Kate Huddleston
@khuddleston.bsky.social
Immigrants' rights lawyer; views my own
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Minnesota ICE Enforcement: Tracking Alleged Constitutional Violations in Court
A searchable bank of plaintiffs’ sworn statements of what happened to them.
www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...
#RacialProfiling #ICE
A searchable bank of plaintiffs’ sworn statements of what happened to them.
www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...
#RacialProfiling #ICE
Minnesota ICE Enforcement: Alleged Constitutional Violations
The ACLU and partners sued over alleged racial profiling and unlawful arrests in Minnesota. Read sworn declarations and case details.
www.justsecurity.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Minnesota ICE Enforcement: Tracking Alleged Constitutional Violations in Court
A searchable bank of plaintiffs’ sworn statements of what happened to them.
www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...
#RacialProfiling #ICE
A searchable bank of plaintiffs’ sworn statements of what happened to them.
www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...
#RacialProfiling #ICE
Lesson of tonight's #txlege election: Book banning is unpopular
At Patriot Mobile, Leigh Wambsganss was behind push to take over Southlake, Keller, Grapevine, & Mansfield ISD school bds - leading to book bans, anti-LGBTQ policies, & censorship of curriculum on race
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
At Patriot Mobile, Leigh Wambsganss was behind push to take over Southlake, Keller, Grapevine, & Mansfield ISD school bds - leading to book bans, anti-LGBTQ policies, & censorship of curriculum on race
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Lesson of tonight's #txlege election: Book banning is unpopular
At Patriot Mobile, Leigh Wambsganss was behind push to take over Southlake, Keller, Grapevine, & Mansfield ISD school bds - leading to book bans, anti-LGBTQ policies, & censorship of curriculum on race
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
At Patriot Mobile, Leigh Wambsganss was behind push to take over Southlake, Keller, Grapevine, & Mansfield ISD school bds - leading to book bans, anti-LGBTQ policies, & censorship of curriculum on race
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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It is illegal for ICE to detain U.S. citizens, full stop.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It is illegal for ICE to detain U.S. citizens, full stop.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
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Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...
January 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...
From April 2025:
"Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting Greenland as a site for a so-called freedom city with minimal corporate regulation"
One "advocates for building a city in part because its harsh environment could provide a test site for colonizing Mars"
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
"Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting Greenland as a site for a so-called freedom city with minimal corporate regulation"
One "advocates for building a city in part because its harsh environment could provide a test site for colonizing Mars"
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Greenland ‘Freedom City’? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north
It is described as 'a libertarian utopia with minimal corporate regulation.'
www.reuters.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
From April 2025:
"Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting Greenland as a site for a so-called freedom city with minimal corporate regulation"
One "advocates for building a city in part because its harsh environment could provide a test site for colonizing Mars"
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
"Silicon Valley tech investors are promoting Greenland as a site for a so-called freedom city with minimal corporate regulation"
One "advocates for building a city in part because its harsh environment could provide a test site for colonizing Mars"
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
“The message that it sends is that the people impacted by racial discrimination and harassment don’t matter,” said Paige Duggins-Clay, an attorney with a Texas nonprofit (IDRA) that has worked with families who’ve filed racial harassment complaints with OCR.
A Texas district in which Black students were allegedly taunted with monkey noises.
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”
These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored:
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:03 AM
“The message that it sends is that the people impacted by racial discrimination and harassment don’t matter,” said Paige Duggins-Clay, an attorney with a Texas nonprofit (IDRA) that has worked with families who’ve filed racial harassment complaints with OCR.
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Masked federal agents are ignoring people's basic constitutional rights in Minnesota.
We're taking the Trump administration to court to put a stop to it.
We're taking the Trump administration to court to put a stop to it.
Lawsuit accuses federal agents of racial profiling in Minneapolis immigration operation
Legal challenges continue to mount for the Trump administration over its ongoing immigration crackdown in Minnesota, where the shooting death of an unarmed U.S. citizen last week triggered days of sometimes violent protests
www.nbcnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Masked federal agents are ignoring people's basic constitutional rights in Minnesota.
We're taking the Trump administration to court to put a stop to it.
We're taking the Trump administration to court to put a stop to it.
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Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
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*stopping without reasonable suspicion, detaining without probable cause, and engaging in racial profiling
JUST IN: New ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 15, 2026 at 6:15 PM
*stopping without reasonable suspicion, detaining without probable cause, and engaging in racial profiling
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Move fast and break vulnerable human beings.
Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Move fast and break vulnerable human beings.
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BREAKING: A federal judge ruled the Trump administration violated due process by deporting Venezuelan men after invoking the Alien Enemies Act.
This is an important ruling for these men who were tortured, and for the rule of law.
This is an important ruling for these men who were tortured, and for the rule of law.
December 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled the Trump administration violated due process by deporting Venezuelan men after invoking the Alien Enemies Act.
This is an important ruling for these men who were tortured, and for the rule of law.
This is an important ruling for these men who were tortured, and for the rule of law.
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Federal courts have unanimously rejected President Trump's unconstitutional attempt to end birthright citizenship.
ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang will be defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court.
ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang will be defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court.
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Federal courts have unanimously rejected President Trump's unconstitutional attempt to end birthright citizenship.
ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang will be defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court.
ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang will be defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court.
American public collectively getting a typical FOIA response - heavy, clearly wrong redactions; entire pages blacked out; lots of already-public information (public court filings, the 100s of pages of news articles from the agency's daily email blast)
December 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
American public collectively getting a typical FOIA response - heavy, clearly wrong redactions; entire pages blacked out; lots of already-public information (public court filings, the 100s of pages of news articles from the agency's daily email blast)
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People detained at the nation’s largest ICE detention center report that officers have beaten them and used the threat of violence and criminal charges to coerce non-Mexican immigrants into crossing the border into the Mexican desert.
We're demanding that the facility be shut down immediately.
We're demanding that the facility be shut down immediately.
ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico
The group claims that attempted "third country" deportations are part of the threats migrants have to endure at a large ICE detention center at Fort Bliss.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
People detained at the nation’s largest ICE detention center report that officers have beaten them and used the threat of violence and criminal charges to coerce non-Mexican immigrants into crossing the border into the Mexican desert.
We're demanding that the facility be shut down immediately.
We're demanding that the facility be shut down immediately.
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The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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A federal judge last week blocked ICE from making indiscriminate arrests without a warrant in Colorado, in a case brought by @acluofcolorado.bsky.social.
The Trump administration can't arrest people because of our skin color, accent, or perceived nationality in order to fulfill arrest quotas.
The Trump administration can't arrest people because of our skin color, accent, or perceived nationality in order to fulfill arrest quotas.
ICE conduct in Colorado "unlawful”: Federal judge restricts how immigration officers can arrest people in the state
The ruling is a win in federal court for ACLU, Colorado law firms who sued ICE to stop “indiscriminate” arrests and detentions
coloradosun.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A federal judge last week blocked ICE from making indiscriminate arrests without a warrant in Colorado, in a case brought by @acluofcolorado.bsky.social.
The Trump administration can't arrest people because of our skin color, accent, or perceived nationality in order to fulfill arrest quotas.
The Trump administration can't arrest people because of our skin color, accent, or perceived nationality in order to fulfill arrest quotas.
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Texas has become a major data center hub, and these projects could increase the risk of blackouts in the winter when the Texas grid is already strained.
Texas data center expansion raises blackout risk during extreme winter weather
Texas' supply and demand balance can become tight during winter and potentially fall into deficit as data center demand grows.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Texas has become a major data center hub, and these projects could increase the risk of blackouts in the winter when the Texas grid is already strained.
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
I ate at Cava for the first time last night, and it was delicious
Sadly no bonus $50,000 in my bag from the FBI
Sadly no bonus $50,000 in my bag from the FBI
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I ate at Cava for the first time last night, and it was delicious
Sadly no bonus $50,000 in my bag from the FBI
Sadly no bonus $50,000 in my bag from the FBI
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Look at all the “competitive authoritarianism” and “authoritarian playbook” cases around the world. Nearly everywhere, the “feckless opposition party that fails to meet the moment” is a major character in the story.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Look at all the “competitive authoritarianism” and “authoritarian playbook” cases around the world. Nearly everywhere, the “feckless opposition party that fails to meet the moment” is a major character in the story.
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The stadium for the Kansas City Current -- whose construction 40 banks refused to finance because there had never been a professional stadium built for a women's team -- just finished its second consecutive season of sold-out games.
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
No One Wanted to Finance Their Stadium. Now Every Game Is a Sellout.
Building a professional women’s soccer venue was seen as brash. Now the Kansas City Current’s is a blueprint for others.
www.wsj.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The stadium for the Kansas City Current -- whose construction 40 banks refused to finance because there had never been a professional stadium built for a women's team -- just finished its second consecutive season of sold-out games.
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
Feels like Roy Cooper could run on a single issue and handily win North Carolina
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Feels like Roy Cooper could run on a single issue and handily win North Carolina
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess...”
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess...”