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ICE’s public violence should be a reminder that they commit brutal acts in private facilities too.
Every report has been horrific and we only have the smallest glimpse into the horrors.
Every report has been horrific and we only have the smallest glimpse into the horrors.
2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody
The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
ICE’s public violence should be a reminder that they commit brutal acts in private facilities too.
Every report has been horrific and we only have the smallest glimpse into the horrors.
Every report has been horrific and we only have the smallest glimpse into the horrors.
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Chicago’s top chefs are uniting for Todos Ponen, a fundraiser for 125 immigrant families. blockclubchi.co/4q168bc
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Chicago’s top chefs are uniting for Todos Ponen, a fundraiser for 125 immigrant families. blockclubchi.co/4q168bc
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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"The Trump administration indefinitely suspended the processing of immigration requests for Afghans, potentially setting back tens of thousands of Afghans seeking asylum or other paths to citizenship." https://n.pr/4a8vH4Y
Trump administration indefinitely suspends immigration requests for Afghan nationals
The Trump administration indefinitely suspended the processing of immigration requests for Afghans, potentially setting back tens of thousands of Afghans seeking asylum or other paths to citizenship.
www.npr.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"The Trump administration indefinitely suspended the processing of immigration requests for Afghans, potentially setting back tens of thousands of Afghans seeking asylum or other paths to citizenship." https://n.pr/4a8vH4Y
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Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading “ICE WAS HERE.” trib.al/adPW46y
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading “ICE WAS HERE.” trib.al/adPW46y
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The Trump administration has ordered at least 20 strikes on boats near Venezuela, killing over 85 people. These strikes are patently unlawful — just like Secretary Hegseth’s alleged order on September 2 to kill any survivors.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Second US Strike on Boat Attack Survivors Was Illegal—But Experts Stress That the Rest Were, Too | Common Dreams
Amid outrage over a double-tap strike that kicked off the administration's boat bombing spree, rights advocates and legal experts emphasize that all of the Trump administration's attacks on alleged dr...
www.commondreams.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Trump administration has ordered at least 20 strikes on boats near Venezuela, killing over 85 people. These strikes are patently unlawful — just like Secretary Hegseth’s alleged order on September 2 to kill any survivors.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
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2/ more than 5,800 chicagoans are at risk of losing their housing and being forced back into homelessness thanks to the trump administration's planned cuts to permanent supportive housing.
"people will die" as a result of the policy, one program director told @katieprout.bsky.social.
"people will die" as a result of the policy, one program director told @katieprout.bsky.social.
Make It Make Sense: Cook County’s new chief judge
Plus: Trump slashes housing funding and the American Indian Health Service of Chicago celebrates 51 years.
chicagoreader.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
2/ more than 5,800 chicagoans are at risk of losing their housing and being forced back into homelessness thanks to the trump administration's planned cuts to permanent supportive housing.
"people will die" as a result of the policy, one program director told @katieprout.bsky.social.
"people will die" as a result of the policy, one program director told @katieprout.bsky.social.
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Addressing the claim that America was built by "hard working people" by reminding everyone that America was *actually* built on the backs of enslaved Africans and on the genocide of Indigenous people.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Addressing the claim that America was built by "hard working people" by reminding everyone that America was *actually* built on the backs of enslaved Africans and on the genocide of Indigenous people.
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I was told by a reporter in October that the White House was looking to prosecute me because I stood against their inhumane agenda.
Days later, they did exactly that.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Days later, they did exactly that.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Broadview conspiracy defendants want to see if White House played a role in their case
A significant legal battle appears to be brewing in the case of six people facing federal charges tied to protests outside an immigration facility in Broadview.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I was told by a reporter in October that the White House was looking to prosecute me because I stood against their inhumane agenda.
Days later, they did exactly that.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Days later, they did exactly that.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
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The opening page of 'Bleak House' by Charles Dickens is always a treat.
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The opening page of 'Bleak House' by Charles Dickens is always a treat.
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The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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The demand for $7500 in relocation assistance for each current 7500 South Shore resident, 30 days in avdance of their move out, may be complicated by how, per court filings dated 11/20/2025, Wells Fargo and Friedman are seeking Dec. 12 as a move out date. They say this date was proposed by the city.
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The demand for $7500 in relocation assistance for each current 7500 South Shore resident, 30 days in avdance of their move out, may be complicated by how, per court filings dated 11/20/2025, Wells Fargo and Friedman are seeking Dec. 12 as a move out date. They say this date was proposed by the city.
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Another tenant named Mashawnda Price explained the building has been shut down and is in recievership under Friedman Communities as tenants are moved out.
She said Friedman has yet to address problems for those who remain.
"They have not fixed the lights in the hallway, it is *dark,*" she said.
She said Friedman has yet to address problems for those who remain.
"They have not fixed the lights in the hallway, it is *dark,*" she said.
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Another tenant named Mashawnda Price explained the building has been shut down and is in recievership under Friedman Communities as tenants are moved out.
She said Friedman has yet to address problems for those who remain.
"They have not fixed the lights in the hallway, it is *dark,*" she said.
She said Friedman has yet to address problems for those who remain.
"They have not fixed the lights in the hallway, it is *dark,*" she said.
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NEW — Chicago residents of 7500 S. South Shore Dr., which was the target of a militarized ICE raid in September, have formed a tenants union.
They speak about unlivable conditions in the building before and after the raid.
More story details TK on thetriibe.com
youtube.com/shorts/evoRQ...
They speak about unlivable conditions in the building before and after the raid.
More story details TK on thetriibe.com
youtube.com/shorts/evoRQ...
Chicago residents form tenants union to demand justice months after South Shore ICE raid
YouTube video by The TRiiBE
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NEW — Chicago residents of 7500 S. South Shore Dr., which was the target of a militarized ICE raid in September, have formed a tenants union.
They speak about unlivable conditions in the building before and after the raid.
More story details TK on thetriibe.com
youtube.com/shorts/evoRQ...
They speak about unlivable conditions in the building before and after the raid.
More story details TK on thetriibe.com
youtube.com/shorts/evoRQ...
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Utterly lawless
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Utterly lawless
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in february, @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social wrote about the effort to ban physical mail into illinois prisons—and why it's just another way for prisons to throw money at private companies.
chicagoreader.com/news/prison-...
chicagoreader.com/news/prison-...
![Blumenberg says that personal touches in letters and cards can’t be replicated by a digital copy. “When I was incarcerated in those dark places, sometimes it’s that little, tangible letter that you have that is uniquely written in your loved one’s handwriting that you’re able to see and touch, read it and [it helps] you push through being in that dark place.”
He says that letters and drawings from loved ones on the outside help incarcerated people stay engaged with their communities and improve their chances of reintegrating into society.
Blumenberg also worries about the security concerns that come with a digital system. Digital mail processes can be subject to censorship, delays, surveillance, and potential data breaches. “Writing a letter to somebody and sharing your thoughts with them is one of the most intimate things you can do with somebody that’s incarcerated,” he says. “You share bits and pieces of yourself with them, and that’s personal. That’s not something that you want to share with everybody else.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yiehokin5zwf3t4wxj5cc6yy/bafkreiferq35mcsay362rmys5qtftvjhredpndbxt74a2xlkm5itlv5ste@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
in february, @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social wrote about the effort to ban physical mail into illinois prisons—and why it's just another way for prisons to throw money at private companies.
chicagoreader.com/news/prison-...
chicagoreader.com/news/prison-...
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It will likely cost Chicago taxpayers approximately $52 million in interest to borrow that money and pay off during the next five years, according to estimates provided to the Chicago City Council.
Chicago must borrow $283.3 million to cover the soaring cost of lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including wrongful convictions and improper pursuits — as part of the city’s 2026 budget, Mayor Johnson said. https://to.wttw.com/4qZOXYt
Chicago Set to Borrow $283.3M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits
It will likely cost Chicago taxpayers approximately $52 million in interest to borrow that money and pay off during the next five years, according to estimates provided to the Chicago City Council by ...
to.wttw.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It will likely cost Chicago taxpayers approximately $52 million in interest to borrow that money and pay off during the next five years, according to estimates provided to the Chicago City Council.
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It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.
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Sending (and attempting to send) Guard troops to D.C., LA, Portland, Chicago, Memphis in recent months has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars so far….
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Sending (and attempting to send) Guard troops to D.C., LA, Portland, Chicago, Memphis in recent months has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars so far….
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
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BREAKING: Federal judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees on bond
Federal judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees on bond
A federal judge in Chicago said he plans to grant bond to hundreds of immigrants whose arrests under “Operation Midway Blitz” allegedly violated a consent decree against “warrantl…
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees on bond
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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This morning, in Broadview, 14 suburban women were arrested during an act of civil disobedience calling for an end to ICE/CBP’s kidnappings throughout the Chicago area.
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street on Friday to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Bli...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This morning, in Broadview, 14 suburban women were arrested during an act of civil disobedience calling for an end to ICE/CBP’s kidnappings throughout the Chicago area.
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”