Mary Humphreys
@maryhumphreys.bsky.social
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Mary Humphreys
@maryhumphreys.bsky.social
· Oct 23
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The federal government is dismantling pretty much every vehicle for immigration relief and the ‘opposition’ party is negotiating for agents to wear name tags.
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The federal government is dismantling pretty much every vehicle for immigration relief and the ‘opposition’ party is negotiating for agents to wear name tags.
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The admin is turning the BIA into just a place to hand down rights stripping precedents (actually can just have the AG do that) and not hear any actual appeals from immigrants
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The admin is turning the BIA into just a place to hand down rights stripping precedents (actually can just have the AG do that) and not hear any actual appeals from immigrants
Um, how am I supposed to cite which state is comparable in geographic size to a given small country now??
(For real this sucks though.)
(For real this sucks though.)
It'd be ironic if it was because of this (which is actually really bad!)
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell - CIA
www.cia.gov
February 5, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Um, how am I supposed to cite which state is comparable in geographic size to a given small country now??
(For real this sucks though.)
(For real this sucks though.)
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You can always check here to find some bail funds to support: www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-dire... - not all bail funds are part of the network but all who are part of the network are vetted.
February 1, 2026 at 2:17 AM
You can always check here to find some bail funds to support: www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-dire... - not all bail funds are part of the network but all who are part of the network are vetted.
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I don't have much to say on the subject of Scott Adams except that I remember being on a Metafilter thread in 2011 when a rando said, "he has a certified genius I.Q., and that's hard to hide."
Somebody then said, "Hi Scott," and it was, in fact, him.
Somebody then said, "Hi Scott," and it was, in fact, him.
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I don't have much to say on the subject of Scott Adams except that I remember being on a Metafilter thread in 2011 when a rando said, "he has a certified genius I.Q., and that's hard to hide."
Somebody then said, "Hi Scott," and it was, in fact, him.
Somebody then said, "Hi Scott," and it was, in fact, him.
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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Please be aware that contrary to their fundraising ads, @forwardblue.bsky.social has no relationship with the No Kings mobilizations, no record of doing anything in support, no inside information, and is ignoring requests to cease advertising that suggests they are involved.
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Please be aware that contrary to their fundraising ads, @forwardblue.bsky.social has no relationship with the No Kings mobilizations, no record of doing anything in support, no inside information, and is ignoring requests to cease advertising that suggests they are involved.
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We deserve political leaders who fight as hard for democracy as the average canvasser and ICE observer.
I have been as impressed by the normal people of this country as I have been disgusted by elite institutions and every bit of optimism I have that we are going to make it comes from that
It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
January 10, 2026 at 2:49 AM
We deserve political leaders who fight as hard for democracy as the average canvasser and ICE observer.
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
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This is happening around the country and it's the new normal in immigration court — the creation of a "heads I win, tails you lose" system where the government is seeking to dismiss virtually EVERY SINGLE asylum claim through so-called "safe third country" agreements.
NEW: The Trump administration is stepping up its battle against NYC's immigrants—stopping their asylum cases and instead filing motions to send them to other countries across the world.
One Latin American woman was told this week she'd be sent to Uganda.
hellgatenyc.com/trump-asylum...
One Latin American woman was told this week she'd be sent to Uganda.
hellgatenyc.com/trump-asylum...
The Trump Administration Wants to Send NYC's Asylum Seekers to Uganda and Beyond
And other links to start your Thursday.
hellgatenyc.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is happening around the country and it's the new normal in immigration court — the creation of a "heads I win, tails you lose" system where the government is seeking to dismiss virtually EVERY SINGLE asylum claim through so-called "safe third country" agreements.
Hadn’t thought about this in a while.
I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Hadn’t thought about this in a while.
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This is what asylum practice is increasingly looking like; the Trump admin is moving to "pretermit" every single claim (or nearly every single claim) as a move to avoid having to grant anyone asylum.
I was in a tribunal a week ago where DHS moved to pretermit every single asylum case on "safe third country grounds." Every. single. one.
At one point, a judge scheduled a second master for a man to prove he would be in danger in Honduras. Confused, he said "No, Peru. I'm from Peru."
At one point, a judge scheduled a second master for a man to prove he would be in danger in Honduras. Confused, he said "No, Peru. I'm from Peru."
Immigration judges are "pretermitting" huge swathes of asylum claims on the grounds that the person can be deported to a third country instead — one of the explicit statutory grounds for denying the right to apply for asylum.
This is now happening at large scale nationwide.
This is now happening at large scale nationwide.
December 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is what asylum practice is increasingly looking like; the Trump admin is moving to "pretermit" every single claim (or nearly every single claim) as a move to avoid having to grant anyone asylum.
“What’s The Sure Thing?” you may have been wondering. I am so excited for you.
YT Theatre comes through again. youtu.be/ZUJG1fpooQY?...
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“What’s The Sure Thing?” you may have been wondering. I am so excited for you.
An all-time fav that for some reason is streaming nowhere. I own an external disc drive literally just so I can continue to rewatch this one perfect movie.
I can’t gather all my Rob Reiner thoughts at this point in the evening, but my very first favorite grown-up movie that was My Favorite Movie, like I went around telling people for years that it was, was THE SURE THING in 1985. A very big part of the romcom switch being flipped for me.
December 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
An all-time fav that for some reason is streaming nowhere. I own an external disc drive literally just so I can continue to rewatch this one perfect movie.
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"Trump will just defy court orders, what's even the point of litigating"
This, this a point
This, this a point
PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves immigration detention after federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Trump will just defy court orders, what's even the point of litigating"
This, this a point
This, this a point
THE WAY MY FACE JUST LIT UP
While I am bummed to be losing Tom as an Indivisible board member...hot damn!!! Get this guy back to congress!
This is incredibly good news. Tom Perriello is leader as well as a genuinely principled guy. (Think Paul Wellstone.) You'll find Tom's fingerprints are all over the @indivisible.org origin story. Congratulations, Virginia. Now make this happen!
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
THE WAY MY FACE JUST LIT UP
Are you looking for a fun way to make Death by Lightning even more all-over-the-place tonally than it already is? If so, I highly recommend accidentally starting with the last episode!
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Are you looking for a fun way to make Death by Lightning even more all-over-the-place tonally than it already is? If so, I highly recommend accidentally starting with the last episode!
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So Leavitt’s brother has a history of physical abuse and threatened to get her deported. And people are still wondering if all of this could’ve been intentional.
“After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported.”
EXCLUSIVE:
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
So Leavitt’s brother has a history of physical abuse and threatened to get her deported. And people are still wondering if all of this could’ve been intentional.
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If anything good can come out of this (and I am not optimistic) perhaps people will be forced to see all the ways in which our immigration system has always been fundamentally inhumane and cruel and false.
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If anything good can come out of this (and I am not optimistic) perhaps people will be forced to see all the ways in which our immigration system has always been fundamentally inhumane and cruel and false.
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WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
Honestly, how did anyone stand being 16 before Sleater-Kinney? (This one’s mine)
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Honestly, how did anyone stand being 16 before Sleater-Kinney? (This one’s mine)
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Me, earlier this year: It's nearly a decade since the "Trump and Putin kissing" memes began, now it's "Trump and Musk FUCKING!!". Please stop making these extremely homophobic, not to mention tired, unfunny, hackneyed "jokes".
[Epstein emails joke about Trump possibly blowing Bill Clinton]
Me:
[Epstein emails joke about Trump possibly blowing Bill Clinton]
Me:
a man wearing glasses and a plaid tie
Alt: A man wearing glasses and a plaid tie removes his glasses and pinches the bridge of his nose.
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Me, earlier this year: It's nearly a decade since the "Trump and Putin kissing" memes began, now it's "Trump and Musk FUCKING!!". Please stop making these extremely homophobic, not to mention tired, unfunny, hackneyed "jokes".
[Epstein emails joke about Trump possibly blowing Bill Clinton]
Me:
[Epstein emails joke about Trump possibly blowing Bill Clinton]
Me:
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
Are there literally any cultures that DON’T call parents’ cousins aunt/uncle?
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Are there literally any cultures that DON’T call parents’ cousins aunt/uncle?