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
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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
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
--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.
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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!
www.dailyrecord.com/story/opinio...
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Today, U.S. Representatives @nadler.house.gov and @repdangoldman.bsky.social will observe court proceedings at 26 Federal Plaza and work to fulfill their Congressional oversight responsibilities.
The Members will request access to visit the ICE and Removal Operations NY Field Office.
The Members will request access to visit the ICE and Removal Operations NY Field Office.
June 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today, U.S. Representatives @nadler.house.gov and @repdangoldman.bsky.social will observe court proceedings at 26 Federal Plaza and work to fulfill their Congressional oversight responsibilities.
The Members will request access to visit the ICE and Removal Operations NY Field Office.
The Members will request access to visit the ICE and Removal Operations NY Field Office.
Make the Road States strongly opposed the travel ban in the first Trump administration and we oppose it as vehemently today.
Diversity is what makes this country strong and healthy - this latest move from the Trump administration ignores this.
Diversity is what makes this country strong and healthy - this latest move from the Trump administration ignores this.
June 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Make the Road States strongly opposed the travel ban in the first Trump administration and we oppose it as vehemently today.
Diversity is what makes this country strong and healthy - this latest move from the Trump administration ignores this.
Diversity is what makes this country strong and healthy - this latest move from the Trump administration ignores this.
Today, the House approved of a plan that sends billions of dollars to supplement unjust mass deportations while decimating crucial programs that provide basic health care and food assistance to children.
Senate members must stop this dangerous bill and protect our most vulnerable communities!
Senate members must stop this dangerous bill and protect our most vulnerable communities!
May 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today, the House approved of a plan that sends billions of dollars to supplement unjust mass deportations while decimating crucial programs that provide basic health care and food assistance to children.
Senate members must stop this dangerous bill and protect our most vulnerable communities!
Senate members must stop this dangerous bill and protect our most vulnerable communities!
Allowing the Trump administration to end this critical immigrant relief program that grants people fleeing violence and harm to find safe harbor is a devastating precedent.
This action is deeply unjust and will put lives at terrible risk.
This action is deeply unjust and will put lives at terrible risk.
In response to the Supreme Court decision that overturned protection afforded to Venezuelan Temporary Protective Status (TPS) holders by a California judge, our Co-Legal Director, Harold Solis, issued the following statement on behalf of our 28,000 members.
May 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Allowing the Trump administration to end this critical immigrant relief program that grants people fleeing violence and harm to find safe harbor is a devastating precedent.
This action is deeply unjust and will put lives at terrible risk.
This action is deeply unjust and will put lives at terrible risk.
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Hundreds are gathered at the SCOTUS because this moment matters. It is about our children’s rights. It is about their future. Ending birthright citizenship would turn back the clock on civil rights and violate our nation’s Constitutional promises.
We will not let that happen. Not today. Not ever.
We will not let that happen. Not today. Not ever.
Rally to Defend Birthright Citizenship and Constitutional Equality Outside Supreme Court of the US
YouTube video by Somos CASA
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May 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hundreds are gathered at the SCOTUS because this moment matters. It is about our children’s rights. It is about their future. Ending birthright citizenship would turn back the clock on civil rights and violate our nation’s Constitutional promises.
We will not let that happen. Not today. Not ever.
We will not let that happen. Not today. Not ever.
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🚨TODAY: We’re in DC alongside partners from across the country to say NO to Congress’s budget bill that will gut vital programs & supercharging the deportation machine.
Our communities & families deserve better!
Our communities & families deserve better!
May 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🚨TODAY: We’re in DC alongside partners from across the country to say NO to Congress’s budget bill that will gut vital programs & supercharging the deportation machine.
Our communities & families deserve better!
Our communities & families deserve better!
After hours of detainment, Newark Mayor Baraka has been released.
This arrest is shameful. @maketheroadnj.bsky.social has been at Delaney Hall demanding accountability since day one and we will continue to fight back against any attempts to make New Jersey a mass deportation zone.
This arrest is shameful. @maketheroadnj.bsky.social has been at Delaney Hall demanding accountability since day one and we will continue to fight back against any attempts to make New Jersey a mass deportation zone.
May 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
After hours of detainment, Newark Mayor Baraka has been released.
This arrest is shameful. @maketheroadnj.bsky.social has been at Delaney Hall demanding accountability since day one and we will continue to fight back against any attempts to make New Jersey a mass deportation zone.
This arrest is shameful. @maketheroadnj.bsky.social has been at Delaney Hall demanding accountability since day one and we will continue to fight back against any attempts to make New Jersey a mass deportation zone.
"At a moment of fear and fracture, the Solidarity Organizing Initiative creates an opportunity for community, learning, leadership, action, & builds important, new, decentralized civic infrastructure."
👇*NEW* op-ed, co-written by our co-director, Theo Oshiro!
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
👇*NEW* op-ed, co-written by our co-director, Theo Oshiro!
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Will You Put Your Body On the Line to Defend and Support Your Neighbors?
A new Solidarity Pledge organized by civil rights and social justice organizations invites people to stand up for immigrant communities.
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April 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"At a moment of fear and fracture, the Solidarity Organizing Initiative creates an opportunity for community, learning, leadership, action, & builds important, new, decentralized civic infrastructure."
👇*NEW* op-ed, co-written by our co-director, Theo Oshiro!
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
👇*NEW* op-ed, co-written by our co-director, Theo Oshiro!
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The recent arrest of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE, coupled w/ the current administration's decision to reinstate family detention policies, signifies a troubling shift toward more aggressive immigration enforcement. In response, Theo Oshiro, our Co-Executive Director, issued the following statement.⬇️
March 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The recent arrest of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE, coupled w/ the current administration's decision to reinstate family detention policies, signifies a troubling shift toward more aggressive immigration enforcement. In response, Theo Oshiro, our Co-Executive Director, issued the following statement.⬇️
📰 Recently, the Trump admin announced their intention to have immigrants register w/ the federal gov, give fingerprints & carry proof of registration or risk criminal prosecution & imprisonment.
Their scare tactics won’t intimidate our communities. We’ll fight back to #ProtectOurFutures!✊
Their scare tactics won’t intimidate our communities. We’ll fight back to #ProtectOurFutures!✊
March 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
📰 Recently, the Trump admin announced their intention to have immigrants register w/ the federal gov, give fingerprints & carry proof of registration or risk criminal prosecution & imprisonment.
Their scare tactics won’t intimidate our communities. We’ll fight back to #ProtectOurFutures!✊
Their scare tactics won’t intimidate our communities. We’ll fight back to #ProtectOurFutures!✊