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Pres Bukele agreed to accept 100s of suspected gang members living in the US. In return, he wanted the US to send him less than a dozen MS13 gang members in US custody. Why was he so intent on getting the MS13 guys?"
-J Hudson

#ElSalvador is heavily dependent on💰sent from #immigrants in the US. US prosecutors have stated that Bukele’s own govt has cut deals with Salvadorans facing terrorism charges in American courts.

#Corruption #Deportations #QuidProQuo #Trump #USPol
washingtonpost.com/world/2025/

It probably never crossed Schmidt’s mind that he wouldn’t breeze thru security at Boston’s Logan A/P. A legal resident of NH he flew back to the US after a visit to Luxembourg> He was “violently interrogated” for hours, stripped naked, & forced into a cold shower. Given little food or water, suffering from sleep deprivation, & prevented from taking anxiety & depression meds, he collapsed -was hospitalized. He's locked up in an #ICE det center.

#Fascism #Immigrants #USPol newrepublic.com/article/192831

The New Republic · No One Is Safe From America’s Abusive Immigration Authorities AnymoreEven legal residents and tourists are being terrorized by Trump-emboldened officers at ICE and CBP.

The US govt deported 238 male Venezuelan citizens to El Salvador, accusing them of being part of Tren de Aragua, which Trump has labeled a foreign terrorist grp & wartime enemy.

Upon landing -marched into armored vehicles, had their heads shaved & were transferred into cells inside CECOT.

#Deportations: quickly set off a legal battle in the US. The court fight initially centered on the legality of Trump's move to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

#Immigrants #USPol cbsnews.com/news/venezuelans-d

An Orange Co couple that came to the US w/o authorization 35 years ago, raised 3 daughters & now have a new grandson were deported to Colombia earlier this week.

The Gonzalezes (no criminal record) tried numerous legal avenues to remain in the country over the years -“exhausted all legal options b/w March 2000--Aug 2021."

#Deportations #Fascism #Trump #DHS #Immigrants #USPol
ktla.com/news/local-news/south

Even as evidence emerges of potentially grave errors in their vetting process, the Trump admin appears ready to argue -they can use the Alien Enemies Act to enter the home of any person they allege is a member of Tren de Aragua, W/O A WARRANT.

Experts say such an interpretation would infringe on basic civil liberties -raise the potential for misuse. Warrantless entries: some precedent in wartime history -not in peacetime.

#DueProcess #Lawless #Trump #Immigrants #USPol

nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/poli

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during an arrest operation in Florida in 2023. Currently, immigration agents without a warrant can do little more than knock on a door and ask to come in.
The New York Times · Administration Officials Believe Order Lets Immigration Agents Enter Homes Without WarrantsBy Devlin Barrett
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""In a webcast on Monday, Trump ally Steve Bannon defended the deportations even if, as his guest said, they swept in 'some gardener or something who’d never been in trouble.' Bannon replied: 'Big deal…. Maybe some people got caught up in it. Who knows?'"

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #Bannon #ICE #immigrants #Venezuelans #deportation
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.

Letters from an American · March 19, 2025By Heather Cox Richardson
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"A French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration, said a French minister."

~ Robert Mackey

#Trump #ICE #immigrants #Germany
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theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump foundBy Robert Mackey
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"Georgetown University fellow Badar Khan Suri was reportedly detained Monday on the streets of suburban DC and swiftly transferred to Louisiana after his student visa was revoked under the same dubious law used to target Mahmoud Khalil for his political views."

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #ICE #immigrants #PariahNation
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morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.

Morning Memo · MAGA Is Raging Hard Against The Judges Who Get In Its WayBy David Kurtz

"There was no explanation, no warning. One minute, I was in an immigration office talking to an officer about my work visa, which had been approved months before and allowed me, a Canadian, to work in the US. The next, I was told to put my hands against the wall, and patted down like a criminal before being sent to an Ice detention center without the chance to talk to a lawyer."

~ Jasmine Mooney

#Trump #ICE #immigrants #Canada #PariahNation
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theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnappedBy Guardian staff reporter

The SSA secretly enacted a new policy to require 75K more ppl to visit field offices every week.

"The havoc & destruction they’re causing:🚨-break the agency & hurt the public."

Each year SSA issues M's of SS#s & cards to non-citizens granted work authorizations -AGT b/w: SSA & USCIS.

The #TrumpMusk regime is sabotaging #SocialSecurity. Targeting #immigrants who rely on SS is inhumane. They'll find it nearly impossible to meet with SSA given the #firings...

#USPol
popular.info/p/exclusive-secre

Popular Information · EXCLUSIVE: Secret policy shift could overwhelm Social Security offices with millions of peopleBy Judd Legum

"Chaos on the plane”, with media prestaged outside.

Overnight court filing from plaintiffs challenging last weekend’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act."
-S MacFarland

This is the ACLU overnight filing arguing against Trump’s deportation from the weekend. Awful details of inhumane treatment on the plane.

#Deportations #Immigrants #Fascism #ACLU #USPol

storage.courtlistener.com/reca

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"Be prepared for Trump’s own Reichstag fire, particularly if the economy continues to sour and he needs to create an emergency in order to justify an iron rule. He’s already invoked a 'national emergency' over the border to justify tariffs and the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to justify summary deportations."

~ Jay Kuo

#Musk #Trump #DOGE #Republicans #cruelty #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #fascism #NationalSecurity #immigrants #deportations
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thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p

The Big Picture · Bogeymen And Trojan Horses: How Trump And Musk RuleBy The Big Picture