Douglas Rivlin
@douglasrivlin.bsky.social
Speaking up for America's pro-immigrant majority. Ex- @AmericasVoice @RepGutierrez Messages made by hand. Opinions my own. DC proper. Slug. #YNWA
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A reminder from Stevie Wonder:
The force of evil plans to make you its possession,
And it will if we let it destroy everybody.
We all must take precautionary measures,
If love and peace you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say,
That love's in need of love today.
- (c) Steveland Morris
The force of evil plans to make you its possession,
And it will if we let it destroy everybody.
We all must take precautionary measures,
If love and peace you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say,
That love's in need of love today.
- (c) Steveland Morris
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TB and COVID-19 cases confirmed at ICE’s Camp East Montana jail in El Paso, just days after measles was detected at another Texas ICE facility, raising concerns over disease outbreaks in detention centers.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
TB and COVID-19 cases confirmed at ICE’s Camp East Montana jail in El Paso, just days after measles was detected at another Texas ICE facility, raising concerns over disease outbreaks in detention centers.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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NEW
Multiple reports have identified roughly 30 current and former ICE and CBP personnel who have been charged or convicted of violent and/or sexual crimes including sex crimes against children.
Multiple reports have identified roughly 30 current and former ICE and CBP personnel who have been charged or convicted of violent and/or sexual crimes including sex crimes against children.
February 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
NEW
Multiple reports have identified roughly 30 current and former ICE and CBP personnel who have been charged or convicted of violent and/or sexual crimes including sex crimes against children.
Multiple reports have identified roughly 30 current and former ICE and CBP personnel who have been charged or convicted of violent and/or sexual crimes including sex crimes against children.
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“Congress must stop giving ICE and the Border Patrol a blank check to commit crimes against the public...The public cannot trust law enforcement agencies that employ so many dangerous criminals." @lynntramonte.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/post/205719/...
newrepublic.com/post/205719/...
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
“Congress must stop giving ICE and the Border Patrol a blank check to commit crimes against the public...The public cannot trust law enforcement agencies that employ so many dangerous criminals." @lynntramonte.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/post/205719/...
newrepublic.com/post/205719/...
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This Super Bowl Sunday, Epstein’s survivors want you watch this. It’s the most important ad of the day. You don’t “move on” from the largest sex trafficking ring in the world. You expose it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM
This Super Bowl Sunday, Epstein’s survivors want you watch this. It’s the most important ad of the day. You don’t “move on” from the largest sex trafficking ring in the world. You expose it.
A reminder from Stevie Wonder:
The force of evil plans to make you its possession,
And it will if we let it destroy everybody.
We all must take precautionary measures,
If love and peace you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say,
That love's in need of love today.
- (c) Steveland Morris
The force of evil plans to make you its possession,
And it will if we let it destroy everybody.
We all must take precautionary measures,
If love and peace you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say,
That love's in need of love today.
- (c) Steveland Morris
February 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
A reminder from Stevie Wonder:
The force of evil plans to make you its possession,
And it will if we let it destroy everybody.
We all must take precautionary measures,
If love and peace you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say,
That love's in need of love today.
- (c) Steveland Morris
The force of evil plans to make you its possession,
And it will if we let it destroy everybody.
We all must take precautionary measures,
If love and peace you treasure
Then you'll hear me when I say,
That love's in need of love today.
- (c) Steveland Morris
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There’s no path to de-escalation in cities like Minneapolis while the administration enforces arbitrary arrest quotas to hit deportation targets. When agents are pushed to make thousands of arrests a day, mistakes and chaos are inevitable.
"If you don't want federal agents, you have to be against mass deportation policy."
@andreaflores.bsky.social joins @stephruhle.bsky.social to give Trump's immigration so-called "de-escalation" a reality check on the #Nightcap.
@andreaflores.bsky.social joins @stephruhle.bsky.social to give Trump's immigration so-called "de-escalation" a reality check on the #Nightcap.
February 5, 2026 at 4:56 AM
There’s no path to de-escalation in cities like Minneapolis while the administration enforces arbitrary arrest quotas to hit deportation targets. When agents are pushed to make thousands of arrests a day, mistakes and chaos are inevitable.
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Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi speaks with clarity.
“We see efforts to intimidate journalists to discredit legitimate reporting and to replace evidence with conspiracy. That is not accidental; it is strategy. Those who fear transparency and accountability fear the press.”
#1A
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“We see efforts to intimidate journalists to discredit legitimate reporting and to replace evidence with conspiracy. That is not accidental; it is strategy. Those who fear transparency and accountability fear the press.”
#1A
#FreedomOfPress
Share!
February 5, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi speaks with clarity.
“We see efforts to intimidate journalists to discredit legitimate reporting and to replace evidence with conspiracy. That is not accidental; it is strategy. Those who fear transparency and accountability fear the press.”
#1A
#FreedomOfPress
Share!
“We see efforts to intimidate journalists to discredit legitimate reporting and to replace evidence with conspiracy. That is not accidental; it is strategy. Those who fear transparency and accountability fear the press.”
#1A
#FreedomOfPress
Share!
MAGA chooses retreat.
"Brave Sir Robin ran away! Bravely ran away, away! When danger reared it's ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled. "
"Brave Sir Robin ran away! Bravely ran away, away! When danger reared it's ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled. "
"The time has come for leaders to speak clearly to their citizens about the dilemma we all face. We, as Western nations, must choose between becoming closed and impoverished societies, or open & prosperous ones. Growth or retreat: Those are the 2 options before us."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 AM
MAGA chooses retreat.
"Brave Sir Robin ran away! Bravely ran away, away! When danger reared it's ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled. "
"Brave Sir Robin ran away! Bravely ran away, away! When danger reared it's ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled. "
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Georgia army veteran faces deportation after 50 years in U.S.: "Thank you for your service...should mean something"
Georgia army veteran faces deportation after 50 years in U.S.: "Thank you for your service...should mean something"
A Covington Army veteran facing deportation after more than 50 years in the U.S. could be removed this week.
cbsn.ws
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Georgia army veteran faces deportation after 50 years in U.S.: "Thank you for your service...should mean something"
"The time has come for leaders to speak clearly to their citizens about the dilemma we all face. We, as Western nations, must choose between becoming closed and impoverished societies, or open & prosperous ones. Growth or retreat: Those are the 2 options before us."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 AM
"The time has come for leaders to speak clearly to their citizens about the dilemma we all face. We, as Western nations, must choose between becoming closed and impoverished societies, or open & prosperous ones. Growth or retreat: Those are the 2 options before us."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Lunatic alert.
Schmitt: "Your words that don’t mean anything aren't going to stop what’s coming, and I want you to take that back to Soros and all these ridiculous funders you have. Because justice is coming. And by the way, if I have it my way, we will be denaturalize all these fraudsters and send them home."
February 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Lunatic alert.
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"We are now in a system of competitive authoritarianism. And it’s just about whether we manage to take our democracy back from that."
On the pod, @ryanenos.bsky.social is so good on Harvard pulling back from surrender to Trump, and on need for institutions to fight:
newrepublic.com/article/2061...
On the pod, @ryanenos.bsky.social is so good on Harvard pulling back from surrender to Trump, and on need for institutions to fight:
newrepublic.com/article/2061...
Trump Spirals Into Crazed Fury After Harvard Humiliates Him Very Badly
As Trump rages at Harvard over leaks that he’s backtracking in his fight with the university, a Harvard political scientist explains why the stakes in this battle are far bigger than they seem.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"We are now in a system of competitive authoritarianism. And it’s just about whether we manage to take our democracy back from that."
On the pod, @ryanenos.bsky.social is so good on Harvard pulling back from surrender to Trump, and on need for institutions to fight:
newrepublic.com/article/2061...
On the pod, @ryanenos.bsky.social is so good on Harvard pulling back from surrender to Trump, and on need for institutions to fight:
newrepublic.com/article/2061...
Government by the rich for the rich.
Plus his Orangeness is devasting the housing construction industry by eliminating legal immigration and deporting immigrants already living and working here. This will be a decades long hit to you and the US economy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Plus his Orangeness is devasting the housing construction industry by eliminating legal immigration and deporting immigrants already living and working here. This will be a decades long hit to you and the US economy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Voters Say Housing Prices Are Too High. Trump Wants Them Higher.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Government by the rich for the rich.
Plus his Orangeness is devasting the housing construction industry by eliminating legal immigration and deporting immigrants already living and working here. This will be a decades long hit to you and the US economy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Plus his Orangeness is devasting the housing construction industry by eliminating legal immigration and deporting immigrants already living and working here. This will be a decades long hit to you and the US economy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned." Judge Fred Biery
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned." Judge Fred Biery
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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“Speaking exclusively to The Mirror US,” 17x Academy Award-nominated songwriter Diane Warren said, “‘F**k ICE,’ before adding, ‘That’s my message to ICE.’” www.themirror.com/entertainmen...
February 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
“Speaking exclusively to The Mirror US,” 17x Academy Award-nominated songwriter Diane Warren said, “‘F**k ICE,’ before adding, ‘That’s my message to ICE.’” www.themirror.com/entertainmen...
"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned." Judge Fred Biery
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned." Judge Fred Biery
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Days after Secretary Noem took office, she purported to "vacate" decisions by Secretary Mayorkas to extend TPS for Venezuela and Haiti — even though the law says repeatedly that TPS, once granted, lasts until it expires.
The 9th Circuit says she had no authority to do that.
The 9th Circuit says she had no authority to do that.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and Haitians was unlawful, a Ninth Circuit panel found.
It’s the first time an appellate court has ruled on the substance of Trump efforts to dismantle the TPS program.
It’s the first time an appellate court has ruled on the substance of Trump efforts to dismantle the TPS program.
DHS Unlawfully Ended Venezuelan Migrant Status, Ninth Cir. Says
The Trump administration’s termination of humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants violated the Immigration and Nationality Act, a federal appeals court ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Days after Secretary Noem took office, she purported to "vacate" decisions by Secretary Mayorkas to extend TPS for Venezuela and Haiti — even though the law says repeatedly that TPS, once granted, lasts until it expires.
The 9th Circuit says she had no authority to do that.
The 9th Circuit says she had no authority to do that.
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DHS agents in MN swerved in front of an unarmed woman who was recording them, once again WALK IN FRONT OF A CAR with guns drawn. The only thing they've learned from Renee Good is how to get away with killing people. A local cop intervened to stop the illegal arrest!
From: David J Bier Twitter
From: David J Bier Twitter
January 31, 2026 at 8:51 PM
DHS agents in MN swerved in front of an unarmed woman who was recording them, once again WALK IN FRONT OF A CAR with guns drawn. The only thing they've learned from Renee Good is how to get away with killing people. A local cop intervened to stop the illegal arrest!
From: David J Bier Twitter
From: David J Bier Twitter
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Immigration policy is unlikely to change so long as Stephen Miller and the goal of mass deportation remain. GOP Sen. Thom Tillis compared Miller to the Lord of the Rings villain Grima Wormtongue, the advisor to King Theoden. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Stephen Miller, Not Kristi Noem, Is Driving U.S. Immigration Policy
Available evidence indicates that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, not Kristi Noem, is driving U.S. immigration policy.
www.forbes.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Immigration policy is unlikely to change so long as Stephen Miller and the goal of mass deportation remain. GOP Sen. Thom Tillis compared Miller to the Lord of the Rings villain Grima Wormtongue, the advisor to King Theoden. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Breaking NYT:
Greg Bovino, Trump's Border Patrol field leader, made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with DOJ lawyers.
Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat.
Greg Bovino, Trump's Border Patrol field leader, made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with DOJ lawyers.
Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat.
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
Greg Bovino, Trump's Border Patrol field leader, made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with DOJ lawyers.
Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat.
Greg Bovino, Trump's Border Patrol field leader, made derisive remarks about the faith of the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, during a call with DOJ lawyers.
Rosen is an Orthodox Jew and observes Shabbat.
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Another BIG story that’s only not a huge headlines because of…EVERYTHING ELSE.
And Trump gets a gold FIFA statue and a peace award as a thank you.
And Trump gets a gold FIFA statue and a peace award as a thank you.
Update - judge orders DOJ to explain how FIFA corruption dismissal would serve interests of justice and impact numerous other convictions and hundreds of millions in penalties news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Another BIG story that’s only not a huge headlines because of…EVERYTHING ELSE.
And Trump gets a gold FIFA statue and a peace award as a thank you.
And Trump gets a gold FIFA statue and a peace award as a thank you.
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“It’s so heartbreaking,” the mother said, wiping away tears. “I always wanted to see her graduate.”
This is one of those stories everyone should read. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
This is one of those stories everyone should read. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
This Minneapolis family has been in hiding for weeks, fearful of being deported
From a missed graduation ceremony to daily anxiety about walking their dog, one family recounts their ever-present fear of being deported as immigration agents flood their city.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:52 PM
“It’s so heartbreaking,” the mother said, wiping away tears. “I always wanted to see her graduate.”
This is one of those stories everyone should read. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
This is one of those stories everyone should read. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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I know nothing about police work but it seems like if St Peter can do this, other much larger cities in Minnesota could at least give it a try.
👀 Looks like the husband of the woman ICE abducted called his lawyer, lawyer called the cops, then the police chief went and got her & took her home
Article says it may be the first time local Minnesota PD "intervened in a federal law enforcement action" since Trump started terrorizing the state
Article says it may be the first time local Minnesota PD "intervened in a federal law enforcement action" since Trump started terrorizing the state
January 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I know nothing about police work but it seems like if St Peter can do this, other much larger cities in Minnesota could at least give it a try.