Saw this unfold in Ohio when I lived there. Cincinnati and Columbus have the largest concentrations of Mauritanian refugees in the U.S. ICE is trying to deport them back to dangerous conditions.

They’re not even hiding it.

It's not just the US, countries around the world are giving up on asylum. New reports this week that the Greek parliament has approved a measure to suspend the registration of people arriving to Greece by boat in order to claim asylum.

In news that will shock no one, Andrew Cuomo still hasn’t learned that “no means no.”.

RT @GregTSargent: Awful: Stephen Miller is urging red states to build their own versions of "Alligator Alcatraz." And buried in the budget….

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Greg Sargent's latest article unpacks the real story behind “Alligator Alcatraz.” I spoke with Greg and expressed my concern that this could be a model that other Republican states copy, thanks to the recent funding bill. @GregTSargent @newrepublic .

RT @ReichlinMelnick: NEW: @MiamiHerald confirms that 1/3 of the people sent to the Everglades Detention Camp have NO CRIMINAL RECORD, makin….

Incredible.

Fixing America’s broken immigration system should not come at the cost of violating the American principles of rule of law and undermining our institutions. BP is often the best available job for people in working class communities along the border. Just be careful, young folks.

Rep and Dem administrations over the course of my life have made a variety of policy decisions, some I like and some I don’t. But this admin has made a mockery public service and encouraged officers to disregard laws and American principles of due process and human dignity.

Whatever one thinks about the mission and history of the immigration system, as a veteran I believe deeply in public service — and it is for this reason that I would have a hard time recommending students pursue a career at BP under such an unhinged administration.

DHS: “Choose the better option and enter legally.”. Also DHS, to immigrants that entered legally: “WE WILL FIND YOU AND DEPORT YOU ANYWAY. MAGAAAA 4EVER.”.

Most people don’t know it, but this was originally designed by women at Tesla to evacuate the office quickly when Musk tried to start a conversation about having his baby.

RT @GregTSargent: BREAKING: Emails given to Congress by DOJ whistleblower reveal new details about Abrego Garcia fiasco. They show how Trum….

*at least.

Detention Watch Network reports that eight people have already died in immigrant detention during the Trump administration. 

Read the first half of my in depth interview with La Cuenta. You’ll learn much more about me, my work, and about my theoretical approach to immigration than probably any other interview I’ve ever done. Thanks, Antero Garcia, for the conversation!.

RT @Tanvim: Transcripts are up. Starting pg. 33 in volume 2.

What’s the story behind how they’ve managed to keep Don Jr out of the spotlight? He was such a self-medicated staple of the first administration but he’s been remarkably absent this time — I’m sure this is intentional.