Aparna Patrie
@aparnakrish.bsky.social
Immigration Lawyer based in Maui, Hawaii. Former DOJ Civil Rights and Senate Judiciary Committee. Mom of 3 and ocean lover. #GoodTrouble
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Aparna Patrie
@aparnakrish.bsky.social
· Jun 20
New to this space. Hoping to connect w/ other immigration practitioners and policy experts during this crazy time.
Texas legislature trying to gerrymander districts so that Republicans keep majority in 2916 no matter what. Democratic states- don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. Do the same to save democracy. We won’t win if we don’t fight, and these guys fight dirty.
July 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Texas legislature trying to gerrymander districts so that Republicans keep majority in 2916 no matter what. Democratic states- don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. Do the same to save democracy. We won’t win if we don’t fight, and these guys fight dirty.
Cannabis farmworker in California is on life support after chaotic federal immigration raid, family says - NBC News
July 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Cannabis farmworker in California is on life support after chaotic federal immigration raid, family says - NBC News
U.S. citizen seeks $1M after arrest, detention for recording immigration raid at Home Depot - NBC News
July 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
U.S. citizen seeks $1M after arrest, detention for recording immigration raid at Home Depot - NBC News
If the only way Republicans can voice opposition to this bill is while announcing they won’t be running for re-election, imagine how many other Republicans there are who feel the same. Yet they go along because 1) they are cowards and 2) they care more about keeping power than their constituents.
July 1, 2025 at 5:48 AM
If the only way Republicans can voice opposition to this bill is while announcing they won’t be running for re-election, imagine how many other Republicans there are who feel the same. Yet they go along because 1) they are cowards and 2) they care more about keeping power than their constituents.
This country is becoming unrecognizable, and quickly.
July 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This country is becoming unrecognizable, and quickly.
Trump and Republicans are cutting basic healthcare and food assistance to give billionaires a tax cut. Taking directly from the mouths of poor kids to make their friends richer. And still adding an obscene amount to the debt. If that doesn’t disgust you I don’t know what does. Wake up, America.
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Trump and Republicans are cutting basic healthcare and food assistance to give billionaires a tax cut. Taking directly from the mouths of poor kids to make their friends richer. And still adding an obscene amount to the debt. If that doesn’t disgust you I don’t know what does. Wake up, America.
We can wear masks - so why not?
We could start dressing up as ICE agents and escorting people from their immigration hearings so it looks like they’ve already been detained but we just give them a ride home.
June 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
We can wear masks - so why not?
A lot like being called “aliens”
This is unfortunately one thing to drop in the category of "screwed up stuff that has been screwed up for ages."
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
Garcia said he was shaken by what he heard while he was detained.
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
June 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A lot like being called “aliens”
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This is unfortunately one thing to drop in the category of "screwed up stuff that has been screwed up for ages."
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
Garcia said he was shaken by what he heard while he was detained.
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
“They call them ‘bodies,’ they reduce them to bodies,” he said. “My blood was boiling.”
"A good day:" Detained U.S. citizen said agents bragged after arresting dozens at Home Depot
A U.S. citizen who was tackled and arrested by border agents after filming and yelling at them, said his "blood boiled" when agents high-five'd each other after grabbing dozens at Home Depot on Thursd...
www.latimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This is unfortunately one thing to drop in the category of "screwed up stuff that has been screwed up for ages."
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
"Bodies" is a depressingly standard term used by DHS to refer to people in custody.
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Yep. The average HSI agent knows they have to get charges to stick in front of a federal judge and is trained accordingly.
The average ERO officer knows that case law says that anything they write in their arrest reports is by law presumed to be accurate in immigration court, and acts accordingly.
The average ERO officer knows that case law says that anything they write in their arrest reports is by law presumed to be accurate in immigration court, and acts accordingly.
HSI agents undergo a lot more training than ERO ones as well, if I understand correctly. ERO is 13 or 16 weeks, depending who you ask, while HSI takes the same Criminal Investigator Training as various other federal LEAs, plus specialized training, and that takes six months.
June 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yep. The average HSI agent knows they have to get charges to stick in front of a federal judge and is trained accordingly.
The average ERO officer knows that case law says that anything they write in their arrest reports is by law presumed to be accurate in immigration court, and acts accordingly.
The average ERO officer knows that case law says that anything they write in their arrest reports is by law presumed to be accurate in immigration court, and acts accordingly.
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ERO = ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, the arm of ICE which oversees internal immigration enforcement.
HSI = ICE Homeland Security Investigation, ICE’s criminal investigations arm that traditionally focused on immigration only to the extent of enforcing immigration-related federal crimes.
HSI = ICE Homeland Security Investigation, ICE’s criminal investigations arm that traditionally focused on immigration only to the extent of enforcing immigration-related federal crimes.
Any idea what FRO is? This is from one of their promo videos and they were quick to get this gut off camera
June 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
ERO = ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, the arm of ICE which oversees internal immigration enforcement.
HSI = ICE Homeland Security Investigation, ICE’s criminal investigations arm that traditionally focused on immigration only to the extent of enforcing immigration-related federal crimes.
HSI = ICE Homeland Security Investigation, ICE’s criminal investigations arm that traditionally focused on immigration only to the extent of enforcing immigration-related federal crimes.
There is no reason for ICE to be in plainclothes/wear masks. The vast majority of their arrests are of regular people. I used to bring police misconduct cases and can tell you that ID is key to preventing not only abuse but ensuring criminals don’t impersonate officers to prey on innocent people.
June 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
There is no reason for ICE to be in plainclothes/wear masks. The vast majority of their arrests are of regular people. I used to bring police misconduct cases and can tell you that ID is key to preventing not only abuse but ensuring criminals don’t impersonate officers to prey on innocent people.
It was certainly the biggest protest I have ever seen in Maui, Hawaii where I live. This is a place where people actively avoid national politics and news.
Congratulations! Now THAT is the America I know and love!!!
June 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It was certainly the biggest protest I have ever seen in Maui, Hawaii where I live. This is a place where people actively avoid national politics and news.
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Okay, who out there in the US is sprinkling glitter on ICE agents & their cars, so they can be recognised later?
You rebel, you. 👌✨
You rebel, you. 👌✨
June 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Okay, who out there in the US is sprinkling glitter on ICE agents & their cars, so they can be recognised later?
You rebel, you. 👌✨
You rebel, you. 👌✨
We need to start bringing 8th Amendment cases on behalf of these detainees. Not only is overcrowding a problem, detainee abuse is happening too. Our clients are afraid to tell us about it - and say so - because their calls are being monitored. I have a client at FDC Honolulu in this situation.
Smashed the previous record of 55,654 set in early August 2019.
The number of people in detention has now risen over 6,500 in less than a month. I am deeply worried about overcrowding.
The number of people in detention has now risen over 6,500 in less than a month. I am deeply worried about overcrowding.
ICE just set a record for number people detained at one time.
56,397 people in custody.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
56,397 people in custody.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
June 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We need to start bringing 8th Amendment cases on behalf of these detainees. Not only is overcrowding a problem, detainee abuse is happening too. Our clients are afraid to tell us about it - and say so - because their calls are being monitored. I have a client at FDC Honolulu in this situation.
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"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
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He Was Born in Philly and They Tried to Deport Him to Jamaica
A Florida sheriff ignored proof of Peter Sean Brown’s U.S. citizenship and held him for ICE anyway. A federal court just ruled it was a blatant violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
www.bet.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
www.bet.com/article/6rdn...
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release Mahmoud Khalil on bail, ending his three-month detention.
June 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release Mahmoud Khalil on bail, ending his three-month detention.
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These people are genuinely giddy at the prospect of creating a police state.
Florida officials, including the state’s Attorney General who was just found to be in contempt of court, want to turn a piece of the Everglades into the state's largest immigration detention facility.
June 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
These people are genuinely giddy at the prospect of creating a police state.
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I’ve never cheered the Dodgers. First time for everything.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium parking lot, team says
It is unclear what operation the federal agents were carrying out or whether anyone in the area was arrested. Images of the government vehicles immediately played out on social media.
www.latimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I’ve never cheered the Dodgers. First time for everything.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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"Only 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date..."
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/t...
With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program
Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up...
www.texastribune.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Only 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date..."
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/t...
New to this space. Hoping to connect w/ other immigration practitioners and policy experts during this crazy time.
June 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New to this space. Hoping to connect w/ other immigration practitioners and policy experts during this crazy time.
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This is shocking. Pure totalitarianism from DHS, and also blatantly unconstitutional.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is shocking. Pure totalitarianism from DHS, and also blatantly unconstitutional.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Sayed Naser served as a U.S. military interpreter in Afghanistan. Now he’s being deported.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
June 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Sayed Naser served as a U.S. military interpreter in Afghanistan. Now he’s being deported.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.