"The transcript of Tuesday’s hearing in Minnesota federal court in which one overwhelmed government attorney begged to be held in contempt so she could finally get some sleep is worth reading as a window into chaos inside the Trump administration."
~ David Kurtz
#Trump #ICE #MaskedThugs #Minnesota #immigrants #kidnappings #JulieLe
/7
https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-upside-down-world-of-the-buffoonish
"We are now 150 days since the U.S. Supreme Court unleashed this racist enforcement tool [i.e., Kavanaugh stops], and the consequences are everywhere."
~ Chris Geidner
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #MaskedThugs #KavanaughStops #racism #violence
/4
https://www.lawdork.com/p/150-days-of-kavanaugh-stops-minnesota
"By now you’ve heard about Julie Le, the ICE lawyer temporarily serving in (and now reassigned away from) the Minnesota US Attorney’s office to deal with the flood of paperwork in the wake of the invasion, who begged a judge to hold her in contempt so she could get some sleep."
~ Marcy Wheeler
#Trump #ICE #MaskedThugs #Minnesota #immigrants #kidnappings #JulieLe
/5
https://emptywheel.net/the-minnesota-lawyer-backlog-arises-from-ice-kidnappings/
"The fuller context of her statement captures her frustration with her unsuccessful efforts to get ICE prisoners released. ...
The problem here is not just that ICE is blowing off judicial orders.
The problem is that there are so many orders because the detentions are illegal in the first place."
#Trump #ICE #MaskedThugs #Minnesota #immigrants #kidnappings #JulieLe
/6
"The transcript of Tuesday’s hearing in Minnesota federal court in which one overwhelmed government attorney begged to be held in contempt so she could finally get some sleep is worth reading as a window into chaos inside the Trump administration."
~ David Kurtz
#Trump #ICE #MaskedThugs #Minnesota #immigrants #kidnappings #JulieLe
/7
https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-upside-down-world-of-the-buffoonish
"Trump’s plans for vast migrant prison camps are hitting angry opposition in unlikely places: in a deep red, partly rural county in Virginia; among Republican officials in other states; and even in Mississippi, where a GOP senator has come out against a planned camp there. ...
I want to go to Quinnipiac polling for a second. There’s a new poll out—it’s really remarkable."
~ Greg Sargent
#Trump #Republicans #ICE #immigrants #violence #prisons #ApprovalRating
/8
https://newrepublic.com/article/206167/trump-reveals-hint-panic-ice-prison-camps-anger-maga-country
"Trump’s plans forHere are some findings: 63% of American voters disapprove of how ICE is enforcing immigration laws. 60% say ICE should withdraw from Minneapolis. 61% say ICE agents should be prohibited from wearing masks.
A majority, 51%, say the federal government should provide less funding for ICE—'Defund ICE' [is the] majority position now.
#Trump #Republicans #ICE #immigrants #MaskedThugs #violence #prisons #ApprovalRating #DefundICE
/9
