Ivey Dyson
@iveydyson.bsky.social
she/elle/هي | counsel @brennancenter.bsky.social | frmr
@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social | proud Okie and meme connoisseur
@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social | proud Okie and meme connoisseur
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NEW: NYC's mayor-elect must now grapple with the sweeping NYPD surveillance apparatus that has historically targeted Muslims and other minority groups. @awinston.bsky.social reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/welcom...
Zohran Mamdani Just Inherited the NYPD Surveillance State
In addition to affordability, New York City’s mayor-elect will be forced to reckon with the NYPD’s sweeping mass surveillance operations.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NEW: NYC's mayor-elect must now grapple with the sweeping NYPD surveillance apparatus that has historically targeted Muslims and other minority groups. @awinston.bsky.social reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/welcom...
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By a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit just held that the president can federalize the National Guard forces and deploy them when protesters shine flashlights in the eyes of ICE officers. It’s one of the most dangerous and legally flawed court decisions I’ve seen this year. 1/23
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
By a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit just held that the president can federalize the National Guard forces and deploy them when protesters shine flashlights in the eyes of ICE officers. It’s one of the most dangerous and legally flawed court decisions I’ve seen this year. 1/23
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As AI rapidly evolves, so does the legislation aiming to regulate it. Our resource tracks the federal bills addressing risks like disinformation and the manipulation of media to influence elections. bit.ly/45gyCTj
Artificial Intelligence Legislation Tracker
The Brennan Center aims to help industry leaders, policy advocates, and groups uniquely affected by AI keep up with the legislative landscape.
www.brennancenter.org
October 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
As AI rapidly evolves, so does the legislation aiming to regulate it. Our resource tracks the federal bills addressing risks like disinformation and the manipulation of media to influence elections. bit.ly/45gyCTj
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The military already wastes billions on subpar weapons. What's stopping it from doing the same with AI?
If defense contractors have their way, almost nothing.
My deep dive into the wild and wacky world of "acquisition reform" with @juliagledhill.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...
If defense contractors have their way, almost nothing.
My deep dive into the wild and wacky world of "acquisition reform" with @juliagledhill.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...
October 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The military already wastes billions on subpar weapons. What's stopping it from doing the same with AI?
If defense contractors have their way, almost nothing.
My deep dive into the wild and wacky world of "acquisition reform" with @juliagledhill.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...
If defense contractors have their way, almost nothing.
My deep dive into the wild and wacky world of "acquisition reform" with @juliagledhill.bsky.social:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...
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Here’s my analysis of NSPM-7 & the antifa EO. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Trump’s Orders Targeting Antifascism Aim to Criminalize Opposition
Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.
www.brennancenter.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Here’s my analysis of NSPM-7 & the antifa EO. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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The Trump administration is escalating its surveillance of tens of millions of *legal* immigrants, forcing them to refrain from expressing opinions that someone might deem “anti-American.” It’s a clear attack on free speech and the First Amendment. bit.ly/4823Brc
“Continuous Vetting” of All Visa Holders Is Impossible, but the Threat Alone Chills Free Speech
Government claims of AI-powered surveillance create an illusion of total oversight that encourages self-censorship without actually improving security.
www.brennancenter.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Trump administration is escalating its surveillance of tens of millions of *legal* immigrants, forcing them to refrain from expressing opinions that someone might deem “anti-American.” It’s a clear attack on free speech and the First Amendment. bit.ly/4823Brc
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🚨NEW🚨 Amazon has been developing drone surveillance tech for American cops, from gun detection to repurposing Twitch's streaming code.
It's also pushing all manner of surveillance tools, including Flock car tracking and AI that constantly monitors all prison calls.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
It's also pushing all manner of surveillance tools, including Flock car tracking and AI that constantly monitors all prison calls.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI Surveillance
Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI
www.forbes.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨NEW🚨 Amazon has been developing drone surveillance tech for American cops, from gun detection to repurposing Twitch's streaming code.
It's also pushing all manner of surveillance tools, including Flock car tracking and AI that constantly monitors all prison calls.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
It's also pushing all manner of surveillance tools, including Flock car tracking and AI that constantly monitors all prison calls.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
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States and cities can’t block legitimate federal operations, but they do have the power to decide whether and how they collaborate with federal law enforcement.
Federalism as a Check on Abuses by Federal Law Enforcement
States and cities have the power to decide whether and how their police departments collaborate with federal law enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org
September 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
States and cities can’t block legitimate federal operations, but they do have the power to decide whether and how they collaborate with federal law enforcement.
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NEW: Internal report reveals DHS intelligence portal was accidentally opened to tens of thousands of users for months, exposing sensitive intel about Americans. @brennancenter.org obtained the docs. @wired.com has the story. 🧵
www.wired.com/story/a-dhs-...
www.wired.com/story/a-dhs-...
www.wired.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
NEW: Internal report reveals DHS intelligence portal was accidentally opened to tens of thousands of users for months, exposing sensitive intel about Americans. @brennancenter.org obtained the docs. @wired.com has the story. 🧵
www.wired.com/story/a-dhs-...
www.wired.com/story/a-dhs-...
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🧵 NEW from 404 Media: ARC, a data broker owned by major US airlines, including American Airlines, United, and Delta, is selling access to 5 billion ticketing records to the government (incl. ICE and FBI), which can be used for warrantless searching and monitoring of peoples’ movements. 1/
New from 404 Media: airlines are selling *5 billion* ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching, per new docs we obtained. ARC is a data broker owned by United, American, Delta, etc. Then sells peoples' travel info to ICE, Secret Service, FBI etc www.404media.co/airlines-sel...
Airlines Sell 5 Billion Plane Ticket Records to the Government For Warrantless Searching
New documents obtained by 404 Media show how a data broker owned by American Airlines, United, Delta, and many other airlines is selling masses of passenger data to the U.S. government.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🧵 NEW from 404 Media: ARC, a data broker owned by major US airlines, including American Airlines, United, and Delta, is selling access to 5 billion ticketing records to the government (incl. ICE and FBI), which can be used for warrantless searching and monitoring of peoples’ movements. 1/
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THREAD: This morning, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that President Trump's use of National Guardsmen and Marines to support federal law enforcement in and around Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act. (1/22) www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-t...
Judge rules Trump's deployment of troops to Los Angeles violated federal law
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled in favor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his challenge to President Trump's deployment of troops to Los Angeles.
www.cbsnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
THREAD: This morning, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that President Trump's use of National Guardsmen and Marines to support federal law enforcement in and around Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act. (1/22) www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-t...
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Back in April, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was going to begin looking for "antisemitic activity" in the social media of applicants for a range of immigration benefits, including foreign students and most green card applicants. www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism | USCIS
Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying imm...
www.uscis.gov
August 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Back in April, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was going to begin looking for "antisemitic activity" in the social media of applicants for a range of immigration benefits, including foreign students and most green card applicants. www.uscis.gov/newsroom/new...
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I have so much to say about this and no time to say it... www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
State Department unveils social media screening rules for all student visa applicants
Applicants will be vetted for “any indications of hostility towards the citizens, culture, government, institutions or founding principles of the United States.”
www.politico.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I have so much to say about this and no time to say it... www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
The @brennancenter.org obtained a letter the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social and @advocate.nyc.gov
sent to the Mayor on Tuesday asking an important question: What’s going on with the NYPD Inspector General’s office?
sent to the Mayor on Tuesday asking an important question: What’s going on with the NYPD Inspector General’s office?
www.brennancenter.org
August 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The @brennancenter.org obtained a letter the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social and @advocate.nyc.gov
sent to the Mayor on Tuesday asking an important question: What’s going on with the NYPD Inspector General’s office?
sent to the Mayor on Tuesday asking an important question: What’s going on with the NYPD Inspector General’s office?
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1/ Yesterday, the Trump administration announced its AI Action Plan - a pillar of which is an executive order that vows to end federal procurement of “woke AI.” The order would not only chill speech but also make the technology more unreliable and untrustworthy.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
July 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
1/ Yesterday, the Trump administration announced its AI Action Plan - a pillar of which is an executive order that vows to end federal procurement of “woke AI.” The order would not only chill speech but also make the technology more unreliable and untrustworthy.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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“If the president can use the military as a domestic police force entirely under his control, it can be used as a tool of tyranny and oppression. We’ve seen it all around the world and throughout history" @lizagoitein.bsky.social of
@brennancenter.org told @theintercept.com
@brennancenter.org told @theintercept.com
The Pentagon Won’t Track Troops Deployed on U.S. Soil. So We Will.
Pentagon press releases say 20,000 federal troops have deployed to support ICE across the country. The real number may be markedly higher.
theintercept.com/2025/07/22/m...
Pentagon press releases say 20,000 federal troops have deployed to support ICE across the country. The real number may be markedly higher.
theintercept.com/2025/07/22/m...
The Pentagon Won’t Track Troops Deployed on U.S. Soil. So We Will.
Pentagon press releases say 20,000 federal troops have deployed to support ICE across the country. The real number may be markedly higher.
theintercept.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
“If the president can use the military as a domestic police force entirely under his control, it can be used as a tool of tyranny and oppression. We’ve seen it all around the world and throughout history" @lizagoitein.bsky.social of
@brennancenter.org told @theintercept.com
@brennancenter.org told @theintercept.com
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The so-called big beautiful bill — now signed into law — will create a deportation-industrial complex like this country has never seen, allocating $175 billion over the next 4 years with the goal of deporting 1 million immigrants each year. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... 1/14
Budget Bill Massively Increases Funding for Immigration Detention
The influx of money comes as the administration is resisting congressional oversight of conditions at ICE facilities.
www.brennancenter.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The so-called big beautiful bill — now signed into law — will create a deportation-industrial complex like this country has never seen, allocating $175 billion over the next 4 years with the goal of deporting 1 million immigrants each year. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... 1/14
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The United States sued Los Angeles over its sanctuary laws, which direct agencies not to help federal immigration enforcement. The suit follows others, and threats to cut funding and prosecute local officials.
These actions violate the Constitution: 1/
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
These actions violate the Constitution: 1/
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Federal Efforts to Punish Sanctuary Cities Are Unconstitutional
While states and cities can choose to help enforce federal law, the 10th Amendment means that the U.S. government can’t force them to do so.
www.brennancenter.org
July 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The United States sued Los Angeles over its sanctuary laws, which direct agencies not to help federal immigration enforcement. The suit follows others, and threats to cut funding and prosecute local officials.
These actions violate the Constitution: 1/
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
These actions violate the Constitution: 1/
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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1/ The government is fielding AI to gather intelligence, patrol borders, and fight wars. My latest in @lawfaremedia.org explains how Congress should step up its scrutiny of the ways taxpayer dollars are spent on acquiring and developing these systems: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/narr...
@amostoh.bsky.social looks at the Office of Management and Budget's recent memos on the government's use of AI and argues that the Trump admin and Congress should build on the memos to provide clarity and consistency to how these rules apply to national security uses of the technology.
Narrowing the National Security Exception to Federal AI Guardrails
Fostering public trust in how the government uses AI to protect national security requires robust and enforceable rules on how it is authorized, tested, disclosed, and overseen.
www.lawfaremedia.org
June 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
1/ The government is fielding AI to gather intelligence, patrol borders, and fight wars. My latest in @lawfaremedia.org explains how Congress should step up its scrutiny of the ways taxpayer dollars are spent on acquiring and developing these systems: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/narr...
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The president’s mass deportation effort means increased focus on immigration courts — our new explainer covers how the system works:
The Immigration Court System, Explained
Most immigrants facing deportation are entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge, but their legal rights differ from those in criminal cases.
www.brennancenter.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The president’s mass deportation effort means increased focus on immigration courts — our new explainer covers how the system works:
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Recent news reports indicate that the State Department has told US embassies and consulates to stop scheduling student visa interviews until it issues instructions on implementing mandatory social media checks for all foreign student applicants. 1/14 www.cnn.com/2025/05/27/p...
State Department orders embassies to pause student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting | CNN Politics
The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as it develops guidance to expand “social media screening and vetting” to all...
www.cnn.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Recent news reports indicate that the State Department has told US embassies and consulates to stop scheduling student visa interviews until it issues instructions on implementing mandatory social media checks for all foreign student applicants. 1/14 www.cnn.com/2025/05/27/p...
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The @nytimes.com is reporting that the Trump administration has requested deployment of 20,000+ National Guard members to help with immigration enforcement inside the U.S. This is an unprecedented move that raises a host of legal and practical concerns. 1/8
The Department of Homeland Security has requested more than 20,000 National Guard members to help with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the plans.
D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The @nytimes.com is reporting that the Trump administration has requested deployment of 20,000+ National Guard members to help with immigration enforcement inside the U.S. This is an unprecedented move that raises a host of legal and practical concerns. 1/8
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On Monday, the President issued two executive orders that seek to coopt local police into fighting the federal government’s immigration war—and punish jurisdictions that opt out.
The orders run afoul of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
The orders run afoul of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Trump Signs 3 Executive Orders, Addressing Immigration and Policing
The president directed his administration to compile a list of “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
On Monday, the President issued two executive orders that seek to coopt local police into fighting the federal government’s immigration war—and punish jurisdictions that opt out.
The orders run afoul of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
The orders run afoul of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
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Creating a "military installation" at the border is dangerous to democracy, @lizagoitein.bsky.social l tells @maddow.msnbc.com. "An army turned inward can very quickly become an instrument of tyranny, and we have seen that in countries all over the world." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Trump exploits loophole to militarize the border; Americans potential targets of military arrests
Donald Trump has essentially turned the border into a military base in order to be allowed to use the armed forces to make arrests, including of any Americans in the vicinity. Elizabeth Goitein, senio...
www.msnbc.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Creating a "military installation" at the border is dangerous to democracy, @lizagoitein.bsky.social l tells @maddow.msnbc.com. "An army turned inward can very quickly become an instrument of tyranny, and we have seen that in countries all over the world." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...