still remain incarcerated.

NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go: "'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Thinking of Jamaica tonight. Hold strong.

#tdih 1994 U.S. DOJ announced prison population topped 1 million for 1st time in U.S. history. Now, US has 4.2% of global pop w/20%+ of world’s prison pop. Make people in prison & system of mass incarceration visible in curriculum. @prisonpolicy.org ⬇️ 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pr...

My thoughts are with the people of Jamaica today.

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style. Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

"Now they’re fighting cancer and the United States government."

Learn more about the government’s policy of voluntary departure to push immigrants out of the U.S. by reading the full @nytimes.com by @jazmineulloa.bsky.social here: bit.ly/nytselfdepor...

NEW: AILA member Michael Vastine describes the Administration's efforts to defund the National Qualified Representative Program, which provides legal counsel to detained immigrants who cannot competently represent themselves. https://bit.ly/43kAV9u

🚨ICE detained Afghan student from @bardcollege.bsky.social right after he was found to have a strong asylum claim. Ali & his family fled Taliban threats for defending human rights. They're now safe in NY—but he’s behind bars. Join us in demanding that DHS #FreeAli NOW: bit.ly/FreeAliFaqirzada

Four months ago, Yessenia Ruano put her home in Wisconsin up for rent, packed a few bags and left for her native El Salvador. Now, she is among immigrant women who say ICE is wrongfully detaining and deporting domestic violence or human trafficking victims. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

The immigrant survivors @chrclla.bsky.social & co-counsel are fighting for in this case are people who belong in America - they have children who were born in the U.S., they educated and cared for our children & labored to improve their communities, & they risked their lives to come here.

🛑 Immigrant Survivors Deserve Real Protection — Not Broken Promises Congress created laws to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, & human trafficking, & to make us all safer. But today, those protections are being ignored & dismantled by the Trump Administration.

Plaintiff Jackie Merlos “raised her four U.S. citizen children and built a family business. After being held at gunpoint and reporting her assailant, she applied for a U Visa and was granted permission to remain in the U.S. In violation of the law, ICE has now jailed her for months.”

The Trump Administration is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting immigrant survivors of serious & violent crimes, trampling legal protections that safeguard their safety & our communities. Our @chrclla.bsky.social team & co-counsel filed a class action suit today to vindicate their rights.

Announcing a big case against Trump’s illegal deportations today with the @chrclla.bsky.social & co-counsel team.

People are spontaneously posting up near any laborers or street vendors they spot. Just saw a rapid responder guarding a man working on a building exterior. Many things are terrible today but lord, this stuff matters.

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi. David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison. Here's their story.

Too often, young people who are unsafe at home end up entangled in the juvenile legal system, exposing them to more harm. #InternationalDayOfTheGirl is a reminder that girls and gender expansive youth deserve systems that uplift rather than punish.

“ICE has raided our day labor sites at least 14 times since June.” truthout.org/articles/ice...

Employees of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services oversee lawful immigration applications. They've never been authorized to make arrests, carry firearms, or execute search warrants — until now. This intimidation tactic is unnecessary and cruel.

Zip ties. Crowded cells. Guns trained on bewildered workers. Foul water. Forced vaccinations. An unconscious detainee left on the floor by guards. A pregnant woman in cuffs. These are the details of South Korean nationals’ experiences in ICE detention after the raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia.

📈NEW POLL: The Lab, @refugeesinternational.org & @dataforprogress.org find that more than two-thirds of voters believe the US should have a refugee resettlement program. This poll also shows the deep unpopularity of several other immigration policy changes. www.refugeeadvocacylab.org/resources/st...

Tune in at 1pm ET for an important conversation with @austinkocher.com, veteran & immigration researcher, and @afuashley.bsky.social, Executive Director of American Families United, advocating for families impacted by current immigration policies. 🔗 Register Here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thank you, Melanie Hicken at @cnn.com , for telling the stories of American kids impacted by immigration actions. The investigation found 100+ US citizen children were left without parents due to Trump’s deportation efforts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywd...

CTAN's own @wendydcervantes.bsky.social at @clasp.org writes in @washingtonpost.com : Immigration actions harm kids. DHS has a responsibility to preserve the rights of parents, no matter who is in the White House. #PostLetters

Immigrant survivors of #humantrafficking face incredible barriers as they try to find safety. Legal service providers play a critical role in helping survivors navigate our complex legal system and access the documentation they need to begin establishing long-term stability.

Two named sites are operated by GEO Group, one of a number of private prisons set to reap massive profits under the admin’s anti-immigrant agenda. And because Senator @ossoff.senate.gov ’s investigation of abuses in immigration detention is ongoing, further credible reports are likely to come.

In the alleged scheme, Tom Homan promised immigration-related government contracts when he joined the Trump administration in exchange for the money.

“Immigration activists say federal agents nationwide have detained up to 20 individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protection in recent weeks and months.” www.borderreport.com/immigration/... #HomeIsHere

Earlier this year, Rights & Wrongs told the story of how Roger, a Venezuelan citizen with no criminal record, ended up detained in El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act. Today, we're re-sharing his story with a stunning update. 🔊⤵️ Spotify: https://bit.ly/47Vi341 Apple: https://apple.co/4nijEWx

ICE treats you like a “living ghost,” one woman said from detention. “They don’t care if you die.” Inside the “psychological torture” regime targeting migrants who can’t be sent home.

No person – including children – should face deportation in court alone. @AsmMiaBonta’s bill AB 1261 expands access to a lawyer for unaccompanied children to defend their rights in court. @CAgovernor - Protect children from Trump's mass deportations and sign AB 1261 into law!

As immigrant children a& their families face ongoing threats, the Flores Settlement Agreement is more important now than ever before! Join us for a free webinar, Immigrant Children in Detention: Current Conditions & Legal Challenges under Flores. Sept. 30, 12-1 PM pst Register: bit.ly/CHRCL-Sept30

As immigrant children a& their families face ongoing threats, the Flores Settlement Agreement is more important now than ever before! Join us for a free webinar, Immigrant Children in Detention: Current Conditions & Legal Challenges under Flores. Sept. 30, 12-1 PM pst Register: bit.ly/CHRCL-Sept30

George Zoley, the eye-wateringly rich founder of America's biggest for-profit prison company, Geo Group, is an immigrant himself. So how has he become ICE's largest private jailer of other immigrants? My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91396722/the...

🚨 BREAKING: A district court has blocked the Trump admin from expelling Guatemalan children from the U.S. without due process. Every child deserves safety, dignity, and healing. We are proud to represent these children with @nilc.org and @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social. youthlaw.org/news/advocat...

BREAKING: In our case with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and @youthlaw.bsky.social, a District Court blocked the Trump administration’s plans to expel hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the U.S. without due process.

WOW. Judge Kelly takes the Trump admin to task for their outrageous effort to deport children in the dead of the night. Not only does he say their justification "crumbled like a house of cards," he also says the admin was not engaging in "conduct ... that reflect[s] good faith."

Narciso Barranco was the man I spoke to in the heinous Downtown LA basement where ICE continues to hold individuals in abusive conditions. This powerful article describes his life in the U.S. - both before & after his abduction. His story is both intensely personal & universal.