Amelia Frank-Vitale
@ameliafv.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @PrincetonAnthro @PrincetonSPIA
deportation/migration/violence/borders/police/asylum/honduras/mexico.
deportation/migration/violence/borders/police/asylum/honduras/mexico.
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poem where no one is deported
BY JOSÉ OLIVAREZ
#poetry #immigration #ICE
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/160700...
BY JOSÉ OLIVAREZ
#poetry #immigration #ICE
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/160700...
poem where no one is deported
women who were ready for cameras or for God, who ended all their sentences with si dios quiere. as in: the day before the immigration raid when the rumor of a raid was passed around like bread & the w...
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
poem where no one is deported
BY JOSÉ OLIVAREZ
#poetry #immigration #ICE
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/160700...
BY JOSÉ OLIVAREZ
#poetry #immigration #ICE
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/160700...
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
Duke University, English Department
Job #AJO31122, Postdoctoral Associate, English Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
academicjobsonline.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
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Democrat Danny Ceisler won the Sheriff in Bucks County and ran against a Republican who partnered with ICE. He said “that does send a message to law enforcement all over the country that partnering with ICE is a losing proposition.”
whyy.org/articles/ele...
whyy.org/articles/ele...
Democrat Danny Ceisler ousts Fred Harran in Bucks County sheriff’s race
Ceisler defeated incumbent Sheriff Fred Harran, promising to end an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the Republican signed this year.
whyy.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Democrat Danny Ceisler won the Sheriff in Bucks County and ran against a Republican who partnered with ICE. He said “that does send a message to law enforcement all over the country that partnering with ICE is a losing proposition.”
whyy.org/articles/ele...
whyy.org/articles/ele...
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Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.
Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night - Bucks County Beacon
Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the “Blue Wave” that washed away local Republican office holders.
buckscountybeacon.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.
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Per @votehub.com , this is perhaps the biggest sign of what happened tonight. In Union City, an 82% Hispanic City in Hudson County, Sherrill received more voted in AN OFF YEAR than Harris did last year.
2024 President: D+17, 11,316-7,940
2025 Governor: D+68.8 13,304-2,402
2024 President: D+17, 11,316-7,940
2025 Governor: D+68.8 13,304-2,402
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Per @votehub.com , this is perhaps the biggest sign of what happened tonight. In Union City, an 82% Hispanic City in Hudson County, Sherrill received more voted in AN OFF YEAR than Harris did last year.
2024 President: D+17, 11,316-7,940
2025 Governor: D+68.8 13,304-2,402
2024 President: D+17, 11,316-7,940
2025 Governor: D+68.8 13,304-2,402
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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LA folks, get on this.
Upcoming Courtwatch LA training for immigration courts--an important role in community defense. Court watchers, like cop watchers, show that the community is actively participating in its own safety, and in holding the justice system accountable.
bit.ly/imm-training-116
bit.ly/imm-training-116
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
LA folks, get on this.
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Yesterday Guatemala received the first third country deportees from the United States. The news broke late last night.
Guatemala receives first flight from US with third-country migrants
Guatemala's IGM migration authority said late on Friday it had received a first flight from the U.S. carrying foreign migrants returned from the United States, as well as Guatemalan citizens.
www.reuters.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Yesterday Guatemala received the first third country deportees from the United States. The news broke late last night.
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If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
contingentmagazine.org
October 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.
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Jane Goodall, who made startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and worked tirelessly to protect their habitats, has died. She was 91.
Jane Goodall, Who Befriended and Studied Chimpanzees, Dies at 91
Jane Goodall, who made startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and worked tirelessly to protect their habitats during a life dedicated to animals and environmental conservation, has died. She was 91.
bloom.bg
October 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Jane Goodall, who made startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and worked tirelessly to protect their habitats, has died. She was 91.
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“i’m still required to laugh at my own humiliation”
September 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“i’m still required to laugh at my own humiliation”
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#SayTheirNames
Wounded: Jose Andres Bordones-Molina
On life support: Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez
Dead: Norlan Guzman-Fuentes
What the Trump regime desperately wanted to keep secret about the Dallas ICE shooting, and why
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
Wounded: Jose Andres Bordones-Molina
On life support: Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez
Dead: Norlan Guzman-Fuentes
What the Trump regime desperately wanted to keep secret about the Dallas ICE shooting, and why
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
What the Trump regime doesn’t want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting
The Trump regime's refusal to say the names of the Dallas ICE victims exposes the inhumanity of American fascism.
www.inquirer.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#SayTheirNames
Wounded: Jose Andres Bordones-Molina
On life support: Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez
Dead: Norlan Guzman-Fuentes
What the Trump regime desperately wanted to keep secret about the Dallas ICE shooting, and why
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
Wounded: Jose Andres Bordones-Molina
On life support: Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez
Dead: Norlan Guzman-Fuentes
What the Trump regime desperately wanted to keep secret about the Dallas ICE shooting, and why
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
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The best part: "Sliwa warned that if he receives one more such offer, he will begin revealing names of the wealthy New Yorkers who have made them." www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/c...
New York City mayor candidate Curtis Sliwa says he was offered money to quit race
President Trump has suggested that Curtis Sliwa and Mayor Eric Adams drop out as candidates to allow a showdown between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo.
www.cnbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The best part: "Sliwa warned that if he receives one more such offer, he will begin revealing names of the wealthy New Yorkers who have made them." www.cnbc.com/2025/09/24/c...
"And the DOJ made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge — effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience."
www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...
Trump administration fires more immigration judges
Nearly 20 immigration judges received emails this month informing them that they are being let go, NPR has learned, the largest single month of firings since the process began in February.
www.npr.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"And the DOJ made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge — effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience."
www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...
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***2025-2026 Immigration History Research Center ( @ihrc-umn.bsky.social ) Immigration History Manuscript Workshop***
Authors writing their first book-length publication addressing any aspect of US immigration history are welcome to apply.
Details: cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc...
Authors writing their first book-length publication addressing any aspect of US immigration history are welcome to apply.
Details: cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc...
Immigration History Manuscript Workshop
IHRC seeks authors finishing a US immigration history book (colonial era–present) for feedback from experts at the Organization of American Historians conference.
cla.umn.edu
September 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
***2025-2026 Immigration History Research Center ( @ihrc-umn.bsky.social ) Immigration History Manuscript Workshop***
Authors writing their first book-length publication addressing any aspect of US immigration history are welcome to apply.
Details: cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc...
Authors writing their first book-length publication addressing any aspect of US immigration history are welcome to apply.
Details: cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc...
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“The money that Trump is using to bring the National Guard here, he should use it to make more activities and more programs…And then he should use it to give us better job opportunities. That would help with safety.” - Maya Thompson, 16
www.wbez.org/public-safet...
www.wbez.org/public-safet...
Residents of Chicago’s most violent block don’t want Trump to send the National Guard
O Block, made infamous by rappers like Chief Keef, has seen more shootings than any other block since 2010. But, with crime falling, residents say they feel safer and scoff at the idea a military inte...
www.wbez.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“The money that Trump is using to bring the National Guard here, he should use it to make more activities and more programs…And then he should use it to give us better job opportunities. That would help with safety.” - Maya Thompson, 16
www.wbez.org/public-safet...
www.wbez.org/public-safet...
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Judge Issues Ruling Helpful to Harvard in Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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My and Dr. Leal’s policy report on enforced disappearances of migrants in CBP custody is up! If you don’t have time to read our article in J. on Migration & Human Security, our policy brief provides recommendations for ending enforced disappearance in CBP custody: bmi.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
August 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My and Dr. Leal’s policy report on enforced disappearances of migrants in CBP custody is up! If you don’t have time to read our article in J. on Migration & Human Security, our policy brief provides recommendations for ending enforced disappearance in CBP custody: bmi.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
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THREAD: It’s with deep regret we share the news that SAPIENS will halt publication of new content by the end of this year. We are so proud of everything SAPIENS has achieved and for our role in furthering public anthropology. Wenner-Gren’s letter to our community. wennergren.org/important-ne...
THREAD: It’s with deep regret we share the news that SAPIENS will halt publication of new content by the end of this year. We are so proud of everything SAPIENS has achieved and for our role in furthering public anthropology. Wenner-Gren’s letter to our community. wennergren.org/important-ne...
Important News about SAPIENS
wennergren.org
July 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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THREAD: It’s with deep regret we share the news that SAPIENS will halt publication of new content by the end of this year. We are so proud of everything SAPIENS has achieved and for our role in furthering public anthropology. Wenner-Gren’s letter to our community. wennergren.org/important-ne...
THREAD: It’s with deep regret we share the news that SAPIENS will halt publication of new content by the end of this year. We are so proud of everything SAPIENS has achieved and for our role in furthering public anthropology. Wenner-Gren’s letter to our community. wennergren.org/important-ne...
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This is really sad news. Sapiens was a fantastic medium to share, promote and diversify anthropology and the platform where many people (like me) learnt and developed skills in science communication. Times are tough, but Sapiens’ niche is now left empty ☹️ wennergren.org/article/sapi...
SAPIENS to Cease Publication
wennergren.org
July 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is really sad news. Sapiens was a fantastic medium to share, promote and diversify anthropology and the platform where many people (like me) learnt and developed skills in science communication. Times are tough, but Sapiens’ niche is now left empty ☹️ wennergren.org/article/sapi...
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We're continuing to report.
If you have information about the deportation operation or the Venezuelan immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you. You can reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201, on WhatsApp at 917-327-4868, or fill out the form below ⤵️
If you have information about the deportation operation or the Venezuelan immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you. You can reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201, on WhatsApp at 917-327-4868, or fill out the form below ⤵️
July 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
We're continuing to report.
If you have information about the deportation operation or the Venezuelan immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you. You can reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201, on WhatsApp at 917-327-4868, or fill out the form below ⤵️
If you have information about the deportation operation or the Venezuelan immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you. You can reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201, on WhatsApp at 917-327-4868, or fill out the form below ⤵️
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📞 Calling all volunteers, organizers, and freedom fighters!
Want to support the fight to abolish immigration detention? Become a hotline volunteer!
Hotline volunteers further our mission of creating a world without cages by providing critical support & solidarity to people inside ICE detention.
Want to support the fight to abolish immigration detention? Become a hotline volunteer!
Hotline volunteers further our mission of creating a world without cages by providing critical support & solidarity to people inside ICE detention.
July 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
📞 Calling all volunteers, organizers, and freedom fighters!
Want to support the fight to abolish immigration detention? Become a hotline volunteer!
Hotline volunteers further our mission of creating a world without cages by providing critical support & solidarity to people inside ICE detention.
Want to support the fight to abolish immigration detention? Become a hotline volunteer!
Hotline volunteers further our mission of creating a world without cages by providing critical support & solidarity to people inside ICE detention.