An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
@shinery.bsky.social
Undocumented for 20 years. Cis, she/her. 145 weeks sober. Unite Ireland. Free Palestine. Abolish ICE. Immigrants deserve rights. Republican, not in the American way. If you have to ask, Google it. My President is better than yours.
Pinned
This photo will be shown in history books as an example of deep and unabiding cruelty. You can't reform this.
TW: food, weight loss, medications
/
/
I've been logging what I eat for the last few days and it's really not much. But it's all I can manage.
Combined with my shots, when I go to the doctor and if she tells me I'm not doing enough like the rest of them have, I might actually burst into flames.
/
/
I've been logging what I eat for the last few days and it's really not much. But it's all I can manage.
Combined with my shots, when I go to the doctor and if she tells me I'm not doing enough like the rest of them have, I might actually burst into flames.
February 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM
TW: food, weight loss, medications
/
/
I've been logging what I eat for the last few days and it's really not much. But it's all I can manage.
Combined with my shots, when I go to the doctor and if she tells me I'm not doing enough like the rest of them have, I might actually burst into flames.
/
/
I've been logging what I eat for the last few days and it's really not much. But it's all I can manage.
Combined with my shots, when I go to the doctor and if she tells me I'm not doing enough like the rest of them have, I might actually burst into flames.
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
watching hundreds of democrats on here SUDDENLY shocked by the thermobaric bombs dropped in Gaza, things that Palestinians have told us were happening for 2 YEARS,
and immediately use that shock to blame people for “not voting for Harris“ because this “wouldn’t have happened under her”
and immediately use that shock to blame people for “not voting for Harris“ because this “wouldn’t have happened under her”
February 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
watching hundreds of democrats on here SUDDENLY shocked by the thermobaric bombs dropped in Gaza, things that Palestinians have told us were happening for 2 YEARS,
and immediately use that shock to blame people for “not voting for Harris“ because this “wouldn’t have happened under her”
and immediately use that shock to blame people for “not voting for Harris“ because this “wouldn’t have happened under her”
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
I came through a port of entry ("legally"). I overstayed my visa so I wouldn't have to go home and be either murdered or commit suicide, and also because I was in love with an American.
According to immigration law, I should have just accepted my death.
According to immigration law, I should have just accepted my death.
many undocumented people did come to the US legally and then their status lapsed for whatever reason. Struggling with administrative burdens is common. If you forget to do your car registration should you be sent out of state and imprisoned in deplorable conditions ?! Be reasonable here.
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I came through a port of entry ("legally"). I overstayed my visa so I wouldn't have to go home and be either murdered or commit suicide, and also because I was in love with an American.
According to immigration law, I should have just accepted my death.
According to immigration law, I should have just accepted my death.
Slotkin and Kelly both voted for the Laken Riley Act.
Fuck them.
Fuck them.
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Slotkin and Kelly both voted for the Laken Riley Act.
Fuck them.
Fuck them.
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
ProPublica is publishing the letters of children incarcerated inside ICE facilities.
If you are from another country, do not come here. Not even to visit. Some of these children have been inside almost a year and only came here for family vacation.
If you are from another country, do not come here. Not even to visit. Some of these children have been inside almost a year and only came here for family vacation.
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
ProPublica is publishing the letters of children incarcerated inside ICE facilities.
If you are from another country, do not come here. Not even to visit. Some of these children have been inside almost a year and only came here for family vacation.
If you are from another country, do not come here. Not even to visit. Some of these children have been inside almost a year and only came here for family vacation.
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
McIver is one of 15 Members of Congress that support Abolishing ICE, btw:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
20260206_'Abolish ICE' Tracker
docs.google.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
McIver is one of 15 Members of Congress that support Abolishing ICE, btw:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
“… Liam is in hiding with his family after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas detention center.
Liam is now no longer going to school — let alone a Super Bowl.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Liam is now no longer going to school — let alone a Super Bowl.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they saw the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show, but Liam is still in hiding with his family after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas detent...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
“… Liam is in hiding with his family after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas detention center.
Liam is now no longer going to school — let alone a Super Bowl.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Liam is now no longer going to school — let alone a Super Bowl.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
“The truth is, he’s not the same boy he was before. Ever since he went in there, he’s suffered psychological trauma; he’s very scared,” said his dad, Adrian Conejo Arias. “He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy.’”
“… Liam is in hiding with his family after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas detention center.
Liam is now no longer going to school — let alone a Super Bowl.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Liam is now no longer going to school — let alone a Super Bowl.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they saw the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show, but Liam is still in hiding with his family after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas detent...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
“The truth is, he’s not the same boy he was before. Ever since he went in there, he’s suffered psychological trauma; he’s very scared,” said his dad, Adrian Conejo Arias. “He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy.’”
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
Bro it's so bad. Stancil is admitting he's in contact with ICE, he's filming faces and getting into it with militants at protests, all kinds of foul shit.
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Bro it's so bad. Stancil is admitting he's in contact with ICE, he's filming faces and getting into it with militants at protests, all kinds of foul shit.
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
looks a little funny that the guy who's been fighting with people for weeks on here about how the movement should be more lax with opsec is ostensibly talking directly with ICE agents
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
looks a little funny that the guy who's been fighting with people for weeks on here about how the movement should be more lax with opsec is ostensibly talking directly with ICE agents
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
Identifying and warning about the white supremacist & neo-Nazi threats is public interest reporting done for the safety of our communities.
Please unsuspend @bywayofplymouth.bsky.social.
@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
Please unsuspend @bywayofplymouth.bsky.social.
@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
Our friends over at @bywayofplymouth.bsky.social got a permanent account ban, presumably for doxing fascists.
They’ve appealed, but it looks like Bluesky is not really a safe place for antifascist researchers who expose fascists.
They’ve appealed, but it looks like Bluesky is not really a safe place for antifascist researchers who expose fascists.
February 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Identifying and warning about the white supremacist & neo-Nazi threats is public interest reporting done for the safety of our communities.
Please unsuspend @bywayofplymouth.bsky.social.
@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
Please unsuspend @bywayofplymouth.bsky.social.
@bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team
I'm exhausted just by living under the weight of being an immigrant but I've still managed to call my doctor, my pharmacy, the car rental agency and vacuum the house.
I need a hug.
I need a hug.
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I'm exhausted just by living under the weight of being an immigrant but I've still managed to call my doctor, my pharmacy, the car rental agency and vacuum the house.
I need a hug.
I need a hug.
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
That video earlier broke my heart and glued me to my seat, unable to move in case I just fell over and could never get back up.
And some of you are out here policing language. I fucking hate you.
And some of you are out here policing language. I fucking hate you.
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
That video earlier broke my heart and glued me to my seat, unable to move in case I just fell over and could never get back up.
And some of you are out here policing language. I fucking hate you.
And some of you are out here policing language. I fucking hate you.
Being an immigrant in this country is so fucking hard.
We have people trying to kill us, and on the other side we have people language policing us or just not caring until a citizen is brutalized.
Sometimes it's hard to see a reason to keep going. Honestly.
We have people trying to kill us, and on the other side we have people language policing us or just not caring until a citizen is brutalized.
Sometimes it's hard to see a reason to keep going. Honestly.
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Being an immigrant in this country is so fucking hard.
We have people trying to kill us, and on the other side we have people language policing us or just not caring until a citizen is brutalized.
Sometimes it's hard to see a reason to keep going. Honestly.
We have people trying to kill us, and on the other side we have people language policing us or just not caring until a citizen is brutalized.
Sometimes it's hard to see a reason to keep going. Honestly.
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
There's no way to stop making concentration camps. We have to do it. Sorry guys Chuck has no power. Your tax money must go to torturing these people. That's the rules
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There's no way to stop making concentration camps. We have to do it. Sorry guys Chuck has no power. Your tax money must go to torturing these people. That's the rules
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
You didn't call us American Indians, you called us "the Indians" while jerking off the US
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
You didn't call us American Indians, you called us "the Indians" while jerking off the US
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
This is really hard to listen to. Really really really hard.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This is really hard to listen to. Really really really hard.
I came through a port of entry ("legally"). I overstayed my visa so I wouldn't have to go home and be either murdered or commit suicide, and also because I was in love with an American.
According to immigration law, I should have just accepted my death.
According to immigration law, I should have just accepted my death.
many undocumented people did come to the US legally and then their status lapsed for whatever reason. Struggling with administrative burdens is common. If you forget to do your car registration should you be sent out of state and imprisoned in deplorable conditions ?! Be reasonable here.
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I came through a port of entry ("legally"). I overstayed my visa so I wouldn't have to go home and be either murdered or commit suicide, and also because I was in love with an American.
According to immigration law, I should have just accepted my death.
According to immigration law, I should have just accepted my death.
If you still like Will, you're not safe for immigrants.
If you're an immigrant who still likes Will, I don't know what to tell you.
If you're an immigrant who still likes Will, I don't know what to tell you.
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
If you still like Will, you're not safe for immigrants.
If you're an immigrant who still likes Will, I don't know what to tell you.
If you're an immigrant who still likes Will, I don't know what to tell you.
Wow, drafts.
Meanwhile, they refused to ban an account that is posting memes about kidnapped immigrants in the replies of other immigrants.
Meanwhile, they refused to ban an account that is posting memes about kidnapped immigrants in the replies of other immigrants.
February 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Wow, drafts.
Meanwhile, they refused to ban an account that is posting memes about kidnapped immigrants in the replies of other immigrants.
Meanwhile, they refused to ban an account that is posting memes about kidnapped immigrants in the replies of other immigrants.
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
Hey is there a reason this has been up for 53 days with multiple reports from multiple people?
bsky.app/profile/smeg...
bsky.app/profile/smeg...
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Hey is there a reason this has been up for 53 days with multiple reports from multiple people?
bsky.app/profile/smeg...
bsky.app/profile/smeg...
Me: Let me call the company about my shots and the self pay window, because there's a weird overlap since I didn't realize I had to pick it up in early December because she never told me she was actually creating the prescription
Also me, realizing the company uses a fake AI chick on the phone:
Also me, realizing the company uses a fake AI chick on the phone:
a close up of a cartoon face with its mouth open and tongue out .
Alt: a close up of a cartoon face with its mouth open and tongue out .
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Me: Let me call the company about my shots and the self pay window, because there's a weird overlap since I didn't realize I had to pick it up in early December because she never told me she was actually creating the prescription
Also me, realizing the company uses a fake AI chick on the phone:
Also me, realizing the company uses a fake AI chick on the phone:
Reposted by An Actual Immigrant. We Matter.
When Texas lawmakers tried to visit 33-year-old “political prisoner” Leqaa Kordia at an ICE facility, she’d already lost 50 pounds and was running a high fever.
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
‘Political Prisoner’ Leqaa Kordia Has Been Hospitalized, DHS Says. After Calling 16 Hospitals, Her Lawyers Say They Can't Find Her.
The Columbia University protester had a fever when lawmakers tried to visit her last month — and her health is declining fast.
thebarbedwire.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
When Texas lawmakers tried to visit 33-year-old “political prisoner” Leqaa Kordia at an ICE facility, she’d already lost 50 pounds and was running a high fever.
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...