#immigrantrights — Public Fediverse posts

"On 26 July, the day before #TPS holders lost their work permits, CBS News reported that #ICE was targeting Springfield for a ‘potential arrest and #deportation blitz’.

"Now the blitz has arrived – by post. Over the past two weeks, scores of #HaitianImmigrants have received ‘call-in’ letters summoning them to ICE offices near Cincinnati, more than an hour’s drive away."

https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/august/in-springfield
#USpol #deportations #massDeportations #immigrantRights #asylumSeekers #racializedCommunities

"Masked federal agents are kidnapping and killing our neighbors, on the streets and behind the bars of hundreds of #detentionCenters across the country. In #HowToCloseACamp, award-winning journalist and translator #JohnWashington offers a galvanizing, clear-eyed case for why we must close these camps—and how to do it."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC8lvGHp8TM
#USpol #USpolitics #immigrantDetention #ICE #CBP #ICEdetention #stateRepression #immigrantRights #racializedCommunities #activism #books @bookstodon

Trump Is Manufacturing an Election Crisis to Justify Military and ICE Power

Trump is manufacturing claims of foreign interference and noncitizen voting to discredit future election losses and prepare Americans for authoritarian federal action.

"Brought under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, the lawsuit says the co-conspirators sought to terrorize and make an example of Mr. Khalil and other non-citizen Palestinian rights advocates in an effort to intimidate and weaken the growing movement for #PalestinianSolidarity."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpFuuf_1yw
#MahmoudKhalil #USpol #USpolitics #Palestine #Gaza #PalestineSolidarity #GazaSolidarity #studentProtests #justice #civilLiberties #stateRepression #ICEdetention #immigrantRights

AZ AANHPI is hosting a bracelet-making + civic education event Wednesday May 27 at 6 PM. The focus is birthright citizenship — its constitutional history, its impact on AANHPI and immigrant communities, and actions people can take in the 2026 midterms. Food included. No prior knowledge needed. https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/947199/ #BirthrightCitizenship #AANHPI #ImmigrantRights #AZPolitics Please boost.

"Hundreds of judges across the nation have ruled over 4,400 times that President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement arm is detaining people unlawfully, according to a new Reuters review of court documents. And that’s just since October. "

#MassDetention #JudicialReview #DueProcess #ImmigrantRights #ICE
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/judges-reuters-immigration-detention/

Sharing for signal: #ACLU

#CivilRights #ImmigrantRights #Boise #Meridian #Nampa #Caldwell #IdahoFall #Idaho #ICE
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights

When Democrats Enable MAGA: The Case for Admonishing Some Democratic Leaders

Precinct Chair & Humble Area Democrat President John Cotter explains why Democratic leader Houston Mayor John Whitmire must be held accountable, as his actions betray core values.

How community 'goodwill' helped open a new shelter for LGBTQ+ young adults in Harlem

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/ali-forney-center-shelter-harlem

"These protesters, who refuse to go silently into the night of American reaction, are the heroes of our age. They are the US equivalent of the Central and South American women who, for decades, took to the streets to draw attention to the disappearance of their loved ones. One day, if there is any arc of justice, they will be recognized as such."

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/los-angeles-resist-immigration-raids/
#USpol #USpolitics #ICE #ICEraids #stateRepression #deportations #LAprotests #LAresists #LosAngeles #immigrantRights

#AmnestyInternational Condemns Trump Threat of 'Very Heavy Force' Against #MilitaryParade #Protesters

The #FarRight Republican president, warned the #HumanRights group, "is continuing to send a clear and chilling message: #dissent will be punished."

Jon Queally
Jun 12, 2025

"The human rights advocacy group Amnesty International USA has issued a strong rebuke and warning in response to President Donald Trump's public threat to aim 'very heavy force' at law-abiding protesters voicing their constitutionally-protected #FreeSpeech during organized '#NoKings' protests scheduled for Saturday nationwide.

"In Tuesday remarks to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he didn't know of any planned protests timed to coincide with his $134-million parade, taking place on his birthday, but said if there are, 'these are people that hate our country.'

" 'For those people who want to protest, they're going to be met with very big force,' Trump said, making no distinction between peaceful demonstrators and those who might be more confrontational or even violent.

" 'Now is a good moment to remind President Trump that protesting is a human right and that his administration is obligated to respect, protect, and fulfill the human rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly–not suppress them,' said Paul O'Brien, executive director of Amnesty International USA, in a statement on Wednesday.

"Trump's threat arrived after he overrode California Gov. Gavin Newsom to call up 4,000 National Guard troops in that state last weekend—and subsequently U.S. Marine forces—to confront large protests in Los Angeles that erupted in response to raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (#ICE) agents and the violent arrest of union leader #DavidHuerta, president of #SEIUCalifornia.

" 'The militarized response to protests, including the deployment of the #NationalGuard and the #Marines in #LosAngeles, further escalates tensions and is a chilling preview of even more human rights violations that could be coming,' warned O'Brien. 'The U.S. military is not trained or equipped to police civilians. It increases the risk of excessive force, arbitrary arrests, and other violations of free expression and peaceful assembly. The Trump administration has already shown us that it will use any tool of the state, including ICE, police, and military forces to target #immigrants, #AsylumSeekers, #protesters, and anyone who dares to defend their rights.'

"Over 1,800 coordinated '#NoKings' protests are being organized for [#June14] to counter Trump's growing #authoritarianism and to coincide with the military parade Trump is throwing for himself in #WashingtonDC, at an estimated cost of $134 million.

"A new poll released Thursday shows a majority of Americans believe the parade is a waste of taxpayer money.

"Approximately 6 in 10 Americans also say Trump's parade is 'not a good use' of taxpayer funds, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That number of disapproving voters includes a number of people surveyed who have no particular criticism of the parade itself.

"Beyond the wasted cost, critics of the president warn that the more dangerous aspect of the parade is how the spectacle dovetails with Trump's broader authoritarianism, including his militarized response to dissent and weaponizing state power against his perceived political enemies.

" 'Make no mistake,' said Amnesty's O'Brien. 'President Trump’s response to protests has nothing to do with public safety. This is his administration’s way of stoking fear and suppressing opposition. By sending police, ICE, or the military into neighborhoods to silence voices calling for justice and human rights, President Trump is continuing to send a clear and chilling message: dissent will be punished.'

"Amnesty called for an immediate halt to Trump's 'militarized response' to public protest."

Listen / read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-heavy-force-military-parade-protesters

#Resistance #NoKingsEvents #TrumpIsAFascist #Resist #ImmigrantRights #CriminalizingDissent #PunishingDissent #AuthoritarianRule

#LettersAndPolitics talks with author, photographer and #immigrantRights activist #DavidBacon about #Trump's military response to #SanctuaryCities and immigrants' right to work

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-june-10-2025/
#USpol #USpolitics #LAprotests #ICE #ICEraids #stateRepression #policeViolence #deportations #activism #LAresists

Wells residents split on town's decision to pause agreement with ICE

Brad Rogers,WGME
Thu, May 22nd 2025

WELLS (WGME) -- "This week, the Wells Police Department decided to freeze its partnership with ICE.

"The chief says it's in part because of a bill before the state legislature that would ban local police from working directly with ICE.

"The Wells Police Department is the only known department in Maine to sign a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE.

"But the police chief says they never intended to arrest immigrants.

" 'I'd like to reiterate that at no point was there ever any intent on doing proactive immigration enforcement,' Wells Police Chief Jo-Ann Putnam said.

"The now-frozen agreement set off alarms among Wells residents and seasonal businesses that rely on young people with visas to fill summer jobs, including those from Central and South America.

"CBS13 spoke with a young Venezuelan woman who is working in Wells on an H-2B visa. She says even though she's here legally, she doesn't like the idea of Wells police working with ICE agents.

"Neither does Judy Pettinga.

"The Wells Beach store owner says all this does is frighten foreign workers who are here legally."

[...]

"A bill in Augusta would ban local law enforcement from working with ICE.

"#ACLU of Maine told the judiciary committee, 'The Trump administration is terrorizing immigrants and those perceived to be immigrants, regardless of their legal status.' "

https://wgme.com/news/local/wells-residents-split-on-towns-decision-to-pause-agreement-with-ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-police-department

#ResistICE #MaineResists #Gestapo
#Authoritarianism #AuthoritarianRule #ICERaids #ICESucks #USPol #MainePol #MaineNews #ImmigrantRights #HumanRightsViolations #HumanDecency

#Maine is standing firm on #HumanRights!

The Maine Human Rights Act Guarantees...

Equal Employment Rights

- The RIGHT to freedom from discrimination in employment.
- The opportunity for an individual to secure employment without discrimination… is declared to be a CIVIL RIGHT.

The #MaineHumanRightsAct prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, #SexualOrientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic pre-disposition, religion, ancestry or national origin.

The Maine Human Rights Act also prohibits discrimination because of filing a claim or asserting a right under the Worker’s Comp Act or retaliation under the Whistleblower’s Act.

Unlawful Employment Discrimination

- For any employer to fail or refuse to hire an applicant
- For any employer to discharge an employee
- For any employer to discriminate against an employee with respect to recruitment, tenure, promotion, transfer, or compensation
- For any employment agency to fail or refuse to classify properly or refer for employment an applicant
- For any labor organization to exclude from apprenticeship or membership an applicant
- For any employer, employment agency, or labor organization prior to employment or admission to membership of an individual to ask questions, keep as record, use application form, issue any notice, employ a quota system
- For any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to retaliate against a person who has opposed a violation of the Maine #HumanRightsAct because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic pre-disposition, religion, ancestry or national origin or because of asserting a claim under the Worker’s Comp Act or Whistleblower’s Act."

https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/laws-guidance/employment/guarantees
#GBLTQRights #ImmigrantRights #Maine #DEI #USPol #FuckTrump