Adam Sawyer
@adamjst.bsky.social
I work with data at Relevant Research. I post about migration and sports.
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I helped build DetentionReports.com
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Americas, Earth
Arsenal + Nuggets + Avs + Rockies + Summit
I helped build DetentionReports.com
https://adamjsawyer.com/about
he/him
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Adam Sawyer
@adamjst.bsky.social
· Aug 5
Immigration and Customs Enforcement uses over 175 facilities across the states and territories of the US to detain people who ICE believes are eligible for removal.
Starting today, I am going to start posting some summary information from DetentionReports.com for two facilities each day.
Starting today, I am going to start posting some summary information from DetentionReports.com for two facilities each day.
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From the outside US evangelicalism is a very puzzling religious group because ostensibly they are very concerned with the moral teachings of a publicly accessible text but also they seem to have inferred completely the opposite lessons from that text than what everyone else thinks is the plain read.
so my town has been hosting an emergency food drive for snap recipients. the town, high school clubs, the Y, the churches (Episcopal, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Baptists, Unitarians, and the Catholics) & the synagogue, are involved.
You know who isn't participating? the fucking evangelicals.
You know who isn't participating? the fucking evangelicals.
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
From the outside US evangelicalism is a very puzzling religious group because ostensibly they are very concerned with the moral teachings of a publicly accessible text but also they seem to have inferred completely the opposite lessons from that text than what everyone else thinks is the plain read.
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GEO was sued under forced labor laws for operating ICE's "Voluntary Work Program," which pays $1 per day to people held in ICE detention who "voluntarily" cook, clean, and maintain a facility (which cuts GEO's costs). They wanted immunity because ICE authorized it. Here's how GEO's lawyer started.
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
GEO was sued under forced labor laws for operating ICE's "Voluntary Work Program," which pays $1 per day to people held in ICE detention who "voluntarily" cook, clean, and maintain a facility (which cuts GEO's costs). They wanted immunity because ICE authorized it. Here's how GEO's lawyer started.
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Given the chance, they would've asked Mr. Rogers if he was funded by Hamas.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Given the chance, they would've asked Mr. Rogers if he was funded by Hamas.
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#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
ICE has started moving more and more detainees from the continental US to the federal facility in Honolulu. People transported to Honolulu face unique challenges in gaining access to counsel.
From July 2025 by @mleonardcivilbeat.bsky.social
www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/ice-...
From July 2025 by @mleonardcivilbeat.bsky.social
www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/ice-...
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
ICE has started moving more and more detainees from the continental US to the federal facility in Honolulu. People transported to Honolulu face unique challenges in gaining access to counsel.
From July 2025 by @mleonardcivilbeat.bsky.social
www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/ice-...
From July 2025 by @mleonardcivilbeat.bsky.social
www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/ice-...
Honolulu Federal Detention Center is located in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 43 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/HON...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 43 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/HON...
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Honolulu Federal Detention Center is located in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 43 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/HON...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 43 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/HON...
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Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
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The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”
So I don’t know man.
So I don’t know man.
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”
So I don’t know man.
So I don’t know man.
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(They’re not cowards, they’re wealthy people protecting their own interests, and years ago they made the very smart calculation that it was better to be perceived as cowards who care than as ruthless career politicians who only truly care about cash and power.)
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
(They’re not cowards, they’re wealthy people protecting their own interests, and years ago they made the very smart calculation that it was better to be perceived as cowards who care than as ruthless career politicians who only truly care about cash and power.)
That increase in June 2025 might be connected to ICE enforcement activity at food processing and meatpacking plants in the Great Plains states. (fwiw, most of the people taken by ICE at the mass arrest event at Glenn Valley Foods were held at Lincoln County.)
nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ice-m...
nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ice-m...
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
That increase in June 2025 might be connected to ICE enforcement activity at food processing and meatpacking plants in the Great Plains states. (fwiw, most of the people taken by ICE at the mass arrest event at Glenn Valley Foods were held at Lincoln County.)
nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ice-m...
nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ice-m...
Dakota County Jail is located in Dakota City, Nebraska.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 18 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/DAK...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 18 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/DAK...
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Dakota County Jail is located in Dakota City, Nebraska.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 18 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/DAK...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 18 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/DAK...
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I’m hearing Chuck Schumer traded Luka
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I’m hearing Chuck Schumer traded Luka
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In central MD alone, ICE is rapidly contracting:
- AI skip tracing
- AI face recognition
- Cell tower spoofing vehicles
- Signal exploitation equipment
- 6 months of MREs for detainees
- Detainee transport vans
- Device cracking & data exploit firms
- AI skip tracing
- AI face recognition
- Cell tower spoofing vehicles
- Signal exploitation equipment
- 6 months of MREs for detainees
- Detainee transport vans
- Device cracking & data exploit firms
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
In central MD alone, ICE is rapidly contracting:
- AI skip tracing
- AI face recognition
- Cell tower spoofing vehicles
- Signal exploitation equipment
- 6 months of MREs for detainees
- Detainee transport vans
- Device cracking & data exploit firms
- AI skip tracing
- AI face recognition
- Cell tower spoofing vehicles
- Signal exploitation equipment
- 6 months of MREs for detainees
- Detainee transport vans
- Device cracking & data exploit firms
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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Quick note about this again; the 100 mile zone has nothing to do with Border Patrol’s ability to operate. They can operate anywhere in the country.
The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.
It’s not a jurisdictional thing.
The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.
It’s not a jurisdictional thing.
Why is Border Patrol in Chicago? It's not inside 100 mile limit.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Quick note about this again; the 100 mile zone has nothing to do with Border Patrol’s ability to operate. They can operate anywhere in the country.
The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.
It’s not a jurisdictional thing.
The 100 mile zone is ONLY about where they have heightened stop and search powers.
It’s not a jurisdictional thing.
Hardin County Jail is located in Eldora, Iowa.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 17 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/HAR...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 17 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/HAR...
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Hardin County Jail is located in Eldora, Iowa.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 17 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/HAR...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 17 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/HAR...
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It's "Let's copy Denmark" season again. With politicians and journalists making claims about a country they very clearly know absolutely nothing about. Did you know the Danish People's Party isn't the only radical right party in Denmark? No? Maybe you should not use the country as a reference point
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's "Let's copy Denmark" season again. With politicians and journalists making claims about a country they very clearly know absolutely nothing about. Did you know the Danish People's Party isn't the only radical right party in Denmark? No? Maybe you should not use the country as a reference point
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners postponed a vote on whether to end its agreement with ICE.
From late October.
By Emma Davis / Maine Morning Star
mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/21/s...
From late October.
By Emma Davis / Maine Morning Star
mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/21/s...
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners postponed a vote on whether to end its agreement with ICE.
From late October.
By Emma Davis / Maine Morning Star
mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/21/s...
From late October.
By Emma Davis / Maine Morning Star
mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/21/s...
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“When asked on the earnings call how high the total tracked population could go, GEO Group executives were bullish.”
“‘I don’t know. How high is high?’ Zoley asked rhetorically. ‘We’re the largest monitoring company in the world.’”
“‘I don’t know. How high is high?’ Zoley asked rhetorically. ‘We’re the largest monitoring company in the world.’”
GEO Group Sees Ankle Monitor Growth in Trump Immigration Push
GEO Group Inc., one of the largest private prison operators, said President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown eventually will fill up detention facilities and force the government to use more elect...
www.bloomberg.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“When asked on the earnings call how high the total tracked population could go, GEO Group executives were bullish.”
“‘I don’t know. How high is high?’ Zoley asked rhetorically. ‘We’re the largest monitoring company in the world.’”
“‘I don’t know. How high is high?’ Zoley asked rhetorically. ‘We’re the largest monitoring company in the world.’”
Cumberland County Jail is located in Portland, Maine.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 44 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/CUM...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 44 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/CUM...
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Cumberland County Jail is located in Portland, Maine.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 44 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/CUM...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently detains a person at this facility for an average of 44 days.
detentionreports.com/facility/CUM...
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apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
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Aaron Gordon showing off and baptizing a man
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Aaron Gordon showing off and baptizing a man