Pika
@ginalm.bsky.social
Hiker, mother, grandmother, fierce member of the resistance, immigrant rights activist. Loves pikas
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ICE has killed another person, this time by depriving him of life-sustaining medication for a known medical condition.
Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday.
Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:
Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday.
Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:
July 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
ICE has killed another person, this time by depriving him of life-sustaining medication for a known medical condition.
Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday.
Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:
Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday.
Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:
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Fox poll:
Iowa registered voters
Josh Turek (D) 50%
Ashley Hinson (R) 46%
"Extremely" motivated to vote
Josh Turek (D) 56%
Ashley Hinson (R) 41%
Iowa registered voters
Josh Turek (D) 50%
Ashley Hinson (R) 46%
"Extremely" motivated to vote
Josh Turek (D) 56%
Ashley Hinson (R) 41%
July 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Fox poll:
Iowa registered voters
Josh Turek (D) 50%
Ashley Hinson (R) 46%
"Extremely" motivated to vote
Josh Turek (D) 56%
Ashley Hinson (R) 41%
Iowa registered voters
Josh Turek (D) 50%
Ashley Hinson (R) 46%
"Extremely" motivated to vote
Josh Turek (D) 56%
Ashley Hinson (R) 41%
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If you track data on immigration enforcement — operations, courts, detention, TPS — or you know of numbers I should be following, reply here. The full post is sourced and documented.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...
austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...
This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers (June 27, 2026)
Welcome to the weekly segment called This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers! I’ll highlight some of the main takeaways from the week’s news that you might have missed, but do it in a unique way.…
austinkocher.substack.com
June 27, 2026 at 2:36 PM
If you track data on immigration enforcement — operations, courts, detention, TPS — or you know of numbers I should be following, reply here. The full post is sourced and documented.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...
austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...
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NEW: A group of activists have built an awesome new tool to help immigration attorneys and the general public know when an ICE flight is headed to their area.
gillianbrockell.com/habeas-fligh...
gillianbrockell.com/habeas-fligh...
May 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
NEW: A group of activists have built an awesome new tool to help immigration attorneys and the general public know when an ICE flight is headed to their area.
gillianbrockell.com/habeas-fligh...
gillianbrockell.com/habeas-fligh...
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FEATURE: A Western Slope sheriff has cooperated with ICE in violation of state laws he previously said he would not comply with.
by @loganmdavis.bsky.social
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/05/lawm...
by @loganmdavis.bsky.social
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/05/lawm...
Lawman: The Colorado Sheriff Illegally Cooperating with ICE
Luis Rivas never made it home from his trip to Walmart last June. The 60-year-old father and businessman who had spent the last 18 years building a life, a family,...
coloradotimesrecorder.com
May 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
FEATURE: A Western Slope sheriff has cooperated with ICE in violation of state laws he previously said he would not comply with.
by @loganmdavis.bsky.social
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/05/lawm...
by @loganmdavis.bsky.social
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/05/lawm...
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"The experience stunned Ms. Ross-Mahé, who previously supported President Trump...
“I didn’t think these things existed,” she said of the immigration facilities she was held in. “I thought when we arrested them, we would treat them properly. It really shocked me.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
“I didn’t think these things existed,” she said of the immigration facilities she was held in. “I thought when we arrested them, we would treat them properly. It really shocked me.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
April 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
"The experience stunned Ms. Ross-Mahé, who previously supported President Trump...
“I didn’t think these things existed,” she said of the immigration facilities she was held in. “I thought when we arrested them, we would treat them properly. It really shocked me.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
“I didn’t think these things existed,” she said of the immigration facilities she was held in. “I thought when we arrested them, we would treat them properly. It really shocked me.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
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Investigators say there are undisclosed detention sites scattered around Colorado, hidden in plain sight between strip malls and office parks.
Secret detention centers. In the United States.
Secret detention centers. In the United States.
March 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Investigators say there are undisclosed detention sites scattered around Colorado, hidden in plain sight between strip malls and office parks.
Secret detention centers. In the United States.
Secret detention centers. In the United States.
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More ICE human rights violations.
People, including children and the elderly, were held for weeks in Colorado ICE hold rooms, without beds, in clear violation of ICE regulations.
And it gets worse…
1/2
People, including children and the elderly, were held for weeks in Colorado ICE hold rooms, without beds, in clear violation of ICE regulations.
And it gets worse…
1/2
March 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
More ICE human rights violations.
People, including children and the elderly, were held for weeks in Colorado ICE hold rooms, without beds, in clear violation of ICE regulations.
And it gets worse…
1/2
People, including children and the elderly, were held for weeks in Colorado ICE hold rooms, without beds, in clear violation of ICE regulations.
And it gets worse…
1/2
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COMMENTARY: Is Tina Peters willing to fake remorse to get out of prison? I don't think so.
March 6, 2026 at 2:19 AM
COMMENTARY: Is Tina Peters willing to fake remorse to get out of prison? I don't think so.
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A peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet Global Health estimates that more than 75,000 people in Gaza were killed during the first 16 months of Israel’s genocidal assault — a figure that far exceeds the death toll reported at the time by the strip’s health authorities.
Study: More People Were Killed in First 16 Months of Gaza Genocide Than Reported
The Lancet found that there were 75,200 “violent deaths” in Gaza between October 7, 2023 and January 5, 2025.
buff.ly
February 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet Global Health estimates that more than 75,000 people in Gaza were killed during the first 16 months of Israel’s genocidal assault — a figure that far exceeds the death toll reported at the time by the strip’s health authorities.
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I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down
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absolutely insane that there are Democrats considering voting to send more money to fund this evil
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:51 PM
absolutely insane that there are Democrats considering voting to send more money to fund this evil
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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
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Gavin Newsom & Ben Shapiro sat down to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Or rather, spread disinformation on why there is no genocide.
I bring the receipts as a human rights lawyer to debunk their grotesque propaganda in real time, arming you with facts to recognize these lies for what they are.
I bring the receipts as a human rights lawyer to debunk their grotesque propaganda in real time, arming you with facts to recognize these lies for what they are.
Debunking Gavin Newsom and Ben Shapiro's Outright Denial of Israel's Genocide in Gaza
Bringing the receipts to expose Corporate Democrat complicity and right-wing propaganda
www.qasimrashid.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Gavin Newsom & Ben Shapiro sat down to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Or rather, spread disinformation on why there is no genocide.
I bring the receipts as a human rights lawyer to debunk their grotesque propaganda in real time, arming you with facts to recognize these lies for what they are.
I bring the receipts as a human rights lawyer to debunk their grotesque propaganda in real time, arming you with facts to recognize these lies for what they are.
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This is window dressing at best; it will not stop ICE invading our cities and attacking our neighbors. Absolutely crazy for any Democrat to move money to ICE while they're occupying the twin cities and more invasions are looming.
Minibus is out. Democrats were able to include some guardrails in about ICE:
-restricts ICE to spending $3.8 billion of its annual budget
on detention as opposed to being able to spend $10 billion
-$20 million that must be used for body cameras 1/
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
-restricts ICE to spending $3.8 billion of its annual budget
on detention as opposed to being able to spend $10 billion
-$20 million that must be used for body cameras 1/
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.appropriations.senate.gov
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is window dressing at best; it will not stop ICE invading our cities and attacking our neighbors. Absolutely crazy for any Democrat to move money to ICE while they're occupying the twin cities and more invasions are looming.
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Key finding: Most parents said ICE never asked if they had children when arrested or before deportation. Some signed written statements requesting to be deported with their children, yet were removed alone. This violates ICE's own 2025 Detained Parents Directive.
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Key finding: Most parents said ICE never asked if they had children when arrested or before deportation. Some signed written statements requesting to be deported with their children, yet were removed alone. This violates ICE's own 2025 Detained Parents Directive.
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New documentation from Honduras: Over 6 days interviewing deportees, researchers found more than half of parents were deported without being given an opportunity to bring their children with them. Most deportees were longtime US residents, not recent border crossers. 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
New documentation from Honduras: Over 6 days interviewing deportees, researchers found more than half of parents were deported without being given an opportunity to bring their children with them. Most deportees were longtime US residents, not recent border crossers. 🧵
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The scale: ~300 people are returned to Honduras daily. Many children left behind are US citizens. One mother was separated from her 2-month-old baby. Another from a disabled child who depends entirely on her care.
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The scale: ~300 people are returned to Honduras daily. Many children left behind are US citizens. One mother was separated from her 2-month-old baby. Another from a disabled child who depends entirely on her care.
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Crucial field documentation by Women's Refugee Commission and Physicians for Human Rights. Essential reading for understanding the current family separation crisis unfolding through deportation policy. Read the full report: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Crucial field documentation by Women's Refugee Commission and Physicians for Human Rights. Essential reading for understanding the current family separation crisis unfolding through deportation policy. Read the full report: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
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And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
And detainees are held for much long periods of time than needed so that these companies can charge more and make billions extra. It’s state sanctioned human trafficking.
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Saturday afternoon I saw a figure stumbling along in the ditch. I stopped and offered a ride.
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The Old Man Along The Highway
A short story that encompasses what must change in our United States of America
www.qasimrashid.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Saturday afternoon I saw a figure stumbling along in the ditch. I stopped and offered a ride.
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...