Kate Doyle
@katidoyle.bsky.social
Declassified documents nerd, senior analyst National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social, Latin America, human rights
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looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:
Rent Board Resignation Clears Path for Mamdani Rent Freeze Promise
The new mayor is now able to appoint a majority to the Rent Guidelines Board, giving him the numbers for a signature campaign promise.
www.thecity.nyc
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:
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They are OBSESSED with this man.
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 8:33 PM
They are OBSESSED with this man.
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‘From one perspective, the Trump administration is taking up the practices once enabled by the McCarran-Walter Act, but with MAGA’s prejudices, conspiracy theories and obsessions substituted for those of the Cold War.’
@jameeljaffer.bsky.social on ideological exclusion
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@jameeljaffer.bsky.social on ideological exclusion
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Jameel Jaffer · Thought Control
Ideological exclusion at the border seems anachronistic now, when all human knowledge is accessible online, video-...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
‘From one perspective, the Trump administration is taking up the practices once enabled by the McCarran-Walter Act, but with MAGA’s prejudices, conspiracy theories and obsessions substituted for those of the Cold War.’
@jameeljaffer.bsky.social on ideological exclusion
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@jameeljaffer.bsky.social on ideological exclusion
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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This city is home to people of countless faiths. But no matter what you believe, one thing unites us: we are all New Yorkers. We will not allow ICE to terrorize our neighbors.
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Welcome The Stranger
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
This city is home to people of countless faiths. But no matter what you believe, one thing unites us: we are all New Yorkers. We will not allow ICE to terrorize our neighbors.
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😭😭😭 a community member just handed this off to a patroller in our neighborhood
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
😭😭😭 a community member just handed this off to a patroller in our neighborhood
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ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
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North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...
TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance
www.tiktok.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/
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Myself and @sesmith.lol and others were interviewed for the Lancet’s obituary of our friend Alice. <3
Myself and @sesmith.lol and others were interviewed for the Lancet’s obituary of our friend Alice. <3
Alice Wong
Writer, editor, and disability justice activist. Born on March 27, 1974 in Indianapolis,
IN, USA, she died from an infection on Nov 14, 2025 in San Francisco, CA, USA, aged
51 years.
www.thelancet.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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Myself and @sesmith.lol and others were interviewed for the Lancet’s obituary of our friend Alice. <3
Myself and @sesmith.lol and others were interviewed for the Lancet’s obituary of our friend Alice. <3
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They keep changing tactics but keep kidnapping my neighbors. Every time they claim they’re drawing down things get a little worse.
ICE observers in Minnesota are skeptical about the White House's claims of a federal drawdown.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
From chaos to radio silence: How ICE tactics changed in weeks leading to Homan announcement
In recent days, observers have noticed a shift in methods.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
They keep changing tactics but keep kidnapping my neighbors. Every time they claim they’re drawing down things get a little worse.
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Wednesday unveiled a statewide portal for residents to upload photos and videos of federal immigration activity, as her administration moves to more aggressively scrutinize the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
N.J. bans ICE from state property, unveils site to upload videos of agents
Gov. Sherrill's executive order requires warrants for ICE access to non-public state areas and allows residents to upload videos documenting federal immigration enforcement.
www.nj.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Wednesday unveiled a statewide portal for residents to upload photos and videos of federal immigration activity, as her administration moves to more aggressively scrutinize the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
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interviewed Ramirez about her plans to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and put money towards housing and health care for communities ICE is terrorizing. www.publicnotice.co/p/delia-rami...
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
interviewed Ramirez about her plans to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and put money towards housing and health care for communities ICE is terrorizing. www.publicnotice.co/p/delia-rami...
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“NY sanctuary laws are not enough currently to prevent collusion between local police and ICE, and we need to ensure there is no data sharing occurring whatsoever among those agencies,” says S.T.O.P.’s Will Owen.
Read more.
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Read more.
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These Companies Work With ICE. New York City Pays Them Millions. - Documented
New York City is paying at least $260 million in contracts to companies fueling ICE's immigration crackdown, according to a Documented analysis.
documentedny.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“NY sanctuary laws are not enough currently to prevent collusion between local police and ICE, and we need to ensure there is no data sharing occurring whatsoever among those agencies,” says S.T.O.P.’s Will Owen.
Read more.
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Read more.
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Stunning investigation into the ICE surge everywhere all at once.
ICE-watchers, start taking notes.
ICE-watchers, start taking notes.
Federal records obtained by WIRED show that over the past several months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Stunning investigation into the ICE surge everywhere all at once.
ICE-watchers, start taking notes.
ICE-watchers, start taking notes.
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Congressmember @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social criticizes conditions at an ICE jail in Texas where hundreds of immigrant families are held — including kids as young as 2 months old.
"None of them have committed any crime. … There’s cameras everywhere. Their movements are controlled. It’s like prison."
"None of them have committed any crime. … There’s cameras everywhere. Their movements are controlled. It’s like prison."
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Congressmember @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social criticizes conditions at an ICE jail in Texas where hundreds of immigrant families are held — including kids as young as 2 months old.
"None of them have committed any crime. … There’s cameras everywhere. Their movements are controlled. It’s like prison."
"None of them have committed any crime. … There’s cameras everywhere. Their movements are controlled. It’s like prison."
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Last September, Silverio Villegas was gunned down by an ICE officer near Franklin Park, Chicago. The United States has already forgotten his name. Even the New York Times, the paper of record, recently identified him only as “a Mexican immigrant.” #CentralAmericaLens
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The ICE Killing the U.S. Has Already Forgotten
Last September, Silverio Villegas was gunned down by an ICE officer in Franklin Park, a Chicago suburb. The United States has already forgotten his name. Even the New York Times, the paper of record,…
beta.elfaro.net
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Last September, Silverio Villegas was gunned down by an ICE officer near Franklin Park, Chicago. The United States has already forgotten his name. Even the New York Times, the paper of record, recently identified him only as “a Mexican immigrant.” #CentralAmericaLens
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The Trump admin continues to refine the unitary voice of his authoritarianism.
Now, all State Department tweets dating before Jan. 20, 2025 - including from embassies, consulates, ambassadors, bureaus and programs - will be deleted.
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Now, all State Department tweets dating before Jan. 20, 2025 - including from embassies, consulates, ambassadors, bureaus and programs - will be deleted.
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State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
www.npr.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Trump admin continues to refine the unitary voice of his authoritarianism.
Now, all State Department tweets dating before Jan. 20, 2025 - including from embassies, consulates, ambassadors, bureaus and programs - will be deleted.
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
Now, all State Department tweets dating before Jan. 20, 2025 - including from embassies, consulates, ambassadors, bureaus and programs - will be deleted.
www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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people not in MN cannot comprehend how hating ICE is now a core cultural component of being Minnesotan. it’s babe the big blue ox, loons, hot dish, and ICE OUT NOW
Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
people not in MN cannot comprehend how hating ICE is now a core cultural component of being Minnesotan. it’s babe the big blue ox, loons, hot dish, and ICE OUT NOW
Master class on ICE and Border Patrol from @vermontgmg.bsky.social (available at @motherjones.com)
There’s so much here but love this point:
“Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005. …
There’s so much here but love this point:
“Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005. …
This is an exceptionally well-researched and written presentation on the history and future of #ICE by Garrett Graff ( @vermontgmg.bsky.social ) to the Governor J.B. Pritzker’s “Illinois Accountability Commission”.
Really freaking disturbing.
Thanks for the great work Garrett!
Really freaking disturbing.
Thanks for the great work Garrett!
I’m an expert, and the misconduct and corruption run far deeper than even the deadly surges have shown.
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Master class on ICE and Border Patrol from @vermontgmg.bsky.social (available at @motherjones.com)
There’s so much here but love this point:
“Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005. …
There’s so much here but love this point:
“Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005. …
28 days, 28 Black librarians. So many awesome women here.
H/t @prisonculture.bsky.social
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H/t @prisonculture.bsky.social
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28 Days of Black Librarians
In 2026 ASALH, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History honors Black History Month with A Century of Black…
oaklandlibrary.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
28 days, 28 Black librarians. So many awesome women here.
H/t @prisonculture.bsky.social
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H/t @prisonculture.bsky.social
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Trump Administration Doesn't Want Us to Call Medgar Evers' Racist Assassin a 'Racist'
Trump Administration Doesn't Want Us to Call Medgar Evers' Racist Assassin a 'Racist'
Continuing the tradition of whitewashing history, the National Park Service is editing brochures at Medgar Evers' home to remove the word "racist" in a description of Klansman Byron De La Beckwith.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Trump Administration Doesn't Want Us to Call Medgar Evers' Racist Assassin a 'Racist'
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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