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Tired texan
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Average scientist, exceptional pet owner.

Inspired by Sophie Scholl (killed for her involvement in the anti-Nazi youth movement, the White Rose) and all who resist fascism.
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sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
Ximena Arias-Cristobal and her father Jose Francisco Arias-Tovar are now being held at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA.

Owned and operated by a private, for-profit company CoreCivic (formerly Corrections Corporation of America).

#TraffickedbyTrump
From traffic stop to ICE custody: Dalton student now in limbo, family wants answers
After a traffic stop for turning right on a red light in Dalton on Monday, a 19-year-old Dalton State student is now facing possible deportation.Friends say Xim
newschannel9.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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hmaesq.bsky.social
I just met my client Dr. Badar Khan Suri for the first time in person. He said something I won't soon forget.

"I was who they wanted me to be, my head down, silent. But after they did this, why should I be silent? If they wanted me to be silent, they shouldn't have arrested me."
#FreeBadarKhanSuri
May 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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katz.theracket.news
They’re gonna start rounding up Haitians and accusing them of being members of these gangs www.state.gov/releases/off...
Terrorist Designations of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif - United States Department of State
Today, I am announcing the State Department’s designation of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The age of impunity for those suppo...
www.state.gov
May 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
Conspiracy minded folks: what if I told you a top government official was lying to keep you away from a cheap lifesaving invention that could eliminate measles?

That official is RFK and it's a vaccine.
May 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
Hoping for Abrego Garcia's eventual release to set a precedent for the release of the 277 other men illegally sent to CECOT. Including Neri Alvarado Borges, a baker with an autism awareness tattoo for his little brother, and Andry Hernandez Romero, a makeup artist.

#TraffickedbyTrump
May 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
Juan Fransisco Mendez has no criminal record and is taking legal steps to receive asylum. Since April 14 he has been detained at Strafford County Corrections in Dover, NH. The facility is contracted with ICE to receive $83 per day per detainee.
#TraffickedbyTrump
Man arrested by ICE in Massachusetts can't be moved without notice, judge rules
A man arrested by ICE agents in New Bedford is being held at a New Hampshire detention facility.
www.cbsnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
Celebrating the release of Mohsen Mahdawi this week. Several other students remain in unlawful detention at privately owned, for profit facilities.

Mahmoud Khalil - Central LA ICE Processing, owned by GEO Group

Rümeysa Öztürk - South LA Immigration Center, owned by GEO Group

#TraffickedbyTrump
May 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
No progress after the 7 day pause agreed to by Abrego Garcia's lawyers. I wonder if anything will come out about why they agreed to the pause. New May 9 deadline for admin officials' depositions. Shameful the govt is making a mockery of the law and human rights
Judge sets schedule for depositions in Kilmar Abrego García case
Judge Paula Xinis denied a Trump administration request to further delay sharing what steps, if any, it has taken to bring the mistakenly deported man from El Salvador.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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deangloster.bsky.social
Hi, all. The Fifth Amendment requires due process for all "persons" not just citizens.

I swore an oath to the Constitution--against all enemies, even domestic.

I hereby advocate due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Bring it, you little bearded Eva Braun, who loves f*cking Nazis in charge...
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Apr 17
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
April 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
The family believes Mendez is being held in Dover, NH.

Strafford County Corrections, the ICE facility in Dover, is contracted with ICE to receive $83 per detainee per day.
#TraffickedbyTrump
Family says ICE agents smashed car window in seizing Guatemalan man who's seeking asylum
A Massachusetts family is demanding answers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, complaining its agents smashed a car window and detained a man who was in the process of applying for asylum.
apnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
Kudos to @vanhollen.senate.gov
We should be sending one person there every day until all 288 men #TraffickedbyTrump are returned.
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with El Salvador's vice president in push for Abrego Garcia's release
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday and met with the country’s vice president to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump adm...
apnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
288 men are still unlawfully in CECOT because of the US.

Including Neri Jose Alvarado Borges, a Venezuelan man working in a bakery in Lewisville, TX while he legally sought asylum. He is known as a good friend, hard worker, and devoted older brother.
#TraffickedbyTrump
Family says Venezuelan migrant in Lewisville sent to El Salvador mega prison over autism awareness tattoo
A Lewisville man was deported after ICE linked his autism tattoo to a gang. His family says he’s no criminal.
www.nbcdfw.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Judge Xinis:

- By tomorrow, Plaintiffs propose 15 "interrogatories" and 15 requests for production. Trump admin replies by the 21st.

- By the 23rd, Plaintiffs depose the 3 government declarants, then can propose up to two more depos.

- Discovery closes April 28. Briefing concludes April 30.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Apr 15
NEW: Here is Judge Xinis’s order for expedited discovery in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND KILMAR ARMANDO ABREGO GARCIA, et al., Plaintiffs, * * * Civil Action No. 8:25-cv-00951-PX V. KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, et al., Defendants. *** ORDER GRANTING EXPEDITED DISCOVERY Pending before this Court is Plaintiff Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's ("Abrego Garcia") motion for additional relief requesting "expedited discovery of the Government's actions (or failure to act) to facilitate [his] return to the United States," and other interventions. ECF No. 62 at 2. Specifically, Abrego Garcia seeks discovery as to the "terms of any agreement, arrangement or understanding regarding the Government's use of CECOT to house U.S. deportees"; his current physical location and custodial status; and "what steps, if any, the Government has taken [and will take] to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return to the United States." Id. at 4-5. Defendants oppose the request, principally contending that the proposed relief is "not consistent with the Supreme Court's order or the well-established meaning of 'facilitating' returns in immigration law and harbors fundamental constitutional infirmities." ECF No. 65 at 3. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion for expedited discovery as directed below. The Court defers its decision on the remaining requests for relief.
April 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
Students targeted and being held at private for profit detention centers:

Mahmoud Khalil is at Central LA ICE Processing Center, owned by GEO Group.

Rümeysa Öztürk is at South LA Immigration Center, owned by GEO Group.

#TraffickedbyTrump
April 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
current count of men at CECOT from US with no due process:

261 men on March 15

17 men on March 30

10 men on April 12 (claimed by Rubio, no info released yet)

288 Salvadoran and Venezuelan men #TraffickedbyTrump
April 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Since the Trump admin continues to claim Mr. Abrego Garcia is a gang member, I thought I'd take the time to put together a timeline, based on all the documents filed in court, which lays out all the "evidence" the government has ever offered.

As you'll find out, there's very little "there" there!
TIMELINE ABREGO GARCIA GANG ALLEGATIONS - SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION. 2011-2019: Entry and Early Life: Kilmar Abrego Garcia flees El Salvador to the US at age 16, after M-18 gang members extort his family and threaten to kill him and rape his sisters if they didn’t keep paying. He moves in with his US citizen brother in Maryland and lives there without trouble for years. March 28, 2019: PGPD Arrest. Kilmar is arrested for loitering outside Home Depot while looking for day labor. A Prince Georges County PD detective grills him about whether he’s a gang member. He denies any involvement. Four hours later, he is transferred to ICE custody, without PGPD charging him for any offense. April 2019: ICE Allegations: At a bond hearing, ICE claims Kilmar is part of MS-13. They submit one piece of evidence: a “Gang Field Interview Sheet” (GFIS) filled out by the PGPD detective that claims Kilmar is part of MS-13. The GFIS says (1) he was wearing Chicago Bulls gear, and (2) a “confidential informant” allegedly claimed that Kilmar was a ranking member of the “Westerns” clique, which is in Long Island, a place he has never lived in. Summer 2019: Investigation: Kilmar’s lawyers reach out to PGPD to investigate these claims. They find out that (1) the police did not even file an incident report about his arrest, and (2) the detective that filled out the GFIS has been suspended for an unknown reason. August 2019: IJ Decision: At his final bond hearing, ICE declines to offer any evidence of gang membership other than what’s in the GFIS. The IJ denies bond, finding that the GFIS is sufficient proof of membership at this time, despite noting its obvious flaws. Kilmar appeals this decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals. October 2019: Withholding Win: The immigration judge rules that Kilmar is ineligible for asylum because he filed the application too late. But the judge does grant “withholding of removal,” finding that it was “more likely than not” that he would be subject to persecution if deported to El Salvador. A removal order is issued, but with a restriction that the one country he cannot be deported to is El Salvador. December 2019: BIA Decision: Kilmar appeals the bond decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The appeals board declines to find “clear error” in the immigration judge’s decision to rely on the GFIS document. However, he is released anyway because he had won withholding of removal. 2019-2025: Normal Life: Kilmar lives a normal life in Maryland with his U.S. citizen wife, their biological son, and his two stepchildren. With his work permit, he gets a job as a sheet metal worker, joins a union, and raises his family in a DC suburb. He doesn’t get into any trouble with the law. March 2025: Sent to CECOT: On March 12, 2025, ICE comes to Kilmar’s home and arrests him in front of his children. Three days later he’s transferred to Texas, where, thanks to an “administrative error,” he is put on a plane to El Salvador and sent to CECOT
April 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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jamoke2024.bsky.social
I'm going to keep posting this:

If we had a functioning media, the next headline would read:

Trump Weak, Unable to Force Bukele to Return Abrego Garcia
April 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
The Trump admin has just detained Mohsen Mahdawi, who:
–has green card
–was Columbia Buddhist club president
–saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier
–said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
In addition to violating Mr. Mahdawi’s First Amendment rights, the Rubio Determination and Mr. Mahdawi’s unlawful detention also violates Mr. Mahdawi’s statutory rights and due process rights. PARTIES 8. Petitioner Mohsen Mahdawi is a Palestinian who was born and raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank. He is a lawful permanent resident of the United States and has been for the last ten years. He is a recent student of Columbia University, with an expected graduation date of May 2025. He has been admitted to a Master’s program at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (“SIPA”), to begin in the fall of 2025. After growing up in a refugee camp, Mr. Mahdawi felt compelled to advocate for Palestinian human rights upon moving to the United States. 22. Mr. Mahdawi is also a committed Buddhist and believes in non-violence and empathy as a central tenet of his religion. In fall of 2021, he became the president of the Columbia University Buddhist Association and led it for two years. 23. In fall of 2023, Mr. Mahdawi co-founded the Palestinian Student Union (“Dar”) at Columbia University which “serves to engage with and celebrate Palestinian culture, history, and identity.” Mr. Mahdawi co-founded this organization with Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian lawful permanent resident who was also recently detained by ICE for his expressive conduct related to Palestine. Mr. Mahdawi appeared in numerous televised interviews and print news articles regarding the military campaign in Gaza and related protests. In December of 2023, Mr. Mahdawi appeared on 60 Minutes where he shared that, as a child, he watched an Israeli soldier shoot and kill his best friend in the West Bank. 27. Throughout his time as a student and a leader of Dar and the Columbia University Buddhist Association, Mr. Mahdawi was always willing to engage in dialogue with people whose views and beliefs differed from his own. Mr. Mahdawi believed, and continues to believe, that more speech is the solution to disagreement, rather than less, and that empathy and understanding through communication are a way to resolve conflicts peacefully. …and a peaceful political solution. Mr. Mahdawi gave speeches at several of these protests. In his speeches, Mr. Mahdawi advocated for Palestinian human rights, a permanent ceasefire, and a peaceful resolution that affirmed the human dignity of all. 25. During one protest, Mr. Mahdawi vocally denounced an unaffiliated passerby who made an antisemitic comment, chanting “shame on him”. Mr. Mahdawi stated that “we are against 2:25-cv-00389 Document 1 Filed 04/14/25 Page 6 of 19 7 antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The confrontation was documented by the Columbia Spectator
April 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
Another 10 men (not named) transported last night. That brings the total amount of people imprisoned at CECOT by the US to 288. Including Abrego Garcia and 139 Venezuelan men confirmed to have no criminal record. All these men were deprived of due process.
US deports another 10 gang members to El Salvador, Rubio says
The Trump administration has deported hundreds of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
www.reuters.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
In short, today's two filings are a defiant "screw you" to Judge Xinis and to Mr. Abrego. They say they can't "facilitate" anything because he's in Bukele's custody, they threaten to appeal any order she makes requiring them to take further steps, and they refuse to tell her anything.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Apr 13
NEW: DOJ doubles down on refusing to follow Judge Xinis's orders. Today's status report contains nothing new. It again fails to provide information about steps they're taking to bring Mr. Abrego back), and arguably violates her command that a declaration be made by someone with personal knowledge.
April 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
This ICE declarant “understands” nothing. There is no such thing as post-hoc invalidation of a lawful grant of withholding due to a future act which makes a person ineligible. If they want to get rid of it, they have to go through a process. They didn’t.
joshkovensky.bsky.social Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · Apr 13
New justification for not returning Abrego Garcia just dropped, in a declaration from an ICE official: designating MS-13 as a terrorist org overrides the immigration court order barring his removal

It's the latest in several shifting arguments for why the govt cannot and will not try to return him
April 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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theswprincess.bsky.social
Kilmar Abrego García is alive.

Bukele, President of El Salvador, visits the White House Monday.

We need to keep the pressure on the Trump administration to bring Abrego García home.

His family needs him, and he has not been charged with a crime in any country.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia 'alive and secure' in El Salvador prison, Trump administration says
A federal judge mandated that US officials submit daily reports on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and steps to return him after they mistakenly deported him.
www.usatoday.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
The March 15 flights also included 8 Venezuelan women and 1 Nicaraguan man who were flown to El Salvador and rejected by CECOT. They were then flown back to the U.S. #TraffickedbyTrump

This is an amateur attempt to organize all the information out there.
Infographic white background with black text reading: Updated April 12, 2025. 278 men imprisoned at CECOT by the U.S. - all denied due process. 261 men from the March 15 flights. 238 Venezuelan men whose names have been released. CBS reported 75% have no criminal record in the U.S. or abroad. 23 Salvadoran men whose names have not been released. Abrego Garcia is one of these Salvadoran men. 17 men from the March 30 flight whose names were released to Fox News. 10 Salvadoran men and 7 Venezuelan men. These men were already being held at Guantanamo Bay. Some allegedly possess violent criminal records. Some allegedly confessed to gang affiliation. According to the administration, they all had final orders for deportation. Imprisonment at CECOT is not the same as a legal deportation. The Trump administration is forcibly transporting people for profit. #TraffickedbyTrump
April 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
You don't have to be religious (I'm not) to see what's going on. Great article with a discussion of how the govt's actions align with several definitions of human trafficking.
#TraffickedbyTrump
Did the United States just engage in human trafficking? - ABC Religion & Ethics
The deportation of 261 people to a prison in El Salvador meets all the criteria that the international community has used to denounce other regimes for “state-sponsored trafficking”. Why are Trump’s E...
www.abc.net.au
April 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
sophiesmanifesto.bsky.social
#TraffickedbyTrump
joycewhitevance.bsky.social Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Apr 9
I still can’t figure out when “we can deport you” turned into “we can put you in a hell hole prison in a third country, indefinitely, with no legal recourse.”
April 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM