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Paul Moses

@paulbmoses.bsky.social

Reporter, author, professor emeritus.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last mo.

Last year ICE said a man tried to murder a female ICE officer while she was trying to arrest him. They swore under oath he grabbed her by the neck and tried to choke her to death. He was even indicted for attempted murder. Problem is, it never happened! Bystander video unraveled the lie.

A Venezuelan man was accused of attempting to choke an ICE officer to death in Bellevue. Bystander video tells a different story

Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco was referred to by DHS as a “criminal illegal alien” and a “known Tren de Aragua terrorist.” The agency said he “violently attacked an ICE agent” by slamming her head into the ...

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Paul Moses@paulbmoses.bsky.social · last mo.

Unexpected appellate win for ICE detainees: "It is part of the historic majesty of this long-ago founding charter that it makes no exceptions in providing basic rights to those within our boundaries, including a right to be heard when personal liberty is taken." www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Appeals court sharply limits ICE’s massive expansion of detention

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 ruling concluded that detainees awaiting the outcome of their deportation proceedings must be afforded a bond hearing within 90 days.

politico.com

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For many years, there were allegations that ICE would “release” critically ill people in hospitals so that their deaths wouldn’t be recorded as in ICE custody. To fix this, in 2021 the Biden admin required ICE to report deaths occurring up to 30 days after release. Now that rule has been dropped.

Jon Collins@jcollins.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The change comes as ICE has faced pressure after the death of 18 detainees so far this year. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Paul Moses@paulbmoses.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One more way courts find that ICE systematically violates its detainees' constitutional rights: holding them for deportation to a third country when it doesn't actually have a country to send them to. Latest article, with Tim Healy. documentedny.com/2026/05/26/d...

ICE Kept Immigrants Illegally Detained for Months as It Searched for Countries to Deport Them To, Judges Rule -

A Documented analysis found ICE deported at least 1,670 people to countries that were not their own since Trump took office in 2025. Some are being held long-term while the government searches for cou...

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Mohamad Bazzi@mbazzi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Despite a “ceasefire,” Israeli forces carried out widespread airstrikes and artillery shelling across southern Lebanon on Friday and Saturday, killing dozens. Over the past 24 hours, Israel has killed 41 people — bringing the total killed by Israeli attacks across Lebanon since March 2 to 2,659.

Text of screenshot: Lebanon death toll in two months of Israeli attacks reaches 2,659 Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health has provided the latest casualty figures since the start of Israeli attacks on Lebanon exactly two months ago. Between March 2 and May 2, Israeli attacks across Lebanon killed 2,659 people and wounded 8,183, the ministry said. It added 41 people were killed and 11 others wounded in Israeli raids over the past 24-hour reporting period.
Paul Moses@paulbmoses.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Important ruling--should mean that at least in NY, Connecticut and Vermont, ICE can't routinely deny many detained immigrants the right to a bond determination. 3-0 decision, written by a Trump appointee to 2nd Circuit.

NYCLU@nyclu.org · 3mo ago

NEW: A federal appeals court has rightly affirmed that the Trump admin's policy of detaining immigrants without any process is unlawful. The mandatory detention of millions of noncitizens - many of whom have lived here for decades - defies the Constitution and basic human decency.

Paul Moses@paulbmoses.bsky.social · 3mo ago

They might want to focus on the many corporate tax breaks the city has authority over. Nothing wrong with trying to get help from Albany--every mayor does. But if the city cuts back its own tax breaks for the wealthy, it would be in a better position to argue the state should, too.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3mo ago

Today, alongside Speaker Menin, I continued our call for a reduction to the Passthrough Entity Tax Credit (PTET) — a tax break for some of the wealthiest New Yorkers. As we face a historic fiscal deficit, we ask that those with the most pay their fair share.

Mayor Mamdani stands with Speaker Menin to make an announcement.
Paul Moses@paulbmoses.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Who gave Trump the idea that he's the Anointed One? Well, maybe a certain former papal nuncio to the U.S. Archbishop Vigano told him he was an "instrument of Divine Providence." insidethevatican.com/news/newsfla...

Letter #32, Friday, October 30, 2020: Viganò to Trump - Inside The Vatican

“I am writing to you in the midst of the silence of both civil and religious authorities. May you accept these words of mine as the 'voice of one crying out in the desert'” (Jn 1:23).—Italian Archbish...

insidethevatican.com

Pax Christi USA@paxchristiusa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Read our statement on the immoral and illegal bombing of Iran. These attacks by the US and Israel are catastrophic – they will profoundly undermine any attempt at diplomacy and peacebuilding. We pray for an end to the violence, a cessation of the bombing, and for an embrace of nonviolent solutions.

Pax Christi USA response to military strikes on Iran

March 1, 2026 — Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement, condemns the horrific bombing of Iran by the US and Israel, and we urge our nation’s leaders to stop the violence. As we recall the words from the daily readings of February 28, when the gospel reminds us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48), our hearts break for the loss of life and the extraordinary damage being inflicted not only on the people of Iran but also communities throughout the region who are affected by retaliatory strikes.

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