The deployment of tear gas throughout the Chicago area is a growing health concern. ICE is deploying tear gas in residential neighborhoods, near children, playgrounds, stores, etc. What are the health implications on our communities?

Very good news from the east of Germany, where the far-right (AfD) has its strongest base - the AfD got soundly defeated in two mayoral elections, in places where they were trying to use the presence of people seeking asylum as a decisive issue. Many voters rejected that outlook. That's hopeful.

Okay, I’m going to take a mea culpa on this one, as initial reporting suggested he was ONLY facing removal because of the murder conviction he’s been exonerated from. But there’s more; at 19, he pled guilty to dealing LSD. And in immigration law, that’s its own “aggravated felony” ground of removal.

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

Looked around to see who's working on tracking this and found this useful dashboard from @adamjst.bsky.social and @austinkocher.com of @relevantresearch.bsky.social

enforcementdashboard.com/ice-arrests/

Frank Miranda, a U.S. citizen, abducted by ICE at work. #Portland

Miranda: “They (ICE) were not looking or acting professional at all.” www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Al-Mayadeen says that the deal is done and Hamas and other factions have agreed.

A new writing project--please check it out. Subscriptions are welcome but not necessary and all content will be free. un-disappearing.ghost.io

This South Side Weekly report on the Chicago building raid is well worth reading. Most striking to me are the indications of collusion between federal authorities and the building owner and management to effect a mass eviction at the blighted property. southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

On est quoi, une bande de Belges?

Looking to speak with families with young children in Chicago for a story on how the ICE raids are impacting them. Reach out to [email protected], if you're interested.

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Italy’s Border Immigration Paradox

This tactic is in the news again because ICE agents in Colorado were filmed breaking the window of a car with a baby in the backseat coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...

There’s an essay to be written about how maga patriotism is just shitty fandom. Anyone who follows sports knows fans like this, it’s always the ref’s fault, the other team doesn’t exist, there’s some plot/player/coach holding the team back otherwise they’d always win easy bsky.app/profile/atru...

Get the inside scoop on the resurgence of family detention from Javier Hidalgo and Faisal Al-Juburi from RAICES Texas this Tuesday at 1PM.

Info & registration: austinkocher.substack.com/p/inside-fam...

There is no need to compare ICE to a foreign group when the Klan—a home grown group of masked men who terrorized communities of color—is right there for comparison.

Confusing criminals with combatants, and erasing the line between law enforcement and military action, is a defining quality of the police state.

✈️👀 ICE Air Deportation flight to Casablanca. A first.

all mammals share an instinct to destroy their ancient enemy, the loathsome gourd

you just need to take a look at DHS socials to prove this

Ah - the Kavanaugh stops continue.

(h/t @akalhan.bsky.social for the name!)

Typically, I think of counties making these heinous agreements with ICE as a method of creating a revenue stream for their local sheriff's office. If some counties are actually taking a loss???

Ok, so this is different than what I would typically expect.

Knox County Sheriff's Office lost money on a contract they had with ICE between January and May of this year. www.wate.com/news/knox-co...