Tabitha M Woodruff Esq
@tabithawoodruff.bsky.social
Attorney, leftist, abolitionist, nonprofit executive.
📍Cleveland, Ohio
📍Cleveland, Ohio
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If the government is allowed to detain a lawful permanent resident like Mahmoud Khalil for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights, all of our free speech rights are at risk.
Read Mahmoud's message to the country, in his own words.
Read Mahmoud's message to the country, in his own words.
A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil | ACLU
Khalil, who was unlawfully arrested in retaliation for his advocacy, details this violation of his free speech rights.
www.aclu.org
The students held as political prisoners for opposing war & genocide are this generation’s Angela Davises. I am humbled by their bravery. I look forward to their academic work & leadership over the rest of their long lives. This moment is dark, but I believe that we will win.
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Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We won’t stop until all children and families are home.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We won’t stop until all children and families are home.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Thrilled to share that I have joined The Milestone Foundation as its new Director of Development! I look forward to working with plaintiff attorneys and advocates to ensure more people can pursue justice without sacrificing their financial futures! www.linkedin.com/posts/the-mi...
The Milestone Foundation is growing!
We’re excited to introduce Tabitha Woodruff as The Milestone Foundation’s new Director of Development.
Tabitha joins us from Public Justice, where she served… ...
The Milestone Foundation is growing!
We’re excited to introduce Tabitha Woodruff as The Milestone Foundation’s new Director of Development.
Tabitha joins us from Public Justice, where she served a...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Thrilled to share that I have joined The Milestone Foundation as its new Director of Development! I look forward to working with plaintiff attorneys and advocates to ensure more people can pursue justice without sacrificing their financial futures! www.linkedin.com/posts/the-mi...
This website is a very comprehensive list of ways to give in Minnesota right now - immigrant support organizations, mutual aid funds, and more. A big thank you to @ziibiing for putting this together! FOLLOW AND SHARE!!! Abolish ICE! End the occupation! www.standwithminnesota.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This website is a very comprehensive list of ways to give in Minnesota right now - immigrant support organizations, mutual aid funds, and more. A big thank you to @ziibiing for putting this together! FOLLOW AND SHARE!!! Abolish ICE! End the occupation! www.standwithminnesota.com
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Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis https://aje.news/96sru1
![A police officer throws a can of tear gas at protesters gathered after a fatal shooting by federal agents on January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. [Stephen Maturen/Getty Images via AFP]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreignl76foqkgpamomrydlwcawd5mrggqlx6zk3wmblf63iixqcc2my@jpeg)
![Protesters take cover behind overturned rubbish containers as federal agents block a downtown street during clashes in Minneapolis. [Kerem Yucel/AFP]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreiepck4va2wemcaz5zzbegmthvts5ir5cycprxxfdnxhhnfylz6w3m@jpeg)
![Tensions rose again in Minneapolis after federal agents fatally shot 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti. [Craig Lassig/EPA]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreibm4xdsp6ojiymicdgqwd5t4hurgzcnrpok7xlsfxr4ooiqeuwiam@jpeg)
![Federal officers fire tear gas canisters at protesters in Minneapolis. [Craig Lassig/EPA]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreie4gzsktwrwgrbb62nf4hhspbkhlxfn3cirw7xrnl7w6vialtsb6e@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis https://aje.news/96sru1
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
I’m very proud of the work that @fpbland.bsky.social and his colleagues do on this and other human rights issues. Keep up the fight!
Some of my fantastic colleagues @bergermontague.bsky.social are representing people, including children, unconstitutionally targeted by ICE in Minnesota. Very proud of this important advocacy, really on the front lines
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
Operation PARRIS underway in Minnesota
An attorney representing a 16-year-old said the teen was arrested by ICE agents and separated from her family before the federal court intervened.
www.kare11.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I’m very proud of the work that @fpbland.bsky.social and his colleagues do on this and other human rights issues. Keep up the fight!
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Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism and procedural tricks to prevent her release.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
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The last Columbia protester in ICE detention: Leqaa Kordia on her 9 months in captivity
Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using…
mondoweiss.net
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism and procedural tricks to prevent her release.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
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"[A]n immigration judge has twice ordered [Leqaa Kordia's] release ... [F]ilings with the [BIA] have left Kordia in a state of continuous legal limbo. If deported, Kordia will be turned over to the Israeli government, which has killed almost 200 members of her family during the genocide in Gaza."
"Being here for one day is bad enough. So imagine the feeling of being here for [9 months]."
"[N]ow I'm advocating for my own life as well as the lives of my people."
#NewYork #Texas #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Education #Protest #Asylum #Incarceration #Deportation #Genocide
"[N]ow I'm advocating for my own life as well as the lives of my people."
#NewYork #Texas #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Education #Protest #Asylum #Incarceration #Deportation #Genocide
The last Columbia protester in ICE detention: Leqaa Kordia on her 9 months in captivity
Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism and procedural tricks to prevent her release.
mondoweiss.net
January 16, 2026 at 6:03 AM
"[A]n immigration judge has twice ordered [Leqaa Kordia's] release ... [F]ilings with the [BIA] have left Kordia in a state of continuous legal limbo. If deported, Kordia will be turned over to the Israeli government, which has killed almost 200 members of her family during the genocide in Gaza."
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America is always like “ok but the NEXT regime change will work,” like when I “cut out carbs” briefly every January.
January 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
America is always like “ok but the NEXT regime change will work,” like when I “cut out carbs” briefly every January.
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“If we hope to realize the equity and justice visualized in our civil rights statutes, we must prioritize the eradication of unlawful policies and procedures that further disparate impact discrimination.” - Attorney @tabithawoodruff.bsky.social, submitted as part of our comments.
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“If we hope to realize the equity and justice visualized in our civil rights statutes, we must prioritize the eradication of unlawful policies and procedures that further disparate impact discrimination.” - Attorney @tabithawoodruff.bsky.social, submitted as part of our comments.
Well done @publicjustice.bsky.social & @raicestexas.bsky.social & @legalaidnyc.bsky.social & @freemigration.bsky.social & the NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic & Covington Burling LLP!!!
BREAKING: We just filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s civil fines that force immigrants to choose between self-deportation or penalties up to $1.82M each. https://legalaidnyc.org/news/federal-immigration-fines-unconstitutional/
LAS Suit: Federal Immigration Fines Are Unconstitutional
The Government is issuing up to $1.82 million in fines without notice, evidence, or a chance to contest them.
legalaidnyc.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Well done @publicjustice.bsky.social & @raicestexas.bsky.social & @legalaidnyc.bsky.social & @freemigration.bsky.social & the NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic & Covington Burling LLP!!!
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BREAKING: We just filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s civil fines that force immigrants to choose between self-deportation or penalties up to $1.82M each. https://legalaidnyc.org/news/federal-immigration-fines-unconstitutional/
LAS Suit: Federal Immigration Fines Are Unconstitutional
The Government is issuing up to $1.82 million in fines without notice, evidence, or a chance to contest them.
legalaidnyc.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
BREAKING: We just filed a federal class action lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s civil fines that force immigrants to choose between self-deportation or penalties up to $1.82M each. https://legalaidnyc.org/news/federal-immigration-fines-unconstitutional/
This week was my last week at Public Justice, as my position (and a half dozen others) have been phased out. I am so grateful for the time I had at this org! I do not know what the future holds for me, but wherever I land, I will still be rooting for the inspiring advocates at Public Justice.
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This week was my last week at Public Justice, as my position (and a half dozen others) have been phased out. I am so grateful for the time I had at this org! I do not know what the future holds for me, but wherever I land, I will still be rooting for the inspiring advocates at Public Justice.
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Israeli authorities are refusing to let in 600 aid trucks per day as specified in ceasefire deal, UN official says.
UN again calls on Israel to open Gaza’s Rafah crossing, stop blocking aid
Israeli authorities are refusing to let in 600 aid trucks per day as specified in ceasefire deal, UN official says.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Israeli authorities are refusing to let in 600 aid trucks per day as specified in ceasefire deal, UN official says.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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US groups demand release of American-Palestinian teen imprisoned by Israel
More than 100 organizations advocate for freedom of 16-year-old dual citizen detained for more than six months www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 100 organizations advocate for freedom of 16-year-old dual citizen detained for more than six months www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US groups demand release of American-Palestinian teen imprisoned by Israel
More than 95 organizations advocate for freedom of 16-year-old dual citizen detained for more than six months
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
US groups demand release of American-Palestinian teen imprisoned by Israel
More than 100 organizations advocate for freedom of 16-year-old dual citizen detained for more than six months www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 100 organizations advocate for freedom of 16-year-old dual citizen detained for more than six months www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Unidentified bodies with missing limbs washed ashore on Trinidad’s coast after the U.S. carried out its first strike on a boat in the Caribbean. In Trinidad, some are questioning whether the prime minister’s hesitance to cross the Trump administration is keeping residents from getting answers.
A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes
The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.
nyti.ms
October 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Unidentified bodies with missing limbs washed ashore on Trinidad’s coast after the U.S. carried out its first strike on a boat in the Caribbean. In Trinidad, some are questioning whether the prime minister’s hesitance to cross the Trump administration is keeping residents from getting answers.
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Another danger lies in Dems championing a “trained ICE” as somehow better than what we have now.
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Another danger lies in Dems championing a “trained ICE” as somehow better than what we have now.
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As fed power tries to turn Chicago into a war zone, community defenders, rapid response teams, & city leaders build sanctuary & share Know Your Rights. Chicago proves safety is solidarity. Neighbors protect neighbors, refuse to be divided, and plant seeds for change.
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Chicago Against Trump’s Authoritarianism
As ICE violently snatches Chicagoans in broad daylight and seems to be waging war on the city itself, Chicago City Council member and socialist Anthony Quezada recounts how the city is pushing back.
jacobin.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As fed power tries to turn Chicago into a war zone, community defenders, rapid response teams, & city leaders build sanctuary & share Know Your Rights. Chicago proves safety is solidarity. Neighbors protect neighbors, refuse to be divided, and plant seeds for change.
jacobin.com/2025/10/chic...
jacobin.com/2025/10/chic...
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You don't get more conservative with age, it's just the honest version of you comes out
October 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
You don't get more conservative with age, it's just the honest version of you comes out
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Public Justice attorney Lucia Goin @lu-ci-a.bsky.social will present oral argument TODAY in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Gudex v. Franklin Collection Services, Inc. on at 10:45 AM ET. You can watch the livestream here:
www.wicourts.gov/opinions/sor...
www.wicourts.gov/opinions/sor...
Wisconsin Court System - Supreme Court oral arguments
www.wicourts.gov
September 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Public Justice attorney Lucia Goin @lu-ci-a.bsky.social will present oral argument TODAY in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Gudex v. Franklin Collection Services, Inc. on at 10:45 AM ET. You can watch the livestream here:
www.wicourts.gov/opinions/sor...
www.wicourts.gov/opinions/sor...