Caitlin Patler
@caitlinpatler.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy. Research on #immigration #immigrationpolicy #daca #immigrationdetention #health
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Caitlin Patler
@caitlinpatler.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Opinion | What Will Indefinite Detention Do to Migrant Kids? (Published 2019)
The evidence is clear: No detention center is safe and healthy for children.
www.nytimes.com
My Op-Ed in @nytimes.com on why & how immigration detention is extremely harmful for child development. www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/o...
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The Trump administration directed visa officers to consider obesity — and other chronic health conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes — as reasons to deny foreigners visas to the U.S.
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health conditions when deciding whether to grant visas to immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Trump administration directed visa officers to consider obesity — and other chronic health conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes — as reasons to deny foreigners visas to the U.S.
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What Ken Paxton is doing here is deranged -- suing organizations that provide legal assistance to immigrants (especially immigrant children) -- and also we should see it as the test case for what the GOP wants to do.
There is nothing illegal—or unconstitutional—about funding legal support to ensure fairness in the courts. This lawsuit is a political stunt, wasting taxpayer dollars at a time when our communities need integrity, not spectacle.
Full article: www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Full article: www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Texas sues Harris County over $1.35M deportation defense fund - UPI.com
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Harris County for allocating $1.35 million to oppose federal deportation efforts.
www.upi.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What Ken Paxton is doing here is deranged -- suing organizations that provide legal assistance to immigrants (especially immigrant children) -- and also we should see it as the test case for what the GOP wants to do.
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Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says reut.rs/4qRPCLg
Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says
Detainees at the largest U.S. migrant detention camp endure foul-tasting drinking water, rotten food and inadequate healthcare, according to a U.S. congresswoman who called the tent facility in El Paso, Texas, "inhumane."
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says reut.rs/4qRPCLg
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Dreamers were once obvious candidates for a path to citizenship. Now, they’re getting picked up, detained, and set for potential deportation.
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dreamers were once obvious candidates for a path to citizenship. Now, they’re getting picked up, detained, and set for potential deportation.
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Read Andrew Free: detentionkills.substack.com/p/first-geo-...
First GEO Forced Labor Case at SCOTUS
How Records About a Death in ICE Custody Helped Propel a Case to the Supreme Court
detentionkills.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Read Andrew Free: detentionkills.substack.com/p/first-geo-...
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Today the Supreme Court heard a very, very technical case about whether a government contractors (in this case, private prison company GEO Group) should get essentially qualified immunity for contractors (I'm oversimplifying). The answer, it seems, will be no.
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
Justices Doubt Timing of Immunity Appeal in GEO Wage Case (1)
Several US Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of GEO Group Inc.’s argument that it can immediately appeal a lower court’s rejection of its immunity defense to escape forced labor claims from im...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Today the Supreme Court heard a very, very technical case about whether a government contractors (in this case, private prison company GEO Group) should get essentially qualified immunity for contractors (I'm oversimplifying). The answer, it seems, will be no.
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
Looks like his 15 minutes is going to turn into a lot more…
An immigration enforcement officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago last month bragged about the incident in texts afterwards, according to court documents filed in federal court on Wednesday.
A Border Patrol agent bragged about shooting someone, texts show
"Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao."
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Looks like his 15 minutes is going to turn into a lot more…
W/ immigrant detention constantly in the news, I share my portfolio of peer-reviewed research on harms of this system. In @jamanetworkopen.com, we show alarmingly high prevalence of poor health, mental illness & PTSD for all, w/ esp high rates for those detained 6+mo. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Spoiler alert: there is very little mention of the students’ immigrant origins & almost exclusive focus on English language acquisition.
August 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Spoiler alert: there is very little mention of the students’ immigrant origins & almost exclusive focus on English language acquisition.
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We analyze California’s Teacher Performance Expectations to see which skills & knowledge teacher candidates are supposed to develop during their training program to prepare them to teach children of immigrant backgrounds.
August 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We analyze California’s Teacher Performance Expectations to see which skills & knowledge teacher candidates are supposed to develop during their training program to prepare them to teach children of immigrant backgrounds.
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Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
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JUST IN: Federal judge tells U.S. Border Patrol Gregory Bovino to have his own body-worn camera by Friday.
Bovino told her he has no camera, and he's not been trained to use one.
Bovino told her he has no camera, and he's not been trained to use one.
Ellis asks Bovino if he has a body-worn camera.
Bovino: "I do not ma'am, no. I've not yet received a body-worn camera or the training."
Ellis: "How about by Friday, you get a camera?"
Bovino: "I do not ma'am, no. I've not yet received a body-worn camera or the training."
Ellis: "How about by Friday, you get a camera?"
October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
JUST IN: Federal judge tells U.S. Border Patrol Gregory Bovino to have his own body-worn camera by Friday.
Bovino told her he has no camera, and he's not been trained to use one.
Bovino told her he has no camera, and he's not been trained to use one.
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NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go:
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown
The White House has approved a list of ICE leaders to be replaced by Border Patrol officials in coming days amid disappointment with arrest numbers.
www.nbcnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go:
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Isn’t this the dude that encouraged Clinton to “get tough on migration” by signing IIRIRA?
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday a decision on whether to pursue the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination comes down to whether he thinks he can meet “both the challenge and the promise of tomorrow” and execute on it.
Rahm Emanuel points to record, trust with Republicans as he considers presidential bid
Former Chicago mayor and Japan ambassador Rahm Emanuel said at a City Club of Chicago luncheon he needs to have something unique to say and know he can execute on it to run for president.
trib.al
October 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Isn’t this the dude that encouraged Clinton to “get tough on migration” by signing IIRIRA?
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The Sun-Times is reporting Border Patrol took at least two teenage boys today when they hit Little Village, again.
One is said to be a 16-year old student, U.S. citizen, and student at Benito Juarez Community Academy.
One is said to be a 16-year old student, U.S. citizen, and student at Benito Juarez Community Academy.
Federal agents detain Little Village high school student, deploy tear gas in faceoff with protesters
Feds wearing military-style camouflage gear and gas masks were seen tear-gassing and pepper-spraying protesters during the confrontation near a discount mall.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Sun-Times is reporting Border Patrol took at least two teenage boys today when they hit Little Village, again.
One is said to be a 16-year old student, U.S. citizen, and student at Benito Juarez Community Academy.
One is said to be a 16-year old student, U.S. citizen, and student at Benito Juarez Community Academy.
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CPS confirms a landscaper detained this week was on district property. It appears to be the first time a @chipubschools.bsky.social vendor or employee was picked up during the federal immigration enforcement campaign. chicago.suntimes.com/education/20... by @mannycam.bsky.social
Immigration enforcement reaches CPS doorstep, renewing questions about student, community safety
CPS confirms a landscaper detained this week was on district property. It appears to be the first time a CPS vendor or employee was picked up during the federal immigration enforcement campaign.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
CPS confirms a landscaper detained this week was on district property. It appears to be the first time a @chipubschools.bsky.social vendor or employee was picked up during the federal immigration enforcement campaign. chicago.suntimes.com/education/20... by @mannycam.bsky.social
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
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Some Good News!! 🤩💖
Exciting results from blood test for more than 50 cancers could help speed up diagnosis…
#CancerAwareness #Pinks 🌸
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Exciting results from blood test for more than 50 cancers could help speed up diagnosis…
#CancerAwareness #Pinks 🌸
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Galleri test: Exciting results from blood test for 50 cancers
The Galleri test looks for fragments of DNA that have broken off a tumour and are circulating in the blood.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Some Good News!! 🤩💖
Exciting results from blood test for more than 50 cancers could help speed up diagnosis…
#CancerAwareness #Pinks 🌸
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Exciting results from blood test for more than 50 cancers could help speed up diagnosis…
#CancerAwareness #Pinks 🌸
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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French cohort study of more than half a million infants finds rate of major congenital malformations was 176.6 per 10k infants exposed to first-trimester COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, compared with 179.4 per 10k infants NOT exposed to the vaccines. 🛟 😷🧪 Medsky
First-Trimester COVID Vaccination Not Linked to Major Birth Defects
Large study reinforces recent research demonstrating mRNA vaccine safety in pregnancy
www.medpagetoday.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
French cohort study of more than half a million infants finds rate of major congenital malformations was 176.6 per 10k infants exposed to first-trimester COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, compared with 179.4 per 10k infants NOT exposed to the vaccines. 🛟 😷🧪 Medsky
They are deporting high school students: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They are deporting high school students: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
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The Trump admin says "political rhetoric" is endangering the lives of DHS officers. So I wrote a piece arguing that the real danger to officers is the aggressive and hyper-militaristic mass deportation campaign — which generates its own opposition.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-m...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-m...
Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda Makes Everyone Less Safe — Including Immigration Agents - American Immigration Council
The Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda puts everyone at risk, including those carrying out immigration enforcement.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The Trump admin says "political rhetoric" is endangering the lives of DHS officers. So I wrote a piece arguing that the real danger to officers is the aggressive and hyper-militaristic mass deportation campaign — which generates its own opposition.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-m...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-m...
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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If anyone's wondering how this is possible, the answer is these strike teams are moving terrifyingly fast. Grab first, ask questions later. We were about 8-15 minutes behind them today for several hours. They're jumping out of vans, chasing people across lawns, taking them from bus stops, etc
30 people disappeared in this shaded area today.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If anyone's wondering how this is possible, the answer is these strike teams are moving terrifyingly fast. Grab first, ask questions later. We were about 8-15 minutes behind them today for several hours. They're jumping out of vans, chasing people across lawns, taking them from bus stops, etc
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“At the heart of everything Kent did was his unwavering commitment to protecting and uplifting immigrant workers.” www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Kent Wong, a champion of nonviolent resistance in the L.A. labor movement, dies at 69
Kent Wong, who spent decades teaching a doctrine of nonviolent resistance, died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 69.
www.latimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“At the heart of everything Kent did was his unwavering commitment to protecting and uplifting immigrant workers.” www.latimes.com/business/sto...