Livio De La Cruz
@livio.me
Interim Co-Executive Director of Legal Services at https://communities-rise.org where we help nonprofits and small businesses thrive.
Activist, former indie game developer, dad. Active in my local UCC congregation. Seattle, WA, USA. All opinions are my own
Activist, former indie game developer, dad. Active in my local UCC congregation. Seattle, WA, USA. All opinions are my own
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"On their way back to their vehicles, one of the agents suddenly turned around, as if deciding, 'Hey, why not,' and walked back to my car and pepper sprayed into the vents near the front windshield." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
ICE arrested me without cause. What I saw will haunt me forever. | Opinion
One ICE agent, apparently referring to Renee Good, said, 'You guys gotta stop obstructing us — that's why that lesbian b---- is dead.'
www.usatoday.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
"On their way back to their vehicles, one of the agents suddenly turned around, as if deciding, 'Hey, why not,' and walked back to my car and pepper sprayed into the vents near the front windshield." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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NEW: ICE abducted a father in Shoreline in front of his young son. Here's a chilling, firsthand account from the man who drove his car away from the scene, the abducted man's packed lunch still warm in the passenger seat www.theburnerseattle.com/post/ice-abd...
ICE Abducted A Father In Shoreline In Front Of His Child, En Route To Daycare
A difficult day. Today I was present as ICE agents detained a father a mile from my house--while his two-year-old son sat scared in the backseat.It began with an early phone call from immigrant day la...
www.theburnerseattle.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
NEW: ICE abducted a father in Shoreline in front of his young son. Here's a chilling, firsthand account from the man who drove his car away from the scene, the abducted man's packed lunch still warm in the passenger seat www.theburnerseattle.com/post/ice-abd...
Seen a few Trump supporters online saying the dead protestors were stupid for protesting, taunting agents, taking videos, and carrying a gun, instead of just going to work & staying quiet.
These arguments are exactly like when movie villains say: just surrender to the new king and no one gets hurt
These arguments are exactly like when movie villains say: just surrender to the new king and no one gets hurt
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Seen a few Trump supporters online saying the dead protestors were stupid for protesting, taunting agents, taking videos, and carrying a gun, instead of just going to work & staying quiet.
These arguments are exactly like when movie villains say: just surrender to the new king and no one gets hurt
These arguments are exactly like when movie villains say: just surrender to the new king and no one gets hurt
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
This makes zero sense if you believe ICE is merely an immigration enforcement group. This makes all the sense if you believe ICE is Trump’s hand-picked gang of violent thugs that he wants to use for everything.
Outcry in Italy as U.S. Says ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:52 PM
This makes zero sense if you believe ICE is merely an immigration enforcement group. This makes all the sense if you believe ICE is Trump’s hand-picked gang of violent thugs that he wants to use for everything.
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I would like to know how my prior colleagues, who have chosen to pursue leadership positions under this charlatan, justify ordering agents to break their oaths of office and open investigations on people simply for exercising their legal rights.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I would like to know how my prior colleagues, who have chosen to pursue leadership positions under this charlatan, justify ordering agents to break their oaths of office and open investigations on people simply for exercising their legal rights.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
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As federal agents ramped up arrests targeting immigrants in Portland, Maine, last week, about 25 to 30% of students at some schools were absent, many of them immigrants or children of immigrants.
Maine’s Immigrant Students Stay Home as ICE Operation Ramps Up
When a class in Portland went out for recess on Thursday, their teacher recalled, some of the 6-year-old students anxiously asked, “What about the ICE people?”
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
As federal agents ramped up arrests targeting immigrants in Portland, Maine, last week, about 25 to 30% of students at some schools were absent, many of them immigrants or children of immigrants.
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I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration on behalf of the family members of 2 Trinidadian men killed by a U.S. missile strike while traveling home from Venezuela by boat.
The government must be held accountable.
The government must be held accountable.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration on behalf of the family members of 2 Trinidadian men killed by a U.S. missile strike while traveling home from Venezuela by boat.
The government must be held accountable.
The government must be held accountable.
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BREAKING: Chief Judge Schiltz sets a contempt hearing for Friday in one of the hundreds of habeas cases in Minnesota pending as a result of Operation Metro Surge, ordering acting ICE Director Todd Lyons personally to appear in court and face contempt. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
BREAKING: Chief Judge Schiltz sets a contempt hearing for Friday in one of the hundreds of habeas cases in Minnesota pending as a result of Operation Metro Surge, ordering acting ICE Director Todd Lyons personally to appear in court and face contempt. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"State regulators should reconsider their 'let it rip' approach to autonomous vehicle licensure and regulation. A human driver who violated school bus safety road rules dozens of times would likely have lost their license, but there has been no discernable state regulatory consequence to Waymo."
NTSB Investigates Waymo School Bus Incidents
What does this mean, and what might we do to improve safety while the process plays out?
substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"State regulators should reconsider their 'let it rip' approach to autonomous vehicle licensure and regulation. A human driver who violated school bus safety road rules dozens of times would likely have lost their license, but there has been no discernable state regulatory consequence to Waymo."
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“I don't care what the reasons have been for your foundation not treating the rise of fascism like the serious humanity-ending threat that it is. It is not too late to get involved and help defeat it.”
Funders and donors: It’s never too late to join the fight against fascism
Hi everyone, quick reminder that if you’re free this Saturday January 31st at 9am Pacific, please join me and Kimberly O’Neil for “Leading the Work Without Losing Yourself.” It’s free; auto-caption wi...
www.nonprofitaf.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 AM
“I don't care what the reasons have been for your foundation not treating the rise of fascism like the serious humanity-ending threat that it is. It is not too late to get involved and help defeat it.”
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
I’m instantly skeptical of all this chatter I’m seeing claiming Trump “surrendered” and is ordering ICE out of Minnesota.
I’ll believe it when I see it. And even if it were true, these troops aren’t disappearing or getting desk duty. They’re just gonna go terrorize someplace else.
I’ll believe it when I see it. And even if it were true, these troops aren’t disappearing or getting desk duty. They’re just gonna go terrorize someplace else.
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I’m instantly skeptical of all this chatter I’m seeing claiming Trump “surrendered” and is ordering ICE out of Minnesota.
I’ll believe it when I see it. And even if it were true, these troops aren’t disappearing or getting desk duty. They’re just gonna go terrorize someplace else.
I’ll believe it when I see it. And even if it were true, these troops aren’t disappearing or getting desk duty. They’re just gonna go terrorize someplace else.
Fox News is the most popular cable news channel even though (or… because) they spit out lie after lie after lie brainwashing people with fascist propaganda.
It is a truly abhorrent institution, and the left is so preoccupied with eating its own that it often don’t hit this point hard enough.
It is a truly abhorrent institution, and the left is so preoccupied with eating its own that it often don’t hit this point hard enough.
Most Fox News Reporting on Minneapolis Shooting Supports Official Version
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Fox News is the most popular cable news channel even though (or… because) they spit out lie after lie after lie brainwashing people with fascist propaganda.
It is a truly abhorrent institution, and the left is so preoccupied with eating its own that it often don’t hit this point hard enough.
It is a truly abhorrent institution, and the left is so preoccupied with eating its own that it often don’t hit this point hard enough.
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I am so glad that folks are reaching a point where they can see that the things we are seeing from ICE and CBP are a deeper problem than this latest iteration. This is Policing. This is what it looks like in it's final and purest form. Small Men with Guns forcing communities apart.
We are fully showing how we can provide community safety without police.
We don’t need them.
Abolition on every level.
We don’t need them.
Abolition on every level.
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I am so glad that folks are reaching a point where they can see that the things we are seeing from ICE and CBP are a deeper problem than this latest iteration. This is Policing. This is what it looks like in it's final and purest form. Small Men with Guns forcing communities apart.
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I know this has been shared a lot today, but if you haven't read it yet, you should.
When I first saw the title, I thought it was a reference to nuclear winter (I'm a child of the 80s, obviously). But it is a reference to the Arab Spring uprising, and worth your time.
When I first saw the title, I thought it was a reference to nuclear winter (I'm a child of the 80s, obviously). But it is a reference to the Arab Spring uprising, and worth your time.
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 AM
I know this has been shared a lot today, but if you haven't read it yet, you should.
When I first saw the title, I thought it was a reference to nuclear winter (I'm a child of the 80s, obviously). But it is a reference to the Arab Spring uprising, and worth your time.
When I first saw the title, I thought it was a reference to nuclear winter (I'm a child of the 80s, obviously). But it is a reference to the Arab Spring uprising, and worth your time.
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We had to put up with school shootings because "the 2nd Amendment"
But watch ICE eliminate the right to bear arms by executing anyone they find with a gun and to hell with the 2nd Amendment.
ICE will soon be killing citizens in their own homes because they're scared there might be a gun inside.
But watch ICE eliminate the right to bear arms by executing anyone they find with a gun and to hell with the 2nd Amendment.
ICE will soon be killing citizens in their own homes because they're scared there might be a gun inside.
January 26, 2026 at 4:11 AM
We had to put up with school shootings because "the 2nd Amendment"
But watch ICE eliminate the right to bear arms by executing anyone they find with a gun and to hell with the 2nd Amendment.
ICE will soon be killing citizens in their own homes because they're scared there might be a gun inside.
But watch ICE eliminate the right to bear arms by executing anyone they find with a gun and to hell with the 2nd Amendment.
ICE will soon be killing citizens in their own homes because they're scared there might be a gun inside.
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Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Really?
Really?
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Really?
Really?
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"People will continue to come out if ICE continues to brutalize their community"
January 26, 2026 at 12:27 AM
"People will continue to come out if ICE continues to brutalize their community"