🚨Immigrants are deported without even being in the courtroom 🚨 "...many judges are swiftly wrapping up immigration cases in unprecedented numbers. More than 100,000 immigration cases were closed in June alone, driven first and foremost by courts across the US issuing orders to deport" -The Guardian

Trump’s deportation crackdown accelerated by potent court tool

Judges wrapping up immigration cases in unprecedented

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WHO is behind ICE's the mass ecosystem of spyware? As Paromita emphasized, DHS has always used tech to track, identify, and deport immigrants. This spyware is designed to operate as a network to track EVERYONE. These systems are made to monitor dissent and everyday life. We should all be worried

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“...In our current climate, militarized immigration forces leverage credit header data to locate community members without a warrant. This is a blatant abuse of our personal data & lawmakers need to step in to rein it in.” 
- Laura Rivera, an attorney at JFL

Surveillance tech companies like Thomson Reuters (TR) are tracking down immigrants by scanning license plate readers & selling the data to ICE. TR is profiting off the terrorizing of our communities. To read the full article by The Nation, follow the link: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Now more than ever, we must remember that we have the right to observe, record, and share information about ICE activity in our communities. Check out this guide to learn practical and legal factors, risk reduction tips, and more. Make sure to share with your friends and loved ones.

Want to know the surveillance tech ICE is using to enact deadly actions? This short fact sheet demonstrates the top 10 surveillance tech used by DHS, ICE, & CBP. Understanding the tech used to deport & target our loved ones is part of resisting the militarized policing and surveillance state.

We stand in solidarity with communities in Houston, Texas speaking out for justice after the killing of a beloved husband and father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at the hands of DHS The NYT reported that ICE shot 21 people, 5 have died. 52 people have died in ICE detention over the last 500 days

What We Know About Immigration Officers Shooting at People in Vehicles

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The U.S Supreme Court decided that the government could move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti and Syria. This ABLE explainer providers information on the state of TPS protections and work authorization for Haitian TPS holders. Please read and share. #TPS

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MediaJustice@mediajustice.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICE’s tactics are evolving. AI, surveillance tech, and corporate greed is driving harm beyond the border. Join @conmijente.bsky.social, @justfutureslaw.bsky.social, & Surveillance Resistance Labs on Monday 6/29 @ 7 PM ET to break down their newest report. secure.ngpvan.com/Jfq6AaFDNEmP...

ICE’s tactics are evolving. AI, surveillance tech, and corporate greed is driving harm beyond the border. Join @conmijente.bsky.social, @justfutureslaw.bsky.social, & Surveillance Resistance Labs on Monday 6/29 @ 7 PM ET to break down their newest report. secure.ngpvan.com/Jfq6AaFDNEmP...

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Trump admin’s termination of TPS for Syria and Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of Haitian & Syrian community members likely will lose their ability to live and work legally in the United States in 32 days and may be subject to detention and deportation @irap.bsky.social

The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to pot...

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Big tech is increasingly operating within government, influencing policy, embedding personnel, using political donations & lobbying to expand their power & secure public contracts. Join our webinar on June 29 to learn about our new report @conmijente.bsky.social secure.ngpvan.com/Jfq6AaFDNEmP...

In this authoritarian moment, it's essential to know the names of the oligarchs threatening our democracy. Join us on 6/29 @ 7 PM ET for a #NoTechforICE webinar exposing the infrastructure behind deportations and offering tools to organize, disrupt, and fight back. @conmijente.bsky.social

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ICE is amending federal standards relating to the treatment of detained immigrants. A private contractor asked ICE to include changes benefiting their business model & ICE agreed. These changes will make lives worse for people who are in ICE custody.

ICE removed detainee protections after private outreach from top contractor

In new federal standards released Monday, the agency appeared to make changes that could benefit Geo Group’s legal defense.

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Listen to Bruce Nestor's interview re: the MN indictments and how NSPM-7 (the new domestic terrorism memo) is now in play. We must stand by people who responded to a federal invasion - purportedly for immigration enforcement - that led to deaths and injuries all over Minneapolis. lnkd.in/eKC5H7dc

Palantir's surveillance monopoly has expanded to Latin America Governments are handing over most critical data such as education logistics, health care, consumer habits & more. Palantir continues to bypass transparent bidding protocols. We need comprehensive digital privacy policy NOW.

Palantir Expands Its Influence Across Latin America - teleSUR English

Palantir Technologies is aggressively expanding its operations into Latin America. While the company, a Denver-based data analytics firm founded with early

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Keep in mind that just a week ago, Congress gave DHS $70 Billion. This money will not only fund "immigration enforcement," - it's designed for a larger authoritarian project that includes retaliation and intimidation.

On Wednesday and Thursday, federal agents showed up at legal immigration offices around the country that represent unaccompanied immigrant CHILDREN. Threats of investigation and prosecution for legal work are core elements of an authoritarian government. amicacenter.org/press-releas...

38 people died in ICE custody from January 2025 - now. We are seeing the higerst rate of suicide in detention. These companies are literally making billions of dollars from a DEATH MACHINE. Let's call it what it is

Just Futures Law@justfutureslaw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

GEO Group operates 19 facilities for ICE around the country, reported $2.6 billion in total revenue in 2025. CoreCivic owns and operates at least 10 ICE detention facilities, reported $2.2 billion in total revenue in 2025.

GEO Group operates 19 facilities for ICE around the country, reported $2.6 billion in total revenue in 2025. CoreCivic owns and operates at least 10 ICE detention facilities, reported $2.2 billion in total revenue in 2025.

ICE’s Largest Prison Contractors Post Record Revenue

Two of ICE’s biggest contractors for operating detention centers hailed "growth opportunities" amid Trump's crackdown.

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Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...

Pope Leo is throwing shade at Peter Thiel and Elon Musk 🤣 Critics of AI-enabled surveillance technologies are being heard, so why is our government continuing to hand over billion$ towards something that damages + endangers us? Our government should invest in education, housing, childcare...

Pope Leo Schooled the Tech Bros on Tolkien

The Holy Father referenced “The Lord of the Rings” in his encyclical about AI—an expert (if unintentional) troll of tech billionaires who keep misinterpreting the series.

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Palantir has helped build the backbone of ICE's deportation machine. This is why JFL filed a lawsuit  seeking records related to ICE's use of Palantir's technology tools. Check out 404 media's coverage to learn how ICE uses Elite (linked to Palantir) to find which neighborhoods to raid.

Immigrant Rights Lawyers File Lawsuit Over Palantir’s ELITE

Just Futures Law is seeking a wealth of documents related to the tech Palantir provides to ICE.

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"The requested records include information of great national significance, and will detail the ways Defendants used Palantir tech to centralize, analyze, and visualize data around US residents & their social relationships to identify target individuals & communities.” - @justfutureslaw.bsky.social

Immigrant Rights Lawyers File Lawsuit Over Palantir’s ELITE

Just Futures Law is seeking a wealth of documents related to the tech Palantir provides to ICE.

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What does it mean to be "anti-American" or "bear hostile attitudes" to the US? USCIS is now vetting social media of immigrants (intending to come here or already here). We should be deeply about what this all means.

In April, the Trump admin sent out federal contractors with explosives & heavy machinery to Mount Kuchamaa to construct a 2nd border wall. The mass deportation agenda of the Trump Administration creates so much damage to us all.

Just Futures Law@justfutureslaw.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For many of us, borders physically and symbolically represent colonial violence. Mount Kuchamaa is sacred to the Kumeyaay people, whose homeland spans San Diego County and northern Baja California.

For many of us, borders physically and symbolically represent colonial violence. Mount Kuchamaa is sacred to the Kumeyaay people, whose homeland spans San Diego County and northern Baja California.

Across the Borderlands, Wall Construction Threatens Sacred Sites

Like environmental regulations, cultural-and historic-preservation laws are being systematically waived for wall construction—and border communities are paying the price.

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ICE Agents have a list of 20 million People on their iPhones, thanks to Palantir's mass surveillance machine. YES - 20 MILLION people!

ICE Agents Have List of 20 Million People on Their iPhones Thanks to Palantir

The comments made by a senior ICE official at a trade show highlight how Palantir is increasing the speed at which ICE operates. Most people detained by ICE have no criminal conviction.

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On April 29, the Supreme Court will hear arguments deciding the futures of TPS for Haiti, Syria, and possibly all 17 TPS countries. Read IRAP’s legal information explainer to learn more about the case and how to be prepared if you lose TPS status. English: Bit.ly/TPS-en Arabic: Bit.ly/TPS-ar

LAPD deployed surveillance drones over 32 times over last months No Kings rally. Why is LAPD using surveillance technology against constitutionally protected activity? Oh right, to collect data and eventually use it to criminalize people, especially people of color, who are advocating for justice! 🙄

LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest

Flight records show that Los Angeles police dispatched drones 32 times over last month’s No Kings rally.

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