Ruth Delgado
@heylookitsruth.bsky.social
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🚨 ICE has NOT purchased a facility in Roxbury, NJ.
ICE confirms that the initial report was based on a statement sent by "mistake.”
But make no mistake, the community is still mobilizing to stop any future deal. #ICEOutOfNJ
ICE confirms that the initial report was based on a statement sent by "mistake.”
But make no mistake, the community is still mobilizing to stop any future deal. #ICEOutOfNJ
ICE Denies Buying Warehouse in Roxbury, Says Article Was Based on a ‘Mistake’
ICE said Wednesday it has not bought a Roxbury warehouse, contending a report to the contrary was based on a false statement issued by mistake
www.tapinto.net
February 19, 2026 at 3:44 AM
🚨 ICE has NOT purchased a facility in Roxbury, NJ.
ICE confirms that the initial report was based on a statement sent by "mistake.”
But make no mistake, the community is still mobilizing to stop any future deal. #ICEOutOfNJ
ICE confirms that the initial report was based on a statement sent by "mistake.”
But make no mistake, the community is still mobilizing to stop any future deal. #ICEOutOfNJ
If you have to trick a man into helping a person in order to arrest him, then this never was about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
It’s cruelty. #AbolishICE
It’s cruelty. #AbolishICE
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
If you have to trick a man into helping a person in order to arrest him, then this never was about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
It’s cruelty. #AbolishICE
It’s cruelty. #AbolishICE
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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They are weaponizing our humanity. What effing ghouls.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:56 AM
They are weaponizing our humanity. What effing ghouls.
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ICE wants to hold human beings in conditions designed for STORAGE. Not in our state.
My colleagues and I just launched an initiative to oppose the Trump Administration's plan to treat people like cargo. Join our initiative: pallone.house.gov/stop-ice-warehouse.
My colleagues and I just launched an initiative to oppose the Trump Administration's plan to treat people like cargo. Join our initiative: pallone.house.gov/stop-ice-warehouse.
February 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
ICE wants to hold human beings in conditions designed for STORAGE. Not in our state.
My colleagues and I just launched an initiative to oppose the Trump Administration's plan to treat people like cargo. Join our initiative: pallone.house.gov/stop-ice-warehouse.
My colleagues and I just launched an initiative to oppose the Trump Administration's plan to treat people like cargo. Join our initiative: pallone.house.gov/stop-ice-warehouse.
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ICE's plan for a new detention facility runs counter to our state’s values and we must stand united against it.
Join our initiative to help us oppose the proposed ICE facility in Roxbury: iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...
Join our initiative to help us oppose the proposed ICE facility in Roxbury: iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...
February 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM
ICE's plan for a new detention facility runs counter to our state’s values and we must stand united against it.
Join our initiative to help us oppose the proposed ICE facility in Roxbury: iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...
Join our initiative to help us oppose the proposed ICE facility in Roxbury: iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...
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ICE is crushing Minneapolis economy. On the pod, Mayor Jacob Frey tallies up damage:
$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity
"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity
"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
Minneapolis Mayor’s Emotional Message to Trump: You Failed to Break Us
In an interview, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says ICE’s attack came from the top—and shares new details about how badly it damaged his city, while explaining how the people there are emerging utterly...
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
ICE is crushing Minneapolis economy. On the pod, Mayor Jacob Frey tallies up damage:
$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity
"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
$203 million overall
$80 million small biz losses
$5 million hotel cancellations
75K people food insecurity
"Impact is staggering," Frey tells us. Bleeding city for being diverse:
newrepublic.com/article/2066...
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
Join the Fight! To get involved, click on the following:
Delaney Hall - bit.ly/3M2L1GR
Not this president - bit.ly/3MdAhW5
Whistle Kits - bit.ly/4kwrGKO
Community Tech Helpers - bit.ly/4tu3QU4
Defrost ICE - bit.ly/4kvVlDS
Delaney Hall - bit.ly/3M2L1GR
Not this president - bit.ly/3MdAhW5
Whistle Kits - bit.ly/4kwrGKO
Community Tech Helpers - bit.ly/4tu3QU4
Defrost ICE - bit.ly/4kvVlDS
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Join the Fight! To get involved, click on the following:
Delaney Hall - bit.ly/3M2L1GR
Not this president - bit.ly/3MdAhW5
Whistle Kits - bit.ly/4kwrGKO
Community Tech Helpers - bit.ly/4tu3QU4
Defrost ICE - bit.ly/4kvVlDS
Delaney Hall - bit.ly/3M2L1GR
Not this president - bit.ly/3MdAhW5
Whistle Kits - bit.ly/4kwrGKO
Community Tech Helpers - bit.ly/4tu3QU4
Defrost ICE - bit.ly/4kvVlDS
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
Baby Juan Nicolás is now in México with his family.
The baby will receive medical treatment in México, and then the family will try to head to Guatemala, where Juan Nicolás' father is from.
Thanks to the work of @lidiaterrazas.bsky.social, we are getting updates about the family.
The baby will receive medical treatment in México, and then the family will try to head to Guatemala, where Juan Nicolás' father is from.
Thanks to the work of @lidiaterrazas.bsky.social, we are getting updates about the family.
February 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Baby Juan Nicolás is now in México with his family.
The baby will receive medical treatment in México, and then the family will try to head to Guatemala, where Juan Nicolás' father is from.
Thanks to the work of @lidiaterrazas.bsky.social, we are getting updates about the family.
The baby will receive medical treatment in México, and then the family will try to head to Guatemala, where Juan Nicolás' father is from.
Thanks to the work of @lidiaterrazas.bsky.social, we are getting updates about the family.
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After Trump attacked Team USA’s Hunter Hess for speaking honestly, fellow Olympian Chloe Kim had his back.
“As the daughter of immigrants, this hits close to home… it is really important for us to unite and kind of stand up for one another… and lead with love and compassion.” 🇺🇸
“As the daughter of immigrants, this hits close to home… it is really important for us to unite and kind of stand up for one another… and lead with love and compassion.” 🇺🇸
February 18, 2026 at 4:56 PM
After Trump attacked Team USA’s Hunter Hess for speaking honestly, fellow Olympian Chloe Kim had his back.
“As the daughter of immigrants, this hits close to home… it is really important for us to unite and kind of stand up for one another… and lead with love and compassion.” 🇺🇸
“As the daughter of immigrants, this hits close to home… it is really important for us to unite and kind of stand up for one another… and lead with love and compassion.” 🇺🇸
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
We are laser-focused on tracking them down, holding ICE accountable for this monstrous action, demanding specific details on their whereabouts and wellbeing, and ensuring their safety.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
We are laser-focused on tracking them down, holding ICE accountable for this monstrous action, demanding specific details on their whereabouts and wellbeing, and ensuring their safety.
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After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
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BREAKING: An immigration judge has *terminated* the Trump-Vance administration's efforts to deport Columbia pro-Palestine student protestor Mohsen Mahdawi.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
BREAKING: An immigration judge has *terminated* the Trump-Vance administration's efforts to deport Columbia pro-Palestine student protestor Mohsen Mahdawi.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
@govwesmoore.bsky.social signed "two emergency bills into law on Tuesday, ending 287(g) agreements, which allow law enforcement agencies to partner with ICE.
The new law prevents state agencies & employees from entering into 287(g) agreements & orders that all existing agreements end by July 2026."
The new law prevents state agencies & employees from entering into 287(g) agreements & orders that all existing agreements end by July 2026."
Maryland Gov. Moore signs bills into law ending law enforcement partnerships with ICE
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two emergency bills into law, ending 287(g) agreements, which allow law enforcement agencies to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
www.cbsnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
@govwesmoore.bsky.social signed "two emergency bills into law on Tuesday, ending 287(g) agreements, which allow law enforcement agencies to partner with ICE.
The new law prevents state agencies & employees from entering into 287(g) agreements & orders that all existing agreements end by July 2026."
The new law prevents state agencies & employees from entering into 287(g) agreements & orders that all existing agreements end by July 2026."
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled. https://cnn.it/4kHhwqR
February 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled. https://cnn.it/4kHhwqR
“Todas las personas que viven o visitan Nueva Jersey tienen derechos.” 🔥
EN: Everyone who lives in or visits New Jersey has rights.
✅ Manténgase conectado/a con recursos importantes
✅ Reporte incidentes relacionados con ICE a @newjerseyoag.bsky.social
✅ Conozca sus derechos: nj.gov/knowyourrights
EN: Everyone who lives in or visits New Jersey has rights.
✅ Manténgase conectado/a con recursos importantes
✅ Reporte incidentes relacionados con ICE a @newjerseyoag.bsky.social
✅ Conozca sus derechos: nj.gov/knowyourrights
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
“Todas las personas que viven o visitan Nueva Jersey tienen derechos.” 🔥
EN: Everyone who lives in or visits New Jersey has rights.
✅ Manténgase conectado/a con recursos importantes
✅ Reporte incidentes relacionados con ICE a @newjerseyoag.bsky.social
✅ Conozca sus derechos: nj.gov/knowyourrights
EN: Everyone who lives in or visits New Jersey has rights.
✅ Manténgase conectado/a con recursos importantes
✅ Reporte incidentes relacionados con ICE a @newjerseyoag.bsky.social
✅ Conozca sus derechos: nj.gov/knowyourrights
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
Americans want accountability. However, instead of listening, this admin is doubling down.
"From wasting hundreds of millions on industrial warehouses to targeting toddlers for detention, the admin.'s mass deportation agenda is damaging our nation on an unprecedented scale."
✍️: @tusk81.bsky.social
"From wasting hundreds of millions on industrial warehouses to targeting toddlers for detention, the admin.'s mass deportation agenda is damaging our nation on an unprecedented scale."
✍️: @tusk81.bsky.social
Mass Deportation Is Damaging Our Country On An Unprecedented Scale
The federal government’s anti-immigrant obsession is making us poorer, more lawless and less safe.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Americans want accountability. However, instead of listening, this admin is doubling down.
"From wasting hundreds of millions on industrial warehouses to targeting toddlers for detention, the admin.'s mass deportation agenda is damaging our nation on an unprecedented scale."
✍️: @tusk81.bsky.social
"From wasting hundreds of millions on industrial warehouses to targeting toddlers for detention, the admin.'s mass deportation agenda is damaging our nation on an unprecedented scale."
✍️: @tusk81.bsky.social
The new bills would:
➡️ Protect crime scenes from ICE interference.
➡️ Impose a 50% tax on all private detention profiteers and redirect all proceeds into a new "Immigrant Protection Fund."
➡️ Ensure ICE agents who violate civil rights can't become state employees.
➡️ Ban ICE from public spaces.
➡️ Protect crime scenes from ICE interference.
➡️ Impose a 50% tax on all private detention profiteers and redirect all proceeds into a new "Immigrant Protection Fund."
➡️ Ensure ICE agents who violate civil rights can't become state employees.
➡️ Ban ICE from public spaces.
"NJ will not be complicit in fear-based tactics that target our immigrant families."
Weeks after masked ICE agents grabbed people off the street in Hudson County, Assemblymembers Bhalla, Brennan, Quijano, Collazos-Gill & Sen. Mukherji introduced a package of bills to defend New Jerseyans from ICE.
Weeks after masked ICE agents grabbed people off the street in Hudson County, Assemblymembers Bhalla, Brennan, Quijano, Collazos-Gill & Sen. Mukherji introduced a package of bills to defend New Jerseyans from ICE.
After ICE Raid at Light Rail Station, New Jersey Lawmakers Introduce Bill Package to Combat ICE • New Jersey Legislative Assembly Democrats, NJ
www.assemblydems.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The new bills would:
➡️ Protect crime scenes from ICE interference.
➡️ Impose a 50% tax on all private detention profiteers and redirect all proceeds into a new "Immigrant Protection Fund."
➡️ Ensure ICE agents who violate civil rights can't become state employees.
➡️ Ban ICE from public spaces.
➡️ Protect crime scenes from ICE interference.
➡️ Impose a 50% tax on all private detention profiteers and redirect all proceeds into a new "Immigrant Protection Fund."
➡️ Ensure ICE agents who violate civil rights can't become state employees.
➡️ Ban ICE from public spaces.
"NJ will not be complicit in fear-based tactics that target our immigrant families."
Weeks after masked ICE agents grabbed people off the street in Hudson County, Assemblymembers Bhalla, Brennan, Quijano, Collazos-Gill & Sen. Mukherji introduced a package of bills to defend New Jerseyans from ICE.
Weeks after masked ICE agents grabbed people off the street in Hudson County, Assemblymembers Bhalla, Brennan, Quijano, Collazos-Gill & Sen. Mukherji introduced a package of bills to defend New Jerseyans from ICE.
After ICE Raid at Light Rail Station, New Jersey Lawmakers Introduce Bill Package to Combat ICE • New Jersey Legislative Assembly Democrats, NJ
www.assemblydems.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
"NJ will not be complicit in fear-based tactics that target our immigrant families."
Weeks after masked ICE agents grabbed people off the street in Hudson County, Assemblymembers Bhalla, Brennan, Quijano, Collazos-Gill & Sen. Mukherji introduced a package of bills to defend New Jerseyans from ICE.
Weeks after masked ICE agents grabbed people off the street in Hudson County, Assemblymembers Bhalla, Brennan, Quijano, Collazos-Gill & Sen. Mukherji introduced a package of bills to defend New Jerseyans from ICE.
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
CE contracts fuel revenue surge for owners! FOLLOW THE MONEY New earnings reports show CoreCivic and The GEO Group saw a banner 2025 as they helped detain thousands of immigrants. www.kxxv.com/investigatio...
ICE contracts fuel revenue surge for owners of for-profit immigration detention centers
The first year of President Trump's push to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants was a financial boon for two companies that own and operate private detention centers.
www.kxxv.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
CE contracts fuel revenue surge for owners! FOLLOW THE MONEY New earnings reports show CoreCivic and The GEO Group saw a banner 2025 as they helped detain thousands of immigrants. www.kxxv.com/investigatio...
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 9:36 AM
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
February 17, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Reposted by Ruth Delgado
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
“‘Those kids are smart enough to know that ICE can take you,’ Craig Strimel said, explaining why the children were so afraid. ‘This has been happening, and it’s not necessarily whether you’re documented or undocumented.’”
🗣️ #ICEoutofNJ
🗣️ #ICEoutofNJ
After N.J. children flee ICE officers, protest draws 300
People who'd never protested before were inspired to attend and support immigrant families threatened by ICE, organizers said.
www.nj.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“‘Those kids are smart enough to know that ICE can take you,’ Craig Strimel said, explaining why the children were so afraid. ‘This has been happening, and it’s not necessarily whether you’re documented or undocumented.’”
🗣️ #ICEoutofNJ
🗣️ #ICEoutofNJ