Pedro Rios
@pedroconsafos.bsky.social
Human Rights advocate, Director of AFSC's US-Mexico Border Program & board member of National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
On Halloween and every other day of the year, which side are you on?
the working class or billionaires?
Photo from protest at San Diego Federal Building, where ICE abducts migrants attending ICE check-ins & court hearings, & where ICE detains people at the building's basement & denies it does this.
the working class or billionaires?
Photo from protest at San Diego Federal Building, where ICE abducts migrants attending ICE check-ins & court hearings, & where ICE detains people at the building's basement & denies it does this.
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
On Halloween and every other day of the year, which side are you on?
the working class or billionaires?
Photo from protest at San Diego Federal Building, where ICE abducts migrants attending ICE check-ins & court hearings, & where ICE detains people at the building's basement & denies it does this.
the working class or billionaires?
Photo from protest at San Diego Federal Building, where ICE abducts migrants attending ICE check-ins & court hearings, & where ICE detains people at the building's basement & denies it does this.
"Consider choosing violence"
An ICE agent with a curious uniform, casually and comfortably promoting violence while working at the San Diego federal building.
An ICE agent with a curious uniform, casually and comfortably promoting violence while working at the San Diego federal building.
October 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
"Consider choosing violence"
An ICE agent with a curious uniform, casually and comfortably promoting violence while working at the San Diego federal building.
An ICE agent with a curious uniform, casually and comfortably promoting violence while working at the San Diego federal building.
San Diego protested Palantir and its dangerous and deadly surveillance technologies that track everyday people and cause untold human suffering while prioritizing profits for billionaires. Sharing four photos from the event, which was part of a national day of action against Palantir.
August 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
San Diego protested Palantir and its dangerous and deadly surveillance technologies that track everyday people and cause untold human suffering while prioritizing profits for billionaires. Sharing four photos from the event, which was part of a national day of action against Palantir.
ICE issues a statement regarding its agents' use of "less lethal noise flash diversionary devices" on May 30 to excuse state violence, and blames neighbors wanting to protect migrant workers.
I suppose ICE feared the middle finger brigade that ran them out of the San Diego neighborhood.
I suppose ICE feared the middle finger brigade that ran them out of the San Diego neighborhood.
June 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
ICE issues a statement regarding its agents' use of "less lethal noise flash diversionary devices" on May 30 to excuse state violence, and blames neighbors wanting to protect migrant workers.
I suppose ICE feared the middle finger brigade that ran them out of the San Diego neighborhood.
I suppose ICE feared the middle finger brigade that ran them out of the San Diego neighborhood.
ICE discharged 3 flash-bang grenades. The people, even more determined, then pushed ICE agents out of their neighborhood with anti-fascist slogans forcing them to retreat.
This is the way it should be everywhere.
#LaMigraNoSeFueElPuebloLaSaco
This is the way it should be everywhere.
#LaMigraNoSeFueElPuebloLaSaco
May 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
ICE discharged 3 flash-bang grenades. The people, even more determined, then pushed ICE agents out of their neighborhood with anti-fascist slogans forcing them to retreat.
This is the way it should be everywhere.
#LaMigraNoSeFueElPuebloLaSaco
This is the way it should be everywhere.
#LaMigraNoSeFueElPuebloLaSaco
ICE raided a popular restaurant in a San Diego neighborhood. About 3 dozen agents, some in full tactical gear, arrested restaurant workers while patrons were enjoying dinner. The ICE agents didn't expect a resounding rejection by neighbors & patrons. The community spontaneously protested.
May 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
ICE raided a popular restaurant in a San Diego neighborhood. About 3 dozen agents, some in full tactical gear, arrested restaurant workers while patrons were enjoying dinner. The ICE agents didn't expect a resounding rejection by neighbors & patrons. The community spontaneously protested.
Private security working with ICE at San Diego imm courthouse to violate due process & abduct people have a curious way of displaying names.
[photo by a community volunteer]
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @vargas.house.gov @levin.house.gov @repscottpeters.bsky.social @sarajacobs.house.gov
[photo by a community volunteer]
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @vargas.house.gov @levin.house.gov @repscottpeters.bsky.social @sarajacobs.house.gov
May 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Private security working with ICE at San Diego imm courthouse to violate due process & abduct people have a curious way of displaying names.
[photo by a community volunteer]
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @vargas.house.gov @levin.house.gov @repscottpeters.bsky.social @sarajacobs.house.gov
[photo by a community volunteer]
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @vargas.house.gov @levin.house.gov @repscottpeters.bsky.social @sarajacobs.house.gov
Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025)
Maestro, fotógrafo legendario, QEPD
Maestro, fotógrafo legendario, QEPD
May 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Sebastião Salgado (1944-2025)
Maestro, fotógrafo legendario, QEPD
Maestro, fotógrafo legendario, QEPD
The agents called building security on human rights observers & volunteers.
They detained people with and without attorneys, surprising them as they walked out of court.
This new tactic has repeated in other parts of the country. Bullies with guns & badges trampling on basic due process. Shameful.
They detained people with and without attorneys, surprising them as they walked out of court.
This new tactic has repeated in other parts of the country. Bullies with guns & badges trampling on basic due process. Shameful.
May 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The agents called building security on human rights observers & volunteers.
They detained people with and without attorneys, surprising them as they walked out of court.
This new tactic has repeated in other parts of the country. Bullies with guns & badges trampling on basic due process. Shameful.
They detained people with and without attorneys, surprising them as they walked out of court.
This new tactic has repeated in other parts of the country. Bullies with guns & badges trampling on basic due process. Shameful.
May 20 1997 - 28 yrs ago
Marines on a covert anti-drug interdiction operation in Redford TX stalked & killed Esequiel Hernandez Jr., an 18-yr-old who was herding his family's goats. A victim of a militarized US-MX border.
Can a just healing occur when our communities face increased militarization?
Marines on a covert anti-drug interdiction operation in Redford TX stalked & killed Esequiel Hernandez Jr., an 18-yr-old who was herding his family's goats. A victim of a militarized US-MX border.
Can a just healing occur when our communities face increased militarization?
May 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
May 20 1997 - 28 yrs ago
Marines on a covert anti-drug interdiction operation in Redford TX stalked & killed Esequiel Hernandez Jr., an 18-yr-old who was herding his family's goats. A victim of a militarized US-MX border.
Can a just healing occur when our communities face increased militarization?
Marines on a covert anti-drug interdiction operation in Redford TX stalked & killed Esequiel Hernandez Jr., an 18-yr-old who was herding his family's goats. A victim of a militarized US-MX border.
Can a just healing occur when our communities face increased militarization?
While passengers in maritime crossings have historically been MX nationals, increasingly people using this EWI method has diversified bc there is no viable option for asylum. US authorities will blame smugglers, for good reason, but smugglers only exist because they profit from militarized borders.
May 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
While passengers in maritime crossings have historically been MX nationals, increasingly people using this EWI method has diversified bc there is no viable option for asylum. US authorities will blame smugglers, for good reason, but smugglers only exist because they profit from militarized borders.
The soldiers are putting up razor wire. One holding a rifle asked me "What are you doing here?" & fist pumped me thru the slatted border wall as if we have a mutual interest in the military's endeavor. He was giddy. A superior quickly pulled him back & whispered something.
Cruel, deadly symbolism.
Cruel, deadly symbolism.
April 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The soldiers are putting up razor wire. One holding a rifle asked me "What are you doing here?" & fist pumped me thru the slatted border wall as if we have a mutual interest in the military's endeavor. He was giddy. A superior quickly pulled him back & whispered something.
Cruel, deadly symbolism.
Cruel, deadly symbolism.
CBP was to host a private "public" recruitment event in San Diego's historic barrio community. It wasn't even on the library's calendar but CBP posted it on IG. CBP cancelled it when they realized they would be protested. An organized community shut them down.
¡La migra no se fue, el pueblo la sacó!
¡La migra no se fue, el pueblo la sacó!
April 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
CBP was to host a private "public" recruitment event in San Diego's historic barrio community. It wasn't even on the library's calendar but CBP posted it on IG. CBP cancelled it when they realized they would be protested. An organized community shut them down.
¡La migra no se fue, el pueblo la sacó!
¡La migra no se fue, el pueblo la sacó!
Here is a photo I took last year that reminded me of John's photo. This was in San Diego at an open-air detention site where Border Patrol forced hundreds of people to wait prior to being picked up for processing. They patted the girl down, even had her remove her beanie. It was heart wrenching.
April 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Here is a photo I took last year that reminded me of John's photo. This was in San Diego at an open-air detention site where Border Patrol forced hundreds of people to wait prior to being picked up for processing. They patted the girl down, even had her remove her beanie. It was heart wrenching.
If you're in San Diego tonight, join @silkys13.bsky.social @detentionwatchnetwork.org and me @afsc-usmbp.bsky.social as we check in about abolition and migrant justice in this current political context.
April 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If you're in San Diego tonight, join @silkys13.bsky.social @detentionwatchnetwork.org and me @afsc-usmbp.bsky.social as we check in about abolition and migrant justice in this current political context.
The ever-changing border enforcement landscape, with armed soldiers and concertina wire draping 30-ft border walls.
April 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The ever-changing border enforcement landscape, with armed soldiers and concertina wire draping 30-ft border walls.
Newly installed c-wire on 2nd border barrier in San Diego, in the area Border Patrol would hold asylum-seeking migrants, in some cases for days without food, water or hygienic facilities, in an open air detention site. Metal rods are on primary wall where new c-wire will be installed in coming days.
April 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Newly installed c-wire on 2nd border barrier in San Diego, in the area Border Patrol would hold asylum-seeking migrants, in some cases for days without food, water or hygienic facilities, in an open air detention site. Metal rods are on primary wall where new c-wire will be installed in coming days.
ICE, flanked by DEA agents, detained 16 workers yesterday in El Cajon, a San Diego County city. Dozens of agents held workers under the sun, limited access to water, while surrounded with high-powered weapons. An expensive theatrical display of unnecessary power & now families are separated.
March 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
ICE, flanked by DEA agents, detained 16 workers yesterday in El Cajon, a San Diego County city. Dozens of agents held workers under the sun, limited access to water, while surrounded with high-powered weapons. An expensive theatrical display of unnecessary power & now families are separated.
Obviously whatever claims they post are suspect, but who writes this stuff for them?
"We will continue to make sure these dirtbags are removed from America's streets and face justice.”
It's like PG-13 gone awry.
"We will continue to make sure these dirtbags are removed from America's streets and face justice.”
It's like PG-13 gone awry.
March 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Obviously whatever claims they post are suspect, but who writes this stuff for them?
"We will continue to make sure these dirtbags are removed from America's streets and face justice.”
It's like PG-13 gone awry.
"We will continue to make sure these dirtbags are removed from America's streets and face justice.”
It's like PG-13 gone awry.
The skittish Chows of the borderlands have become our companions during morning or evening shifts. Lovely to see them tonight if even for a brief moment.
March 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The skittish Chows of the borderlands have become our companions during morning or evening shifts. Lovely to see them tonight if even for a brief moment.
"Justice & Dignity" was just one of the signs at a cavalcade as horseback riders trotted thru downtown San Diego calling for an end to raids & for the protection of family & friends. Supporters followed behind with signs. Onlookers mostly applauded. One single person jeered in disapproving protest.
February 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"Justice & Dignity" was just one of the signs at a cavalcade as horseback riders trotted thru downtown San Diego calling for an end to raids & for the protection of family & friends. Supporters followed behind with signs. Onlookers mostly applauded. One single person jeered in disapproving protest.
Who should tell her? Someone should tell her. Or nah?
At the El Cajon City Council meeting, the community convinced 3 of 5 council members to reject a resolution that sought collaboration between local authorities & the feds on immigration enforcement.
Sometimes there were moments of pure hilarity.
At the El Cajon City Council meeting, the community convinced 3 of 5 council members to reject a resolution that sought collaboration between local authorities & the feds on immigration enforcement.
Sometimes there were moments of pure hilarity.
January 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Who should tell her? Someone should tell her. Or nah?
At the El Cajon City Council meeting, the community convinced 3 of 5 council members to reject a resolution that sought collaboration between local authorities & the feds on immigration enforcement.
Sometimes there were moments of pure hilarity.
At the El Cajon City Council meeting, the community convinced 3 of 5 council members to reject a resolution that sought collaboration between local authorities & the feds on immigration enforcement.
Sometimes there were moments of pure hilarity.
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The two pups in the LA Times' cover photo, in case you wanted something positive out of this alarming situation.
The two pups in the LA Times' cover photo, in case you wanted something positive out of this alarming situation.
January 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
The two pups in the LA Times' cover photo, in case you wanted something positive out of this alarming situation.
The two pups in the LA Times' cover photo, in case you wanted something positive out of this alarming situation.
Love, enduring love, even in detention.
January 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Love, enduring love, even in detention.
When in doubt, "Always be a mermaid"
Message at the open-air detention site in South San Diego...
Message at the open-air detention site in South San Diego...
January 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
When in doubt, "Always be a mermaid"
Message at the open-air detention site in South San Diego...
Message at the open-air detention site in South San Diego...