Kathleen Bush-Joseph
@kathleenbush.bsky.social
Immigration attorney based in Washington, DC. Views are my own & posts ≠ endorsement. Message me to reach out.
Previously at the National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago and the United Nations in Switzerland.
Previously at the National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago and the United Nations in Switzerland.
This city is getting homes built twice as fast & others want to copy it.
Should every new house require a new permit for its design? Claremore, OK, does not think so.
The city has a catalogue of 29 preapproved architectural plans for houses, duplexes
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Should every new house require a new permit for its design? Claremore, OK, does not think so.
The city has a catalogue of 29 preapproved architectural plans for houses, duplexes
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
This city is getting homes built twice as fast — and others want to copy it
Should every new house require a new permit for its design? Claremore, Oklahoma, does not think so.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This city is getting homes built twice as fast & others want to copy it.
Should every new house require a new permit for its design? Claremore, OK, does not think so.
The city has a catalogue of 29 preapproved architectural plans for houses, duplexes
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Should every new house require a new permit for its design? Claremore, OK, does not think so.
The city has a catalogue of 29 preapproved architectural plans for houses, duplexes
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
D.C. has a commission on poverty but it hasn’t been funded, leaving its leaders struggling to produce results.
The commission is likely to go unfunded for a 2nd year
From @streetsensedc.bsky.social
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The commission is likely to go unfunded for a 2nd year
From @streetsensedc.bsky.social
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D.C. Commission on Poverty is likely to go unfunded for the second year - Street Sense Media
The D.C. Commission on Poverty will likely receive no funding in the District’s budget for the second year in a row.
streetsensemedia.org
June 27, 2026 at 11:55 AM
D.C. has a commission on poverty but it hasn’t been funded, leaving its leaders struggling to produce results.
The commission is likely to go unfunded for a 2nd year
From @streetsensedc.bsky.social
streetsensemedia.org/article/d-c-...
The commission is likely to go unfunded for a 2nd year
From @streetsensedc.bsky.social
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Reposted by Kathleen Bush-Joseph
A reminder, this #Juneteenth: The criminal legal system controls more than 5.5 million people.
Incarceration is just one piece of the puzzle – there are millions of people who are left stripped of complete freedom even after release.
Incarceration is just one piece of the puzzle – there are millions of people who are left stripped of complete freedom even after release.
June 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A reminder, this #Juneteenth: The criminal legal system controls more than 5.5 million people.
Incarceration is just one piece of the puzzle – there are millions of people who are left stripped of complete freedom even after release.
Incarceration is just one piece of the puzzle – there are millions of people who are left stripped of complete freedom even after release.
Trump’s war on immigrants
Future generations will ask how we permitted this systematic purging of millions from the United States to happen.
Gift link: wapo.st/4voy1wz
Future generations will ask how we permitted this systematic purging of millions from the United States to happen.
Gift link: wapo.st/4voy1wz
Trump’s war on immigrants
Future generations will ask how we permitted this systematic purging of millions from the United States to happen.
wapo.st
June 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Trump’s war on immigrants
Future generations will ask how we permitted this systematic purging of millions from the United States to happen.
Gift link: wapo.st/4voy1wz
Future generations will ask how we permitted this systematic purging of millions from the United States to happen.
Gift link: wapo.st/4voy1wz
Americans are reaching a financial breaking point
the particularly unchecked brand of capitalism we have here in the US has worked to extract the maximum from working people while returning the barest minimum, fueling the rise of inequality
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the particularly unchecked brand of capitalism we have here in the US has worked to extract the maximum from working people while returning the barest minimum, fueling the rise of inequality
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Americans are reaching a financial breaking point
The majority of Americans are actively stressed about money. The rich have never been richer. No wonder we’re so mad.
wapo.st
June 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Americans are reaching a financial breaking point
the particularly unchecked brand of capitalism we have here in the US has worked to extract the maximum from working people while returning the barest minimum, fueling the rise of inequality
Gift link: wapo.st/4fXrgwL
the particularly unchecked brand of capitalism we have here in the US has worked to extract the maximum from working people while returning the barest minimum, fueling the rise of inequality
Gift link: wapo.st/4fXrgwL
Father’s Day in an ICE detention center
As we talk with detained men, they emphasize a personal story.
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As we talk with detained men, they emphasize a personal story.
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Father’s Day in an ICE detention center
As we talk with detained men, they emphasize a personal story.
wapo.st
June 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Father’s Day in an ICE detention center
As we talk with detained men, they emphasize a personal story.
Gift link: wapo.st/4vYnzLZ
As we talk with detained men, they emphasize a personal story.
Gift link: wapo.st/4vYnzLZ
Geo Group, which oversees more than a dozen ICE detention facilities, has faced lawsuits in three states alleging it violates minimum-wage laws by paying some immigrant detainees $1 a day to work. The company maintains that the work is voluntary
Breaking news: When ICE was revising the federal standards that govern immigration detention centers, one of its top contractors privately asked for changes that could benefit its business, according to a person briefed on the discussions.
ICE removed detainee protections after private outreach from top contractor
In new federal standards released Monday, the agency appeared to make changes that could benefit Geo Group’s legal defense.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Geo Group, which oversees more than a dozen ICE detention facilities, has faced lawsuits in three states alleging it violates minimum-wage laws by paying some immigrant detainees $1 a day to work. The company maintains that the work is voluntary
Reposted by Kathleen Bush-Joseph
Daphy Michel, a Haitian asylum seeker with untreated mental health issues, died of hypothermia after being released by ICE. Security footage shows Michel sitting on a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures.
Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Death of woman released by ICE on a winter day is now ruled a homicide
Security footage shows Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old asylum seeker from Haiti, sitting on a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Daphy Michel, a Haitian asylum seeker with untreated mental health issues, died of hypothermia after being released by ICE. Security footage shows Michel sitting on a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures.
Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Reposted by Kathleen Bush-Joseph
New filings from the "Broadview Six" defense attorneys tonight.
The first reveals the feds decided to "not contest that defendants are entitled to their legal fees," though they have "not yet committed to the amount of legal fees" they will pay.
Full filing: cst.brightspotcdn.com/0c/07/4afee6...
The first reveals the feds decided to "not contest that defendants are entitled to their legal fees," though they have "not yet committed to the amount of legal fees" they will pay.
Full filing: cst.brightspotcdn.com/0c/07/4afee6...
June 17, 2026 at 3:29 AM
New filings from the "Broadview Six" defense attorneys tonight.
The first reveals the feds decided to "not contest that defendants are entitled to their legal fees," though they have "not yet committed to the amount of legal fees" they will pay.
Full filing: cst.brightspotcdn.com/0c/07/4afee6...
The first reveals the feds decided to "not contest that defendants are entitled to their legal fees," though they have "not yet committed to the amount of legal fees" they will pay.
Full filing: cst.brightspotcdn.com/0c/07/4afee6...
The DOJ also brought conspiracy charges against the Broadview 6 in Chicago and against protestors in Spokane--where 3 people were convicted (they said they'll appeal)
Those looked like test cases & now the DOJ has charged 15 people in MN
Those looked like test cases & now the DOJ has charged 15 people in MN
Federal officials are targeting members of Signal group chats who tracked the movements and actions of agents during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a person familiar with the arrests said.
Live: Federal prosecutors to announce charges against anti-ICE demonstrators
Members of two so-called ‘antifa’ groups are set to be charged, according to federal officials.
www.startribune.com
June 17, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The DOJ also brought conspiracy charges against the Broadview 6 in Chicago and against protestors in Spokane--where 3 people were convicted (they said they'll appeal)
Those looked like test cases & now the DOJ has charged 15 people in MN
Those looked like test cases & now the DOJ has charged 15 people in MN
Reposted by Kathleen Bush-Joseph
Federal officials are targeting members of Signal group chats who tracked the movements and actions of agents during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a person familiar with the arrests said.
Live: Federal prosecutors to announce charges against anti-ICE demonstrators
Members of two so-called ‘antifa’ groups are set to be charged, according to federal officials.
www.startribune.com
June 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Federal officials are targeting members of Signal group chats who tracked the movements and actions of agents during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a person familiar with the arrests said.
Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower says
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower says
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower says
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A former Social Security executive said the plan, which was not carried out, would have used a death database to pressure immigrants to leave the country.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Fewer than 61,000 were resolved during the year, leaving more than 40,000 unresolved heading into 2026.
Criminal felony backlogs worsened sharply, growing from 2,198 pending felony cases at the beginning of 2025 to 3,438 by year’s end.
Criminal felony backlogs worsened sharply, growing from 2,198 pending felony cases at the beginning of 2025 to 3,438 by year’s end.
NEW: D.C.’s court system is buckling under a crushing backlog of criminal and civil cases, as more than a quarter of judicial seats remain vacant.
Felony trials now being pushed years into the future, Stacy M. Brown of @washingtoninformer.com reports:
Felony trials now being pushed years into the future, Stacy M. Brown of @washingtoninformer.com reports:
DC has a mounting backlog of felony court cases
With more than a quarter of judicial seats open, the court system is being stretched to its limits.
51st.news
May 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Fewer than 61,000 were resolved during the year, leaving more than 40,000 unresolved heading into 2026.
Criminal felony backlogs worsened sharply, growing from 2,198 pending felony cases at the beginning of 2025 to 3,438 by year’s end.
Criminal felony backlogs worsened sharply, growing from 2,198 pending felony cases at the beginning of 2025 to 3,438 by year’s end.
Reposted by Kathleen Bush-Joseph
NEW: D.C.’s court system is buckling under a crushing backlog of criminal and civil cases, as more than a quarter of judicial seats remain vacant.
Felony trials now being pushed years into the future, Stacy M. Brown of @washingtoninformer.com reports:
Felony trials now being pushed years into the future, Stacy M. Brown of @washingtoninformer.com reports:
DC has a mounting backlog of felony court cases
With more than a quarter of judicial seats open, the court system is being stretched to its limits.
51st.news
May 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
NEW: D.C.’s court system is buckling under a crushing backlog of criminal and civil cases, as more than a quarter of judicial seats remain vacant.
Felony trials now being pushed years into the future, Stacy M. Brown of @washingtoninformer.com reports:
Felony trials now being pushed years into the future, Stacy M. Brown of @washingtoninformer.com reports:
Has anyone installed a bat box at their place? I'm thinking about doing this at mine
Capitol Hill residents have banded together in the form of the Itty Bitty Mosquito Population Committee to battle one of summer's most persistent miseries: mosquitoes. Learn how you can join the fight in your own backyard.
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Residents are going to war with DC mosquitoes
Hundreds of people in Capitol Hill have banded together to take on summer's most persistent pest
51st.news
May 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Has anyone installed a bat box at their place? I'm thinking about doing this at mine
Reposted by Kathleen Bush-Joseph
“I’ll lose my family, my friends, everything I’ve built, I’ll lose it all in the blink of an eye, all for nothing.”
Read the story of Alexander Esquivel, one of the more than 1,000 people who were detained by ICE in D.C. last summer
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Read the story of Alexander Esquivel, one of the more than 1,000 people who were detained by ICE in D.C. last summer
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ICE detained over 1,000 people in DC. Here's one man's story
Alexander Esquivel spent two months in immigration detention. His family is still living with the consequences.
51st.news
May 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“I’ll lose my family, my friends, everything I’ve built, I’ll lose it all in the blink of an eye, all for nothing.”
Read the story of Alexander Esquivel, one of the more than 1,000 people who were detained by ICE in D.C. last summer
51st.news/ice-detentio...
Read the story of Alexander Esquivel, one of the more than 1,000 people who were detained by ICE in D.C. last summer
51st.news/ice-detentio...
Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets
Executives are scrambling to track returns on AI investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due
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Executives are scrambling to track returns on AI investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/corp... via @wsj.com
Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets
Executives are scrambling to track returns on AI investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due.
www.wsj.com
May 30, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets
Executives are scrambling to track returns on AI investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/corp... via @wsj.com
Executives are scrambling to track returns on AI investments as the bill for massive computing needs comes due
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/corp... via @wsj.com
The Record Divide Between Corporate Profits and Worker Pay
To understand why people are so miserable about the economy, look no further than Thursday’s report on GDP
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc... via @wsj.com
To understand why people are so miserable about the economy, look no further than Thursday’s report on GDP
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc... via @wsj.com
The Record Divide Between Corporate Profits and Worker Pay
Labor’s share of economic output just hit an all-time low, while the profit share neared a record. It helps explain why consumers feel so glum.
www.wsj.com
May 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The Record Divide Between Corporate Profits and Worker Pay
To understand why people are so miserable about the economy, look no further than Thursday’s report on GDP
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc... via @wsj.com
To understand why people are so miserable about the economy, look no further than Thursday’s report on GDP
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc... via @wsj.com
Reposted by Kathleen Bush-Joseph
ICE has a credibility problem with federal judges in Eugene #Oregon.
It developed over time, and I've tried to piece together the reasons why.
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justic...
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@michaelgkagan.bsky.social
@kathleenbush.bsky.social
It developed over time, and I've tried to piece together the reasons why.
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justic...
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
@michaelgkagan.bsky.social
@kathleenbush.bsky.social
ICE detainees voice their stories in court
Some migrants detained in Eugene by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have won their release through what are known as habeas petitions in federal court. In hearings on these petitions, judges ...
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May 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
ICE has a credibility problem with federal judges in Eugene #Oregon.
It developed over time, and I've tried to piece together the reasons why.
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justic...
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
@michaelgkagan.bsky.social
@kathleenbush.bsky.social
It developed over time, and I've tried to piece together the reasons why.
lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justic...
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
@michaelgkagan.bsky.social
@kathleenbush.bsky.social
What happens when jails and prisons make phone calls free?
Research shows what Rice and her family know firsthand: Family contact is crucial for people on both sides of the prison walls.
www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/...
Research shows what Rice and her family know firsthand: Family contact is crucial for people on both sides of the prison walls.
www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/...
What happens when jails and prisons make phone calls free?
Opinions from across America, powered by the Washington Post
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May 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
What happens when jails and prisons make phone calls free?
Research shows what Rice and her family know firsthand: Family contact is crucial for people on both sides of the prison walls.
www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/...
Research shows what Rice and her family know firsthand: Family contact is crucial for people on both sides of the prison walls.
www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/...
D.C. spent $67 million cleaning up after January's snowstorm
Critics say the big spending was "obscene" and avoidable.
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From @maustermuhle.bsky.social @51st.news
Critics say the big spending was "obscene" and avoidable.
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From @maustermuhle.bsky.social @51st.news
D.C. spent $67 million cleaning up after January's snowstorm
Critics say the big spending was "obscene" and avoidable.
51st.news
May 17, 2026 at 10:43 AM
D.C. spent $67 million cleaning up after January's snowstorm
Critics say the big spending was "obscene" and avoidable.
51st.news/dc-spent-67-...
From @maustermuhle.bsky.social @51st.news
Critics say the big spending was "obscene" and avoidable.
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From @maustermuhle.bsky.social @51st.news
Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation not to have paid family leave as a federal benefit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation not to have paid family leave as a federal benefit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...
Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation not to have paid family leave as a federal benefit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...
The U.S. is the only industrialized nation not to have paid family leave as a federal benefit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...
Corporate America Is Minting Money—and Not Just in Tech and Finance
Profits grow for many companies in the face of war, rising oil prices and inflation; ‘it’s extremely polarized’
From 4/27, gift link: www.wsj.com/business/ear...
Profits grow for many companies in the face of war, rising oil prices and inflation; ‘it’s extremely polarized’
From 4/27, gift link: www.wsj.com/business/ear...
Corporate America Is Minting Money—and Not Just in Tech and Finance
Profits grow for many companies in the face of war, rising oil prices and inflation; “it’s extremely polarized.”
www.wsj.com
May 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Corporate America Is Minting Money—and Not Just in Tech and Finance
Profits grow for many companies in the face of war, rising oil prices and inflation; ‘it’s extremely polarized’
From 4/27, gift link: www.wsj.com/business/ear...
Profits grow for many companies in the face of war, rising oil prices and inflation; ‘it’s extremely polarized’
From 4/27, gift link: www.wsj.com/business/ear...
This is an extremely tragic story about a mother picked up as a result of a 287(g) cooperation agreement between a local sheriff & ICE. Wendy Hernandez Reyes' son Orlin died after she was deported without him.
Then ICE blamed her for his killing.
Then ICE blamed her for his killing.
May 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is an extremely tragic story about a mother picked up as a result of a 287(g) cooperation agreement between a local sheriff & ICE. Wendy Hernandez Reyes' son Orlin died after she was deported without him.
Then ICE blamed her for his killing.
Then ICE blamed her for his killing.
Reposted by Kathleen Bush-Joseph