Brown Illinoisan
@metahandle.bsky.social
If we aren’t fighting for citizenship then what are we fighting for?
Neo-slave-status poverty workers?
Neo-slave-status poverty workers?
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Welcome to A New Era, Sherif Soliman!
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Welcome to A New Era, Sherif Soliman!
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December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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ICE just moved through Rogers Park, headed north into Evanston. The RP community response has not gotten slower in the winter. A lot of folks were out in the streets the moment they got off Lake Shore Drive. Everyone on the North Side is on high alert today. Stay ready.
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
ICE just moved through Rogers Park, headed north into Evanston. The RP community response has not gotten slower in the winter. A lot of folks were out in the streets the moment they got off Lake Shore Drive. Everyone on the North Side is on high alert today. Stay ready.
Bravo!
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Bravo!
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This is the case widely shared on video where a man had a seizure while in a chokehold. DHS accused him publicly of faking.
COMPLAINT: @aclum.bsky.social alleges that — after ICE agents pulled over their client, his wife, and their 1 y.o. child — an unknown agent applied a carotid restraint until their client lost consciousness. www.aclum.org/cases/zapata...
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is the case widely shared on video where a man had a seizure while in a chokehold. DHS accused him publicly of faking.
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A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
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One of the cases I've been following is Jolt Initiative v. Paxton, where a civic group aiming to increase engagement by Latino voters in TX claims they've been unfairly/unconstitutionally targeted by Gov. Ken Paxton.
Paxton has filed his response to their motion for a preliminary injunction:
Paxton has filed his response to their motion for a preliminary injunction:
Centralized CM/ECF LIVE - U.S. District Court:txwd
ecf.txwd.uscourts.gov
December 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
One of the cases I've been following is Jolt Initiative v. Paxton, where a civic group aiming to increase engagement by Latino voters in TX claims they've been unfairly/unconstitutionally targeted by Gov. Ken Paxton.
Paxton has filed his response to their motion for a preliminary injunction:
Paxton has filed his response to their motion for a preliminary injunction:
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
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DHS is shockingly incompetent.
December 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
DHS is shockingly incompetent.
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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Horrified by the terrorist attack in Australia targeting Jewish people celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.
Antisemitism has no place in this world.
As so many light their candles tonight, we’ll come together to pray for a future where the light will triumph over darkness.
Antisemitism has no place in this world.
As so many light their candles tonight, we’ll come together to pray for a future where the light will triumph over darkness.
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Horrified by the terrorist attack in Australia targeting Jewish people celebrating the first night of Hanukkah.
Antisemitism has no place in this world.
As so many light their candles tonight, we’ll come together to pray for a future where the light will triumph over darkness.
Antisemitism has no place in this world.
As so many light their candles tonight, we’ll come together to pray for a future where the light will triumph over darkness.
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🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
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An aunt of the man at the middle of the standoff with ICE agents in Elgin last weekend says her nephew is not part of Tren de Aragua. DHS has said he’s part of the gang but when asked for evidence they offered little but “trust us.” His attorney said he was a painter & and uber driver.
‘The story of one more Venezuelan, one more Latino,’ says aunt of man arrested by ICE in Elgin standoff
His aunt describes him as an “incredibly hardworking” man with a huge heart. The Department of Homeland Security says he’s a suspected member of a Venezuelan gang.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
An aunt of the man at the middle of the standoff with ICE agents in Elgin last weekend says her nephew is not part of Tren de Aragua. DHS has said he’s part of the gang but when asked for evidence they offered little but “trust us.” His attorney said he was a painter & and uber driver.
This is what we all have to look forward to if you let them get away with doing this to an accused undocumented migrant.
Also we already have rulings on this. Passwords are speech and are protected for it.
Also we already have rulings on this. Passwords are speech and are protected for it.
Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was held at the airport "for more than four hours and released only after he finally agreed to let the agents search his smartphone, tablet, and laptop computer. The agents...informed him that he had no Fourth Amendment right to resist." @pacificlegal.bsky.social is suing.
CBP agents held this U.S. citizen for hours until he agreed to let them search his electronic devices
A federal lawsuit argues that perusing travelers' personal data without a warrant or probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment.
reason.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is what we all have to look forward to if you let them get away with doing this to an accused undocumented migrant.
Also we already have rulings on this. Passwords are speech and are protected for it.
Also we already have rulings on this. Passwords are speech and are protected for it.
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I'm searching Getty Images and found some photos credited to the Boston Herald that redact the faces of ICE/federal agents. They don't redact the face of the guy they're arresting.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'm searching Getty Images and found some photos credited to the Boston Herald that redact the faces of ICE/federal agents. They don't redact the face of the guy they're arresting.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
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Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
Important enough to repeat repeat
December 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Important enough to repeat repeat
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Likewise, my daughter's friend had to leave the country for bureaucratic reasons during a standard visa renewal. I was terrified she wouldn't be back.
She did make it back, and I am unreasonably relieved at this minor miracle. I want to live in a country where this is not a notable event...
She did make it back, and I am unreasonably relieved at this minor miracle. I want to live in a country where this is not a notable event...
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Likewise, my daughter's friend had to leave the country for bureaucratic reasons during a standard visa renewal. I was terrified she wouldn't be back.
She did make it back, and I am unreasonably relieved at this minor miracle. I want to live in a country where this is not a notable event...
She did make it back, and I am unreasonably relieved at this minor miracle. I want to live in a country where this is not a notable event...
#emergencycitizenship means if you’re housed, employed, been here for 12 months or more, with no felonies, we grant you legal citizenship to protect you from Trump.
Resisting a criminal regime to protect the poverty-workers the economy relies on. Workers invited in by our economy. Protect us now!
Resisting a criminal regime to protect the poverty-workers the economy relies on. Workers invited in by our economy. Protect us now!
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#emergencycitizenship means if you’re housed, employed, been here for 12 months or more, with no felonies, we grant you legal citizenship to protect you from Trump.
Resisting a criminal regime to protect the poverty-workers the economy relies on. Workers invited in by our economy. Protect us now!
Resisting a criminal regime to protect the poverty-workers the economy relies on. Workers invited in by our economy. Protect us now!
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When they come for your ally, you don’t walk away. You double down, die on that hill, because you’re on the same hill.
December 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
When they come for your ally, you don’t walk away. You double down, die on that hill, because you’re on the same hill.
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.