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The number of children in ICE detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration. We analyzed data obtained by the Deportation Data Project and found that ICE held around 170 children on an average day under Trump.
Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term
With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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THREAD: Important decision from the 10th Cir today in the Kansas Highway Patrol case. (disclosure: I handled the trials in this case).

TL/DR: good opinion on standing, bad opinion on scope of injunctive relief avail to victims of police misconduct. (1/x) www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/f...
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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With rumors of increased ICE activity, it's more important than ever to fight back against fear by knowing our rights and how to protect ourselves at home and at work.
January 24, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Kansas's ban is, too - and that's why @aclukansas.bsky.social is suing.
Tennessee's youth transition ban is straightforwardly discriminatory. It bans puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries *only* when they are used to affirm a trans identity
www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bi...
June 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
but what does the J and D stand for?
March 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM