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The CBS CECOT story is apparently available.

The judiciary holds. #ICE #oversight visit rules are “contrary to law and in excess of DHS’s statutory authority," per decision. #Article1 #ChecksAndBalances www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/p...

The judiciary holds. "The Government has violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures and invaded his privacy,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote. "The Government’s warrantless search... was manifestly unconstitutional." #4A #4thAmendment www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/p...

US citizen detained by #DHS under #KavanaughStop. What is the reasonable suspicion? "Walking while looking Somali." #4A #4thAmendment

After nearly a year, judge orders that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be allowed to walk again on US soil. Order expected to be appealed. #5A #5thAmendment #UnmaskICE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...

I'm pretty sure this is beyond #CBP's legal mandate. Driving around is now being considered reasonable suspicion. Why is CBP monitoring the US interior? #UnmaskICE apnews.com/article/immi...

Secretary Noem, apparently unfamiliar with the Constitution, states that a Mamdani video that correctly educates on immigrant rights may "violate the Constitution." #1A #FirstAmendment #UnmaskICE thehill.com/policy/natio...

#4A 4th Amendment in action. Only signed judicial warrants satisfy proof of probable cause and require compliance to a search. #ICE and #CBP often use administrative warrants (or post facto filling out) and rely on the ignorance of the public. #KnowYourRights www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Raids/...

This insight into the jury nullification of the Sandwich Thrower misdemeanor charge shows the true strength of juries of peers as a check against federal prosecutorial overreach. And the jurors are terrified of violence towards them. #UnmaskDoJ www.cbsnews.com/news/sandwic...

Another big loss to Pam Bondi's #DOJ, in the form of another No True Bill from a grand jury. The judiciary holds against prosecutorial intimidation and overreach. There is still significant cost and emotional pain to the investigation for every defendant. #DOJFails www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...

#DHS resorts to asking Americans to report their neighbors. Germany, 1933-34: Decrees demanding that citizens turn in their neighbors for malicious attacks on state or part If you don't want to be compared, stop running the playbook. #UnmaskICE www.newsweek.com/dhs-tells-ci...

It is exhausting having to vet the constant barrage of terrible stories to confirm legitimacy. And yet, we must bear witness. Living it is infinitely worse. #UnmaskICE

Our immigration system will be chaos for the next 4 years at least. The administration is actively trying to discourage non-white travel, immigration and residency to the US. Breaking asylum, canceling TPS, deporting legal immigrants. But white South Africans have a green light. #Untrustworthy

This is the first time I've seen an actual stat on the number of #DHS arrests for impeding or obstructing a federal agent. 238 in 2025, compared to 19 in 2024. Given that, the % of No True Bill findings, downgrades to misdemeanors and jury nullifications is incredible. #UnmaskICE

Apropos of nothing: From American Heritage dictionary: concentration camp n.: a camp where persons are confined, usually without hearings and typically under harsh conditions, often as a result of their membership in a group which the government has identified as dangerous or undesirable.

#ICE went after Marilyn from Northern Exposure. YOU DON'T GO AFTER MARILYN!!! #UnmaskICE www.newsweek.com/northern-exp...

1. Give #DHS a budget greater than most countries' military budgets. 2. Completely gut oversight so there is no internal check on #DHS civil rights abuses. What could possibly go wrong? #UnmaskICE #UnmaskDHS #CongressionalOversightNow www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Judge orders #DHS not to deport a college kid on her way home for Thanksgiving. #DHS does it anyway. #UnmaskICE abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-c...

Our troops are not props. Our military does not deserve to be part of the spectacle of a bad reality TV show. They deserve leadership that respects them and treats them with the thoughtfulness they deserve. #TroopsOffOurStreets #BringThemHome #TroopsArentToys abcnews.go.com/Politics/2-m...

Emil Bove and Todd Blanche from #DoJ state in court that #DHS Secy Noem authorized the continued deportation against Boasberg's court order. DoJ may be covering their ass by throwing Noem under the bus. #UnmaskICE #UnmaskDHS #UnmaskDoJ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Five #Broadview protestors have all #DOJ charges dismissed. "Today, the court stops short of concluding that the government struck any foul blows. But in charging Briggs, it sought to strike hard blows. It swung and missed – multiple times." - Judge Fuentes www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

#DHS threatens high school student I.S. citizen with obstruction charges - after detaining him on his lunch break. Expecting this one to get dismissed as well. #KavanaughStop #UnmaskICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Chicago #DHS case dismissed with prejudice after judge orders text messages between officers provided as evidence. Video footage showed federal vehicle ramming civilian car, but the charge involved the civilians ramming feds. DHS propaganda continues to call civilians "domestic terrorists."

There is a growing collection of Chicago case dismissals, grand jury no true bills, and possibly jury nullification. I knew about the Article 3 court pushback in DC, and I'm heartened that the judiciary is also holding in Chicago. #ProtectTheCourts #ProtectTheJudges

Congressional oversight of #DHS detention facilities now. Constitutional violations abound. 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 14th amendments at least. #UnmaskICE www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...

The professional incompetence of Halligan and DoJ in the Comey case is staggering. 2 DoJ lawyers say that full grand jury never reviewed the indictment text. Next day, DoJ says that's not accurate. Then lashes out at judge for calling it out. #DunningKruger www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Wow. This Broadview case dismissal excoriates #DHS. "Setting aside the extraordinary judicial determinations that DHS sworn declarations are unreliable, that the candor of its agents is open to question, and that sworn testimony of its CBP chief contained knowing falsehoods, the Court closes..."

#ICE is historically the org that investigates and deport immigrants for major crimes: drugs, trafficking, etc. #CBP are the ones who round up undocumented. #ICE is saying "Arresting gardeners is not the mission." That's why ICE leadership is being replaced. #UnmaskICE

Even Fox News reporting on ICE impersonations. Though they can't but spread misinformation. "Pack explained that real federal officers carry both a badge and photo credentials — and will always show them, especially in non-arrest situations." Lots of video to the contrary. #UnmaskICE

#CBP Officer involved in detaining US citizen brandishes a firearm in restaurant. Security and eventually LAPD called. LAPD arrest and tase him and he is charged with police assault. Much later, #CBP officer dies of drug overdose. All for propaganda. #UnmaskICE #DeEscalate

Prioritization decisions have consequences. By choosing to deport gardeners and abuelas with no violent criminal record, DHS missions against terrorism financing, smuggling and sex trafficking are starving. This is what 50% of voters voted for. #UnmaskICE www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...

And so it begins in Charlotte. This didn't take long. #ICE harrasses US citizen twice on a grocery store on #KavanaughStops for the probable cause of... looking brown. #UnmaskICE www.wcnc.com/article/news...

#DHS: "We're going after the worst of the worst." Chicago Tribune: "No you're not. You're going after the easiest." Bounty hunting leads to very perverse incentives. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...

Rumors surface that Charlotte, NC is the next city on #DHS #CBP list. No discernible prioritization strategy. Maybe it's because Bovino is from there. #UnmaskICE www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/u...

What happened in Broadview between Oct 19 and Oct 31? "DO not attribute to malice that which can be attributed to incompetence," but my bet's on malice. #CongressionalOversight #UnmaskICE

Celebrate the wins. The judiciary holds in a MASSIVE way. DHS must hand over status and flight risk info on 615 Chicagoans who have been detained without a warrant against the 4th and 5th Amendments. DoJ says it will present "a significant challenge" to gather the required documents. #UnmaskICE

This is an excellent summary of what being in DHS-occupied Chicago feels like on a daily basis. While simply describing facts, interviews and reports, it reads like a war diary. #UnmaskICE

"If someone strays into a pepper ball, that's on them." "Don't protest." This is someone purporting to be law enforcement. 1st Amendment: "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech... or the right to peaceably assemble." #RememberYourOath #UnmaskICE youtu.be/RPNl7zCShmE?...

Anyone know the odds on which American city will be invaded by masked #DHS agents next? #UnmaskICE abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...

According to Geo Group, forces labor is in the government's best interest. "A lower court denied Geo Group’s claim that it couldn’t be sued for allegations of forced labor in an ICE detention center because it was acting in the government’s interest." Not slave labor, since they get paid $1/day.

Another hammer blow to U.S. solar manufacturing. Tariffs, customs delays, Investment Tax Credit going away in 2026, deporting roofers and electricians, an Administration openly hostile to renewable energy. This Administration actively hurts US manufacturing despite claiming they want it to grow.

The photos say it all. #UnmaskICE

More examples of #ICE #DOJ cases against protestors falling apart when confronted with video evidence in the sunlight of a courtroom. But mostly calling out "may cause a credibility problem for current prosecutors." DOJ lawyers already have credibility problems from many bad cases. #UnmaskICE

This is quite the video. "Professional, legal, ethical, moral — you know what I’m talking about, legal, ethical, moral. … You’re on camera, but other than that … it’s what we do.” Essentially, "if you can get away with it, do it." To agents wanting to be treated like law enforcement. #UnmaskICE

Wow. DoE edits employees' out-of-office messages to include language that blames Democrats for the shutdown. Not only a Hatch Act violation (like those matter) but also a 1st Amendment violation. Don't believe a word this government says. www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...

Weirdest game of Duck, Duck, Goose ever. #UnmaskICE

DHS abandons automated communications capture software in favor of *checks notes* manual screen capture. This approach is wide open to unintended or intended loss of evidence for FOIA requests, judicial evidence, Congressional oversight, etc. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. #UnmaskICE

Guy who threw a sandwich at a fed acquitted on misdemeanor assault. This is jury nullification. Besides multiple No True Bill results from grand juries (a very rare occurrence), this jury says, "We don't care what the law is. This defendant is not being penalized." PS. Don't throw things at feds.

The judiciary holds. CBP chief Bovino lied about being hit by a rock before throwing tear gas grenades at a crowd. DHS propagandist McLaughlin reinforces and amplifies the lie. Judge calls it out. Don't believe a word this admin says. And record everything. #UnmaskICE

The judiciary holds - and steps up. "Normal order," the presumption that DoJ lawyers and federal agents are telling the truth, no longer exists. Judges are openly saying "I don't believe you without corroborating evidence" to DoJ and federal agents. #UnmaskICE