did anyone want to hear #Shakespeare castigating nativist cruelty against #immigrants and #immigration?
such cruelty is not a new problem, so why not
here delivered by #IanMcKellen from memory
on "The Late Show With #StephenColbert"
did anyone want to hear #Shakespeare castigating nativist cruelty against #immigrants and #immigration?
such cruelty is not a new problem, so why not
here delivered by #IanMcKellen from memory
on "The Late Show With #StephenColbert"
#ICE detention passed 70,000 in January, nearly 75% have no criminal record
https://azmirror.com/2026/02/05/repub/ice-detention-passed-70000-in-january-nearly-75-have-no-criminal-record/
> Despite U.S. #Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota, ICE arrests were down slightly in January compared to December, according to new data. Immigrant detention nationwide reached a new high in January, and a growing percentage — nearly three-quarters — of people in detention have no criminal convictions.
Letter from #NJ migrant detainees says they feel ‘kidnapped' without justification
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/05/detainees-nj-migrant-jail-letter/
> The letter was written by an Ecuadorian detainee and 24 others who were arrested by federal #immigration authorities.
#ICE detention passed 70,000 in January, nearly 75% have no criminal record
https://azmirror.com/2026/02/05/repub/ice-detention-passed-70000-in-january-nearly-75-have-no-criminal-record/
> Despite U.S. #Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota, ICE arrests were down slightly in January compared to December, according to new data. Immigrant detention nationwide reached a new high in January, and a growing percentage — nearly three-quarters — of people in detention have no criminal convictions.
Letter from #NJ migrant detainees says they feel ‘kidnapped' without justification
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/05/detainees-nj-migrant-jail-letter/
> The letter was written by an Ecuadorian detainee and 24 others who were arrested by federal #immigration authorities.
"The experience motivated the two Rice University students to create a digital map documenting U.S. Immigration Customs Agency activity, and awareness around their project has been growing since it went live in June."
"The experience motivated the two Rice University students to create a digital map documenting U.S. Immigration Customs Agency activity, and awareness around their project has been growing since it went live in June."
The Constitution's supremacy clause bars local interference with federal officers when they act reasonably, within the scope of their duties.
But when agents cross that line, experts said, there's an obligation to try to hold them accountable.
https://www.propublica.org/article/why-local-state-police-rarely-investigate-ice-cbp-fbi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Police #CBP #ICE #FBI #Law #Constitution #USPolitics #Immigration
"A call for help triggered a chain of events that ended with the deportation of a mother and her U.S. citizen child. This is not public safety. This is a system that punishes families for seeking help and turns local #police into extensions of federal immigration enforcement." https://www.texasobserver.org/local-police-collaborate-ice-families/
Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules.
Nor is there broad political support to invest more resources to protect foreign workers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-visa-farmworker-exploitation-regulators?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Immigration #Agriculture #Labor #Abuse #Exploitation #Regulation
No really, the hatred being pushed by ICE and Trump, is that immigrant crime is a big terrible burden on society.
Now listen, ___ the ICE and Border people __working now, have a collective rate of crime 👉 HIGHER than immigrants.👈
Immigrants all together have a LOWER crime rate than society.
And THAT'S before Trump & Noem filled ICE with proud boys and Jan6th insurgents.
That's the reason for masks.
#thugs #coup #trump #nazi #dems #nokings #immigration #uspol #cdnpoli
Exclusive: #DOJ unit on #PoliceMisconduct sees staffing plunge & probes scaled back
The #US Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown on illegal #immigration in #Minneapolis, has lost TWO-THIRDS of its #prosecutors & is under orders to scale back its investigations of #ExcessiveForce….
#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://www.reuters.com/world/justice-department-unit-police-misconduct-sees-staffing-plunge-probes-scaled-2026-02-05/
"More than 4 months after a Trump administration directive to impose a $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, healthcare workers are yet to receive an exemption from the fee, and concerns remain about its impact on filling critical positions."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedmedicine/workforce/119724
#healthcare #immigrant #immigration #hospitals #clinics #MedSchools #GME #visas #physicians #nurses #workforce
"The two brothers of Renee Good, the 37-year-old Minneapolis woman killed by a federal immigration officer in January, spoke on Capitol Hill Tuesday, telling lawmakers of the effect their sister’s death had on their family.
'The deep distress our family feels because of Renee’s loss in such a violent and unnecessary way is complicated by feelings of disbelief, distress and desperation for change,' said one brother, Luke Ganger."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/renee-goods-brothers-testify-capitol-hill-after-deadly/story?id=129826762
