Libby Kalmbach Clark
@libbykc.bsky.social
Nonfiction writer and immigration advocate in Chicago.
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My general rule of them is if you or anybody else finds yourself saying “why didn’t you just…” that’s a good indication that there is a deeper complexity at work that countless smart people have tried to fix
August 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My general rule of them is if you or anybody else finds yourself saying “why didn’t you just…” that’s a good indication that there is a deeper complexity at work that countless smart people have tried to fix
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krispy kreme near neutral zone
July 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
krispy kreme near neutral zone
Say this with love but why do so many white dudes love being wrong on the internet so much
June 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Say this with love but why do so many white dudes love being wrong on the internet so much
What's that you say Big Cases Bot? The Securing the Border rule has been vacated???!
New filing: "Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Ctr.(ACLU) v. DHS (Biden asylum ban)"
Doc #92: .Order
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Doc #92: .Order
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LAS AMERICAS IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, 1:24-cv-01702 - CourtListener.com
Docket for LAS AMERICAS IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, 1:24-cv-01702 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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May 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What's that you say Big Cases Bot? The Securing the Border rule has been vacated???!
Look how overly optimistic I was lol
The gov't obeying the court order and taking steps to bring him back...would be the most obvious explanation in a different timeline. The thing that might support that explanation here in the bizarro timeline is, Xinis's clear unwillingness to tolerate malarkey means she wouldn't do it lightly 🤷
NEW: Judge Xinis stays discovery in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case until April 30, 2025.
She says she's staying discovery "with the agreement of the parties."
Otherwise, the basis for the stay remains unclear because the underlying motions are under seal.
She says she's staying discovery "with the agreement of the parties."
Otherwise, the basis for the stay remains unclear because the underlying motions are under seal.
May 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Look how overly optimistic I was lol
This is such a slay
The case caption in the Perkins Coie suit is now 40 pages long.
Perkins amended the complaint to add all relevant executive agencies because DOJ argued that an injunction would only apply to agencies that are named as defendants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Perkins amended the complaint to add all relevant executive agencies because DOJ argued that an injunction would only apply to agencies that are named as defendants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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April 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is such a slay
This is honestly evergreen content
Me, mid-breakdown: What if I go onto a social media site where everyone is having a breakdown? Would that help?
April 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is honestly evergreen content
The gov't obeying the court order and taking steps to bring him back...would be the most obvious explanation in a different timeline. The thing that might support that explanation here in the bizarro timeline is, Xinis's clear unwillingness to tolerate malarkey means she wouldn't do it lightly 🤷
NEW: Judge Xinis stays discovery in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case until April 30, 2025.
She says she's staying discovery "with the agreement of the parties."
Otherwise, the basis for the stay remains unclear because the underlying motions are under seal.
She says she's staying discovery "with the agreement of the parties."
Otherwise, the basis for the stay remains unclear because the underlying motions are under seal.
April 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The gov't obeying the court order and taking steps to bring him back...would be the most obvious explanation in a different timeline. The thing that might support that explanation here in the bizarro timeline is, Xinis's clear unwillingness to tolerate malarkey means she wouldn't do it lightly 🤷
Fortunately the middle of the Venn diagram of ‘people who care what I think’ and ‘people who read what I write on Bluesky’ is quite small.
April 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Fortunately the middle of the Venn diagram of ‘people who care what I think’ and ‘people who read what I write on Bluesky’ is quite small.
I love waking up every morning and trying to figure out exactly where we're at in the constitutional crisis story arc
April 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I love waking up every morning and trying to figure out exactly where we're at in the constitutional crisis story arc
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"Pete Belton, 44, from Ilkeston says he was shocked to find his forearm featured in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document used to help identify alleged members of Tren de Aragua (TdA), a transnational criminal organisation." www.bbc.com/news/article...
British man's tattoo wrongly linked to Venezuelan gang in US government document
A tattoo belonging to a man from Derbyshire has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang, despite the man having no connection to th...
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April 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Pete Belton, 44, from Ilkeston says he was shocked to find his forearm featured in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document used to help identify alleged members of Tren de Aragua (TdA), a transnational criminal organisation." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Got this at Pullman National Historic Park a while ago. Art by Ricardo Levins Morales.
April 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Got this at Pullman National Historic Park a while ago. Art by Ricardo Levins Morales.
If you are depressed about the state of the world then quite possibly the best thing you can do to improve the state of the world is attend to your mental health.
March 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you are depressed about the state of the world then quite possibly the best thing you can do to improve the state of the world is attend to your mental health.
Honestly day MADE. I see a lot of people saying it should've been 3-0, and while I get that sentiment, the outcome was actually seriously in doubt. So TAKE THE W.
BREAKING: D.C. Circuit, on 2-1 vote, keeps the TROs in place in the Alien Enemies Act case.
The appeals court DENIES the Trump administration's request to stay the TROs issued by Chief Judge Boasberg — a move that would allow AEA removals to restart.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/alien-enem...
The appeals court DENIES the Trump administration's request to stay the TROs issued by Chief Judge Boasberg — a move that would allow AEA removals to restart.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/alien-enem...
March 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Honestly day MADE. I see a lot of people saying it should've been 3-0, and while I get that sentiment, the outcome was actually seriously in doubt. So TAKE THE W.
One great confusion is whether the president somehow has the power to suspend or ban asylum. The answer is nope. Asylum is the law passed by congress. The executive has certain leeway in how it's enforced but cannot take action that totally nullifies the law. Doing so eliminates checks and balances.
March 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
One great confusion is whether the president somehow has the power to suspend or ban asylum. The answer is nope. Asylum is the law passed by congress. The executive has certain leeway in how it's enforced but cannot take action that totally nullifies the law. Doing so eliminates checks and balances.
Just a reminder for those who are still unsure about this adamisacson.com/did-joe-bide...
» Did Joe Biden Encourage the Big 2021-2023 Migration Increase?
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March 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just a reminder for those who are still unsure about this adamisacson.com/did-joe-bide...
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Somebody's cat went missing in Back of the Yards, and was found sleeping peacefully on a box in the garden section at Home Depot
March 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Somebody's cat went missing in Back of the Yards, and was found sleeping peacefully on a box in the garden section at Home Depot
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Boston Globe reports antics of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Vermont/Quebec library that sits on Canada-U.S. border. She repeatedly stepped over taped boundary marker in middle of the library, referring to Canada as the "51st State" every time she stood in Canada.
March 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Boston Globe reports antics of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Vermont/Quebec library that sits on Canada-U.S. border. She repeatedly stepped over taped boundary marker in middle of the library, referring to Canada as the "51st State" every time she stood in Canada.
Look Anora isn’t that good. The titular character is supposed to be the protagonist but somehow by the end of the movie we know barely more about her than we did at the beginning. Don’t really understand what they were trying to do. But that’s me.
March 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Look Anora isn’t that good. The titular character is supposed to be the protagonist but somehow by the end of the movie we know barely more about her than we did at the beginning. Don’t really understand what they were trying to do. But that’s me.
Figuring out how to extricate myself from corporations I probably should've already extricated myself from is kind of a fun project. So far:
-Changed the default search engine in all my browsers to not be google (going with DuckDuckGo for now).
-Changed the default search engine in all my browsers to not be google (going with DuckDuckGo for now).
February 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Figuring out how to extricate myself from corporations I probably should've already extricated myself from is kind of a fun project. So far:
-Changed the default search engine in all my browsers to not be google (going with DuckDuckGo for now).
-Changed the default search engine in all my browsers to not be google (going with DuckDuckGo for now).
So anyway been working on litigation related to access to asylum at the border because currently there literally isn’t any. No way at all to have a chance to even apply for asylum if you arrive at the southern border period.
February 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
So anyway been working on litigation related to access to asylum at the border because currently there literally isn’t any. No way at all to have a chance to even apply for asylum if you arrive at the southern border period.
Suing the government over immigration policy is a big part of my job. I’m not a lawyer but I assist by finding and supporting the people harmed by the policies who have standing to sue. My org has been doing this since Trump 1.0. So what’s different now?
February 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Suing the government over immigration policy is a big part of my job. I’m not a lawyer but I assist by finding and supporting the people harmed by the policies who have standing to sue. My org has been doing this since Trump 1.0. So what’s different now?
IS IT HELPING ASKING FOR A FRIEND
Me, mid-breakdown: What if I go onto a social media site where everyone is having a breakdown? Would that help?
February 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
IS IT HELPING ASKING FOR A FRIEND