Allegra Harpootlian
@allegraharpootlian.bsky.social
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The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
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This is a very good essay from the @ACLU’s Brett Kaufman making the case that Trump’s boat strikes should be viewed as the logical end point of legal arguments normalized by OLC lawyers during the war on terror. Highly recommend. www.justsecurity.org/124776/secre...
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is a very good essay from the @ACLU’s Brett Kaufman making the case that Trump’s boat strikes should be viewed as the logical end point of legal arguments normalized by OLC lawyers during the war on terror. Highly recommend. www.justsecurity.org/124776/secre...
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Congress is debating a provision in the Intelligence Authorization Act that would get rid of the confirmation process for senior positions at CIA and other spy agencies.
Tell your Senators to reject this harmful proposal. The last thing we need is less public oversight of intelligence agencies.
Tell your Senators to reject this harmful proposal. The last thing we need is less public oversight of intelligence agencies.
Transparency From Spy Agencies Now
We cannot afford to weaken transparency and public oversight of the intelligence community. Join the ACLU in demanding Senators reject the provision to remove confirmation hearings for spy agencies.
action.aclu.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Congress is debating a provision in the Intelligence Authorization Act that would get rid of the confirmation process for senior positions at CIA and other spy agencies.
Tell your Senators to reject this harmful proposal. The last thing we need is less public oversight of intelligence agencies.
Tell your Senators to reject this harmful proposal. The last thing we need is less public oversight of intelligence agencies.
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This is the 16th strike of its kind this year — and at least 66 people are dead because of the government’s rash actions.
These extrajudicial strikes are illegal under both international and domestic law.
These extrajudicial strikes are illegal under both international and domestic law.
2 killed in U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific, Hegseth says
Two people on board an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific were killed by a U.S. military strike, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is the 16th strike of its kind this year — and at least 66 people are dead because of the government’s rash actions.
These extrajudicial strikes are illegal under both international and domestic law.
These extrajudicial strikes are illegal under both international and domestic law.
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BREAKING: An appeals court denied the Trump administration's latest effort to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area.
This ruling is more confirmation that President Trump's attempts to send troops into our communities are unjustified and cannot continue.
This ruling is more confirmation that President Trump's attempts to send troops into our communities are unjustified and cannot continue.
October 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
BREAKING: An appeals court denied the Trump administration's latest effort to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area.
This ruling is more confirmation that President Trump's attempts to send troops into our communities are unjustified and cannot continue.
This ruling is more confirmation that President Trump's attempts to send troops into our communities are unjustified and cannot continue.
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BREAKING: Late last night, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deploying any out-of-state federalized National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.
This is a win for the rule of law.
This is a win for the rule of law.
October 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
BREAKING: Late last night, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deploying any out-of-state federalized National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.
This is a win for the rule of law.
This is a win for the rule of law.
🚨"Mario's detention is a true five-alarm fire for press freedom in this country, particularly for noncitizen journalists, but also for any journalist who covers law enforcement activity."
Everyone who spoke up for Kimmel, needs to be just as loud for Mario.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Everyone who spoke up for Kimmel, needs to be just as loud for Mario.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Son of journalist detained by ICE pleads for dad's release
Oscar Guevara, who has undergone surgery for a brain tumor, said his father, Mario Guevara, who has been in detention over 100 days, was one of his main caregivers.
www.nbcnews.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🚨"Mario's detention is a true five-alarm fire for press freedom in this country, particularly for noncitizen journalists, but also for any journalist who covers law enforcement activity."
Everyone who spoke up for Kimmel, needs to be just as loud for Mario.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Everyone who spoke up for Kimmel, needs to be just as loud for Mario.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
"Bottom line: you know your chain of command would hold you accountable if anything went wrong. Make sure you have the wherewithal to hold it accountable as well." www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
What National Guardsmen in the nation’s capital need to hear
You have every right to expect a clear mission, an unambiguous chain of command, and appropriate training.
www.defenseone.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Bottom line: you know your chain of command would hold you accountable if anything went wrong. Make sure you have the wherewithal to hold it accountable as well." www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...
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The Trump administration is reportedly planning to create a new task force of National Guard troops that it could quickly send to quell protests across the country.
If President Trump carries out this gross abuse of power, we're ready to protect our rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
If President Trump carries out this gross abuse of power, we're ready to protect our rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest
Documents reviewed by The Post detail a prospective National Guard mission that, if adopted, would require hundreds of troops to be ready around-the-clock.
wapo.st
August 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to create a new task force of National Guard troops that it could quickly send to quell protests across the country.
If President Trump carries out this gross abuse of power, we're ready to protect our rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
If President Trump carries out this gross abuse of power, we're ready to protect our rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
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$297,880 of your taxpayer dollars on the vehicles alone.
Here are the purchase orders.
Here are the purchase orders.
August 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
$297,880 of your taxpayer dollars on the vehicles alone.
Here are the purchase orders.
Here are the purchase orders.
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“I have received some guidance to avoid terms, like ‘camps,’ that can be twisted and used against the president, yes. Apparently some people think it makes us look like Nazis.”
August 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“I have received some guidance to avoid terms, like ‘camps,’ that can be twisted and used against the president, yes. Apparently some people think it makes us look like Nazis.”
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Trump's raids on DC's homeless encampments are starting tonight, although most of these people have nowhere else to go.
“In DC, there are, right now, 30 open shelter beds for men and 30 open shelter beds for women… So for all intents and purposes, there’s nowhere else for people to go.”
“In DC, there are, right now, 30 open shelter beds for men and 30 open shelter beds for women… So for all intents and purposes, there’s nowhere else for people to go.”
DC’s homeless have nowhere to go. Trump might send them to jail.
The president's crackdown is causing fear and uncertainty among the city's unhoused and their advocates.
www.motherjones.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Trump's raids on DC's homeless encampments are starting tonight, although most of these people have nowhere else to go.
“In DC, there are, right now, 30 open shelter beds for men and 30 open shelter beds for women… So for all intents and purposes, there’s nowhere else for people to go.”
“In DC, there are, right now, 30 open shelter beds for men and 30 open shelter beds for women… So for all intents and purposes, there’s nowhere else for people to go.”
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Taking photos and video of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public is our constitutional right.
This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.
This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.
August 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Taking photos and video of law enforcement officers performing their duties in public is our constitutional right.
This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.
This includes police, FBI, National Guard troops, ICE agents, and other government officials.
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Last month, we reported that the IRS was preparing a system that would share millions of taxpayers' data with ICE.
Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Last month, we reported that the IRS was preparing a system that would share millions of taxpayers' data with ICE.
Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
Last night, I saw 3 NYPD officers arresting a man. I asked if he had been read his Miranda rights. After ignoring me, a cop finally said "those are just for tv."
Bizarre how once I mentioned i work at ACLU and started reciting the rights, @nypd.bsky.social suddenly remembered they exist.
Bizarre how once I mentioned i work at ACLU and started reciting the rights, @nypd.bsky.social suddenly remembered they exist.
August 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Last night, I saw 3 NYPD officers arresting a man. I asked if he had been read his Miranda rights. After ignoring me, a cop finally said "those are just for tv."
Bizarre how once I mentioned i work at ACLU and started reciting the rights, @nypd.bsky.social suddenly remembered they exist.
Bizarre how once I mentioned i work at ACLU and started reciting the rights, @nypd.bsky.social suddenly remembered they exist.
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Good. Trump deploying the National Guard to NYC would be a blatant abuse of power.
Engineering falsehoods that New York City is in turmoil and sending in military troops is fascism in action.
Engineering falsehoods that New York City is in turmoil and sending in military troops is fascism in action.
Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul push back against Trump’s threat to send National Guard to NYC
The president announced on Monday he put the Washington, D.C. police department under federal control to “take our capital back,” and then said he’d also “look at other citi…
www.nydailynews.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good. Trump deploying the National Guard to NYC would be a blatant abuse of power.
Engineering falsehoods that New York City is in turmoil and sending in military troops is fascism in action.
Engineering falsehoods that New York City is in turmoil and sending in military troops is fascism in action.
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In a powerful first-person account, Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up for the first time about her shocking arrest and 45 days in an ICE detention center.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In a powerful first-person account, Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up for the first time about her shocking arrest and 45 days in an ICE detention center.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
"Among us was a singer with almost a million followers, a talented violinist, a Pilates instructor, a visual arts teacher, a devoted mom, a loving grandmother, and a woman with a passion for arranging flowers... And me, a confused international doctoral student."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"Among us was a singer with almost a million followers, a talented violinist, a Pilates instructor, a visual arts teacher, a devoted mom, a loving grandmother, and a woman with a passion for arranging flowers... And me, a confused international doctoral student."
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
If you read one thing today, make it Rümeysa Öztürk's first essay since being released from ICE detention for co-authoring an op-ed in her college newspaper. It will break your heart and stitch it back together again. www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
Op-ed: ‘Even God cannot hear us here’: What I witnessed inside an ICE women’s prison - The Tufts Daily
On a Tuesday in March, I had spent most of my day working on my dissertation proposal and started to feel exhausted and hungry. It was the holy month of Ramadan, and I was fasting. Once finished, I qu...
www.tuftsdaily.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you read one thing today, make it Rümeysa Öztürk's first essay since being released from ICE detention for co-authoring an op-ed in her college newspaper. It will break your heart and stitch it back together again. www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
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NEW: An appeals court rejected the Trump administration's desperate ploy to re-detain Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri.
Today's decision marks another loss for the government's crackdown on immigrants speaking out on Palestine.
Today's decision marks another loss for the government's crackdown on immigrants speaking out on Palestine.
July 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NEW: An appeals court rejected the Trump administration's desperate ploy to re-detain Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri.
Today's decision marks another loss for the government's crackdown on immigrants speaking out on Palestine.
Today's decision marks another loss for the government's crackdown on immigrants speaking out on Palestine.
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We’re at “criming babies” levels of absurd now
June 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We’re at “criming babies” levels of absurd now
Trying to figure out if I just got hit by a truck or the Supreme Court
June 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Trying to figure out if I just got hit by a truck or the Supreme Court
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Update on Ernesto, an 18-year-old in Bowling Green, KY who was taken by ICE: “The Department of Homeland Security has blocked the release of Ernesto Manuel-Andres, despite a federal immigration judge ordering that he be released on bond, according to the nonprofit working with him.”
Despite bond being set, Ernesto Manuel-Andres to remain detained - Bowling Green Daily News
The Department of Homeland Security has blocked the release of Ernesto Manuel-Andres, despite a federal immigration judge ordering that he be released on bond, according to the nonprofit working with ...
bgdailynews.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Update on Ernesto, an 18-year-old in Bowling Green, KY who was taken by ICE: “The Department of Homeland Security has blocked the release of Ernesto Manuel-Andres, despite a federal immigration judge ordering that he be released on bond, according to the nonprofit working with him.”
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"A crime or part of a federal raid" - if you're not notifying local law enforcement of your operations (especially after the fact), then it's both.
“In Pasadena last week, a man stepped out of his unmarked vehicle at an intersection, unholstered his pistol and aimed it at a group of pedestrians before returning to his car… That incident left the police chief of Pasadena resigned to figure out whether it was a crime or part of a federal raid.”
'Who are these people?' Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Local police have little or no insight into where the federal enforcement actions are taking place. In some cases, local cops have been mistaken for federal agents, eroding years of work to have immig...
www.latimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"A crime or part of a federal raid" - if you're not notifying local law enforcement of your operations (especially after the fact), then it's both.