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The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
Olivia Messer@oliviamesser.bsky.social · 6mo agoI can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
Update: The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die. They say the man was just trying to get his meds. ICE guards shackled him Then they choked him. The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
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Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 7mo agoDHS said the man died while he tried to commit suicide and “violently resisted security staff.” A medical examiner called it “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression.” A witness told the Washpost *on the record* that guards choked him as he said, “no puedo respirar.” Gift link⤵️ wapo.st/49FW4NG
You aren't safe until all of us are safe
Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 7mo agoInbox: A City Council employee was detained by ICE while at a routine immigration appointment in Bethpage this afternoon, Council Speaker Julie Menin says. The detention happened even though this employee has legal status to be in the country until October, per Menin.
📍WE ARE IN TRENTON FOR THE FINAL VOTE ON THE IMMIGRANT PROTECTIONS PACKAGE! 💥Our powerful coalition has PACKED the Senate + Assembly chambers to show legislators that we are HERE. New Jerseyans need protections now! Our data, communities and trust depend on it. #njforall
📍 POV: you’re part of a powerful coalition of advocates PACKING TRENTON to pass crucial protections for New Jersey’s most vulnerable communities. That’s right — we’re back, and we won’t quit until bills A6308/S5036, A6309/S5037, and A6310/S5038 are LAW 💥
After tonight’s Governor’s debacle— I mean debate—I’ll kick off @wnyc.org’s “30 Issues in 30 Days” tomorrow. Sanctuary policies are the first issue up for debate. Yes, including the Immigrant Trust Directive! Call in and say hi 🌞 📞212-433-9692 ⏰ 10 AM 📻 WNYC.org / 93.9 FM
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As someone who has received violently threatening phone calls and targeted for immigration work, it is incredibly out of touch for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social to suggest political violence only happens to politicians like her. @njaij.bsky.social closed our office last week due to credible threats.
@hankjohnson.house.gov took a moment during today’s House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing to demonstrate the strong support for @replamonica.bsky.social Great to see @njaij.bsky.social @maketheroadnj.bsky.social + other orgs and advocates 👏 #IStandWithMcIver
We ask ALL Members of Congress to stand with @replamonica.bsky.social and against the posturing of the DOJ. We all have rights. And Congress has a right and authority to conduct oversight. 📝Write your rep NOW 🗽From NJ to beyond, we are calling for all #EyesOnICE 🔗 njaij.org/eyesonice
Tell Congress: We Need All Eyes On ICE
Stand up to the Trump Administration. Stand with Rep. McIver and the New Jersey Four.
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Work is hard but Weakerthans on the Amtrak isn’t bad. open.spotify.com/track/3EREpX...
The Reasons
The Weakerthans · Reconstruction Site · Song · 2003
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📣 EXPLAINING DELANEY HALL: One week ago today, @rasjbaraka.bsky.social was arrested by ICE outside of Delaney Hall — a newly reopened immigrant detention center operated by multibillion-dollar private prison company GEO Group. 🧵 Learn more about Delaney Hall, GEO, and why this matters:
Today’s citation was issued by the city’s business administrator and health inspectors. Immediately behind the gates? Heavily armed guards who yesterday, took pictures of protestors and their cars. #ICEOUTOFNJ
BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks some Alien Enemies Act removals in Texas-based case. The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday. New, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/supreme-co...
Breaking: Supreme Court blocks some Alien Enemies Act removals in Texas-based case
The late-night order from the Supreme Court came amidst fears the Trump administration was preparing for more flights to El Salvador as soon as Saturday.
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Now in my adult years, I have lived in NJ for a smidge longer than I lived in west TX where I was born and raised. One constant reminder of this is that my phone now autocorrects “honky tonk” to “honky TONY” — arguably one of the most Texan words subbed for the most Jersey word.
After a powerful conference with advocates and the incredible @sifill.bsky.social, I’m at the NJPAC @dosocialjustice.bsky.social @fundfornj.bsky.social candidate forum. The 1k+ theater is packed with attendees. Today is the last day to change your party affiliation in NJ. Let’s live post!
I’m really stressed and on top of it, the rain won’t stop? I don’t need to be clammy, cold, and stressed. My spirit is strong but the body can only take so much.
“The House has just passed one of the worst pieces of voting legislation in American history. The Senate must stop it. The SAVE Act would put voting out of reach for millions of American citizens.” — @mawaldman.bsky.social
House Passes SAVE Act; Brennan Center Reacts
The Senate must reject this disastrous bill, which would prevent millions of American citizens from voting.
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#BREAKING: 5-4 Court, with Barrett joining the three Dem. appointees in dissent *vacates* Chief Judge Boasberg’s temporary restraining orders in the Alien Enemy Act cases. Judicial review must be available, Court holds, but has to come through habeas petitions: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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ICYMI: SCOTUS restored the President’s authority to enact the Alien Enemies Act for now. Check out the @njaij.bsky.social explainer for a crash course on this racist, dangerous law and its historic peacetime invocation under Trump.
New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice@njaij.bsky.social · last yr.📣 EXPLAINING THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT: On March 15th, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act – a wartime authority that has never been deployed in peacetime. Until now. Keep reading to learn more about the AEA and its impact on the Venezuelan community in just the last 19 days 🧵
"As I have stated in the past, without compliance with requirements, Delaney Hall cannot lawfully open,” said Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social “We will not tolerate federal attempts to ignore or evade our laws and statutes, which apply to everyone." www.newarknj.gov/news/mayor-r...
New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice@njaij.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 BREAKING: Newark Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social announces complaint about Delaney Hall reopening. ICE thought they could make New Jersey's largest, most diverse city the site of the first new detention center of the Trump Administration. Little did they know... 💥💥💥 NEWARK FIGHTS BACK 💥💥💥
🚨 BREAKING: Newark Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social announces complaint about Delaney Hall reopening. ICE thought they could make New Jersey's largest, most diverse city the site of the first new detention center of the Trump Administration. Little did they know... 💥💥💥 NEWARK FIGHTS BACK 💥💥💥
I’m really sad about Myanmar where it’s been one tragedy or atrocity after another for more than a decade. This was one of the more challenging places for me to travel (all cash strapped to my belly 24/7), but also the most humbling and rewarding. Hard to know what’s next after this.
The incarceration of Mahmoud Khalil is the result of a violent immigration system fueled by white supremacy, profit, and fear—one that funds ICE and CBP while defunding our communities. But we’re not here just to name the problem. We’re here to say: enough. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/n...
“This isn’t deep south Florida. This is New Jersey, and I feel like that is not something that is reflective of our values of the state,” @amytorres.bsky.social said. “I hope it’s not something that’s reflective of the values of Union County, but I guess maybe it is.”
New Jersey Monitor@newjerseymonitor.com · last yr.Activists fear Union County jail could become new migrant detention center newjerseymonitor.com/2025/03/27/a... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social
Something sinister is happening in Union County, where the county commission is opening the door for 📍Elizabeth NJ to become ICE Jails Capital, USA. A Republican hasn’t won in Union County since 1996. Every Commissioner here is a democrat.
New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice@njaij.bsky.social · last yr.⏰⏰⏰LIVE NOW! ⏰⏰⏰ We are outside Union County jail to say NO to ICE and prison profiteers! Elizabeth NJ may quickly become ICE Capital, USA! Say no!
