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Adam Sawyer
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I work with data at Relevant Research. I post about migration and sports.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Americas, Earth
Arsenal + Nuggets + Avs + Rockies + Summit
I helped build DetentionReports.com
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Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 3d
We have updated DetentionReports.com with the most recent data from ICE.

Find population information for 242 detention centers across the United States.
detentionreports.com
ICE Detention Reports 242 Detention Centers Detention population data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement through: February 5, 2026 Followed by a map of all detention centers in the US.
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jemillerbalt.bsky.social
Baltimore County Council bans immigration detention centers. 6-0 vote.
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
Council blocks construction of ICE detention center in Hunt Valley
The Baltimore County Council took swift action Tuesday night to block the construction of an ICE detention center in Hunt Valley.
wbaltv.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:19 AM
adamjst.bsky.social
There was reporting that ICE was going to start detaining people at Lewisburg as far back as June last year. www.pennlive.com/news/2025/06...
February 18, 2026 at 3:16 AM
adamjst.bsky.social
Lewisburg US Penitentiary is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

As of February 5, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement was detaining people at this facility for an average of 2 days.

detentionreports.com/facility/LEW...
Lewisburg US Penitentiary is indicated by a blue marker in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Map by OpenStreetMap, ODbL using Leaflet. An exterior photo of Lewisburg US Penitentiary. From the BOP facility's website.
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Mr. Sim lived in the US for 43 years. He was ordered deported 20 years ago after a larceny conviction. Because Cambodia wasn’t accepting deportations, he was allowed to stay on an order of supervision.

After 20 years, he was suddenly arrested at an ICE check-in and sent to detention, where he died.
Sim entered the United States as a refugee in 1983 and became a lawful permanent resident in 1986. He was arrested for disorderly conduct in 1989, indecent exposure in 1996, and larceny in 2005, receiving a suspended sentence and probation but no prison time. In 2006, ICE arrested him, and an immigration judge ordered his removal to Cambodia.
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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abhw.bsky.social
the worst market trend you know just made a great point
mjg59.eicar-test-file.zip Matthew Garrett @mjg59.eicar-test-file.zip · 1d
AI driven RAM pricing forcing developers to get better at resource use is a very funny outcome
February 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com
the weather underground mugshots but with fidelity, fedex, and nasdaq logos on the signs they're holding
February 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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juliarosekraut.bsky.social
If you've been following the Mohsen Mahdawi case, check out this @lawfaremedia.org article about the history of the foreign policy provision added to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) in 1990 & its current use by the Trump admin. to attempt to ideologically deport foreign noncitizens. 🗃️⬇️
February 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
As it stands, GEO is poised to rake in tens of billions of federal dollars for detaining immigrants over the next four years; and thanks to the Trump admin installing a top GEO executive at ICE, the company appears to have kept its competitors from profiting anywhere near as much.
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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iancushing.bsky.social
solidarity with Jairo and all colleagues who use their voice to challenge colonial logics and legacies in the very universities that we work and teach in. Jairo's case reminds us that job offers and tenure decisions are not objective assessments but political decisions.
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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gabydvj.bsky.social
border czar tom homan said DHS is ending its surge in minnesota. but minnesotans i spoke to (literally yesterday!) said ICE had ramped up its presence in st. cloud and surrounding small towns

www.theverge.com/policy/87871...
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
adamjst.bsky.social
Until today, I didn't know that Jackson was right there at Krome protesting the Reagan admin's detention of Haitian asylum seekers.

www.upi.com/Archives/198...
MIAMI -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson brought a cheering crowd of more than 1,000 people to their feet Tuesday night after charging the Reagan Administration with hypocrisy for ignoring the plight of the Haitian refugees while supporting the Polish union workers. Jackson, head of the Chicago-based Operaton PUSH, flew to Miami Tuesday evening to address the predominantly black crowd, who had gathered to show support for some 650 Haitian men and women being held in a federal detention compound west of Miami. 'I appeal to the Justice Department to reconsider its 'hands-off' position on the Haitians,' Jackson said. 'Whites are greeted by the Statue of Liberty and blacks are deleted by the Statute of Limitations.'
February 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
This is interesting. In other words, Minneapolis is producing an overall strengthening of the social contract, including towards the undocumented. That's a stark rebuttal to MAGA theory, which holds that the silent majority agrees that foreign invaders threaten national social cohesion
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
adamjst.bsky.social
Love it when a country wins a medal - esp. gold - for the first time in its Olympic history.
February 17, 2026 at 3:41 AM
adamjst.bsky.social
Watching figure-skating makes me so nervous.
February 17, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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I want to thank @bdolinar.bsky.social for sharing two ICE contracts that he had obtained with detentionreports.com. We now have contract info for Greene County, MO and Ste. Genevieve County, MO.

detentionreports.com/facility/GRE...

detentionreports.com/facility/STE...
Greene County Contract Information section. Contract Information Available Documents 📄 Contract - 2025-05-01 - (1.20MB) — Contributor: Brian Dolinar Back to Detention Reports
February 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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valentinebarker.com
I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.

I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.

1 square = 1 year.
A graphic in pink, blue, and green that illustrates how recent many Black History events are to the current day -- ranging from 1619 to 2024.
February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
angry face meme
February 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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projectsaltbox.bsky.social
🟢 STUNNING REVERSAL

Opus Development Company LLC announced today they will NOT sell the Hutchins, Texas site to ICE.
BREAKING: Company will not sell Hutchins warehouse to ICE
After several weeks of concern over whether ICE was planning to keep upwards of 9,500 detainees in a warehouse in Hutchins, the owner of that building, Majestic Realty, says today that it is not selli...
www.dmagazine.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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apricity.black
I'm struck by how his commitment to his personal aesthetics trumped the traditional display of commitment to his wife. So much of "tech" is just aesthetics/signaling dressed up as pragmatism, rationalism, or "data driven". The oura ring does not give useful info and is not as nice or meaningful.
hypervisible.blacksky.app Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d
Thanks to @alexhanna.bsky.social for sending this article my way.

Today in luxury surveillance.

www.theinformation.com/articles/sic...
“If you’re already wearing a ring on your hands, and you’re looking into a wedding band, it kind of just naturally works,” he said. The proponents of smart-ring wedding bands cite multiple benefits. The rings come in six colors, including gold and silver, and cost between $349 and $499—less than many traditional bands. They also appeal to a segment of consumers who don’t like traditional jewelry but are interested in wellness or technology. Russell admits this segment is mainly men. Lyft co-founder Rajat Suri refused to wear a wedding band for most of his decadelong marriage because it clashed with his “personal aesthetic.” “I just don’t like jewelry or rings,” explained Suri. It was always a sore spot for his wife, who ordered him an Oura ring last year as a surprise. Though he doesn’t enjoy jewelry, Suri, who now runs Tribe Chat, which makes a group-chat app, embraced the smart ring for its utility. “The analytics are cool,” he said. He especially likes how it tracks his sleep patterns, though he said the results mainly seem to show how often his young children wake him up. An added bonus—the ring makes his wife happy: “This was a way for her to get me to wear a ring,” he said.
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
adamjst.bsky.social
I post short threads on detainee population statistics for each detention center. To refer back to previous entries, here's the google sheet. Detainee population numbers have likely changed over time so proceed to detentionreports.com for up-to-date information.
adamjst.bsky.social Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · Aug 19
In case you want to refer back to previous summary threads that I have posted here, you can refer to this spreadsheet.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
DetentionReports.com Bluesky Thread Tracker
docs.google.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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"As the federal government intensifies its immigration crackdown, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has emerged as one of the Suncoast’s most active partners with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
- @aliceherman.bsky.social
From October 2025.
www.wgcu.org/section/immi...
February 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
adamjst.bsky.social
Sarasota County Jail is located in Sarasota, Florida.

As of February 5, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining people at this facility for an average of 1 day.

detentionreports.com/facility/SAR...
Sarasota County Jail is indicated by a blue marker in Sarasota, Florida. Tampa can be seen to the north. Map by OpenStreetMap, ODbL using Leaflet. A photo of the exterior of Sarasota County Jail. From the county sheriff's office website.
February 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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mattielubchansky.com
what’s with the eyeball | patreon.com/lubchansky
PANEL 1: MATTIE, standing outside a building that has a huge glowing eyeball affixed to the door. A GUY leans out the window. MATTIE: EXCUSE ME? GUY: Yeah? PANEL 2: Closer in on the GUY and the eyeball. He gestures a thumb at it. MATTIE (VO): What's with the big eyeball? GUY: A wizard sold me that – it watches every single thing that goes on and tells me! GUY: I think the wizard can see it too. I guess. He wasn't clear on that. PANEL 3: The first shot again. The EYEBALL speaks. The GUY shrugs. MATTIE spreads her arms wide. EYEBALL: ANGRY WOMAN OUTSIDE MATTIE: Isn't that a violation of the social contract? GUY: I guess so! PANEL 4: Close in on the GUY. He holds up a scroll that says "Special" in ornate script. GUY: No, no. Wizard also sold me an exception to that. EYEBALL (VO): WOMAN MEAT GOOD FOR SPELL COMPONENTS
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM