Pablo Manríquez
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Pablo Manríquez
@pabloreports.bsky.social
editor, migrantinsider.com
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hello new followers on bluesky. i'm a reporter covering immigration, a brutal news beat overrun with trolls on twitter.

it's nice to finally find a space where people actually care about migrants and are sharing news and information in good faith.

thanks for that, fam.
ICMYI, dozens of House and Senate aides traded the Capitol warmth for Upper Senate Park cold yesterday, holding a somber vigil to demand an end to the murder of Americans by federal agents. migrantinsider.com/p/staffers-w...
Staffers Walkout: Congressional Aides Mourn Lives Lost to “Lawless Period of Terror”
Dozens of House and Senate aides traded the Capitol warmth for Upper Senate Park cold yesterday, holding a somber vigil to demand an end to the murder of Americans by federal agents.
migrantinsider.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
SCOO: DHS Targets Hill Aides with Bogus "Fact Sheets" Defending Warrantless ICE Home Entries migrantinsider.com/p/dhs-target...
DHS Targets Hill Aides with Bogus "Fact Sheets" Defending Warrantless ICE Home Entries (SCOOP)
As House Democrats demand a total rescission of the May 2025 warrants memo, the administration doubles down, telling staffers that non-citizens lack standard privacy rights.
migrantinsider.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Pablo Manríquez
Local police have cleared bomb threats this morning at multiple schools in the Minneapolis-area district where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos goes to school.

Because this community hasn't been through enough already. JFC.

Kids safe to go back tomorrow.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
February 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Reposted by Pablo Manríquez
Alex Pretti was a union member of AFGE Local 3699

His murder increases the likelihood of another general strike in Minneapolis.

My newsletter looks at what’s next as labor responds to his murder by ICE agent
Alex Pretti Was a Union Member - Another General Strike Now Likely - NBA Game Cancellation Could Spur Player Walkout Again
Alex Pretti was an ICE nurse at the Minneapolis VA and, according to AFGE, a union member of AFGE Local 3669.
paydayreport.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Meet the immigrant artists of the Capitol who have defeated the “Know-Nothings” with passion and paintbrushes—past and present.
migrantinsider.com/p/migrant-ar...
Migrant Artists Paint Congress
Watch now | Meet the immigrant artists of the Capitol who have defeated the “Know-Nothings” with passion and paintbrushes—past and present.
migrantinsider.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract to funnel tens of billions to ICE for a nationwide "ghost network” of concentration camps—just got a lot bigger.
migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a "ghost network" of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight.
migrantinsider.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Three Democratic Bills That Would Essentially Abolish ICE
migrantinsider.com/p/three-demo...
Three Democratic Bills That Would Essentially Abolish ICE
Shri Thanedar’s is the most straightforward. Jimmy Gomez’s is the cleverst. Delia Ramirez’s gets into the weeds.
migrantinsider.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
ICE’s Death Budget

Bleak contracting document reveals how many the agency believed would die this yeer. We're already well past it.

READ: detentionkills.substack.com/p/ices-death...
ICE's Death Budget
New Contracting Document Offers Rare Window Into Agency Detainee Death Expectations
detentionkills.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Reposted by Pablo Manríquez
UPDATE: Now, 215 Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions are being held around the country.

This could create serious momentum for strikes in other cities where ICE attacks.

paydayreport.com/minneap/
MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 215 Cities on Friday
At least 215 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike.
paydayreport.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Reposted by Pablo Manríquez
Punching up is the most exquisite press freedom.
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Twin Cities Workers Strike Against ICE. Two Hundred Cities Follow. migrantinsider.com/p/twin-citie...
Twin Cities Workers Strike Against ICE. Two Hundred Cities Follow.
As two hundred and fifteen cities prepare to walk out today in solidarity with Minneapolis, the whole world is watching.
migrantinsider.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Murphy Slams ICE Funding Deal, Alleges ‘Playbook of Brutality’ and Budgetary Deception
migrantinsider.com/p/murphy-sla...
Murphy Slams ICE Funding Deal, Alleges ‘Playbook of Brutality’ and Budgetary Deception
Appropriators claim cuts while maintaining $3.84B Republican increase — spend plan data exposes year-old funding as new baseline
migrantinsider.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
🚨BREAKING: Senate Republicans Steamroll Democrats on Another ICE Funding Increase

Congressional Appropriations Committees negotiate massive boost to detention budget with no real accountability measures despite Democratic claims of cuts and oversight.
migrantinsider.com/p/breaking-s...
BREAKING: Senate Republicans Steamroll Democrats on ICE Funding Increase
Congressional Appropriations Committees negotiates massive boost to detention budget with no real accountability measures despite Democratic claims of cuts and oversight.
migrantinsider.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Will DHS approps drop today? The whole world is watching.
January 19, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s America

Fear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘I was afraid for my life’: the transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s America
Fear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Reposted by Pablo Manríquez
Of course, the women have to stand up and take over❤️
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
SCOOP w/assist from @ericmgarcia.bsky.social

Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
migrantinsider.com/p/patty-murr...
Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
The top Democratic appropriator draws a clear red line over funding increases for the rogue federal agency terrorizing communities across America.
migrantinsider.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Reposted by Pablo Manríquez
It turns out that when you're reporting live events as they occur, you have to push updates out.
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Reposted by Pablo Manríquez
I don't know what the policy riders are that they're negotiating, but one confining Border Patrol to the actual border (oceans and lakes don't count) needs to be part of the minimum position too.
January 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
🚨BREAKING: DEMS DRAW RED LINE IN DHS APPROPS: NO FUNDING INCREASE FOR ICE. POLICY RIDERS GROWING. STORY COMING IN MIGRANT INSIDER
🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.

Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.

Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Pablo Manríquez
Minneapolis unions call for General Strike on Jan 23rd against ICE

5 major unions have joined the call so far & the list is expected to grow.

paydayreport.com/5-minneapoli...
5 Minneapolis Unions Call for General Strike - Largest Ohio ArcelorMittal Plant Workers on Strike - UPMC Altoona Nurses Win Violence Protection Measures Following Attack
ATU Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28 are supporting the call for a general strike and organizers expect the list to grow in...
paydayreport.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 AM
🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.

Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.

Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
January 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM