Kristen McTighe
@kristenmctighe.bsky.social
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Military ICE flights with no ADS-B.
NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.
www.rollingstone.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Military ICE flights with no ADS-B.
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Who is ICE detaining to meet its target of 1 million deportations a year?
As Margy O’Herron (@brennancenter.org) explains, most are not criminals, many have legal protections, and some are even U.S. citizens.
www.justsecurity.org/121122/us-de...
As Margy O’Herron (@brennancenter.org) explains, most are not criminals, many have legal protections, and some are even U.S. citizens.
www.justsecurity.org/121122/us-de...
The Deportation Industrial Complex: Arrest and Detention Numbers
Detaining citizens & immigrants without a public safety rationale is inconsistent with American values and wastes of taxpayer money.
www.justsecurity.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Who is ICE detaining to meet its target of 1 million deportations a year?
As Margy O’Herron (@brennancenter.org) explains, most are not criminals, many have legal protections, and some are even U.S. citizens.
www.justsecurity.org/121122/us-de...
As Margy O’Herron (@brennancenter.org) explains, most are not criminals, many have legal protections, and some are even U.S. citizens.
www.justsecurity.org/121122/us-de...
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SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
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🚨The Supreme Court today gives Trump a license to engage in racial profiling, with Justice Kavanaugh writing in concurrence to expressly endorse ICE and Border Patrol targeting any Latinos they observe in Los Angeles speaking Spanish and then demanding their papers.
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those circumstances include:
that there is an
extremely high number and percentage of illegal immigrants in the Los Angeles area; that those individuals tend to gather in certain locations to seek daily work; that those individuals often work in certain kinds of jobs, such as day labor, landscaping, agriculture, and construction, that do not require paperwork and are therefore especially attractive to illegal immigrants; and that many of those illegally in the Los Angeles area come from Mexico or Central America and do not speak much English. Cf.
Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S., at 884-885 (listing "[a]ny number of factors" that contribute to reasonable suspicion of illegal presence). To be clear, apparent ethnicity alone cannot furnish reasonable suspicion; under this Court's case law regarding immigration stops, however, it can be a](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiak2peq4v5ab5nqwwccg5drwwqzgnufkvxgw4ayraidywmn2sshhu@jpeg)
September 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🚨The Supreme Court today gives Trump a license to engage in racial profiling, with Justice Kavanaugh writing in concurrence to expressly endorse ICE and Border Patrol targeting any Latinos they observe in Los Angeles speaking Spanish and then demanding their papers.
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SCOTUS just said these were fine, including stops based on looking Hispanic or speaking Spanish nypost.com/2025/09/08/u...
September 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
SCOTUS just said these were fine, including stops based on looking Hispanic or speaking Spanish nypost.com/2025/09/08/u...
The admin "has all but declared that all Latinos, U.S. citizens or not, who work low-wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work, & held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents' satisfaction” wrote Justice Sotomayor
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Supreme Court backs Trump on aggressive immigration raids
The U.S. Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump's hardline approach toward immigration on Monday, letting federal agents proceed with raids in Southern California targeting people for deportation based on their race or language.
www.reuters.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The admin "has all but declared that all Latinos, U.S. citizens or not, who work low-wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work, & held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents' satisfaction” wrote Justice Sotomayor
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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Woman w no criminal history detained by ICE after a routine check-in discovered she was pregnant and had a miscarriage while in custody. Judge ordered her released yesterday, citing apparent due process violations.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Woman w no criminal history detained by ICE after a routine check-in discovered she was pregnant and had a miscarriage while in custody. Judge ordered her released yesterday, citing apparent due process violations.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I am shaking. I woke up this morning in my normally quiet, peaceful DC neighborhood to a woman screaming outside. Looked out to see masked ICE agents had seen my neighbor walking to work, randomly pulled up, jumped out & stopped her, demanding her passport. She was screaming that she had a daughter.
August 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I am shaking. I woke up this morning in my normally quiet, peaceful DC neighborhood to a woman screaming outside. Looked out to see masked ICE agents had seen my neighbor walking to work, randomly pulled up, jumped out & stopped her, demanding her passport. She was screaming that she had a daughter.
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“Today, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, he’s the only reporter in the United States sleeping in a prison cell for doing his job”
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
Atlanta journalist fights deportation from Ice jail despite dropped charges: ‘I’m seeing what absolute power can do’
A Salvadorian reporter with an audience of millions, Mario Guevara was arrested while livestreaming a protest against Trump in June – and is still struggling for freedom
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Today, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, he’s the only reporter in the United States sleeping in a prison cell for doing his job”
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
The ‘free speech’ ‘anti cancel culture!’ party did this. Hypocrites. All of them.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Thursday that the “state of our democracy” keeps her up at night, echoing a theme that has animated some of her recent public appearances and fiery dissents from recent decisions.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she fears for U.S. democracy
The justice has emerged as one of the court’s sharpest critics, issuing more dissents than any colleague during the Supreme Court term that ended last month.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Thursday that the “state of our democracy” keeps her up at night, echoing a theme that has animated some of her recent public appearances and fiery dissents from recent decisions.
Packed house last night for the screening of “Who Killed Shireen” in DC with @dionnissenbaum.bsky.social & @mehdirhasan.bsky.social.
July 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Packed house last night for the screening of “Who Killed Shireen” in DC with @dionnissenbaum.bsky.social & @mehdirhasan.bsky.social.
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The Trump administration is rapidly unraveling federal support for scientific and technology research–terminating grants, capping funding, and tying awards to political criteria.
District courts are pushing back, writes @patentscholar.bsky.social, but consequences for US innovation are profound.
District courts are pushing back, writes @patentscholar.bsky.social, but consequences for US innovation are profound.
The Trump Administration’s Multi-Front Assault on Federal Research Funding
Costs for scientific progress and the public could be profound if the Trump administration succeeds in significantly cutting research funding.
www.justsecurity.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Trump administration is rapidly unraveling federal support for scientific and technology research–terminating grants, capping funding, and tying awards to political criteria.
District courts are pushing back, writes @patentscholar.bsky.social, but consequences for US innovation are profound.
District courts are pushing back, writes @patentscholar.bsky.social, but consequences for US innovation are profound.
Reposted by Kristen McTighe
It’s been five days since floods in Texas killed at least 111 people and FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson still hasn’t made a single public or internal statement.
July 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It’s been five days since floods in Texas killed at least 111 people and FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson still hasn’t made a single public or internal statement.
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On Iran, Trump changed. The intelligence didn't. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... My latest.
Trump Changed. The Intelligence Didn’t.
The president's decision to drop bombs on Iran was opportunistic, not a result of new information.
www.theatlantic.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
On Iran, Trump changed. The intelligence didn't. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... My latest.
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BREAKING:
A judge DENIED the government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia pending trial: “The Court will give Abrego the due process that he is guaranteed.”
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/abrego-ice...
A judge DENIED the government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia pending trial: “The Court will give Abrego the due process that he is guaranteed.”
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/abrego-ice...
June 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
BREAKING:
A judge DENIED the government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia pending trial: “The Court will give Abrego the due process that he is guaranteed.”
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/abrego-ice...
A judge DENIED the government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia pending trial: “The Court will give Abrego the due process that he is guaranteed.”
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/abrego-ice...
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NEW: Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam - these first-hand accounts from immigrant families are offering a glimpse at conditions in TX detention centers. according to court filing.
apnews.com/article/migr...
apnews.com/article/migr...
New insight into Texas family detention reveals adults fighting kids for clean water
A new court filing in an ongoing legal dispute with the federal government reveals the psychological and physical trauma endured by children and families held at Texas family detention centers.
apnews.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
NEW: Adults fighting kids for clean water, despondent toddlers and a child with swollen feet denied a medical exam - these first-hand accounts from immigrant families are offering a glimpse at conditions in TX detention centers. according to court filing.
apnews.com/article/migr...
apnews.com/article/migr...
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To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
June 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
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BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out after being released from ICE detention.
"The Trump administration are doing their best to dehumanize everyone here," Khalil said.
"The Trump administration are doing their best to dehumanize everyone here," Khalil said.
June 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out after being released from ICE detention.
"The Trump administration are doing their best to dehumanize everyone here," Khalil said.
"The Trump administration are doing their best to dehumanize everyone here," Khalil said.
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If Mario Guevara’s case proceeds, it would represent a grim erosion of both freedom of the press and the rule of law. Journalists who are not U.S. citizens could be at risk of deportation without charges ever being tried in court.
Read the letter: cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
Read the letter: cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
June 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If Mario Guevara’s case proceeds, it would represent a grim erosion of both freedom of the press and the rule of law. Journalists who are not U.S. citizens could be at risk of deportation without charges ever being tried in court.
Read the letter: cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
Read the letter: cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
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Nearly $400M in taxpayer investment was thrown away by canceling critical research midstream, halting studies before results could benefit the public. That 💯 is not reform.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
NIH Grant Cuts Aren't Saving Money. They're Wasting It.
The Trump administration says the canceled funding is about cost efficiency, but data shows that the opposite is happening.
www.bloomberg.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Nearly $400M in taxpayer investment was thrown away by canceling critical research midstream, halting studies before results could benefit the public. That 💯 is not reform.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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🚨 BREAKING: Israel’s actions in Gaza may have violated the terms of the country’s agreement with the EU, the bloc’s diplomatic corps found.
Israel in breach of EU deal over Gaza human rights, report signals
EU leaders will now have to decide whether there is sufficient support to take action.
www.politico.eu
June 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Israel’s actions in Gaza may have violated the terms of the country’s agreement with the EU, the bloc’s diplomatic corps found.
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Hugely important pushback against those people who said that Trump was going to get a boost from the LA unrest.
No. The average member of the public seems to be able to distinguish between bad acts of individual rioters and the broader reasons for the unrest, which is Trump and ICE’s overreach.
No. The average member of the public seems to be able to distinguish between bad acts of individual rioters and the broader reasons for the unrest, which is Trump and ICE’s overreach.
Harry Enten: "I think we can say Donald Trump has lost the political battle when it comes to what has happened in Los Angeles. Trump's net approval rating on LA - way, way underwater at -15 points... this is happening on what should be on Donald Trump's best issue ... he's losing on his core issue"
June 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hugely important pushback against those people who said that Trump was going to get a boost from the LA unrest.
No. The average member of the public seems to be able to distinguish between bad acts of individual rioters and the broader reasons for the unrest, which is Trump and ICE’s overreach.
No. The average member of the public seems to be able to distinguish between bad acts of individual rioters and the broader reasons for the unrest, which is Trump and ICE’s overreach.
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The NYC Bar Association views with alarm ICE agents wearing masks when conducting detentions and arrests. This comes at a time when their actions are the subject of numerous legal challenges, and a public outcry vehemently opposing unlawful detentions and emphasizing the need for due process.
Statement on Wearing of Masks by ICE Agents | New York City Bar Association
The New York City Bar Association (the “City Bar”) views with alarm the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) officers’ […]
www.nycbar.org
June 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The NYC Bar Association views with alarm ICE agents wearing masks when conducting detentions and arrests. This comes at a time when their actions are the subject of numerous legal challenges, and a public outcry vehemently opposing unlawful detentions and emphasizing the need for due process.