Make The Road States
@mtrstates.bsky.social
National organization that works alongside state-based Make the Roads to build power of immigrant & working-class communities of color. maketheroadstates.org
From @maketheroadnj.bsky.social: “The tragic loss of Jean Wilson Brutus is a prime example of the deadly reality of immigrant detentions. This loss reverberates far beyond detention walls: it sends a message to immigrant families across the country that their lives are treated as expendable.”
Advocates, activists, and community leaders demand immediate independent inquiry and answers related to the death of Jean Wilson Brutus, a community member detained at Delaney Hall earlier this month and transported to University Hospital on December 12th.
December 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From @maketheroadnj.bsky.social: “The tragic loss of Jean Wilson Brutus is a prime example of the deadly reality of immigrant detentions. This loss reverberates far beyond detention walls: it sends a message to immigrant families across the country that their lives are treated as expendable.”
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As data centers pop up in every corner of the country, their electricity demands are spiking rates for everyone.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As data centers pop up in every corner of the country, their electricity demands are spiking rates for everyone.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
At 16 years old, Joel, like thousands of other young migrants, has become a target of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. Dissolving long-established protections aimed to help young people like him isn't safety—it's cruelty.
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Officials Target Youth Immigration Program, Speeding Up Deportations
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December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
At 16 years old, Joel, like thousands of other young migrants, has become a target of the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. Dissolving long-established protections aimed to help young people like him isn't safety—it's cruelty.
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From @maketheroadnv.bsky.social: All across the country, rate payers are facing eye-popping increases. What is to blame for the sudden increase in costs? Big tech’s AI-fueled data center frenzy—and it’s about to get even worse.
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Dirty data centers will drive up our utility bills • Nevada Current
If your family is anything like mine, you dread opening up your NV Energy bill every month. Over the summer and fall, I thought I was seeing double; my bill was so high. All across the country, rate p...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
From @maketheroadnv.bsky.social: All across the country, rate payers are facing eye-popping increases. What is to blame for the sudden increase in costs? Big tech’s AI-fueled data center frenzy—and it’s about to get even worse.
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“I don’t know how I’m going to explain it to my daughter one day — that she got pepper-sprayed on our way to buy Pampers and milk.”
The Post identified cases of U.S. citizens being targeted by immigration enforcement agents that are documented in video and witness accounts. Lawyers and community leaders said there are many others involving people too frightened to come forward.
The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: “Where were you born?”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“I don’t know how I’m going to explain it to my daughter one day — that she got pepper-sprayed on our way to buy Pampers and milk.”
Help us reunite Allan & Matthew! Allan is an LGBTQ+ asylum seeker who was wrongfully detained by ICE following his marriage-based green card interview at 26 Federal Plaza.
Over 1,200 New Yorkers have signed the petition demanding his immediate release. Help us #FreeAllan: bit.ly/FreeAllan
Over 1,200 New Yorkers have signed the petition demanding his immediate release. Help us #FreeAllan: bit.ly/FreeAllan
December 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Help us reunite Allan & Matthew! Allan is an LGBTQ+ asylum seeker who was wrongfully detained by ICE following his marriage-based green card interview at 26 Federal Plaza.
Over 1,200 New Yorkers have signed the petition demanding his immediate release. Help us #FreeAllan: bit.ly/FreeAllan
Over 1,200 New Yorkers have signed the petition demanding his immediate release. Help us #FreeAllan: bit.ly/FreeAllan
This is an example of what those in power can do to protect their communities, especially immigrant communities facing this administration's harsh enforcement policies.
No one should fear that a routine court check-in, school drop-off, or emergency hospital visit can result in being deported.
No one should fear that a routine court check-in, school drop-off, or emergency hospital visit can result in being deported.
Breaking News: Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a bill that restricts immigration enforcement near state courthouses and makes it easier to sue ICE agents.
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Imposing New Limits on Immigration Enforcement
The measure restricts immigration arrests around state courthouses. Republicans have criticized the law and suggested it would face legal challenges.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is an example of what those in power can do to protect their communities, especially immigrant communities facing this administration's harsh enforcement policies.
No one should fear that a routine court check-in, school drop-off, or emergency hospital visit can result in being deported.
No one should fear that a routine court check-in, school drop-off, or emergency hospital visit can result in being deported.
While billionaires like Peter Thiel and Alex Karp embed their technology into our government and profit from surveillance, militarization, and authoritarianism, communities are being detained, disappeared, and deported—all while footing the bill.
Palantir’s software is helping ICE track undocumented immigrants and deport them faster, according to federal procurement filings and interviews with people who have knowledge of the project.
How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data-mining company’s chief executive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
While billionaires like Peter Thiel and Alex Karp embed their technology into our government and profit from surveillance, militarization, and authoritarianism, communities are being detained, disappeared, and deported—all while footing the bill.
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As DACA endures unprecedented attacks, Congress has now reintroduced the DREAM Act, a bipartisan solution that provides long-overdue stability and permanent protections for immigrant youth.
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As DACA endures unprecedented attacks, Congress has now reintroduced the DREAM Act, a bipartisan solution that provides long-overdue stability and permanent protections for immigrant youth.
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We, the #BraveOfUS – Americans of all races, genders and backgrounds – are joining together to march, protect our neighbors, and keep our loved ones safe in the place we call home.
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We, the #BraveOfUS – Americans of all races, genders and backgrounds – are joining together to march, protect our neighbors, and keep our loved ones safe in the place we call home.
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All across the country, immigrants & U.S. citizens alike are being approached by armed, masked men on the streets, violently mistreated, put in handcuffs, & put in the back of unmarked vehicles. Look out for your neighbors, to keep one another safe. Know your rights & stay informed. #NoSecretPolice
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
All across the country, immigrants & U.S. citizens alike are being approached by armed, masked men on the streets, violently mistreated, put in handcuffs, & put in the back of unmarked vehicles. Look out for your neighbors, to keep one another safe. Know your rights & stay informed. #NoSecretPolice
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“There is a total lack of oversight...The lack of communication and lack of access to counsel for people in these sites is a way of preventing oversight, transparency and accountability.”
--Paige Austin, attorney at @maketheroadny.bsky.social
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--Paige Austin, attorney at @maketheroadny.bsky.social
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Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks
Guardian analysis finds ICE increasingly keeps people in holding rooms with little oversight, as some facilities see a 600% rise in detention length
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October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“There is a total lack of oversight...The lack of communication and lack of access to counsel for people in these sites is a way of preventing oversight, transparency and accountability.”
--Paige Austin, attorney at @maketheroadny.bsky.social
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--Paige Austin, attorney at @maketheroadny.bsky.social
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“If Palantir is able to move forward with ImmigrationOS, all of the information that we have given over — that we’ve trusted the state with — could be used to separate families,” said Nedia Morsy of @maketheroadnj.bsky.social. documentedny.com/2025/10/27/p...
Immigrant Advocates Are Targeting Tech — and Palantir Is Public Enemy No. 1
Activists and immigration advocates are seeking to bring Palantir's elusive digital infrastructure into the public eye and are urging states to divest from the company.
documentedny.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“If Palantir is able to move forward with ImmigrationOS, all of the information that we have given over — that we’ve trusted the state with — could be used to separate families,” said Nedia Morsy of @maketheroadnj.bsky.social. documentedny.com/2025/10/27/p...
"Now, as President Donald Trump rolls out increased immigration arrests, detentions and deportations, migrants displaced by hurricanes, floods and droughts are at risk of being sent back to places hollowed out by climate change."
To understand how climate change may have influenced migrants’ journeys, Columbia Journalism Investigations and Documented analyzed more than nine million records of people apprehended by U.S.
'Nothing to Go Back to': How Climate Change Is Driving Migrants From Their Homes to NYC - Documented
New data shows how climate disasters correspond with migration to the United States.
documentedny.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"Now, as President Donald Trump rolls out increased immigration arrests, detentions and deportations, migrants displaced by hurricanes, floods and droughts are at risk of being sent back to places hollowed out by climate change."
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Since October 1, 2024, at least 21 people have died in ICE custody.
This is what happens when an immigration system values quotas over human lives. It’s unacceptable — and we refuse to stay silent.
https://bit.ly/4nfuFXJ
This is what happens when an immigration system values quotas over human lives. It’s unacceptable — and we refuse to stay silent.
https://bit.ly/4nfuFXJ
2025 Fiscal Year Among the Deadliest in ICE History for Detained Migrants
Nearly all of ICE’s detention centers are run by privately owned companies and have been criticized for overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Since October 1, 2024, at least 21 people have died in ICE custody.
This is what happens when an immigration system values quotas over human lives. It’s unacceptable — and we refuse to stay silent.
https://bit.ly/4nfuFXJ
This is what happens when an immigration system values quotas over human lives. It’s unacceptable — and we refuse to stay silent.
https://bit.ly/4nfuFXJ
naturally.
these arrests were a disturbing infringement on their First Amendment right and we’re glad to see the court uphold these very rights.
these arrests were a disturbing infringement on their First Amendment right and we’re glad to see the court uphold these very rights.
Breaking News: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by deporting noncitizen student activists.
Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech
In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
naturally.
these arrests were a disturbing infringement on their First Amendment right and we’re glad to see the court uphold these very rights.
these arrests were a disturbing infringement on their First Amendment right and we’re glad to see the court uphold these very rights.
We’re kicking off the #MRSTHROWDOWN25 in New Jersey! Compas from across the states are coming together to build power and community 🦋✊🏽
September 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We’re kicking off the #MRSTHROWDOWN25 in New Jersey! Compas from across the states are coming together to build power and community 🦋✊🏽
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Nearly 20 DACA recipients & dozens more immigrant youth have been snatched from their families and detained by immigration agents in recent months.
September 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Nearly 20 DACA recipients & dozens more immigrant youth have been snatched from their families and detained by immigration agents in recent months.
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Today, during his mandatory check-in, ICE unjustly detained our beloved member Kilmar Abrego (AGAIN). This is the latest action to persecute Kilmar for refusing to give up his constitutional rights and for rejecting a coerced plea deal.
August 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Today, during his mandatory check-in, ICE unjustly detained our beloved member Kilmar Abrego (AGAIN). This is the latest action to persecute Kilmar for refusing to give up his constitutional rights and for rejecting a coerced plea deal.
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When Senator Gordon M. Johnson says “everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes & neighborhoods," he’s right.
As ICE escalates Trump’s attacks, NJ legislature must act now! No delays, no excuses. Families’ safety is on the line. Pass the #ImmigrantTrustAct!
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As ICE escalates Trump’s attacks, NJ legislature must act now! No delays, no excuses. Families’ safety is on the line. Pass the #ImmigrantTrustAct!
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New Jersey must pass the Immigrant Trust Act. Our migrants musn't live in fear | Opinion
New Jersey must pass the Immigrant Trust Act. We must stand tall against the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants.
www.dailyrecord.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
When Senator Gordon M. Johnson says “everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes & neighborhoods," he’s right.
As ICE escalates Trump’s attacks, NJ legislature must act now! No delays, no excuses. Families’ safety is on the line. Pass the #ImmigrantTrustAct!
www.dailyrecord.com/story/opinio...
As ICE escalates Trump’s attacks, NJ legislature must act now! No delays, no excuses. Families’ safety is on the line. Pass the #ImmigrantTrustAct!
www.dailyrecord.com/story/opinio...
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Every day, there is a new immigration headline.
For some, these headlines are just noise. For DACA recipients, they’re a nightmare realized.
For some, these headlines are just noise. For DACA recipients, they’re a nightmare realized.
DACA Recipients Keep Getting Detained, Despite Protections - American Immigration Council
Every day, there is a new immigration headline. For some, these headlines are just noise. For DACA recipients, they’re a nightmare realized.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Every day, there is a new immigration headline.
For some, these headlines are just noise. For DACA recipients, they’re a nightmare realized.
For some, these headlines are just noise. For DACA recipients, they’re a nightmare realized.
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#BREAKING: We just filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration over lack of access to legal counsel and unsafe conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, where more than 100 people have been confined, sometimes for weeks, to a temporary holding facility operated by ICE.
ICE Is Holding Migrants in Crowded and Unsanitary Cells, Suit Claims
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#BREAKING: We just filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration over lack of access to legal counsel and unsafe conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, where more than 100 people have been confined, sometimes for weeks, to a temporary holding facility operated by ICE.
From @maketheroadny.bsky.social: “Community members are really afraid of doing their daily routines...I’ve talked to the community who’ve shared, ‘I’d rather die than go to the hospital and be arrested by ICE’ because they’re terrified of being deported to other countries.” qns.com/2025/06/immi...
‘Devastating’ blow for immigrant advocates as New York for All Act fails to advance – QNS
After months of advocacy, immigrant advocates of the New York for All Act were left disheartened when the legislation failed to reach a vote
qns.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
From @maketheroadny.bsky.social: “Community members are really afraid of doing their daily routines...I’ve talked to the community who’ve shared, ‘I’d rather die than go to the hospital and be arrested by ICE’ because they’re terrified of being deported to other countries.” qns.com/2025/06/immi...
Today, we celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday where we reflect on the liberation of enslaved Black people in our country. Juneteenth is a celebration, but it also serves as a reminder that over a 100 years later, we continue to fight for promised freedoms and against racial inequities.
June 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today, we celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday where we reflect on the liberation of enslaved Black people in our country. Juneteenth is a celebration, but it also serves as a reminder that over a 100 years later, we continue to fight for promised freedoms and against racial inequities.