I have not yet read the majority opinion in full, but an unstated principle here is, IMO: if a person can be indefinitely detained on the allegation that they are in the country unlawfully, then a CITIZEN can be indefinitely on the erroneous allegation that they’re an alien
BREAKING: Fifth Circuit, on a 10-7 vote, says no bond hearing for detained immigrants pending removal proceedings, no matter how long they're detained — reversing panel decision and district courts.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
We scoured social media, court records and local stories for instances of immigration agents holding citizens against their will.
The administration doesn’t track these cases.
So we have.
We’re sharing our database with you.
More to say on Matter of BSAN. I just compared it to the letter from DHS General Counsel last month to asylum attorneys, and it's so clear that the BIA "got the memo"
Change the rules about who qualifies and then accuse people of filing frivolous claims bc they don't meet your new rules. Cute. 🧵
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal.
As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
Stay tuned for more on this from mainstream reporting hopefully later today, but Bob's got the gist of it; last week, it appears that ICE began disappearing people from the Online Detainee Locator System the moment they get a final order of removal.
Yes, this is as deeply screwed up as it sounds.
21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
Good morning. This is fascism. This is the US Govt creating thought crimes.
It’s not about who they are arresting today, it’s about how this vague and threatening pursuit will be used against dissenters.
✨EVERY✨ fascist govt to date, has taken this step.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Tom Homan: "It all go backs to the Dems ... there's still gonna be more bloodshed unless they shut their mouth and let ICE enforce the laws that they enacted."
A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.
The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant
NEW searchable database:
Immigration Habeas Tracker: Government Obstruction, Judicial Trust, and Accountability
Over 800 cases where courts find government violating orders, giving false information, evading habeas review.
Plus: tracks court contempt hearings, sanctions on officials, and more.
UFC Gives Trump Crypto Venture An Interest-Free Loan—
1. UFC gives World Liberty cash
2. World Liberty gives fighters USD1
3. World Liberty invests UFC’s cash in Treasuries and pockets the interest.
This is bad.
Three Washington state protesters have been found guilty of federal conspiracy charges for sitting in front of a bus taking people to an immigration detention center in Tacoma, and now face 6 years.
Six others took plea deals rather than going to trial.
newrepublic.com/post/211138/...
Don Lemon just shared that the DOJ filed for a search warrant and demanded the list of his paid YouTube subscribers. For now, the judge denied the request.
When I was telling you why I got off Substack and moved ONEST to EU servers, I wasn’t kidding. Pay attention. Pls.
DEEP DIVE: The Trump administration is escalating efforts to unmask anonymous online critics, sending grand jury subpoenas to social media companies for their information. A court fight has been playing out in sealed proceedings in DC.
With Jimmy Jenkins:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
JUST NOW from @statuscoupnews.bsky.social livestream — ICE agents outside Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ pushed a protester into an 18-wheeler causing the truck to run over his leg. They then pinned him on the ground and carried him away.
The NAACP is urging Black athletes and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”
JD Vance: "You gotta be willing to look at all fraud, or you're never gonna be able to look at the high level guys. Very often what happens is you've got 10 people who are skimming $1m off the top, then they kick back a few hundred thousand to somebody above them."
#ICYMI: Another disruptive nationwide ruling from the Fifth Circuit last night—this one to require, on a *nationwide* basis, that any dispensation of mifepristone be after an *in-person* doctor visit.
Danco Labs has already sought emergency relief from the full Fifth Circuit, so this'll move fast:
Not enough people are talking about this.
The Trump Administration is moving to cut benefits for up to 400,000 disabled Americans — people with Down syndrome, severe autism, dementia — for no other reason than that they live at home with their families instead of in an institution.
Pulitzer-worthy reporting here from Minnesota immigrant news @sahanjournal.bsky.social.
70+ children detained during Operation MetroSurge.
30 sent to Dilley. Two dozen held >20 days, a Flores violation.
7 still detained as of March 10. ~20 have been deported.
sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Listened to the Artemis launch on CBS radio today. Peter King reminding listeners of the gravity of the moment and the impending permanent sign off. F*ck you Bari, Larry, and David.
Phang: This is so typical of what has happened in this administration.
Michael Flynn sued and is now going to be given $1.5 million in a settlement.
Ashli Babbitt’s family is receiving $5 million.
The Trumps are suing for $10 billion.
Just a snapshot of the type of bullshit that is happening
MORGAN STANLEY: ".. the equity market is less complacent on growth risks than consensus believes: over 50% of the Russell 3000 is down more than 20%, and the S&P multiple is now down over 15%. Watch rates: .. rate sensitivity is about as high as it’s been for stocks over the past several years."
MacFarlane: Michael Flynn is about to receive a significant amount of taxpayer money—more than $1 million—in a reported settlement with the DOJ over what he claims was a wrongful prosecution for making a false statement to the FBI about Russia.
"The U.S. Navy’s very recent decommissioning of an entire class of minesweepers, without an effective ready replacement, makes an already precarious situation worse."
Thoughtful expert analysis by Prof @marknevitt.bsky.social, former US Navy Commander
Answers several key operational and legal Qs.
Trump Opens the Door for ICE to Target Anyone Suspected of Being Trans
Under a new rule, the State Dept will be able to revoke trans people's visas over "misrepresentation." It'll give ICE grounds to suspect all trans people of being in the US illegally. transitics.substack.com/p/trump-admi...
Anyone who still claims CBS has not been captured is ignoring very clear evidence to the contrary. Not only is the network pushing falsehoods (no, Iran doesn't have nukes & no, the US hasn't been at war with Iran since 1979), it is overtly partisan.
CBS News’ avowedly pro-Israel editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has reportedly abandoned the network’s standards on objectivity to go all in on promoting President Donald Trump’s deadly war against Iran.
I’ve been notified about another death in ICE custody.
This marks a stunning 40 deaths during the second Trump administration.
This cannot continue. There must be real accountability for ICE and DHS.
Could the press please, finally, learn this lesson:
Everything these people said about Afghanistan, Iraq, the Middle East, starting new wars—all of it—was false. Not because they meant the opposite, but because they're post-truth and say whatever they think gets them an advantage in the moment.
SCOOP: An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations.
This surveillance can happen through all sorts of apps, such as video games, news apps, weather trackers, and dating apps.
This should be a bigger story.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.