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The Immigrant Legal Resource Center
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The ILRC is a national nonprofit resource center that provides legal trainings, educational materials, and advocacy to advance immigrant rights

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🚨 RED CARD UPDATE 🚨

Due to unprecedented demand, our original Red Card portal is backlogged and these are not available for order via the non-profit and private firm portals right now.

However, this 🔗 guides you to the raw Red Card page you can print for 🆓 RIGHT NOW 👇🏽

ilrc.org/red-cards
Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend them...
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“The reality on the ground is that even if what you are doing is constitutionally protected, it doesn’t mean that DHS will treat you with respect and allow you to continue that activity”

The ILRC and others quoted regarding ICE’s violent tactics👇🏽

CC: @huffpost.com

www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to...
How To Protect Yourself While Filming ICE On Your Phone, In 7 Steps
"What Alex Pretti was doing is something that is important to keep doing,” one lawyer said.
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
That’s awesome to hear! 🙏🏽
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Do you have friends who are immigrants and work in the legal #cannabis industry? Make sure they are aware that state legalization *does not* protect them from deportation by #ICE.

For my newest @yourgreenstate.bsky.social article, I spoke to multiple immigration attorneys who highlighted the risks.
ICE raids exposing risks in cannabis industry | GreenState
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids have been increasing, including operations targeting the cannabis industry.
www.greenstate.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Children as young as 9 are being forced to face the inhumane treatment imposed on them by CoreCivic and the politics of the United States that have ultimately failed them.

“I am not happy, please get me out of here.”

@propublica.org shares their stories 👇🏽

www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
There are many layers to the terror we're seeing on our streets, and the future of the mental health and wellness of those impacted is a conversation we WILL have to confront.

What Christopher points to is true - thousands of kids, and their families, will be strapped with state-induced PTSD, etc.
Anyone with a heart and soul should agree that children and babies do not belong behind bars. Thousands of kids will carry a lifetime of trauma and PTSD, done in our name, funded by our tax dollars.
February 3, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!

To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Over the weekend, ICE reported at least two active measles cases at the South Texas Family Detention Center (Dilley). The ICE facility, which jails parents with their children, including babies, has a well-documented record of abuse, including medical neglect.
Measles reported at the Dilley Detention Center — a tinderbox of impending tragedy for children and their parents
Dilley, Texas — Over the weekend Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported at least two active measles cases at the South Texas Family Detention Center (Dilley). The ICE facility, which jails...
www.detentionwatchnetwork.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
As tensions rise and ICE funding conversations balloon at the federal level, it is important we also focus on local communities.

San Antonio is one of the latest cities to allow ICE to purchase real estate for the function of creating more detention centers.

www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
ICE closes purchase of East San Antonio warehouse it will use as detention site
The federal agency will turn the building into a 1,500-bed "processing center" as the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportation raids.
www.sacurrent.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Again, this is FALSE. Administrative warrants are NOT signed by an immigration judge (or any judge at all). They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves with no external oversight whatsoever.

Here is a blank sample warrant. Note who signs off on it; an "immigration officer."
February 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Mid-January, Hassane Barry, his wife, and his infant faced ICE state-sanctioned terror unsuspectingly.

An attempt to obtain a passport for their baby turned into a morning of trauma leaving a terrified mother and her infant in its wake.

CC: @pressherald.com

www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
thank you for sharing!
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
ICE funding continues being polarizing and bipartisan.

@axios.com reports on the divisions within Dem Party leadership on voting for the legislation that would keep DHS funded for two more weeks.

Meanwhile, our communities have been loud and clear — ABOLISH ICE.

www.axios.com/2026/02/02/d...
"Hell no": House Democrats' divisions over DHS funding spill out in private call
Several rank-and-file lawmakers spoke against the bill, but other party heavyweights offered points in support of it.
www.axios.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
That said — did you know these same efforts can be and SHOULD be replicated in your hometown? From Los Angeles, to Houston, to Orlando, ICE is present and our communities need support.

How? Find your local rapid response in the comments here 👇🏽

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center on Instagram: "National, state, and local organizations of all focus areas have varying roles to play in advancing immigrant rights and a legal defense against abuses b...
1,155 likes, 61 comments - the_ilrc on July 16, 2025: "National, state, and local organizations of all focus areas have varying roles to play in advancing immigrant rights and a legal defense against ...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Looking for ways to support Minnesota, and share general protestors rights that can apply to your hometown?

@democracynow.org has compiled a wonderful page with resources 👇🏽

🔗 democracyforward.org/blog/support...
Support On-The-Ground Efforts in Minnesota
congressional As events in Minnesota continue to unfold, violence against civilians grows, and yet another U.S. citizen was shot and killed by a federal agent, we are sharing a collection of resources...
democracyforward.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Thank you so much for your support and encouraging info sharing 🙏🏽
January 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM
You can tune in to the livestream here 🔗 youtube.com/@joaquincast...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Happening NOW in San Antonio, Texas at the feet of City Hall — concerned communities and electeds stand together to demand we BRING LIAM HOME.

“Though government is broken, the people are not.” — Rep. Gina Hinojosa
January 28, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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People held at the Fort Bliss immigration detention camp in Texas report guards have crushed their testicles, beaten them, broken their teeth, and more.

We're demanding an end to this inhumane treatment and to immigration detention at Fort Bliss for good.
ICE accused of overseeing "unfolding humanitarian crisis" at Texas detention center - Salon.com
A recent death at Fort Bliss in Texas has renewed criticism of the ICE holding facility.
www.salon.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Understanding the history of ICE and the various arms within their sphere such as DHS is CRITICAL to forming continued calls of action of abolition — David Perry adds poignant insight via @startribune.com

“Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.”

www.startribune.com/minnesota-im...
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Thank you for sharing!
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Exactly!
January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Feeling helpless? Get involved. From all I'm seeing and hearing from our neighbors in MLPS, these resistance networks didn't spring up overnight; they were built, brick by brick, for years. The best time to get involved was yesterday; the second best time is today. We all have a place in the work
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM