Paromania
@paromitashah.bsky.social
Executive Director, Co-Founder, movement lawyer at Just Futures Law. Find us at www.justfutureslaw.org or @justfutureslaw.bsky.social
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As an alternate headline, "How Immigration Agents Avoid Accountability for their Actions." www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests
Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
As an alternate headline, "How Immigration Agents Avoid Accountability for their Actions." www.npr.org/2025/10/29/g...
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We warned this exact thing would happen. This is why dozens of human rights groups have been calling to BanFacialrecognition.com for years
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We warned this exact thing would happen. This is why dozens of human rights groups have been calling to BanFacialrecognition.com for years
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What’s actually happening
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What’s actually happening
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Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
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September 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're hiring! Just Futures Law seeks a seasoned and dedicated Co-Director of Litigation to help lead strategic legal challenges to repressive immigration policies, surveillance practices, and threats to First Amendment rights. www.justfutureslaw.org/jobs
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: “What of the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life? Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize? I don’t know.”
September 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates: “What of the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life? Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize? I don’t know.”
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The emergency has ended, yet the collaboration continues. Bowser’s appeasement of Trump has done nothing but hurt the District. MPD & ICE are individually deeply harmful, together they compound that harm. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump threatens to retake control of D.C. police over Bowser’s position on ICE
President Donald Trump’s comments, just days after his 30-day police takeover ended, underline his intense interest in D.C. — and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s political predicament.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The emergency has ended, yet the collaboration continues. Bowser’s appeasement of Trump has done nothing but hurt the District. MPD & ICE are individually deeply harmful, together they compound that harm. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Police “can be in many places more than ICE can. They know how to do traffic checkpoints. They can block streets. What you’re giving them is a demographic and cultural map of the city.”
September 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Police “can be in many places more than ICE can. They know how to do traffic checkpoints. They can block streets. What you’re giving them is a demographic and cultural map of the city.”
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Today 31 Democrats chose to side with Donald Trump over DC.
We did not ask for this. It will not make us safer. And fueling this fascist president's agenda is dangerous for our entire country. (🧵)
We did not ask for this. It will not make us safer. And fueling this fascist president's agenda is dangerous for our entire country. (🧵)
September 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Today 31 Democrats chose to side with Donald Trump over DC.
We did not ask for this. It will not make us safer. And fueling this fascist president's agenda is dangerous for our entire country. (🧵)
We did not ask for this. It will not make us safer. And fueling this fascist president's agenda is dangerous for our entire country. (🧵)
It was an honor to accept this award on behalf of colleagues at @justfutureslaw.bsky.social and our grassroots partners who partner with us on litigation, policy and research. I admire them so much. And thanks to @eff.org for a hella fun night.
@ParomitaShah.bsky.social of @justfutureslaw.bsky.social accepts the EFF Award: “I applaud all of us who are throwing sands in the gears of this authoritarian legal front.”
September 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It was an honor to accept this award on behalf of colleagues at @justfutureslaw.bsky.social and our grassroots partners who partner with us on litigation, policy and research. I admire them so much. And thanks to @eff.org for a hella fun night.
We're feeling pretty honored that we made this list.
From Aaron Swartz to Chelsea Manning... EFF has recognized digital freedom legends. Learn who will join their ranks in 2025 with this year's EFF Awards: eff.org/effawards
EFF Awards 2025
For over 30 years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has presented awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing digital rights. The EFF Awards celebrate the
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September 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We're feeling pretty honored that we made this list.
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Know before you go—EFF Awards:
WHERE? SF Design Center Galleria 🌁
WHEN? September 10 @ 6 PM 📆
FOOD AND DRINK? Yes! 🍺🍷🍕🌮 eff.org/effawards
WHERE? SF Design Center Galleria 🌁
WHEN? September 10 @ 6 PM 📆
FOOD AND DRINK? Yes! 🍺🍷🍕🌮 eff.org/effawards
EFF Awards 2025
For over 30 years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has presented awards recognizing key leaders and organizations advancing innovation and championing digital rights. The EFF Awards celebrate the
www.eff.org
September 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Know before you go—EFF Awards:
WHERE? SF Design Center Galleria 🌁
WHEN? September 10 @ 6 PM 📆
FOOD AND DRINK? Yes! 🍺🍷🍕🌮 eff.org/effawards
WHERE? SF Design Center Galleria 🌁
WHEN? September 10 @ 6 PM 📆
FOOD AND DRINK? Yes! 🍺🍷🍕🌮 eff.org/effawards
We can all learn something from these bystanders.
Masked ICE agents are bringing fear and insecurity into our communities in DC. This morning an ICE agent pointed a taser at a bystander who was horrified at seeing a community member be aggressively kidnapped. Fuck ICE.
August 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We can all learn something from these bystanders.
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I didn't anticipate that my DC summer might involve living under a paramilitary occupation. They are disappearing people, assaulting people who are filming them, pulling people off mopeds - all with a sidearm. DC is stop #2 in the Trump war against states.
August 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I didn't anticipate that my DC summer might involve living under a paramilitary occupation. They are disappearing people, assaulting people who are filming them, pulling people off mopeds - all with a sidearm. DC is stop #2 in the Trump war against states.
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D.C. residents rallied near the White House this morning to protest President Trump’s federal takeover of city law enforcement.
Free DC led a rally near LaFayette Square this morning, where speakers called on D.C. area residents to fight back President Trump’s ‘fascist’ federal takeover.
Free DC led a rally near LaFayette Square this morning, where speakers called on D.C. area residents to fight back President Trump’s ‘fascist’ federal takeover.
August 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
D.C. residents rallied near the White House this morning to protest President Trump’s federal takeover of city law enforcement.
Free DC led a rally near LaFayette Square this morning, where speakers called on D.C. area residents to fight back President Trump’s ‘fascist’ federal takeover.
Free DC led a rally near LaFayette Square this morning, where speakers called on D.C. area residents to fight back President Trump’s ‘fascist’ federal takeover.
He wants to throw out decades of home rule in DC, which would endanger hundreds of thousands of residents who live here.
The White House said there will be an increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, following President Donald Trump’s suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city.
Trump orders increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington to 'make DC safe again'
The White House has announced an increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C., for at least the next week to combat crime.
bit.ly
August 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
He wants to throw out decades of home rule in DC, which would endanger hundreds of thousands of residents who live here.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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URGENT: DC to clear many homeless encampments tonight (Thur, Aug 7th). Please spread widely and share with media.
My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.
My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.
August 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
URGENT: DC to clear many homeless encampments tonight (Thur, Aug 7th). Please spread widely and share with media.
My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.
My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.
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“Time and time again, ICE has shown us that it intends to build a mass surveillance system that nets all Americans. It is not about combatting crime, this is about the federal government having surveillance power and control over all Americans”
- Julie Mao
Follow link to read @404media.co
- Julie Mao
Follow link to read @404media.co
ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets
The database, called ISO ClaimSearch, is nearly all encompassing and contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills.
www.404media.co
July 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“Time and time again, ICE has shown us that it intends to build a mass surveillance system that nets all Americans. It is not about combatting crime, this is about the federal government having surveillance power and control over all Americans”
- Julie Mao
Follow link to read @404media.co
- Julie Mao
Follow link to read @404media.co
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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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If this AI regulation moratorium passes, state lawmakers will have no power to regulate and protect the privacy of their constituents.
This is exactly what the AI industry wants.
This is exactly what the AI industry wants.
Analysis | State lawmakers to Congress: Don’t stop us from regulating AI
Bipartisan letter decries 10-year moratorium on AI laws as ‘overreach’ as Senate takes up Trump’s big bill
www.washingtonpost.com
June 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If this AI regulation moratorium passes, state lawmakers will have no power to regulate and protect the privacy of their constituents.
This is exactly what the AI industry wants.
This is exactly what the AI industry wants.
Come join us for this talk organized by Pal Legal and the Nation. Register at bit.ly/weRise
June 27, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Come join us for this talk organized by Pal Legal and the Nation. Register at bit.ly/weRise
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Once our data is in the hands of law enforcement, we have less control of what they will do with it. Police and ICE collaborate, and they are willing to bend the rules to spy and criminalize people.
The only way to keep our data safe is by NOT giving surveillance tech to police & federal agencies.
The only way to keep our data safe is by NOT giving surveillance tech to police & federal agencies.
Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police
Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.
www.404media.co
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Once our data is in the hands of law enforcement, we have less control of what they will do with it. Police and ICE collaborate, and they are willing to bend the rules to spy and criminalize people.
The only way to keep our data safe is by NOT giving surveillance tech to police & federal agencies.
The only way to keep our data safe is by NOT giving surveillance tech to police & federal agencies.
I have learned there also are multiple caravans going to Rafa to challenge the humanitarian aid blockade. Respect to them.
Israeli Military Seizes Gaza Freedom Flotilla in International Waters
Israeli forces commandeered the humanitarian aid boat and arrested its 12 passengers.
truthout.org
June 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I have learned there also are multiple caravans going to Rafa to challenge the humanitarian aid blockade. Respect to them.