Geoff Hing
@geoffhing.bsky.social
Data Reporter @themarshallproject.org.
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🧭: Tucson, Arizona 🌵
🌎: https://geoff.terrorware.com
🦣: https://mastodon.social/@geoffhing
Today, Tucson City Council is discussing a proposed ordinance that would create a new offense of "drug-related loitering". Indications that could trigger an arrest for this include officer knowledge of a prior drug conviction, or the so-called "fent fold." tucsonaz.hylandcloud.com/221agendaonl...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Today, Tucson City Council is discussing a proposed ordinance that would create a new offense of "drug-related loitering". Indications that could trigger an arrest for this include officer knowledge of a prior drug conviction, or the so-called "fent fold." tucsonaz.hylandcloud.com/221agendaonl...
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"...while the raids continued, the flow of information about them did not."
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
ICE Raids Kept On During the Shutdown, But the Detention Data Stayed Hidden
More than seven weeks have passed since the last comprehensive release of detention and deportation numbers.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"...while the raids continued, the flow of information about them did not."
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
From @geoffhing.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/15/d...
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Phoenix PD is the latest police agency to decide it will release *ALL* body cam videos *ENTIRELY* blurred out.
Oh, but if you "determine that a specific segment requires clearer visibility," then you can file *ANOTHER* request for *JUST THAT PORTION OF VIDEO* actually visible.
What BS.
Oh, but if you "determine that a specific segment requires clearer visibility," then you can file *ANOTHER* request for *JUST THAT PORTION OF VIDEO* actually visible.
What BS.
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Phoenix PD is the latest police agency to decide it will release *ALL* body cam videos *ENTIRELY* blurred out.
Oh, but if you "determine that a specific segment requires clearer visibility," then you can file *ANOTHER* request for *JUST THAT PORTION OF VIDEO* actually visible.
What BS.
Oh, but if you "determine that a specific segment requires clearer visibility," then you can file *ANOTHER* request for *JUST THAT PORTION OF VIDEO* actually visible.
What BS.
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I’m so grateful to Priscilla Alvarez for running down what is actually going on here. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...
Trump administration prepares to offer money to unaccompanied migrant teenagers to voluntarily leave US | CNN Politics
The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to offer unaccompanied migrant teenagers in the United States the option to voluntarily leave the country and receive a payment, according to three sou...
www.cnn.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’m so grateful to Priscilla Alvarez for running down what is actually going on here. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...
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Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.
October 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.
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Great reporting here by @sophianabours.bsky.social and @geoffhing.bsky.social for @themarshallproject.org about the impacts of the DOJ's cuts to community programs that support victims of violence: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/05/t...
Federal Cuts Disrupt Local Justice Programs, but Communities Push Forward
Programs that combat violence and support victims are thrown into chaos after the Trump administration ‘weaponized’ funding for its political goals.
www.themarshallproject.org
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Great reporting here by @sophianabours.bsky.social and @geoffhing.bsky.social for @themarshallproject.org about the impacts of the DOJ's cuts to community programs that support victims of violence: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/05/t...
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🚨NEW: Local jails & police departments are playing a key role in Trump’s mass arrest & deportation agenda
The actual scope of this collaboration – and the true scale of immigrant arrests and detentions – has not been publicly available, until now 🧵
The actual scope of this collaboration – and the true scale of immigrant arrests and detentions – has not been publicly available, until now 🧵
Hiding in Plain Sight: How local jails obscure and facilitate mass deportation under Trump
www.prisonpolicy.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🚨NEW: Local jails & police departments are playing a key role in Trump’s mass arrest & deportation agenda
The actual scope of this collaboration – and the true scale of immigrant arrests and detentions – has not been publicly available, until now 🧵
The actual scope of this collaboration – and the true scale of immigrant arrests and detentions – has not been publicly available, until now 🧵
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America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.
capitalbnews.org/black-displa...
capitalbnews.org/black-displa...
From Watts to D.C.: How 500 Black Neighborhoods Vanished in 45 Years
America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.
capitalbnews.org
June 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.
capitalbnews.org/black-displa...
capitalbnews.org/black-displa...
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Missouri adopted a law that ends St. Louis’ ability to run its own police, transferring control to the GOP-run state government. The law also requires St. Louis to commit 25% of its budget to policing. boltsmag.org/missour...
Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms
The takeover returns St. Louis to a Civil War-era arrangement of state control. A local official calls the move "a clear gesture of white men wanting to control urban areas."
boltsmag.org
June 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Missouri adopted a law that ends St. Louis’ ability to run its own police, transferring control to the GOP-run state government. The law also requires St. Louis to commit 25% of its budget to policing. boltsmag.org/missour...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson makes it official: He has vetoed to an ordinance that would allow Chicago Police Department officials to preemptively impose a curfew anywhere in the city and begin enforcing it with just 30 minutes notice. The text of the first mayoral veto in 19 years: @wttw.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Mayor Brandon Johnson makes it official: He has vetoed to an ordinance that would allow Chicago Police Department officials to preemptively impose a curfew anywhere in the city and begin enforcing it with just 30 minutes notice. The text of the first mayoral veto in 19 years: @wttw.bsky.social
If you use @quantumfiber.bsky.social and your connectivity is down, try manually setting your DNS server to something like Cloudflare's (1.1.1.1). That restored my ability to use my Quantum Fiber internet connection.
June 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If you use @quantumfiber.bsky.social and your connectivity is down, try manually setting your DNS server to something like Cloudflare's (1.1.1.1). That restored my ability to use my Quantum Fiber internet connection.
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I spoke to some experts about related issues for a Teen Vogue column & a point I keep thinking about is that the wages many young people have are so low, it’s impossible to pay bills, buy a car, etc. Throw in “5 years of experience for an entry-level job” and it feels impossible to make headway.
WSJ: “.. The overall national unemployment rate remains around 4%, but for new college graduates looking for work, it is much higher: 6.6% .. the highest level in a decade”, ex-COVID.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
June 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I spoke to some experts about related issues for a Teen Vogue column & a point I keep thinking about is that the wages many young people have are so low, it’s impossible to pay bills, buy a car, etc. Throw in “5 years of experience for an entry-level job” and it feels impossible to make headway.
This is an incredibly sad story about ICE taking a child who had already endured so much in handcuffs and shackles. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Florida child welfare agency calls ICE on teen migrant in foster care, sparking criticism
‘If this is a policy decision, it is a huge deal.’
www.miamiherald.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is an incredibly sad story about ICE taking a child who had already endured so much in handcuffs and shackles. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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NEW — Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention center goes on hunger strike:
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Iranian asylum seeker detained by ICE in Phoenix goes on hunger strike
Mehrad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian asylum seeker who was recently detained by ICE while living on a work permit in Phoenix, wants to see a judge.
www.azcentral.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NEW — Iranian asylum seeker in ICE detention center goes on hunger strike:
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
"I will not eat until my voice is heard and I am free." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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Of course, CPD has plentiful rules and regulations but it’s worth understanding that the Chicago FOP — representing the very wide majority of cops you see at protests — is vociferously in favor of the Trump administration’s actions against immigrants.
www.chicagofop.org/images/Feb.pdf
www.chicagofop.org/images/Feb.pdf
June 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Of course, CPD has plentiful rules and regulations but it’s worth understanding that the Chicago FOP — representing the very wide majority of cops you see at protests — is vociferously in favor of the Trump administration’s actions against immigrants.
www.chicagofop.org/images/Feb.pdf
www.chicagofop.org/images/Feb.pdf
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Phoenix New Times spotted ICE and Homeland Security Investigations at at least three spots on the west side of the Valley.
Eventually, a scuffle broke out between a few protesters and Peoria police, and one protester was subdued with a Taser .
MORE: bit.ly/3Zpi4Iz
Eventually, a scuffle broke out between a few protesters and Peoria police, and one protester was subdued with a Taser .
MORE: bit.ly/3Zpi4Iz
June 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Phoenix New Times spotted ICE and Homeland Security Investigations at at least three spots on the west side of the Valley.
Eventually, a scuffle broke out between a few protesters and Peoria police, and one protester was subdued with a Taser .
MORE: bit.ly/3Zpi4Iz
Eventually, a scuffle broke out between a few protesters and Peoria police, and one protester was subdued with a Taser .
MORE: bit.ly/3Zpi4Iz
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New from 404 Media: DHS flew Predator drones over the LA anti-ICE protests. As well as flight data this is further corroborated with air traffic control audio. The audio mentions "TROY" (callsign used by DHS) and "Q-9" (shorthand for MQ-9, the Predator B drones) www.404media.co/dhs-flew-pre...
DHS Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests, Audio Shows
Air traffic control (ATC) audio unearthed by an aviation tracking enthusiast then reviewed by 404 Media shows two Predator drones leaving, and heading towards, Los Angeles.
www.404media.co
June 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New from 404 Media: DHS flew Predator drones over the LA anti-ICE protests. As well as flight data this is further corroborated with air traffic control audio. The audio mentions "TROY" (callsign used by DHS) and "Q-9" (shorthand for MQ-9, the Predator B drones) www.404media.co/dhs-flew-pre...
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Sheriffs are hugely important to Trump’s mass deportation plan. They’ve lately been rushing to partner with ICE.
So we really should talk about ways in which Democrats are *not* fighting back against growing sheriff-ICE cooperation.
I have a story out today on this:
boltsmag.org/sheriff-elec...
So we really should talk about ways in which Democrats are *not* fighting back against growing sheriff-ICE cooperation.
I have a story out today on this:
boltsmag.org/sheriff-elec...
“It Blows My Mind That There’s No Opposition”: When ICE Allies Run Unchallenged - Bolts
In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” faces a race to the right against a GOP challenger who wants more immigration enforcement. No Democra...
boltsmag.org
June 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Sheriffs are hugely important to Trump’s mass deportation plan. They’ve lately been rushing to partner with ICE.
So we really should talk about ways in which Democrats are *not* fighting back against growing sheriff-ICE cooperation.
I have a story out today on this:
boltsmag.org/sheriff-elec...
So we really should talk about ways in which Democrats are *not* fighting back against growing sheriff-ICE cooperation.
I have a story out today on this:
boltsmag.org/sheriff-elec...
"The drones are a part of Sacramento County Probation’s equity and inclusion mission, which includes “removing access barriers and serving hard-to-reach communities,” Wherry added.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Sacramento County will now use drones to find homeless encampments
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors reviewed the request of drones and other military equipment from several public safety agencies.
www.sacbee.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"The drones are a part of Sacramento County Probation’s equity and inclusion mission, which includes “removing access barriers and serving hard-to-reach communities,” Wherry added.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
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Unión del Barrio first started its community patrol program more than thirty years ago in response to police harassment of Latinos. The group reactivated its community patrols recently in response to increased federal immigration enforcement in San Diego. boltsmag.org/how-vol...
How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE
In response to mass deportation threats and mixed messages from county leaders on federal cooperation, San Diego organizers are taking action to inform residents of ICE activity.
boltsmag.org
June 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Unión del Barrio first started its community patrol program more than thirty years ago in response to police harassment of Latinos. The group reactivated its community patrols recently in response to increased federal immigration enforcement in San Diego. boltsmag.org/how-vol...
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Seems notable that sheriff's deputies had to escort the ICE van through the crowd--another example of federal immigration arrests made possible by local law enforcement cooperation
I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it.
Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.
June 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Seems notable that sheriff's deputies had to escort the ICE van through the crowd--another example of federal immigration arrests made possible by local law enforcement cooperation
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Trump Time Limits Could Displace 300k NYC Residents
"NYCHA calculated that 316,000...residents residing in public housing and in Section 8 private landlord properties ...are under the age of 62 and do not report a disability...accounts for 61% of the tenants receiving rental assistance via NYCHA."
"NYCHA calculated that 316,000...residents residing in public housing and in Section 8 private landlord properties ...are under the age of 62 and do not report a disability...accounts for 61% of the tenants receiving rental assistance via NYCHA."
Trump Public Housing Time Limits Could Displace 300,000 NYC Residents, Internal Analysis Finds
An assessment by the New York City Housing Authority projects dire consequences of the president’s proposal to allow just two years of rental assistance to "able bodied" adults.
www.thecity.nyc
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Trump Time Limits Could Displace 300k NYC Residents
"NYCHA calculated that 316,000...residents residing in public housing and in Section 8 private landlord properties ...are under the age of 62 and do not report a disability...accounts for 61% of the tenants receiving rental assistance via NYCHA."
"NYCHA calculated that 316,000...residents residing in public housing and in Section 8 private landlord properties ...are under the age of 62 and do not report a disability...accounts for 61% of the tenants receiving rental assistance via NYCHA."
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Proposals that aim to counter affirming LGBTQ+ students are becoming common in public school districts across Arizona where far-right conservatives have secured board seats.
This shift is partly driven by the efforts of a little-known statewide group.
Dig into www.lookoutnews.org/the-quiet-co...
This shift is partly driven by the efforts of a little-known statewide group.
Dig into www.lookoutnews.org/the-quiet-co...
The Quiet Coalition Behind Arizona’s Anti-LGBTQ+ School Board Proposals
Arizona’s crusade against queer people in schools isn’t spontaneous, it’s being orchestrated with the help of a little-known organization with ties to other far-right groups.
www.lookoutnews.org
May 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Proposals that aim to counter affirming LGBTQ+ students are becoming common in public school districts across Arizona where far-right conservatives have secured board seats.
This shift is partly driven by the efforts of a little-known statewide group.
Dig into www.lookoutnews.org/the-quiet-co...
This shift is partly driven by the efforts of a little-known statewide group.
Dig into www.lookoutnews.org/the-quiet-co...
“Hey Ruben, if you can’t stand up for trans kids, maybe Congress isn’t the right place for you—and let’s find another activity for you to make fair competition,” DuMont said. www.lookoutnews.org/arizona-yout...
Arizona Youth Confront Lawmakers Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Moves — Including From Democrats
Dozens of parents and queer youth stood beside lawmakers to challenge the continued rise of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and show force in community.
www.lookoutnews.org
June 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“Hey Ruben, if you can’t stand up for trans kids, maybe Congress isn’t the right place for you—and let’s find another activity for you to make fair competition,” DuMont said. www.lookoutnews.org/arizona-yout...
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Tucson residents say immigration agents posed as utility workers, in an attempt to detain an undocumented man from Honduras. “They’re lying! They're not in uniform,” neighbor Christine Cariño warned, in a video she recorded. "Don't let them in; they don't have a warrant." tucson.com/news/local/b...
Tucson neighbors: ICE agents posed as utility workers
An ICE spokeswoman declined to comment on the allegations of agents impersonating Tucson Electric Power workers, saying, “It's an ongoing investigation.”
tucson.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Tucson residents say immigration agents posed as utility workers, in an attempt to detain an undocumented man from Honduras. “They’re lying! They're not in uniform,” neighbor Christine Cariño warned, in a video she recorded. "Don't let them in; they don't have a warrant." tucson.com/news/local/b...