Rhodora V. Derpo
@hirayaimmigration.bsky.social
Located in San Francisco's Mission District, Hiraya Immigration is a full-service immigration law practice.
https://hirayaimmigration.com
https://hirayaimmigration.com
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"It is no surprise that ICE is expanding in the Midwest."
"The Midwest has long been a critical site of resistance against ICE's attacks on immigrant communities, and this time around is no different."
#Indiana #Kansas #Michigan #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"The Midwest has long been a critical site of resistance against ICE's attacks on immigrant communities, and this time around is no different."
#Indiana #Kansas #Michigan #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention
As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants.
truthout.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"It is no surprise that ICE is expanding in the Midwest."
"The Midwest has long been a critical site of resistance against ICE's attacks on immigrant communities, and this time around is no different."
#Indiana #Kansas #Michigan #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"The Midwest has long been a critical site of resistance against ICE's attacks on immigrant communities, and this time around is no different."
#Indiana #Kansas #Michigan #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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🚨ICE arrests continued today at immigration court nationwide, with ICE officers handcuffing people in the hallways after ICE prosecutors moved to dismiss cases.
Today we got more confirmation that even where the judges are NOT dismissing cases, ICE is still detaining people in some cases.
Today we got more confirmation that even where the judges are NOT dismissing cases, ICE is still detaining people in some cases.
ICE operations at immigration courts intensified today. Brief 🧵on what's happening:
- A person facing removal shows up for a hearing.
- At the hearing, ICE unexpectedly asks the immigration judge to dismiss the case without prejudice.
- If the judge says yes, the hearing ends, court is over.
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- A person facing removal shows up for a hearing.
- At the hearing, ICE unexpectedly asks the immigration judge to dismiss the case without prejudice.
- If the judge says yes, the hearing ends, court is over.
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Another report, this one out of Arizona, of people showing up for scheduled immigration court hearings and being detained by federal agents.
They've abandoned any pretense of going after the criminal element first. Now everyone is fair game.
They've abandoned any pretense of going after the criminal element first. Now everyone is fair game.
May 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🚨ICE arrests continued today at immigration court nationwide, with ICE officers handcuffing people in the hallways after ICE prosecutors moved to dismiss cases.
Today we got more confirmation that even where the judges are NOT dismissing cases, ICE is still detaining people in some cases.
Today we got more confirmation that even where the judges are NOT dismissing cases, ICE is still detaining people in some cases.
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What you need to know about Trump’s Non-Citizen Registration (a thread, sourced via @the-ilrc.bsky.social).
#ImmigrantJustice #TrumpRegistration #Inmigrantes
#ImmigrantJustice #TrumpRegistration #Inmigrantes
April 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What you need to know about Trump’s Non-Citizen Registration (a thread, sourced via @the-ilrc.bsky.social).
#ImmigrantJustice #TrumpRegistration #Inmigrantes
#ImmigrantJustice #TrumpRegistration #Inmigrantes
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NEW: As the Trump administration ramps up arrests and heavily limits releases on bond, conditions at ICE’s Krome detention facility in Miami have deteriorated into that of a third world prison, with people forced to sleep on concrete floors jammed in like sardines in appalling conditions.
‘Inhumane:’ Overcrowding strains Krome detention center amid Trump’s immigrant crackdown
Girl to police: “Don’t take my mom.”
www.miamiherald.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW: As the Trump administration ramps up arrests and heavily limits releases on bond, conditions at ICE’s Krome detention facility in Miami have deteriorated into that of a third world prison, with people forced to sleep on concrete floors jammed in like sardines in appalling conditions.
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BREAKING: DOJ asks SCOTUS to allow it to enforce Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation during appeals.
If granted, the Trump administration has said it would resume deportations of people it alleges fall under the AEA order with no notice or process.
Filing: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
If granted, the Trump administration has said it would resume deportations of people it alleges fall under the AEA order with no notice or process.
Filing: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
March 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BREAKING: DOJ asks SCOTUS to allow it to enforce Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation during appeals.
If granted, the Trump administration has said it would resume deportations of people it alleges fall under the AEA order with no notice or process.
Filing: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
If granted, the Trump administration has said it would resume deportations of people it alleges fall under the AEA order with no notice or process.
Filing: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...
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43 immigration judges in total have already been fired or taken buyout offers, at a time when the backlog of removal cases is at the highest level ever.
abcnews.go.com/US/mass-exod...
abcnews.go.com/US/mass-exod...
Mass exodus of immigration officials could delay millions of deportations
The mass exodus of more than 100 immigration officials since Trump's inauguration could undermine his pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, critics warn.
abcnews.go.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
43 immigration judges in total have already been fired or taken buyout offers, at a time when the backlog of removal cases is at the highest level ever.
abcnews.go.com/US/mass-exod...
abcnews.go.com/US/mass-exod...
Shoutout to exceptional organizations including the @nipnlg.bsky.social, @the-ilrc.bsky.social, @immcouncil.bsky.social for providing FREE webinars and KYR trainings to the community.
People aren’t just standing by amidst this intensifying, militarized attack on immigrants. Years of organizing, educating and empowering people to defend themselves from racist policies are showing results.
Know Your Rights: Voices from the Frontlines of Immigrant Communities
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Years of organizing, educating and empowering people to defend themselves from racist immigration policies are showing results.
www.democracynow.org
January 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Shoutout to exceptional organizations including the @nipnlg.bsky.social, @the-ilrc.bsky.social, @immcouncil.bsky.social for providing FREE webinars and KYR trainings to the community.
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Former Secretary of Transportation--who was not on The Real World or Road Rules--weighs in on the President's efforts to blame the fatal air traffic accident on DEI.
January 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Former Secretary of Transportation--who was not on The Real World or Road Rules--weighs in on the President's efforts to blame the fatal air traffic accident on DEI.
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Now seems like as good a time as any to remind people that Donald Trump picked, as Secretary of Transportation, a former contestant on MTV's The Real World.
January 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Now seems like as good a time as any to remind people that Donald Trump picked, as Secretary of Transportation, a former contestant on MTV's The Real World.
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Cis folks, check on your trans friends right now. I don't ever think I've seen this many friends in crisis. It's beyond anything I ever imagined. We're not ok.
January 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Cis folks, check on your trans friends right now. I don't ever think I've seen this many friends in crisis. It's beyond anything I ever imagined. We're not ok.
The American Immigration Council is hosting a live webinar now discussing the Trump administration's harmful actions on immigration, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayf4...
What does it all mean? Understanding the Trump Administration’s Harmful Actions on Immigration
YouTube video by American Immigration Council
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The American Immigration Council is hosting a live webinar now discussing the Trump administration's harmful actions on immigration, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayf4...
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Sen. Kevin Cramer touts $16 billion in cuts to the transportation budget 12 hours after the deadliest plane crash in America in 24 years
January 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sen. Kevin Cramer touts $16 billion in cuts to the transportation budget 12 hours after the deadliest plane crash in America in 24 years
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Deporting migrants on military aircraft costs about five times as much as buying everyone a first-class ticket.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
January 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Deporting migrants on military aircraft costs about five times as much as buying everyone a first-class ticket.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Fred appealed the case all the way to the Supreme Court.
This dark period in American history echos today as President Trump and his administration attempt to carry out an aggressive anti-immigrant agenda based in hatred and stoked by fear. In honor of Fred Korematsu's legacy, we are fighting back.
This dark period in American history echos today as President Trump and his administration attempt to carry out an aggressive anti-immigrant agenda based in hatred and stoked by fear. In honor of Fred Korematsu's legacy, we are fighting back.
January 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Fred appealed the case all the way to the Supreme Court.
This dark period in American history echos today as President Trump and his administration attempt to carry out an aggressive anti-immigrant agenda based in hatred and stoked by fear. In honor of Fred Korematsu's legacy, we are fighting back.
This dark period in American history echos today as President Trump and his administration attempt to carry out an aggressive anti-immigrant agenda based in hatred and stoked by fear. In honor of Fred Korematsu's legacy, we are fighting back.
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During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in incarceration camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
January 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
During World War II, the U.S. government forcibly took hundreds of thousands of people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in incarceration camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
When Trump describes the people he wants to deport, he needs to take a close look at his ride or die folks.
Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence
Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
When Trump describes the people he wants to deport, he needs to take a close look at his ride or die folks.
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Putting people in camps? Is this where we are?
January 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Putting people in camps? Is this where we are?
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A Survey of 'Know Your Rights' Resources for Immigrants and Their Families
'Know your rights' resources help communities prepare for escalating immigration enforcement activity. I reviewed dozens of these resources and identified 7 common themes.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/a-survey-o...
'Know your rights' resources help communities prepare for escalating immigration enforcement activity. I reviewed dozens of these resources and identified 7 common themes.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/a-survey-o...
A Survey of 'Know Your Rights' Resources for Immigrants and Their Families
'Know your rights' resources help communities prepare for escalating immigration enforcement activity. I reviewed dozens of these resources and identified 7 common themes.
austinkocher.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A Survey of 'Know Your Rights' Resources for Immigrants and Their Families
'Know your rights' resources help communities prepare for escalating immigration enforcement activity. I reviewed dozens of these resources and identified 7 common themes.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/a-survey-o...
'Know your rights' resources help communities prepare for escalating immigration enforcement activity. I reviewed dozens of these resources and identified 7 common themes.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/a-survey-o...
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Something I’ve learned over the years:
Just because you don’t see it happen on social media doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
In fact, some of the best community building I’ve seen *has* to happen offline so strategies can get fine-tuned and aligned.
We’ll need to grant more grace in the now.
Just because you don’t see it happen on social media doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
In fact, some of the best community building I’ve seen *has* to happen offline so strategies can get fine-tuned and aligned.
We’ll need to grant more grace in the now.
January 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Something I’ve learned over the years:
Just because you don’t see it happen on social media doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
In fact, some of the best community building I’ve seen *has* to happen offline so strategies can get fine-tuned and aligned.
We’ll need to grant more grace in the now.
Just because you don’t see it happen on social media doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
In fact, some of the best community building I’ve seen *has* to happen offline so strategies can get fine-tuned and aligned.
We’ll need to grant more grace in the now.
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A very important reminder. ICE can't go inside a house without the permission of someone there. Administrative warrants are not judicial warrants.
Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge).
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
January 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A very important reminder. ICE can't go inside a house without the permission of someone there. Administrative warrants are not judicial warrants.
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Wow. Didn’t think it was going to happen.
With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden has granted clemency to Leonard Peltier
Joe Biden Frees Leonard Peltier
The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.
www.huffpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Wow. Didn’t think it was going to happen.
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Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/
Immigration Policy Tracking Project
A comprehensive and dynamic catalogue of immigration policies issued by the Trump administration since January 2017.
immpolicytracking.org
January 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sharing an incredible resource for people looking to follow the legal changes on immigration under Trump. A law professor and numerous students at Yale Law and Stanford Law will be tracking and summarizing every change in immigration policy. immpolicytracking.org/home/