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ICYMI: NJ becomes the epicenter of Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

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An immigrant detention facility near New York City that could hold as many as 1,000 migrants will be reopened, the Trump administration announced, as federal officials seek to ramp up arrests and deportations.

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ICE plans massive new immigrant detention center in Newark newjerseymonitor.com/2025/02/27/i... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

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📰ICYMI🚨: Trump's 1st ICE jail finds its home in Newark, valued at $1 billion. www.njimmigrantjustice.org/delaneyhallc...

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Trump is opening a 1,000-bed immigration prison in NJ & there's little that we hear from state lawmakers, particularly in legislature. “It’s almost entirely with their consent,” said @amytorres.bsky.social. “What have they done to buffer any of this?” Time for action. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/n...

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🚨While @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social gears up for @govmurphy.bsky.social's final Budget Address, ICE descends on a local supermarket just over a mile away🚨 ICE is ready to act. Will our lawmakers step up and fight back? www.njimmigrantjustice.org/ice_trenton_...

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Politico reports this morning that Erik Prince, the war profiteer behind Blackwater, the PMC which engaged in extensive human rights violations in Iraq, is part of a group of military contractors that is asking the Trump White House to get in on the deportation game. The blood chills at the thought.

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We lost a true fighter for social justice. Olga was an organizer who believed in people, made space for them to become leaders and provided mentorship along the way. Always there in solidarity, always fighting! Olga Morales Presente! Support her family here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ol...

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Advocates want NJ lawmakers to shield undocumented immigrants: “I think Democrats are afraid...NJ needs to tell our elected officials that fear can’t win the day" But Dem leaders aren't commenting. @aclu-nj.org @faithinnewjersey.bsky.social @lwvnj.bsky.social www.njspotlightnews.org/video/protes...

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If you ever wondered who you would be when That Time Came, this is it. This is the person.

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Please stop referring to the sieg heil as “coded” or a “gestures” It could not be more specific or explicit. I understand it may be hard to accept what’s happening. But denying it won’t make it stop. Name it. Confront it. Fight it.

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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

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Blue sky (behind 60 ft of water)

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Many people (ICE itself) are saying this

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"ICE's attempt to have eyes and ears in as many places as we exist both online and offline should ring an alarm for all of us," said one campaigner

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#ICYMI: During tonight’s New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Debate, candidates were asked, “raise your hand if you … should be protecting immigrants in NJ (no matter their status)?” All candidates raised their hands except for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social & a mini-hand raise from Gottheimer

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Really inspiring work in Chicago to resist ICE. Trainings hearken back to the civil rights movement, too, with role plays of what to do if ICE comes to a school or workplace. inthesetimes.com/article/dont...

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Wow. At WH press briefing just now, press sec Karoline Leavitt was asked how many immigrants arrested by ICE under the Trump admin have criminal records. Leavitt: "All of them, because they illegally broke our nation's laws, and therefore they are criminals as far as this administration goes."

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Border czar Tom Homan is on CNN complaining that Chicago is “very well educated” and people “know their rights” too well for ICE to be able to enforce mass deportations. Good work, neighbors.

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"ICE directives come and go. The Constitution is here to stay." As ICE ramps up immigration raids under Trump, @amytorres.bsky.social of @njaij.bsky.social explains why it's important to know your rights. www.democracynow.org/2025/1/28/ic...

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“Presidents come and go. ICE directives come and go. Our Constitutional rights are here to stay.” - @amytorres.bsky.social for @democracynow.org ALL of us have rights under the Constitution, regardless of status. ICE continues to violate these rights. We can’t let them keep getting away with it.

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Thank you @democracynow.org for inviting team @njaij.bsky.social to talk about ICE raids, quotas, and what we can do to fight back. Check us out live this morning and @erikcm7.bsky.social @dantealberto.bsky.social in Spanish straight after!

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ICE loves panic. Stop helping ICE. bit.ly/nj_kyr

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So far, this is the only Jersey City mayoral candidate to offer a statement about the recent ICE raids near us. I hope we’ll hear from the others soon. hudsoncountyview.com/i-opposed-ic...

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Following the ICE raid in Newark, families are speaking out. Read Jennifer’s story: www.nj.com/essex/2025/0...

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New Jersey officials blast federal immigration authorities for conducting a workplace raid on a small business in the city of Newark without a warrant. "I was appalled, upset, angry that this would happen here in this state, in this country, that this would be allowed," Newark's mayor says.

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ICE carried out a warrantless raid in Newark, New Jersey, where they detained both undocumented residents and citizens, including a U.S. military veteran.

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We saw a lot of "what to do if you see ICE" posts, primarily stating "yelling LA MIGRA" as an option, so we thought it was helpful to share a couple of things you can do in the case of you encountering ICE FREE RESPURCES HERE: drive.google.com/drive/mobile...

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NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice @njaij.bsky.social was on the ground in Newark yesterday. They report HUGE demand for their resources- they're all out of #KnowYourRights card! I'm can give $50 - for every donation you do, I'll add another dollar on to mine. www.njimmigrantjustice.org/support

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka: ICE agents, during a warrantless raid, detained undocumented residents as well as citizens. “One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned.” www.northjersey.com/story/news/e...

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ICE raids, detainments carried out at business in Newark without 'warrant,' Mayor Baraka says abc7ny.com/post/newark-...

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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Trump's DHS just invoked a never-before-used authority which permits the federal government to deputize any state or local law enforcement officer to have the same powers as an ICE or Border Patrol agent.

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I was on the ground at the ICE raid in Newark. We are scrambling to connect legal services for those who now face detention or deportation. It has leaked online and I am BEGGING you DO NOT share the name of the business nor the pictures taken. People still work there. ICE said they’ll be back.

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I was on the ground at the ICE raid in Newark. We are scrambling to connect legal services for those who now face detention or deportation. It has leaked online and I am BEGGING you DO NOT share the name of the business nor the pictures taken. People still work there. ICE said they’ll be back.

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They are telling you the nazi salute is not a nazi salute as a warmup to telling you the concentration camp is not a concentration camp

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To the well-meaning allies who have just re-emerged: Please let this week be a lesson in why we never say “illegal.” Please understand there is no difference between “the right way” & “the wrong way.” There are no “criminals.” The only difference is a sheet of paper and a fat ass sharpie.

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🚨”Since Election Day, we knew what was coming. And more than ever, NJ has to step up.”🚨 - Viri Martinez, NJAIJ for @cbsphiladelphia.bsky.social Step up how? For starters, by passing the #ImmigrantTrustAct to defend NJ communities from mass detention and deportation💥 www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

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The point of the firehose of Executive Orders is to disorient and to demobilize. It's to instill maximum fear. If we know this, then that's already half the battle. This means that we have to respond with focus on those most vulnerable & targets. It means we have to refuse their attempt to scare us.

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@njaij.bsky.social just activated our most aggressive #KYR campaign in years. Presidents come and go. Immigrants are #heretostay. www.njimmigrantjustice.org/inauguration...

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Actually, you don’t need to read the EOs to understand exactly what they want. Act accordingly.

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Still no EO language issued. Like others, I'm not going to give an interview before I think about it and hear what other experts think about the meaning of these.

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