Aneesa A. Baboolal, PhD
@drbaboolal.bsky.social
⚖️ Scholar 🪷 she/her 🎓 1st Gen
🇹🇹 Born 🗽From Queens 🍎 New Yorker📍MA 💙💛 🐾
🇹🇹 Born 🗽From Queens 🍎 New Yorker📍MA 💙💛 🐾
[There have been 49 deaths in ICE custody since the start of the second Trump administration...ICE is ending a policy that required the agency to report the deaths of former detainees that occurred within 30 days of their release from federal custody]
ICE will stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees
The policy, issued during the Biden administration, directed the agency to review and report all detainee fatalities, including those that occurred post-release.
abcnews.com
June 7, 2026 at 11:59 AM
[There have been 49 deaths in ICE custody since the start of the second Trump administration...ICE is ending a policy that required the agency to report the deaths of former detainees that occurred within 30 days of their release from federal custody]
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Quick, repeated ICE transfers have become more common, we found.
From the final year of the Biden admin to the first year of Trump’s latest term, the number of people transferred 5+ times more than tripled. Families lose track of their relatives; lawyers struggle to locate or speak with clients.
From the final year of the Biden admin to the first year of Trump’s latest term, the number of people transferred 5+ times more than tripled. Families lose track of their relatives; lawyers struggle to locate or speak with clients.
ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished
Under Trump, the U.S. increasingly sends immigrants all over the nation with little warning, leaving families and attorneys unsure where they are.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Quick, repeated ICE transfers have become more common, we found.
From the final year of the Biden admin to the first year of Trump’s latest term, the number of people transferred 5+ times more than tripled. Families lose track of their relatives; lawyers struggle to locate or speak with clients.
From the final year of the Biden admin to the first year of Trump’s latest term, the number of people transferred 5+ times more than tripled. Families lose track of their relatives; lawyers struggle to locate or speak with clients.
[“This is about who they want to define as an American and essentially saying that certain people here will never belong — and also that there are certain people here who we never want to see in power"]
As Trump Backs Off Crackdown, New Deportation Tactic Unnerves Kids and Families
From green card holders to DACA recipients to even naturalized citizens, the administration is now targeting once-protected U.S. residents.
www.the74million.org
June 1, 2026 at 10:16 AM
[“This is about who they want to define as an American and essentially saying that certain people here will never belong — and also that there are certain people here who we never want to see in power"]
💯 [But no one comes to their work from nowhere. We all ask the questions we ask because of what we have seen, what we have been taught to notice, what has unsettled us, and what we cannot stop trying to understand.]
Your Lived Experience Makes You a Better Scholar
What you know from your own life can become the question that shapes your strongest work.
tanyaboza.substack.com
May 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
💯 [But no one comes to their work from nowhere. We all ask the questions we ask because of what we have seen, what we have been taught to notice, what has unsettled us, and what we cannot stop trying to understand.]
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A woman testified about her alleged rape; then ICE showed up. @rosesheinerman.bsky.social on the effects of ICE arrests at sensitive places like family court:
When ICE Shows Up to Family Court
Lawyers and advocates worry that Trump’s immigration crackdown is discouraging noncitizens from reporting crimes.
bit.ly
April 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
A woman testified about her alleged rape; then ICE showed up. @rosesheinerman.bsky.social on the effects of ICE arrests at sensitive places like family court:
Reposted by Aneesa A. Baboolal, PhD
The pace of arrests is more than four times that in the last 15 months of the Biden administration. They took place at local courthouses, police departments, the federal courthouse in Boston and in the streets of Massachusetts cities and towns.
More than 7,000 ICE arrests in Massachusetts so far under Trump
The pace of arrests is more than four times that in the last 15 months of the Biden administration. Under Trump arrests have swept up people from 100 countries, with the highest numbers coming from Br...
www.wbur.org
April 2, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The pace of arrests is more than four times that in the last 15 months of the Biden administration. They took place at local courthouses, police departments, the federal courthouse in Boston and in the streets of Massachusetts cities and towns.
Reposted by Aneesa A. Baboolal, PhD
So what this describes is ethnic cleansing www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w...
April 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
So what this describes is ethnic cleansing www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w...
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The medical examiner in Buffalo has ruled that the death of a nearly blind man left alone by Border Patrol agents on a frigid night was a homicide, a finding that could lead to criminal charges.
Medical Examiner Rules That a Rohingya Refugee’s Death Was a Homicide
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The medical examiner in Buffalo has ruled that the death of a nearly blind man left alone by Border Patrol agents on a frigid night was a homicide, a finding that could lead to criminal charges.
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When the birthright citizenship decision comes out, people will say it could never have gone any other way, that the law was obvious. But the mere fact that SCOTUS took on the case is evidence enough that we are living in a time of democratic precarity.
April 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
When the birthright citizenship decision comes out, people will say it could never have gone any other way, that the law was obvious. But the mere fact that SCOTUS took on the case is evidence enough that we are living in a time of democratic precarity.
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i think that one of the things that nobody in the mainstream talks about (yes i know we complain about it on here all the time if you think this is the mainstream oh boy) is how successfully politicians have divested themselves of any responsibility for anything at all
March 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
i think that one of the things that nobody in the mainstream talks about (yes i know we complain about it on here all the time if you think this is the mainstream oh boy) is how successfully politicians have divested themselves of any responsibility for anything at all
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Americans are not prepared for the reaping of what our government is sowing.
March 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Americans are not prepared for the reaping of what our government is sowing.
[St Lucian Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre confirmed that “people had lost their lives”, but clarified that he had received no official notification on these circumstances to date.. burnt hulls of at least two fishing vessels had surfaced off St Lucia over the weekend, following US strikes]
St Lucian fishermen believed killed by recent US boat strike
An unconfirmed number of St Lucian fishermen are believed to have been killed in a recent lethal US boat strike in Caribbean waters, the latest in an expanding American military
trinidadexpress.com
February 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
[St Lucian Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre confirmed that “people had lost their lives”, but clarified that he had received no official notification on these circumstances to date.. burnt hulls of at least two fishing vessels had surfaced off St Lucia over the weekend, following US strikes]
[Even if ICE leaves tomorrow, the long threads of what has happened here will reverberate. These kids will remember. The families torn apart will never be the same. The people hiding out at home – when will they feel enough trust to leave again? I don’t know how you unwind this.]
I knew Trump would target Minnesota. I didn’t expect this level of violence | Rachel Leingang
I knew Trump would target Minnesota. I didn’t expect this level of violence | Rachel Leingang
I’m reporting on a political retribution campaign, disguised as immigration enforcement, in the community where I live
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:51 AM
[Even if ICE leaves tomorrow, the long threads of what has happened here will reverberate. These kids will remember. The families torn apart will never be the same. The people hiding out at home – when will they feel enough trust to leave again? I don’t know how you unwind this.]
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It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 AM
It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
[As a combat soldier, I recognize a mission when I see one — not because it’s announced, but because it’s being carried out. ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis have resulted in the deaths of two Minnesotans...Either this is their mission — or they are operating outside accountability]
As A Veteran Combat Soldier, I've Noticed 1 Especially Sinister Thing About ICE That Needs To Be Called Out
"When armed agents operate beyond the reach of law, they are no longer public servants. They are something else entirely."
www.huffpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:26 PM
[As a combat soldier, I recognize a mission when I see one — not because it’s announced, but because it’s being carried out. ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis have resulted in the deaths of two Minnesotans...Either this is their mission — or they are operating outside accountability]
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If you think they’re building more detention facilities, increasing mass surveillance, and growing the size of ICE just to deport undocumented immigrants, then you haven’t been paying attention.
Continuing to fund ICE is enabling what we all know is coming next.
Continuing to fund ICE is enabling what we all know is coming next.
January 31, 2026 at 1:17 PM
If you think they’re building more detention facilities, increasing mass surveillance, and growing the size of ICE just to deport undocumented immigrants, then you haven’t been paying attention.
Continuing to fund ICE is enabling what we all know is coming next.
Continuing to fund ICE is enabling what we all know is coming next.
[ICE plans to use up to 23 warehouses around the country to detain immigrants in even more cities, including in Minnesota, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. ]
ICE Is Buying Up Mega Warehouses Across America
ICE has a plan to install its mass detention centers in small towns across the country.
r.pebmac.ca
January 31, 2026 at 1:12 PM
[ICE plans to use up to 23 warehouses around the country to detain immigrants in even more cities, including in Minnesota, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. ]
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According to journalist Andrea Pitzer, the mass incarceration of civilians outside of the law is a clear sign.
Is the U.S. running a concentration camp system? - Salon.com
According to journalist Andrea Pitzer, the mass incarceration of civilians outside of the law is a clear sign
www.salon.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
According to journalist Andrea Pitzer, the mass incarceration of civilians outside of the law is a clear sign.
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You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.
January 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
[DHH began packing groceries when the immigration operation started back in December. They had families register if they needed groceries delivered. In the first day, 2,000 families registered. Now, they have more than 24,000 families registered and there is a waitlist.]
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
[DHH began packing groceries when the immigration operation started back in December. They had families register if they needed groceries delivered. In the first day, 2,000 families registered. Now, they have more than 24,000 families registered and there is a waitlist.]
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Gender studies on the ground in Minnesota.
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Gender studies on the ground in Minnesota.