Which brings me to my next guest, Jacob Soberoff. Jacob has spent years on the ground in communities across the country, across the world actually, telling so many stories, but this one in particular. The story of the cruelty and the human cost of Donald Trump's anti-immigrant program.Not as an abstraction, not through Washington punditry, but through the lived experiences of everyday Americans navigating it in real time. Now, as many of you have probably heard by now, I will be leaving this My Namesake Wee ...

Trump’s mass deportation campaign may have done what Pope Francis couldn’t — it brought conservative Catholics around on immigration (via Bloomberg Opinion) https://t.co/bgBMYz2Lx3 ...

Mr. . Swalwell for five minutes. A couple nights ago I met with a woman who works as a cashier at a grocery store and I told her I was coming to see you, Mr.. Lyons. And she said, will you ask him. And she didn't want to give her name. She was terrified to give her name.But she said when I get off my shift around midnight and I walk through the parking lot to my car, she said if somebody rolls up in an unidentified van and gets out wearing all black and their faces covered and they don't have any identifica ...

RT Arthur MacWaters (@ArthurMacwaters)this is civilizational suicide:1. 37% of illegal immigrants have a criminal conviction since coming to the US2. there are 30m+ illegal immigrants, so this means 10m+ have committed *additional* crimes here3. no sane society can allow this, and the public overwhelmingly supports (74%) deporting themwhen people are rioting against ICE, not only are they protecting these criminals, they are subverting the clear will of the vast majority of their neighborsthese are such ins ...

Marimar Martinez could have been my sister my cousin or any famil member on their way to church who they think they're going to have a regular day, go to their church where they find sanctuary and then go about their day. Marimar's life was changed forever. We have seen the sage in Chicago for a very long time, and if you ask people in Chicago, the rapid responders, the people in the streets with whistles and phones, what they saw in Minnesota was inevitable, because we have an agency of terror that calls U ...

On Everybody’s Business, we tackle the cost of Trump’s deportation campaign and look at a startup taking on the declining population https://t.co/iUIJ58Ylhd ...

Donald Trump’s deportation campaign increasingly looks like a political liability. According to the polls, more people want to abolish ICE than want to preserve it https://t.co/gYmiH7LELCPhoto: Eyevine https://t.co/WR9aYuqoyU ...

Immigration Policy & Public Reaction - The White House faced criticism for using a pop song in a video depicting ICE raids, sparking controversy and accusations of cruelty [1] - Public sentiment, beyond just the artist, expresses disgust and rejection of the administration's immigration policies [5] Political & Social Commentary - The administration's immigration policies are described as a form of "government by trolling," designed to provoke reactions and reinforce a specific narrative [4] - Some religious figures and institutions, like the Catholic Church and the Pope, are showing compassion towards immigrants, contrasting with the perceived lack of empathy from some who identify as religious [8][9] - Right-wing media is accused of feeding a steady stream of negative stories about immigrant crime, contributing to the dehumanization of immigrants [16] - There's internal pressure within the Republican party to maintain a hardline anti-immigrant stance, with those showing compassion facing criticism [18][19] Immigration & Crime - Studies indicate that immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans, contradicting the narrative often presented in right-wing media [17] Trump's Immigration Stance - Despite claims of not wanting to separate families, the administration is reportedly intensifying deportation efforts [3] - Trump's stance on immigration, including calling some immigrants "human garbage," is seen as contradictory to religious teachings [11]

Legal & Immigration - Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a scheduled check-in [1] - Abrego was released from federal custody on parole recently [2] - The Trump administration plans to deport him to Uganda unless he took a plea deal to Costa Rica [2] - Abrego's attorney filed a lawsuit to block his removal unless he is given due process to fight his deportation [2]

Legal & Immigration Case Analysis - The case involves an individual, Garcia, facing potential deportation, with his attorneys fighting against deportation to Uganda, considering it a potentially dangerous place [2][3] - A plea deal was offered, involving pleading guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee, serving time in a US federal prison, and then being deported to Costa Rica, but Garcia declined [2][12] - Garcia's attorneys filed a lawsuit in Maryland, anticipating his deportation to Uganda as early as Wednesday afternoon [4] - Garcia was detained by ICE despite being on electronic monitoring from the US Marshall Service, leading to accusations of punishment for exercising his constitutional rights [3][6] - Garcia has a withholding of removal to El Salvador, yet the government previously acted illegally in deporting him there [7][14] - The government is accused of using the immigration matter to manufacture a decision in the federal case, offering assistance in going to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty [12] - A habeas case was filed in federal court, which stays his removal, arguing he should have his day in court to prove whether he will suffer persecution or torture if sent to Uganda [11] ICE Detention & Deportation Procedures - ICE officers have the ability to make detention determinations and override immigration judge decisions [8] - The standard for ICE detention review is whether the person is a danger or a flight risk, similar to the federal government standard [7] - The speed of the process is unusual, as Garcia's lawyers anticipated his detention and immediately filed a petition in federal court [8][9]