Lynda Lopez
@lyndab08.bsky.social
Chicagoan, sociologist of race and immigration in training, former writer on transportation equity issues, currently always curious.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say reut.rs/4pq7Pi0
Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say
People of Somali origin are among those arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, federal officials said on Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump hurled insults at immigrants from the Horn of Africa country and said he wanted them out of the United States.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say reut.rs/4pq7Pi0
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DAILY MEMO: Over 20 Kidnapped by ICE and CBP, Including Another U.S. Citizen, Amid Escalating Southern California Raids
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
DAILY MEMO: Over 20 Kidnapped by ICE and CBP, Including Another U.S. Citizen, Amid Escalating Southern California Raids
“Fares for the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, and New York City subways and buses are set to increase at the beginning of January.”
pix11.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
“Fares for the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North, and New York City subways and buses are set to increase at the beginning of January.”
"By the time Ms. Vallotton got home, the action was over, but she pieced together what had happened: The largely Hispanic construction crew on her roof had become the latest target of a federal immigration crackdown that had arrived in New Orleans that morning."
Her Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"By the time Ms. Vallotton got home, the action was over, but she pieced together what had happened: The largely Hispanic construction crew on her roof had become the latest target of a federal immigration crackdown that had arrived in New Orleans that morning."
"In Kenner, a New Orleans suburb, the Latino community is in lockdown for fear of the raids."
"The door is unbolted at Abigail's, one of the few Mexican restaurants still serving, albeit mostly through deliveries these days."
"The door is unbolted at Abigail's, one of the few Mexican restaurants still serving, albeit mostly through deliveries these days."
New Orleans residents in fear as immigration crackdown descends on their city
In Kenner, a New Orleans suburb, the Latino community is in lockdown for fear of the raids.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"In Kenner, a New Orleans suburb, the Latino community is in lockdown for fear of the raids."
"The door is unbolted at Abigail's, one of the few Mexican restaurants still serving, albeit mostly through deliveries these days."
"The door is unbolted at Abigail's, one of the few Mexican restaurants still serving, albeit mostly through deliveries these days."
Meet the teen brothers tracking ICE
YouTube video by The News Movement
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December 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Thousands leaving Illinois prisons face high risk of housing instability, new study finds
Thousands leaving Illinois prisons face high risk of housing instability, new study finds
A first-of-its-kind statewide survey shows many reentering society may face difficulty finding housing. Advocates say the data underscores the need for major investment in reentry housing and services.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Thousands leaving Illinois prisons face high risk of housing instability, new study finds
“What have we been taught our entire life? Feeding the hungry, clothing the naked. This is basic, basic stuff. Christians have always been people who are supposed to be there for the marginalized, the people that are being hurt by systems, the people that don’t have a voice.”
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
religionnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“What have we been taught our entire life? Feeding the hungry, clothing the naked. This is basic, basic stuff. Christians have always been people who are supposed to be there for the marginalized, the people that are being hurt by systems, the people that don’t have a voice.”
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NEW: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he will not continue sweeps of homeless encampments — which city data shows have not yielded any permanent or supportive-housing referrals in more than a year.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/04/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/04/m...
Mamdani Vows to Sweep Out Crackdowns on Homeless Camps
City numbers show that sweeps started under Mayor Eric Adams have not delivered on referrals for housing in more than a year.
www.thecity.nyc
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
NEW: Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he will not continue sweeps of homeless encampments — which city data shows have not yielded any permanent or supportive-housing referrals in more than a year.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/04/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/04/m...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned President Trump’s racist remarks about the Somali American community, praising the Twin Cities as “full of people who love each other and cherish one another.” He urged Minnesotans to stand up against his hateful rhetoric — “When you come for one of us, you...
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned President Trump’s racist remarks about the Somali American community, praising the Twin Cities as “full of people who love each other and cherish one another.” He urged Minnesotans to stand up against his hateful rhetoric — “When you come for one of us, you...
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Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court Conservatives Reinstate Texas’ Gerrymandered House Maps
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 order, has put on hold a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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"...protesters hoped that the City Council would designate city-owned property as ICE-free zones, hold a special council meeting for police oversight, and pass an ordinance decrying collaboration with ICE."
Anti-ICE protesters temporarily shut down Council meeting
A tense standoff between members of the New Orleans City Council and a group of protesters calling for more protection for immigrants ended with the protesters being forcibly removed from City Hall du...
veritenews.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"...protesters hoped that the City Council would designate city-owned property as ICE-free zones, hold a special council meeting for police oversight, and pass an ordinance decrying collaboration with ICE."
"Federal agents wearing tactical gear and wielding assault rifles busted into an apartment in Jackson Heights Thursday morning as a helicopter hovered overhead, according to eyewitnesses and video obtained by THE CITY."
Homeland Security Busts Into Jackson Heights Apartment Building in Pre-Dawn Raid
Dozens of agents wielding assault rifles took two middle-aged, Spanish-speaking people away in cuffs early Thursday morning as a helicopter hovered overhead.
www.thecity.nyc
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Federal agents wearing tactical gear and wielding assault rifles busted into an apartment in Jackson Heights Thursday morning as a helicopter hovered overhead, according to eyewitnesses and video obtained by THE CITY."
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The case appears to be an example of a tactic that the Trump administration has used to pressure undocumented immigrants to leave the United States by separating them from their families after they refuse to comply with deportation orders.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/n...
ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The case appears to be an example of a tactic that the Trump administration has used to pressure undocumented immigrants to leave the United States by separating them from their families after they refuse to comply with deportation orders.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/n...
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Sen Ossof found> 500 credible reports of "deaths, physical & sexual abuse, mistreatment of pregnant women + children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding, inadequate food+water, exposure to extreme temperatures, denial of attorneys, +child separation."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities
Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Sen Ossof found> 500 credible reports of "deaths, physical & sexual abuse, mistreatment of pregnant women + children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding, inadequate food+water, exposure to extreme temperatures, denial of attorneys, +child separation."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If you look up immigration news and New Orleans, it's interesting that majority national news sites come up. Don't know the news ecosystem well there, but in Chicago it felt a lot of our news was written by local news orgs (and later gained a lot more national news attention).
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If you look up immigration news and New Orleans, it's interesting that majority national news sites come up. Don't know the news ecosystem well there, but in Chicago it felt a lot of our news was written by local news orgs (and later gained a lot more national news attention).
“They need city council to step up and do more. All they’ve done is say carry your passport. That’s unacceptable. They need to do more than that. It’s not just undocumented people, it’s people who are green card holders, it’s actually Black and brown Americans who are going to suffer."
wgno.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“They need city council to step up and do more. All they’ve done is say carry your passport. That’s unacceptable. They need to do more than that. It’s not just undocumented people, it’s people who are green card holders, it’s actually Black and brown Americans who are going to suffer."
“U.S. Border Patrol agents detained multiple people with work permits and American citizenship in the agency's "Catahoula Crunch" immigration sweeps so far, according to immigrant rights groups and attorneys representing one detainee.”
Citizens, permit holders detained in New Orleans immigration sweeps, attorneys and advocates say
"They’re not focusing on particular people, they're focusing on particular traits," said attorney Homero López, a former immigration judge. "Those traits tend to be physical in nature.”
www.nola.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“U.S. Border Patrol agents detained multiple people with work permits and American citizenship in the agency's "Catahoula Crunch" immigration sweeps so far, according to immigrant rights groups and attorneys representing one detainee.”
Posted in the Humboldt Park Community Group. Car left abandoned after person taken by ICE months ago at Central Park Fresh Market on Grand Central Park. They are looking for the family of the car.
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Posted in the Humboldt Park Community Group. Car left abandoned after person taken by ICE months ago at Central Park Fresh Market on Grand Central Park. They are looking for the family of the car.
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This isn’t just about individual scams but also about a system so confusing and inaccessible that people feel they have no choice but to trust anyone promising a path forward. And reporting fraud is just as complicated.
A new investigation I reported w/ Max Blaisdell shows how immigrants seeking legal help are being targeted by scams. During a time when people are desperate for work permits, green cards, or asylum, notarios & impostors can exploit that fear. Via @southsideweekly.bsky.social @typeinvestigations.org
Fraudsters target immigrants seeking legal help
In Illinois, immigrants have lost thousands of dollars to notarios offering legal assistance they’re not qualified to provide—as well as other impostors. Nationally, the figure is at least $1.2 millio...
southsideweekly.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This isn’t just about individual scams but also about a system so confusing and inaccessible that people feel they have no choice but to trust anyone promising a path forward. And reporting fraud is just as complicated.