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Remember Gaza

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In memory of:

Omar Said Mohammed Issa / عمر سعيد محمد عيسى
Age: 13

We will not forget you.

February 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM

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Auschwitz Memorial

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3 February 1883 | A German Jewish woman, Adele Jordan, was born in Einbeck. During the war she lived in Belgium.

She was deported from Mechelen to #Auschwitz in September 1942. She did not survive.
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▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Vintage portrait photograph of a woman with curly hair, wearing a high-collared, puffy-sleeved blouse.

February 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM

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Steve Vladeck

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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].

So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90
Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination).

Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law.

Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI.

Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem

has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]

Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly
scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously
does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs
will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to
take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section
IV.B.2.b.
Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not
cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains
unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959
lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our
economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into
the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn
the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of
them.
For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under
5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.

February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM

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paigetomkinson.bsky.social

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The GOP doesn't want a rule that ICE can't wear masks for fear of doxxing. If the agents weren't acting like absolute Gestapo thugs, it wouldn't be a problem.

February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM

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L S D

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Depraved pedophiles are running the country, torching the constitution and creating a surveillance/police state and republicans don’t give a single fuck. In fact, they’re trying to rig the midterms and ‘28 elections so pedophile tyrants can rule forever.

February 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM

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Sue Carr

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Immigrants can’t vote unless they have become American citizens.

February 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM

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TheSporkMaster

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Our government was founded on all men are equal under the law.
That means not even the president is above the law.
Every politician needs to be dealt with as any one of us citizens would be when they commit crimes.
To do it any other way is not just and we really need to hold them accountable...

February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM

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Bgrahamdisciple

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I am old enough to remember when Tesla had an auto business.

February 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸

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{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

February 2, 2026 at 10:51 AM

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Acyn

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Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein.

February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM

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boneyardz.bsky.social

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Read more: bit.ly/46ukDMK

February 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM

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birdsinmuseums.com

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Turtle and vulture gathered the bones to awaken margay, tapirus and human iguana (2025)
Priscilla Dobler Dzul
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

February 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM

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Auntie Social

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So news today is Trump is the s(h)itting president?

February 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM

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WarTranslated (Dmitri)

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Reuters reports that an unidentified drone fell near Warsaw on the territory of a military base, about 70 meters from a weapons depot.
www.reuters.com/world/drone-...

February 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM

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Ilhan Omar

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Abolish ICE.

There’s no reforming it.

There’s no compromise.

There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM

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Remember Gaza

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In memory of:

Mohammed Said Khalil Eliwa / محمد سعيد خليل عليوة
Age: 27

We will not forget you.

February 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Maceo Vive

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⚠️🤖🚫
Be careful FOLLOWING BACK

February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM

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Boricuabc2

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Just in case you need a reminder of how profoundly stupid this administration is….. I offer exhibit A

February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM

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Remember Gaza

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In memory of:

Ahmed Munir Khader Abu Riala / احمد منير خضر ابو رياله
Age: 21

We will not forget you.

February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM

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Remember Gaza

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In memory of:

Mohammed Nihad Ishaq Abu Huwaidi / محمد نهاد اسحق ابو هويدي
Age: 14

We will not forget you.

February 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM

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Remember Gaza

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In memory of:

Muhannad Wael Mohammed Al-Amsi / مهند وائل محمد العمصي
Age: 22

We will not forget you.

February 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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Auschwitz Memorial

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3 February 1916 | Italian Jew, Alberto Cassin, was born in Busca.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from Fossoli on 22 February 1944.
He did not survive.