lbschoenberg.bsky.social
Immigration lawyer, occasional community organizer, less occasional baker, with a spouse and two feline overlords. Native NYer, longtime LA transplant.
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ICE arrested, detained, and tackled the head of a 750,000 member union in Los Angeles. If anyone can grind the economy to a halt, it’s the SEIU and affiliated unions, all of whom are closely connected to immigrants rights organizations in LA. bsky.app/profile/ther...
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This explainer from Georgetown Law professor @stevevladeck.bsky.social is helpful. As he says in another post, the Presidential memo does not address the prerequisites for federalizing CA National Guard troops under the Insurrection Act. bsky.app/profile/stev...
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We’re not the only ones thinking about this. I was just thinking about the SEIU alone, not the affiliated organizations together with the SEIU. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Right!? That has to be in the works. And speaking from professional experience, the labor unions and the immigrant rights organizations in Los Angeles work together very closely. Many of the union members here are immigrants! This can backfire on DHS quickly and spectacularly.
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I don’t think ICE knew who or what they were dealing with in DTLA. David Huerta is the President of SEIU-California, which has 750,000 members. The union and affiliated groups could grind everything in the state to a halt if this continues.
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The allegations that Bondi makes in the video are not in the indictment. Moreover, the indictment’s allegations pertaining to the MS-13, alone, are unduly prejudicial and should be stricken from the charging document by the judge. These tweets will taint the jury pool too: bsky.app/profile/muel...
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Really. No Nazis, no neo-natalists, no technofascists. Done.
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The resignation and the indictment occurred on the same day, according to @philinvestigates.com. bsky.app/profile/phil...
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Senator Markey, how can this provision of the legislation survive a Byrd bath? It has an incidental budgetary effect, at best.
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She makes a convincing case. I don’t see why it’s controversial within the caucus to elevate her. She is already the Vice Ranking Member on Oversight, and was being trained to take over the top spot on the D side. It’s not a stretch for her to be elevated under the circumstances.
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Her campaign video is worth some amplification. I hope that she can give Senator Graham a run for his money. bsky.app/profile/dran...
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He made a statement, below. The question is: what will he do about it? it is simply not acceptable for ICE to invade a private office of a MOC to evade appropriate legislative oversight. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...
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I stand corrected: Nadler did make a statement (below, with more context). Bring Nadler and his staffers on your program, though - there are so many unanswered questions, including what Nadler and the Dems plan on doing about this. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...
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Holy moly. She’s completely off the rails. She’s OK with needless deaths from depriving people of Medicaid coverage just so billionaires can get tax breaks? This is how she responds to someone who fears that their family, friends, and neighbors will die without access to medical care?
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This article does provide more context around the confrontation. One quibble with the NYT about the excerpt below: the “outcry” that is warranted should / will happen in this “political era,” not just “previous” ones. Don’t shrug off ICE’s conduct just because Trump is such a predictable monster.
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It’s very strange, especially when Nadler has direct oversight authority over the Immigration Court through his membership on the House Judiciary Committee. I welcome additional reporting on this issue, and further action on Nadler’s part to challenge ICE’s authority here.
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Earlier this month. As is the case with LaMonica McIver’s arrest and prosecution, this appears to be a pretextual action to intimidate Nadler and his staff, and to avert Congressional oversight over ICE’s efforts to effectuate noncitizens’ expedited removal without due process. 5/
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Nadler has long been on the House Judiciary Committee, which has oversight jurisdiction over DOJ + its component agencies, including the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the umbrella agency for the Immigration Court. ICE booted advocates who monitored activities in the Immigration Court 4/
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(Cont.) does not convey the staffer’s voluntary consent to their entry. No evidence supports ICE officers’ claim that they conducted a “security check” at Nadler’s officer instead of an enforcement operation, when ICE has no authority to provide “security” assistance to Nadler and staff. 3/
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+ a Nadler staffer for “harboring rioters,” when that’s not a federal crime, there were no “rioters,” and the advocates were constituents? Or when ICE enters a private area of Nadler’s office without a warrant or valid consent? Giving into ICE officers’ demand to enter and “stop resisting” them 2/
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Rachel, stay on this. Interview the Gothamist reporter, Nadler + his staff, + the advocates. Something else is going on here. Why is Nadler’s staff so silent about this incident, when it appears that ICE acted without apparent legal authority in arresting a protestor for monitoring ICE activities 1/
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Yeah, the lack of public statements from Nadler’s office is strange. Nadler’s on the House Judiciary Committee. He could move to subpoena the ICE officers involved and to initiate a committee investigation of their conduct. Did the GSA threaten to withhold security from his office in the Fed bldg?
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Between this post and this article (below), my head is hurting. Why did they need to use smoke bombs on the crowd to conduct this raid? Are rampant constitutional violations not enough? gothamist.com/news/homelan...
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Jason Sudeikis revived Ted Lassp. Most of the case is filming another season of the show right now.
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Aaahhhh…I’m having trouble keeping up with all of these lawsuits. I’m glad that you’re on the case. In any event, it’s doubtful that DHS can evade the court’s order by claiming that the State Department has sole authority over this matter.
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This case is before Judge Xinis? I love how they pretend that it’s not DHS’ responsibility to facilitate his return when DHS delivered him to El Salvador’s custody in the first place, and likely retains “custody” for a habeas through the US government’s contract with Bukele to house detainees.
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Are there viable Democratic candidates in these districts yet? What I’ve seen, of the prospective CA-41 candidates has not impressed me much.
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How is it possible for ICE to detain these individuals if the Immigration Judge has not terminated the section 240 removal proceedings? What legal authority supports their detention under these circumstances?
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Per current reporting, it appears that she disputes material allegations in the complaint. Beyond the retaliatory prosecution, she may have additional grounds for dismissal and/or acquittal based on the statutory language. 2/
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(Cont.) says, as it’s unclear that she intended to avoid and defeat the US customs laws; d) per the jury instructions, it’s unclear that she knew the specimens were merchandise that should have been declared and subject to customs duties. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/... 2/
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It’s been a while since I looked at the statute listed in the complaint. A few questions: a) are these biological specimens “merchandise” under 18 USC 545; b) is the alleged importation of these specimens actually “contrary to law;” c) it’s not clear she intended to defraud the US, as the statute 1/
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See also: Rolling Stone, The New Republic, Teen Vogue, and BoltsMag, among other options
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That’s interesting. The KKK Act, if I remember correctly, was largely incorporated into 42 USC 1983 and related civil rights statutes. Which part of the law addresses masks or disguises to conceal identity? Maybe it’s just a matter of creating an enforcement mechanism for existing law.
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I discontinued my subscription last fall. My dilemma is with the good investigative reporters, who remain at WaPo - I wish they would at least get new jobs. I still hope that @karaswisher.bsky.social acquires WaPo from Bezos some day sponte and restores it to its former glory.
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(Cont.) the structure at issue at the time of his arrest. He was there for an hour and left before the ICE officers unlawfully arrested him im a public area. law.justia.com/codes/new-je...
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Also the charges are BS. The feds charge Baraka with violating NJ and federal law (through trespassing on federal property) but the underlying statute prohibits entering or remaining in a structure without permission. Baraka entered the facility and remained there with ICE’s permission, and left 2/
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There’s no loophole. As this specious federal complaint asserts, GEO Group contracted with ICE to house immigration detainees there, so the private property at issue falls within the jurisdiction of the US and is federal property for purposes of this criminal charge. bsky.app/profile/jose...
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Right!? Is there any way to get through to the DNC and affiliated groups on this issue? During the 2024 cycle, I got guilt trip texts complaining that I wasn’t doing enough for Democrats in my area *while* I was out canvassing for Democratic candidates for Congress! What’s up with that!?
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It’s also illegal. The US Code permits the President to appoint the Librarian of Congress, with the Senate’s advice + consent, but not to fire the librarian before her 10-year term expires. Moreover, the Library of Congress is part of the legislative branch.
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(Cont.?) what part of a production would be subject to a tariff, particularly if a US production company or studio is filming abroad with US personnel, and selling the film within the US? Trump’s idea is insane, unlawful, and harmful to the economy, but my MOC’s response didn’t meet the moment. 4/
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(Cont.) this is not a close question; Congress specifically exempted digital products from the commodities that could face emergency tariffs by the President. Second, his tariff idea is as insane as the proposed reopening of Alcatraz. A film production is not a car, or an item of clothing. 3/
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(Cont.) productions filmed stateside. Her posture towards Trump seemed misplaced, regardless of the merit of the tax incentives at issue. First, the proposed tariff is unconstitutional and unauthorized by the law in which Congress delegated authority to impose tariffs in national emergencies. 2/
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Yesterday, an NPR reporter asked my MOC, Laura Friedman, about Trump’s proposed tariff of Hollywood productions filmed abroad. She welcomed Trump’s interest in stemming the loss of Hollywood productions to foreign locales with lower costs, and invited him to support a federal tax break for 1/
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I get what @symonedsanders.bsky.social is saying here, but the article suggests that any prior attempts to address his behavior and his mental health have failed thus far. Giselle, Mr. Jentleson, etc. may view a public airing of concerns as the only way to get through to him right now.
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It makes more sense for the Vice Ranking Member to take over. That’s why she’s second in line. hhttp://crockett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crockett-selected-vice-ranking-member-house-committee-oversight-and
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The notation at the bottom with the date and time appears to be from an ICE officer, although there’s no information about the people who witnessed or executed this document at all. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone else (or multiple people), wrote the statement and then directed mom to sign it.
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Most people in The US don’t use military time either. Did she even write this - or did an ICE officer write this for her in Spanish, and have her sign it? (The signature is redacted, so I cannot see who signed it, if anyone).
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(Cont.) also, there was no “official proceeding” to obstruct - the affidavit with the complaint said that the ICE officers intended to arrest Flores Ruiz first with the intent to thereafter place him into reinstatement of removal proceedings under INA 241(a)(5)
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Couple of other things: an ICE officer lied to her when Dugan asked him if he was there to arrest Flores-Ruiz; the ICE officers left a DEA agent who was not “recognized” as part of the arrest team behind, when they were told they needed the Chief Judge’s authorization to conduct the arrest (cont.)