Luis Cortes
@luiscortes.bsky.social
• DACA recipient 🪪
• Lawyer for refugees & immigrants
• Defended DACA @ Supreme Court🧑🏽⚖️
• Mx born 🇲🇽 x Cali raised 🌉
• Gemini AF ♊️
📍 SEATTLE 🌧
• Lawyer for refugees & immigrants
• Defended DACA @ Supreme Court🧑🏽⚖️
• Mx born 🇲🇽 x Cali raised 🌉
• Gemini AF ♊️
📍 SEATTLE 🌧
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🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
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#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
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HAPPENING NOW: Emergency hearing before Judge Karin Immergut on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment.
I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org.
Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵
I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org.
Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵
October 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
HAPPENING NOW: Emergency hearing before Judge Karin Immergut on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment.
I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org.
Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵
I plan to listen in for @lawfaremedia.org.
Follow along (court remote access technology permitting...) ⬇️🧵
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Wurman has a very principled position: courts have no power to stop the President doing things he likes, but plenary power to stop the President doing things he doesn't like.
Hence courts having the power to enjoin all student debt relief, even in cases where no one with standing brought suit.
Hence courts having the power to enjoin all student debt relief, even in cases where no one with standing brought suit.
October 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Wurman has a very principled position: courts have no power to stop the President doing things he likes, but plenary power to stop the President doing things he doesn't like.
Hence courts having the power to enjoin all student debt relief, even in cases where no one with standing brought suit.
Hence courts having the power to enjoin all student debt relief, even in cases where no one with standing brought suit.
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DACA Recipient Held at Adelanto Detention Facility Dies at Nearby Hospital, 14th Death in ICE Custody This Year
austinkocher.substack.com/p/daca-recip...
austinkocher.substack.com/p/daca-recip...
DACA Recipient Held at Adelanto Detention Facility Dies at Nearby Hospital, 14th Death in ICE Custody This Year
Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, died two days ago on Sunday while in ICE custody at the for-profit Adelanto Processing Center in California, marking the 14th detainee death in immigration detention since the…
austinkocher.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
DACA Recipient Held at Adelanto Detention Facility Dies at Nearby Hospital, 14th Death in ICE Custody This Year
austinkocher.substack.com/p/daca-recip...
austinkocher.substack.com/p/daca-recip...
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Juan works in Fresno CA picking grapes to be made into raisins. He shares he earns 35 cents for each sheet & can make 400 - 450 sheets in a 12 hour day in temps of 100+ if the grapes are good quality. He has a young daughter to support and he takes any work he can. #WeFeedYou
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Juan works in Fresno CA picking grapes to be made into raisins. He shares he earns 35 cents for each sheet & can make 400 - 450 sheets in a 12 hour day in temps of 100+ if the grapes are good quality. He has a young daughter to support and he takes any work he can. #WeFeedYou
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The school board president in Iowa’s largest city stated that she was unaware of the circumstances leading to the detention of Superintendent Ian Roberts, who has held that position since 2023.
#immigration
#immigration
Des Moines Schools Superintendent Detained by ICE, School Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The school board president in Iowa’s largest city stated that she was unaware of the circumstances leading to the detention of Superintendent Ian Roberts, who has held that position since 2023.
#immigration
#immigration
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Here’s what appears to be a little girl shackled at the wrists and ankles boarding an ICE flight on Avelo Airlines yesterday. Seattle (Boeing Field) to Mesa, AZ, an ICE detention hub.
Not one of those men helped her up the stairs.
Courtesy @lalabote.bsky.social
Not one of those men helped her up the stairs.
Courtesy @lalabote.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Here’s what appears to be a little girl shackled at the wrists and ankles boarding an ICE flight on Avelo Airlines yesterday. Seattle (Boeing Field) to Mesa, AZ, an ICE detention hub.
Not one of those men helped her up the stairs.
Courtesy @lalabote.bsky.social
Not one of those men helped her up the stairs.
Courtesy @lalabote.bsky.social
Not a DaBaby song 😭😭
ICE used your taxpayer dollars to trick out a bunch of trucks in new livery, all painted black with "ICE" and a logo printed in gold on the side (and Trump's name in gold on the back window), then shoot a rap video in DC to post on social media.
I am not making this up.
I am not making this up.
August 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Not a DaBaby song 😭😭
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"An ICE official said Friday the agency is investigating the matter but would share no other information, refusing even to confirm that Leon was at the Philadelphia office in June."
Media should be hounding Trump, Noem, Homan, Miller, Lyons, about this travesty, among others
They'll lie. But ask
Media should be hounding Trump, Noem, Homan, Miller, Lyons, about this travesty, among others
They'll lie. But ask
July 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"An ICE official said Friday the agency is investigating the matter but would share no other information, refusing even to confirm that Leon was at the Philadelphia office in June."
Media should be hounding Trump, Noem, Homan, Miller, Lyons, about this travesty, among others
They'll lie. But ask
Media should be hounding Trump, Noem, Homan, Miller, Lyons, about this travesty, among others
They'll lie. But ask
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telling the forces recruitment propo of our age features domestic operations. almost makes you miss commercials with marines slaying dragons.
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Border patrol raided McArthur park, LA?
Well yeah, here’s their propaganda video. Using Kendrick as a soundtrack in LA is a choice!
Well yeah, here’s their propaganda video. Using Kendrick as a soundtrack in LA is a choice!
July 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
telling the forces recruitment propo of our age features domestic operations. almost makes you miss commercials with marines slaying dragons.
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Garcia said he was shaken by what he heard while he was detained.
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
"A good day:" Detained U.S. citizen said agents bragged after arresting dozens at Home Depot
A U.S. citizen who was tackled and arrested by border agents after filming and yelling at them, said his "blood boiled" when agents high-five'd each other after grabbing dozens at Home Depot on Thursd...
www.latimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Garcia said he was shaken by what he heard while he was detained.
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
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Please help uplift!! actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
Demand for Investigation and Accountability Following Violations of Colorado Immigration Laws
After the disturbing and illegal collaboration with ICE in Mesa County that led to the detention of Caroline Dias Goncalves and thewhistleblower lawsuit against Governor Polis for allegedly ordering s...
actionnetwork.org
June 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Please help uplift!! actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
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The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
(Via Christopher Hale)
(Via Christopher Hale)
June 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
(Via Christopher Hale)
(Via Christopher Hale)
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BUT, ALREADY —>
UPDATE: Federal judge says Trump's National Guard activation was illegal, but appeals court stays order.
Judge Charles Breyer issued the ruling in a case brought by California officials, but the Ninth Circuit issued an "administrative stay" Thursday night.
Law Dork —>
Judge Charles Breyer issued the ruling in a case brought by California officials, but the Ninth Circuit issued an "administrative stay" Thursday night.
Law Dork —>
Federal judge rules that Trump's activation of National Guard was illegal
Judge Charles Breyer issued the ruling Thursday in the case brought by California officials, but put the ruling on hold until noon PT Friday. DOJ has already appealed.
www.lawdork.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
BUT, ALREADY —>
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BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to "return control of the California National Guard" to CA Gov. Newsom, finding that Trump's order taking control was illegal because it did not follow the required procedure.
The order is stayed until noon Friday.
More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
The order is stayed until noon Friday.
More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to "return control of the California National Guard" to CA Gov. Newsom, finding that Trump's order taking control was illegal because it did not follow the required procedure.
The order is stayed until noon Friday.
More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
The order is stayed until noon Friday.
More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
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“Currently, there is no plan for where everyone is sleeping tonight,” the source said, adding that there was an urgent need to find more portable bathrooms and dumpsters for garbage.
June 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“Currently, there is no plan for where everyone is sleeping tonight,” the source said, adding that there was an urgent need to find more portable bathrooms and dumpsters for garbage.
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Camden Police Chief Marcus Whitney said in a voicemail message that the department had separated from the agreement with ICE, earlier that day.
Whitney said the decision came in response to community concerns. He noted that he had received numerous calls on Tuesday from people opposing the move.
Whitney said the decision came in response to community concerns. He noted that he had received numerous calls on Tuesday from people opposing the move.
This is why people across the country need to remain engaged and not give up in the face of oppression
Police in Kent County town rescind ICE partnership following a backlash
Police in Camden, Delaware have become deputized to enforce immigration laws, after their department last week signed an agreement to work with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
spotlightdelaware.org
June 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Camden Police Chief Marcus Whitney said in a voicemail message that the department had separated from the agreement with ICE, earlier that day.
Whitney said the decision came in response to community concerns. He noted that he had received numerous calls on Tuesday from people opposing the move.
Whitney said the decision came in response to community concerns. He noted that he had received numerous calls on Tuesday from people opposing the move.
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Terminating #TPS for Venezuelans will send families to a country the U.S. tells its own citizens to avoid due to a
“high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure”
“high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure”
NEW: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to resume its termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants, staying a lower court decision that had halted the process. Only Justice Jackson notes her dissent.
May 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Terminating #TPS for Venezuelans will send families to a country the U.S. tells its own citizens to avoid due to a
“high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure”
“high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure”
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It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
May 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
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In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
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THIS IS NOT NORMAL
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
‘Harrowing': Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl’s face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
www.nbcboston.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
THIS IS NOT NORMAL
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation
#immigration