Yael Schacher
@yaelschacher.bsky.social
Immigration historian and Director for Americas and Europe at Refugees International. Views my own.
Can we just talk about how it is amazing that I can watch meetings of subcommittees of the European Parliament while commuting or exercising? The world it’s full of misinformation and AI but also the internet and transparency in government is great.
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Can we just talk about how it is amazing that I can watch meetings of subcommittees of the European Parliament while commuting or exercising? The world it’s full of misinformation and AI but also the internet and transparency in government is great.
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Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
Last line of latest DHS release shows the goal is racist roll back of all since 1960s:
“In an era where unchecked mass immigration has ravaged American communities…for over half a century, achieving net negative migration represents a seismic reversal, and the dawn of sustainable sovereignty. “
“In an era where unchecked mass immigration has ravaged American communities…for over half a century, achieving net negative migration represents a seismic reversal, and the dawn of sustainable sovereignty. “
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Last line of latest DHS release shows the goal is racist roll back of all since 1960s:
“In an era where unchecked mass immigration has ravaged American communities…for over half a century, achieving net negative migration represents a seismic reversal, and the dawn of sustainable sovereignty. “
“In an era where unchecked mass immigration has ravaged American communities…for over half a century, achieving net negative migration represents a seismic reversal, and the dawn of sustainable sovereignty. “
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I AM LOSING MY MIND HERE. WE HAVE A CANADIAN SUCCESSFULLY OVERTURNING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AT SCOTUS, AND NOW A BRIT IS HELPING ICE ROUND UP AUTO WASH WORKERS
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This is insane. The President of the Boston University College Republicans isn't even an American!! He's a Brit in the States on a Track and Field scholarship!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I AM LOSING MY MIND HERE. WE HAVE A CANADIAN SUCCESSFULLY OVERTURNING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AT SCOTUS, AND NOW A BRIT IS HELPING ICE ROUND UP AUTO WASH WORKERS
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The TdA slur is for the cameras, to round people up, get them to give up their cases after showing them an America that is certainly not a refuge from what they fled.
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The TdA slur is for the cameras, to round people up, get them to give up their cases after showing them an America that is certainly not a refuge from what they fled.
When you have so much work to do but all you can do is lie down. That’s where I am!
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
When you have so much work to do but all you can do is lie down. That’s where I am!
This is so important. Detention is being used to get people to “voluntarily depart.”
No decision made from detention is voluntary. Period
No decision made from detention is voluntary. Period
Cummings agrees the government should not seek voluntary departure agreements while arrestees are still in custody.
"If they want to go, they can decide to go, but that is not until after they get released," Cummings says
"If they want to go, they can decide to go, but that is not until after they get released," Cummings says
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is so important. Detention is being used to get people to “voluntarily depart.”
No decision made from detention is voluntary. Period
No decision made from detention is voluntary. Period
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📍 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐎:
An Afghan man who once risked his life helping U.S. forces fight the Taliban has now been detained by ICE — a heartbreaking reminder that even those who stood beside our country are not safe from its deportation machine. #AbuseofPowerWatch
An Afghan man who once risked his life helping U.S. forces fight the Taliban has now been detained by ICE — a heartbreaking reminder that even those who stood beside our country are not safe from its deportation machine. #AbuseofPowerWatch
An Afghan man found refuge in Colorado after helping the U.S. fight the Taliban. Now he’s been detained by ICE
A man who fled Afghanistan and settled in Colorado after helping the U.S. military fight the Taliban was arrested in an immigration sweep targeting truck drivers on Oct. 10. He’s been held in ICE dete...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
📍 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐎:
An Afghan man who once risked his life helping U.S. forces fight the Taliban has now been detained by ICE — a heartbreaking reminder that even those who stood beside our country are not safe from its deportation machine. #AbuseofPowerWatch
An Afghan man who once risked his life helping U.S. forces fight the Taliban has now been detained by ICE — a heartbreaking reminder that even those who stood beside our country are not safe from its deportation machine. #AbuseofPowerWatch
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"Veterans Say No. No ICE. No Cuts. No Occupation."
Today in Chicago. Photograph by Aaron Cynic.
Today in Chicago. Photograph by Aaron Cynic.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Veterans Say No. No ICE. No Cuts. No Occupation."
Today in Chicago. Photograph by Aaron Cynic.
Today in Chicago. Photograph by Aaron Cynic.
One can’t underestimate how Republicans became party of Sessions, Miller, Trump since 2014 and the power that they have had. Don’t think the left was most of the actual problem
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Also: Munoz has said same thing about it being humane to deport new arrivals since 1990s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Also: Munoz has said same thing about it being humane to deport new arrivals since 1990s.
Opinion | ‘We Have a Border for a Reason’
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November 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
One can’t underestimate how Republicans became party of Sessions, Miller, Trump since 2014 and the power that they have had. Don’t think the left was most of the actual problem
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Also: Munoz has said same thing about it being humane to deport new arrivals since 1990s.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Also: Munoz has said same thing about it being humane to deport new arrivals since 1990s.
Insane.
National Guard in DC just hangs about metro stops and strolls around. Huge waste of
National Guard in DC just hangs about metro stops and strolls around. Huge waste of
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price
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Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Insane.
National Guard in DC just hangs about metro stops and strolls around. Huge waste of
National Guard in DC just hangs about metro stops and strolls around. Huge waste of
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Serious "Battle of Chile" vibes
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Serious "Battle of Chile" vibes
Forcing people to work without pay is slavery. Just saying.
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Forcing people to work without pay is slavery. Just saying.
I’ve spent the weekend thinking about how decolonization is related to desire for migration control. Looking forward to discussing this at SSHA w/ @srmeiners.bsky.social and others. Part of how migration control got entrenched in late 20th century and today’s third country transfer agreements.
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’ve spent the weekend thinking about how decolonization is related to desire for migration control. Looking forward to discussing this at SSHA w/ @srmeiners.bsky.social and others. Part of how migration control got entrenched in late 20th century and today’s third country transfer agreements.
This is our POTUS. Let that sink in.
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is our POTUS. Let that sink in.
lol
“‘People read Foucault,” the redoubtable David Brooks once wrote, “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”
“‘People read Foucault,” the redoubtable David Brooks once wrote, “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
lol
“‘People read Foucault,” the redoubtable David Brooks once wrote, “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”
“‘People read Foucault,” the redoubtable David Brooks once wrote, “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”
Out with my boo to see Sheng Wang at the Warner. Let’s laugh.
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Out with my boo to see Sheng Wang at the Warner. Let’s laugh.
Super important reporting about treatment in El Salvador. Since many of the men sent to CECOT and returned to VZ were asylum seekers, reporting on what they are facing in VZ is also really important — needs attention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Super important reporting about treatment in El Salvador. Since many of the men sent to CECOT and returned to VZ were asylum seekers, reporting on what they are facing in VZ is also really important — needs attention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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more concerned with white South African farmers than American farmer
President Trump says that U.S. government officials will not be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.
Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers
President Donald Trump says no U.S. government officials will be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
more concerned with white South African farmers than American farmer
Remember Rage Against the Machine? I do. I’m waiting for the music that comes from this
Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Remember Rage Against the Machine? I do. I’m waiting for the music that comes from this
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc