Jared
@jaredmcclain.bsky.social
Civil Rights Lawyer
“Crusading against government officials and the immunity doctrines that protect them." -St. Tammany Parrish Sheriff's Office
Contractually obligated to say that my opinions are my own
“Crusading against government officials and the immunity doctrines that protect them." -St. Tammany Parrish Sheriff's Office
Contractually obligated to say that my opinions are my own
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“...DHS is ignoring its own certification process and treating Real IDs as suspect. ...DHS is placing more weight on its profile of how an undocumented worker looks than it places on the fact that someone has an ID issued exclusively to people who have proved their legal status.”
I'm in WaPo today explaining why the administration's profiling of people for immigration stops based on their ethnicity and occupation is unconstitutional:
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November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“...DHS is ignoring its own certification process and treating Real IDs as suspect. ...DHS is placing more weight on its profile of how an undocumented worker looks than it places on the fact that someone has an ID issued exclusively to people who have proved their legal status.”
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I'm in WaPo today explaining why the administration's profiling of people for immigration stops based on their ethnicity and occupation is unconstitutional:
wapo.st/43W3haf
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November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm in WaPo today explaining why the administration's profiling of people for immigration stops based on their ethnicity and occupation is unconstitutional:
wapo.st/43W3haf
wapo.st/43W3haf
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We only have to add five words to Section 1983 to make federal officials liable the same way state and local officials have been since the 1870s.
Holding the feds accountable when they violate our rights shouldn’t be controversial.
Holding the feds accountable when they violate our rights shouldn’t be controversial.
It would be much easier to codify Bivens and allow everyone -- not just Republican senators -- to sue federal officials for alleged rights violations
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
We only have to add five words to Section 1983 to make federal officials liable the same way state and local officials have been since the 1870s.
Holding the feds accountable when they violate our rights shouldn’t be controversial.
Holding the feds accountable when they violate our rights shouldn’t be controversial.
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
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The latest from @jaredmcclain.bsky.social, a senior attorney at @ij.org, who represents Leonardo Garcia Venegas in a federal class-action lawsuit:
I'm in WaPo today explaining why the administration's profiling of people for immigration stops based on their ethnicity and occupation is unconstitutional:
wapo.st/43W3haf
wapo.st/43W3haf
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The latest from @jaredmcclain.bsky.social, a senior attorney at @ij.org, who represents Leonardo Garcia Venegas in a federal class-action lawsuit:
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A fantastic investigation showing that the unit run by Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol agent in charge of racial profiling in LA and Chicago, is an outlier even in an agency already notorious for unnecessary use of force. Obama and Biden could have fired him, but didn't.
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A fantastic investigation showing that the unit run by Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol agent in charge of racial profiling in LA and Chicago, is an outlier even in an agency already notorious for unnecessary use of force. Obama and Biden could have fired him, but didn't.
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
I'm in WaPo today explaining why the administration's profiling of people for immigration stops based on their ethnicity and occupation is unconstitutional:
wapo.st/43W3haf
wapo.st/43W3haf
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm in WaPo today explaining why the administration's profiling of people for immigration stops based on their ethnicity and occupation is unconstitutional:
wapo.st/43W3haf
wapo.st/43W3haf
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"When officers detain groups of people based on their occupation, their location, or 'how they look,' ... the stop will rarely — if ever — be justified."
-@ij.org's @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
-@ij.org's @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | He’s a citizen with a Real ID. ICE detained him anyway. Twice.
Leo Garcia Venegas’s experience shows why Trump’s immigration raids are unconstitutional.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"When officers detain groups of people based on their occupation, their location, or 'how they look,' ... the stop will rarely — if ever — be justified."
-@ij.org's @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
-@ij.org's @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE's unconstitutional work site raids. @postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Ellis: Federal agents described a number of protestors as "professional agitators" based on their use of whistles, in part.
"Describing neighborhood moms and rapid response groups as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are and how incredible their statements are."
"Describing neighborhood moms and rapid response groups as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are and how incredible their statements are."
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ellis: Federal agents described a number of protestors as "professional agitators" based on their use of whistles, in part.
"Describing neighborhood moms and rapid response groups as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are and how incredible their statements are."
"Describing neighborhood moms and rapid response groups as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are and how incredible their statements are."
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"I find the defendants' (the DOJ) evidence simply not credible."
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"I find the defendants' (the DOJ) evidence simply not credible."
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Can a historian help me, is not feeding or paying your troops typically a good idea
That’s the second reported and sourced story on US soldiers not being fed today
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown trib.al/5WGvUOq
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Can a historian help me, is not feeding or paying your troops typically a good idea
Armed federal agents storming into my son's peaceful, happy daycare has been a nightmare of mine since the DC occupation started.
I would absolutely lose it.
I would absolutely lose it.
Yesterday in Chicago ICE abducted a preschool teacher.
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Armed federal agents storming into my son's peaceful, happy daycare has been a nightmare of mine since the DC occupation started.
I would absolutely lose it.
I would absolutely lose it.
Really moving ProPublica video to go along with their longform piece that tallied 170 citizen arrests in these immigration sweeps.
📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Really moving ProPublica video to go along with their longform piece that tallied 170 citizen arrests in these immigration sweeps.
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Testimony from the agent who shot a woman multiple times in an immigration enforcement action revealed how he touted his marksmanship in leaving seven wounds despite firing five bullets. He later texted fellow agents, ‘Put that in your book boys.’
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Border Patrol agent 'bragged' about shooting woman in Brighton Park, defense attorney says
Testimony from the agent who shot a woman multiple times in an immigration enforcement action revealed how he touted his marksmanship in leaving seven wounds despite firing five bullets. He later texted fellow agents, 'Put that in your book boys.'
trib.al
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Testimony from the agent who shot a woman multiple times in an immigration enforcement action revealed how he touted his marksmanship in leaving seven wounds despite firing five bullets. He later texted fellow agents, ‘Put that in your book boys.’
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Illinois answering Justice Kavanaugh's quip that remedies "should" be available for Fourth Amendment violations.
Once this gets signed, I bet Greg Bovino's going to be spending a lot more time in court.
Once this gets signed, I bet Greg Bovino's going to be spending a lot more time in court.
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Illinois answering Justice Kavanaugh's quip that remedies "should" be available for Fourth Amendment violations.
Once this gets signed, I bet Greg Bovino's going to be spending a lot more time in court.
Once this gets signed, I bet Greg Bovino's going to be spending a lot more time in court.
One thing I’ve been wondering about DHS’s claim that assaults are up:
Most of the time they accidentally arrest citizens based on profiling, they later say the arrest was really for assault or interfering.
How many of these “assaults” are cover for their own fuck ups?
Most of the time they accidentally arrest citizens based on profiling, they later say the arrest was really for assault or interfering.
How many of these “assaults” are cover for their own fuck ups?
New, from me: DHS says immigration enforcement employees like ICE are facing unprecedented threats and 1000% increase in assaults. But the data does not add up. Look at the details, and we see state agents using excessive force, and then lying about it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
Who's Threatening Who?
The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a different story
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
One thing I’ve been wondering about DHS’s claim that assaults are up:
Most of the time they accidentally arrest citizens based on profiling, they later say the arrest was really for assault or interfering.
How many of these “assaults” are cover for their own fuck ups?
Most of the time they accidentally arrest citizens based on profiling, they later say the arrest was really for assault or interfering.
How many of these “assaults” are cover for their own fuck ups?
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The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”
Sorry to be all “we the people,” but this shit should definitely be illegal.
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Sorry to be all “we the people,” but this shit should definitely be illegal.
Gritty driving a 4 wheeler through the federal occupation of Philly while the Phanatic fires the hotdog cannon off the back
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Gritty driving a 4 wheeler through the federal occupation of Philly while the Phanatic fires the hotdog cannon off the back
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It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
This piece highlights @ij.org’s work to end qualified immunity
If someone hits you with a car, shoots you, or kidnaps you, our legal system lets you sue them for money
Unless they work for the government—then you’re out of luck
We’re now seeing what happens when law enforcement’s above the law
If someone hits you with a car, shoots you, or kidnaps you, our legal system lets you sue them for money
Unless they work for the government—then you’re out of luck
We’re now seeing what happens when law enforcement’s above the law
Here’s last night’s story about police chases, why the risks involved massively outweigh the benefits, and why people should be allowed to say “shit” on the news. We, as a nation, are well beyond the word “shit” destroying anyone’s innocence. Just…look around. youtu.be/wVFXUkFx5Y8
Police Chases: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This piece highlights @ij.org’s work to end qualified immunity
If someone hits you with a car, shoots you, or kidnaps you, our legal system lets you sue them for money
Unless they work for the government—then you’re out of luck
We’re now seeing what happens when law enforcement’s above the law
If someone hits you with a car, shoots you, or kidnaps you, our legal system lets you sue them for money
Unless they work for the government—then you’re out of luck
We’re now seeing what happens when law enforcement’s above the law
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Not just Kavanaugh stops. Kavanaugh ransacking of apartments. open.substack.com/pub/migranti...
SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid
Witnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10–12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the hallway, and tenants told to vacate.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Not just Kavanaugh stops. Kavanaugh ransacking of apartments. open.substack.com/pub/migranti...