Yael Schacher
@yaelschacher.bsky.social
Immigration historian and Director for Americas and Europe at Refugees International. Views my own.
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Serious "Battle of Chile" vibes
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Serious "Battle of Chile" vibes
Forcing people to work without pay is slavery. Just saying.
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Forcing people to work without pay is slavery. Just saying.
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March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
March 10 is the release date of the book that took me 16 years to research and write. Here's the PRE-ORDER page: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
I’ve spent the weekend thinking about how decolonization is related to desire for migration control. Looking forward to discussing this at SSHA w/ @srmeiners.bsky.social and others. Part of how migration control got entrenched in late 20th century and today’s third country transfer agreements.
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’ve spent the weekend thinking about how decolonization is related to desire for migration control. Looking forward to discussing this at SSHA w/ @srmeiners.bsky.social and others. Part of how migration control got entrenched in late 20th century and today’s third country transfer agreements.
This is our POTUS. Let that sink in.
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is our POTUS. Let that sink in.
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“‘People read Foucault,” the redoubtable David Brooks once wrote, “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”
“‘People read Foucault,” the redoubtable David Brooks once wrote, “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
lol
“‘People read Foucault,” the redoubtable David Brooks once wrote, “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”
“‘People read Foucault,” the redoubtable David Brooks once wrote, “and develop an alienated view of the world.” God, did I love this. An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003.”
Out with my boo to see Sheng Wang at the Warner. Let’s laugh.
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Out with my boo to see Sheng Wang at the Warner. Let’s laugh.
Super important reporting about treatment in El Salvador. Since many of the men sent to CECOT and returned to VZ were asylum seekers, reporting on what they are facing in VZ is also really important — needs attention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Super important reporting about treatment in El Salvador. Since many of the men sent to CECOT and returned to VZ were asylum seekers, reporting on what they are facing in VZ is also really important — needs attention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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more concerned with white South African farmers than American farmer
President Trump says that U.S. government officials will not be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.
Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers
President Donald Trump says no U.S. government officials will be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
more concerned with white South African farmers than American farmer
Remember Rage Against the Machine? I do. I’m waiting for the music that comes from this
Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Remember Rage Against the Machine? I do. I’m waiting for the music that comes from this
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Sandwich guy! Give him a high five
Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sandwich guy! Give him a high five
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Today is the opening day for AAUP v. Trump, in which a historic coalition of unions is suing the Trump administration for using funding threats to suppress free speech. I just listened to the judge's opening remarks and they were SCATHING to the defendants. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71360...
American Association of University Professors v. Trump, 3:25-cv-07864 - CourtListener.com
Docket for American Association of University Professors v. Trump, 3:25-cv-07864 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Today is the opening day for AAUP v. Trump, in which a historic coalition of unions is suing the Trump administration for using funding threats to suppress free speech. I just listened to the judge's opening remarks and they were SCATHING to the defendants. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71360...
If it’s one thing we all can agree upon about DT:
There’s a taste problem.
Those buildings ruined the NY skyline when I was coming up
There’s a taste problem.
Those buildings ruined the NY skyline when I was coming up
dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
New sign outside the Oval Office..
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If it’s one thing we all can agree upon about DT:
There’s a taste problem.
Those buildings ruined the NY skyline when I was coming up
There’s a taste problem.
Those buildings ruined the NY skyline when I was coming up
These ICE raids have completely changed my view of law enforcement.
This morning I woke up to several police vans and trucks on my block and police cars on each end. I ran outside to speak to a female police officer and said: what is going on? I’ll watch from outside.
This morning I woke up to several police vans and trucks on my block and police cars on each end. I ran outside to speak to a female police officer and said: what is going on? I’ll watch from outside.
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
These ICE raids have completely changed my view of law enforcement.
This morning I woke up to several police vans and trucks on my block and police cars on each end. I ran outside to speak to a female police officer and said: what is going on? I’ll watch from outside.
This morning I woke up to several police vans and trucks on my block and police cars on each end. I ran outside to speak to a female police officer and said: what is going on? I’ll watch from outside.
Did I think NYC’s mayor would quote Debs in 2025: I did not predict this!
But one of the memorable books I read in college in NYC almost 30 years ago was Nick Salvatore’s bio and this is really something
But one of the memorable books I read in college in NYC almost 30 years ago was Nick Salvatore’s bio and this is really something
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Did I think NYC’s mayor would quote Debs in 2025: I did not predict this!
But one of the memorable books I read in college in NYC almost 30 years ago was Nick Salvatore’s bio and this is really something
But one of the memorable books I read in college in NYC almost 30 years ago was Nick Salvatore’s bio and this is really something
I truly don’t get the billionaires who gave millions to Cuomo in the last week of the race. Huge waste of money that could have been spent on the hungry and so many other causes that could use a boost right now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I truly don’t get the billionaires who gave millions to Cuomo in the last week of the race. Huge waste of money that could have been spent on the hungry and so many other causes that could use a boost right now.
This is coercion. This is the main tactic the Trump administration is using to deport people.
Today's hearing, which @jonseidel.bsky.social has been livetweeting, is in a lawsuit about conditions inside Broadview. One man held for 3 days broke into tears as he testified to the awful conditions.
Multiple sworn declarations says ICE uses the threat of longer stays to get deportation orders. 🧵
Multiple sworn declarations says ICE uses the threat of longer stays to get deportation orders. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is coercion. This is the main tactic the Trump administration is using to deport people.
This is basically what most of the third country deportation agreements are with African countries. Visa shakedowns.
The intimidation included threats that family members would lose visas, which is both in character and *friggin insane*
European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is basically what most of the third country deportation agreements are with African countries. Visa shakedowns.
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Reggie Williams was walking to a corner store when armed authorities aggressively asked him if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana, he said
He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"
He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Reggie Williams was walking to a corner store when armed authorities aggressively asked him if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana, he said
He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"
He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"