Maunica Sthanki
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Maunica Sthanki
@maunicas.bsky.social
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Reminder: Trump has broad criminal immunity for actions taken while in office.
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Immigration judges said they were told **how to rule** by DOJ to aid the often illegal arrests of immigrants in courthouses.
July 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Immigration judges said they were told **how to rule** by DOJ to aid the often illegal arrests of immigrants in courthouses.
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Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.
July 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.
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Albuquerque, NM - a man was filmed being tazed in a Walmart by
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.
July 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Albuquerque, NM - a man was filmed being tazed in a Walmart by
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.
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BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
July 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
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Washington, D.C., has a population roughly equivalent to Alaska's.
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
July 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Washington, D.C., has a population roughly equivalent to Alaska's.
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today.
Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill
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The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
June 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
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I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.
June 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I obtained this from a community member minutes after arriving on scene following a raid at the Cypress Park Home Depot this morning. they detained day laborers.
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If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
Abrego Garcia indictment led top federal prosecutor in Tennessee to resign: Sources
abcnews.go.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up.
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
"Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons"
Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division
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Feel free to share. This is shameful
May 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Feel free to share. This is shameful
Now can we finally please stop blaming Latinos and other people of color for Trump's victory?
“Original Sin,” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, depicts Joe Biden as an aging president whose family and aides enabled his quixotic campaign for a second term, Jennifer Szalai writes in a review.
A Damning Portrait of an Enfeebled Biden Protected by His Inner Circle
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Now can we finally please stop blaming Latinos and other people of color for Trump's victory?
Not one judge has ruled that the U.S. is being invaded.
No one is buying their BS. They are getting more desperate.
No one is buying their BS. They are getting more desperate.
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Not one judge has ruled that the U.S. is being invaded.
No one is buying their BS. They are getting more desperate.
No one is buying their BS. They are getting more desperate.
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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
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It is very strange to me that at the same time as we are passing laws banning the wearing of masks to conceal identity, federal agents have started wearing masks to conceal their identity
May 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It is very strange to me that at the same time as we are passing laws banning the wearing of masks to conceal identity, federal agents have started wearing masks to conceal their identity
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ICE raids wrong Oklahoma home, seizes life savings and leaves family ‘traumatized for life’
ICE raids wrong Oklahoma home and seizes family’s life savings — then leaves
The state agreed earlier this year to increased cooperation with federal immigration agents
www.independent.co.uk
May 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
ICE raids wrong Oklahoma home, seizes life savings and leaves family ‘traumatized for life’
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Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots. Children will be taught civic values for schools that want federal taxpayer funding ... we're gonna make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."
May 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots. Children will be taught civic values for schools that want federal taxpayer funding ... we're gonna make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."
2+2=5
Peter Navarro on CNBC reacts to the shrinking GDP number by insisting it's actually good news because if you strip out the effect of tariffs "you have 3 percent growth. So we really like where we're at now."
April 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
2+2=5
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GDP numbers out today. Remember, it’s not a recession, it’s a freedom dip.
April 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
GDP numbers out today. Remember, it’s not a recession, it’s a freedom dip.
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Mohsen was just released by the federal judge in VT!!
April 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Mohsen was just released by the federal judge in VT!!
"One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana
The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
"Don't forget, history is not on your side"
April 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
"Don't forget, history is not on your side"
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An immigration judge within the Trump DOJ has denied bond to Rumeysa Ozturk, saying she’s a “danger and flight risk.”
Her “crime” is cowriting an op-ed urging her school to follow student resolutions to acknowledge the Palestinian genocide & divest from companies tied to Israel.
Her “crime” is cowriting an op-ed urging her school to follow student resolutions to acknowledge the Palestinian genocide & divest from companies tied to Israel.
April 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
An immigration judge within the Trump DOJ has denied bond to Rumeysa Ozturk, saying she’s a “danger and flight risk.”
Her “crime” is cowriting an op-ed urging her school to follow student resolutions to acknowledge the Palestinian genocide & divest from companies tied to Israel.
Her “crime” is cowriting an op-ed urging her school to follow student resolutions to acknowledge the Palestinian genocide & divest from companies tied to Israel.
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(HERE is the bench slap I've been looking for)
HITTING THE DOCKET:
In Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals DENIES the Trump Administration's request for an emergency stay pending appeal & DENIES its request for a writ of mandamus.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
HITTING THE DOCKET:
In Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals DENIES the Trump Administration's request for an emergency stay pending appeal & DENIES its request for a writ of mandamus.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
(HERE is the bench slap I've been looking for)
HITTING THE DOCKET:
In Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals DENIES the Trump Administration's request for an emergency stay pending appeal & DENIES its request for a writ of mandamus.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
HITTING THE DOCKET:
In Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals DENIES the Trump Administration's request for an emergency stay pending appeal & DENIES its request for a writ of mandamus.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I hope this writing will startle you into understanding that a democracy for some — a democracy of convenience — is no democracy at all. I hope it will shake you into acting before it is too late.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Mahmoud Khalil: What does my detention by ICE say about America?
A democracy for some is no democracy at all.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I hope this writing will startle you into understanding that a democracy for some — a democracy of convenience — is no democracy at all. I hope it will shake you into acting before it is too late.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...