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ICE Has Arrested Dozens of Delivery Drivers at the Gates of a San Diego Military Base Advocates warn immigrants to avoid military bases when working for apps like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash.

ICE is arresting delivery drivers at a San Diego military base. According to an attorney interviewed by Kate Morrissey, military police at the gates call ICE on any driver who is not a citizen or green card holder, even if they have permission to be in the country. capitalandmain.com/ice-has-arre...

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Latest from @bgirledukate.bsky.social --> From SoCal to Minneapolis, Fatal Encounters Show Impunity of Immigration Officials, Activists Say via @capitalandmain - capitalandmain.com/from-socal-t...

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Officials detain and cite volunteers documenting ICE arrests at San Diego federal building The change seems to target volunteers who have conducted legal observation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers’ behavior in immigration court hallways and the corridor outside ICE offices ...

In San Diego, DHS police arbitrarily change rules overnight to cite court watchers:
The rule change "meant they could no longer stand in hallways to document immigration arrests or support those with hearings & appointments in the building."

[Reporting: @bgirledukate.bsky.social]

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ICE in San Diego is monitoring activists through Operation Road Flare Court documents in a case against Jeane Wong revealed the existence of the operation. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Diego i...

was having a late night look through the court records in a case I've been following and stumbled across this www.daylightsandiego.org/ice-in-san-d...

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👀The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics.

"It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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tfw you have been wondering why your brain felt so scattered and then you listed out how many stories you actively were working on investigating at the same time and realized it's because there are 20.

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VA reverses course on disability rule change; advocates warn it's not going away The department says it won't enforce a new disability rule two days after announcing it — critics said it would cut veterans' benefits and penalize them for seeking treatment.

The desire by some officials to lower the disability ratings of veterans (which would cut monthly income) was part of Project 2025.

www.kpbs.org/news/local/2...

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under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime

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Who was actually invited to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference today? I was not invited, and I know of two other San Diego-based immigration and border reporters who were not invited. Really curious how they picked who was in that room...

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More than 100 refugees were detained by immigration agents. Many were sent to a Texas detention center where 3 men have died. A judge has ordered their release.

Reporter: Kate Morrissey @bgirledukate.bsky.social
Producer: Cerise Castle @cerisecastle.bsky.social
Editor: Myles Kramer

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Sudden rule change shortens the time immigrants have to appeal their cases to 10 days The Executive Office for Immigration Review published a rule on Friday that would also allow the Board of Immigration Appeals to quickly dismiss most cases. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by ...

A new rule from the Executive Office for Immigration Review gives immigrants less time and more requirements to file appeals in their cases.

Story by @bgirledukate.bsky.social

www.daylightsandiego.org/sudden-rule-...

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The head of ICE, Todd Lyons, just told Congress, "Sometimes the media is our biggest enemy."

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Less Than 14% Of Trump’s ICE Arrests Had Violent Criminal Records, Report Says Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”

Trump has repeatedly claimed ICE targets the “worst of the worst.”

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Just wanted to let yall know how appreciated you are. Keep up the good work! 2/2

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Sitting here snapping at my zoom screen with all the important things that @arelisrhdz.bsky.social @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social @lapublicpress.bsky.social's Michelle Zenarosa and @jcollins.bsky.social are sharing via @nationalpress.bsky.social about covering immigration arrests in this moment 1

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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

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I'm a pipsqueak? Lol I'm the co-founder of a news outlet that has grown a lot in its first year of publication

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Honduran Grandfather Who Died in ICE Custody Told Family He’d Felt Ill For Weeks Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz is one of six people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody less than three weeks into 2026.

Father "told her that he felt tired walking and was short of breath."

"She thinks they should've taken him [to the hospital] sooner."

"[S]he wishes [ICE] had told her when he was hospitalized so she could've said goodbye."
#California #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

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thanks! if anyone wants to DM me links to documents to get us going, would be most grateful :)

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Immigration officials detain US citizen siblings in Mission Bay Officials held the two siblings at the federal building basement for most of the day before releasing them to their father. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp Immigration ...

Read more in the latest from @bgirledukate.bsky.social:

www.daylightsandiego.org/immigration-...

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Immigration officials arrested U.S. citizen siblings while they were parked in a Mission Bay lot. The brother said officials threw him to the ground and kneeled on him.

www.daylightsandiego.org/immigration-...

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Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings after protests escalated on January 8.

Despite a nationwide internet shutdown, Human Rights Watch has been able to verify videos and gather witness accounts.

Read now: https://bit.ly/3YIRtW0

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I am not reading that yet. It is still the holidays.

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Ok so they’re really really really gonna start enforcing the Real ID, y’all. Feb 1. If you have a passport card though or passport book, you’re OK via @TravelGov

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Looking ahead to 2026, we know this is a topic we must continue to cover heavily. You’ve told us that by making our immigration work among our most-read stories this year.

We hope that as we continue to grow — with your support — we will be able to tell even more of these needed stories.

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We hosted a community conversation where people doing grassroots community work could share their experiences, and where we all had the chance to think through gaps in support and ways they could be filled.

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@bgirledukate.bsky.social questioned the San Diego Police Department when its officers showed up during immigration enforcement operations. With guidance from experts, she put together a guide for people with upcoming court hearings or ICE check-ins about how to prepare for possible detention.

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Daylight has been right there with you, witnessing, documenting and offering those affected a chance to speak.

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