Kami Rice

Freelance writer-editor + editor-in-chief + humanitarian A responsible free spirit who pauses for roses whenever possible.

[#AfghanEvac @afghanevac]

STATEMENT: the new SIV report out from State last week makes official lots of things we already knew.

[Kami Rice @KamiTheWriter]

@rabea_says @USCIS 🤦🏼‍♀️🤯😠

[Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur]

Bill Cassidy, conceding defeat, throws shade at Donald Trump: “When you participate in democracy, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way you want it to. But you don’t pout. You don’t whine. You don’t claim the election was stolen.”

His crowd immediately gets the reference.

[RSF @RSF_inter]

#Chine : RSF appelle le président Trump à obtenir la libération du patron de presse Jimmy Lai lors de sa visite officielle. Dans un état de santé alarmant après plus de 1 950 jours derrière les barreaux, il purge la plus longue peine jamais prononcée au titre de la loi sur la sécurité nationale à #HongKong.

https://t.co/9lkYUQa6Vy

[Forum @forum_together]

In February, our polling with the @BullfinchGroup found 68% of voters wanted immigration enforcement focused on threats to public safety and national security, not large-scale operations like Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota.
https://t.co/xlUrnDxRAF

[Kami Rice @KamiTheWriter]

https://t.co/JK4Suew6Q7 via ICI

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

Join our team! CPJ is #hiring a remote communications associate to develop and implement communications strategies to maximize the impact of CPJ’s work in defense of press freedom worldwide.

🗓️ Deadline is May 18, 2026.

Apply today: https://t.co/erPXYQ1n0u

[IRAP @IRAP]

NEW: The Trump admin is trying to resettle more white Afrikaners at the exclusion of refugees waiting for years.

IRAP recently updated our legal challenge to the dismantling of USRAP to address this kind of discriminatory repurposing of resettlement.
https://t.co/EYTm7o86ep

[Kami Rice @KamiTheWriter]

I’m not Gen. Stanley McChrystal status 🫡, but I’ve been assisting the US’s Afghan allies since 2021, and I too signed onto this letter!

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

The president of the aid group AfghanEvac, Shawn VanDiver, says hundreds, including retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, have signed onto an open letter opposing a potential Trump admin. plan to send Afghan refugees who aided the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

The president of the aid group AfghanEvac, Shawn VanDiver, says hundreds, including retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, have signed onto an open letter opposing a potential Trump admin. plan to send Afghan refugees who aided the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[Jean-Noël Barrot @jnbarrot]

French Response a tiré dans le mille et fait bugger la matrice. Ce n'est pas un troll. C'est un outil géopolitique, un outil de recadrage en temps réel. On riposte, on dénonce la manipulation adverse, on recadre. On ne s’arrête pas là : @FrenchResponse arrive sur TikTok.

[#AfghanEvac @afghanevac]

Hundreds of Americans have signed our letter asking @SecMullinDHS and @SecRubio to STOP the plan to send Afghan allies to the DRC and to bring them here.

We are sending it first thing tomorrow morning. Add your name now.

https://t.co/xXBR5iqvmR

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

Join our team! CPJ is #hiring a remote communications associate to develop and implement communications strategies to maximize the impact of CPJ’s work in defense of press freedom worldwide.

🗓️ Deadline is May 18, 2026.

Apply today: https://t.co/erPXYQ1n0u

[Kami Rice @KamiTheWriter]

To watch. Seems that if the negotiations fail, there could be cascading effects that affect the freedom of movement around the world of US passport holders. https://t.co/UWSSeeNOfV

[RSF @RSF_inter]

Aujourd’hui, c’est la journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse…
Mais c’est quoi la liberté de la presse ? On vous explique rapidement
Avez-vous déjà pensé que la liberté de la presse, c’est en fait la liberté qui permet de vérifier l’existence de toutes les autres ?
Par exemple, sans presse libre, comment savoir si une personnalité politique ou une entreprise est corrompue ?
En effet, ce n’est pas un truc de journaliste, c’est notre droit à tous à être informé

Mais alors..Comment savoir si un pays a une presse libre ?

Le classement mondial RSF compare 180 pays en s’appuyant sur plusieurs critères. Plus le journalisme est libre, plus le pays est en haut du classement… et inversement.
Le problème c’est que des journalistes partout dans le monde peuvent être menacés, certains sont emprisonnés et mêmes tués pour avoir voulu nous informer

A votre avis, vivez-vous dans un pays qui respecte la liberté de la presse ? Dites-le nous en commentaire !

Retrouvez le Classement 2026 et sa méthodologie sur https://t.co/mwWqNnFRFo

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Today is World Press Freedom Day. But what is press freedom? Here’s a brief explainer.
Freedom of the press is the freedom that allows us to verify that all liberties are respected.
Without a free press, how would we know if a politician or a company were corrupt?
Press freedom doesn’t just concern journalists. It is about everyone’s right to be informed.
So how can you tell if a country has a free press?

The RSF World Press Freedom Index compares 180 countries and territories. The more liberty journalists have to do their job, the higher the country ranks and vice versa.

Do you live in a country that respects press freedom?
To find out, check out the 2026 Index and its methodology at https://t.co/mwWqNnFRFo

[Red Eagle Law, L.C. @RedEagleLaw]

📢 We are offering a class action group lawsuit that is an opportunity for citizens of the 39 countries listed in Presidential Proclamations 10949 and 10998 to challenge the “hold” on the adjudication of USCIS benefits caused by PM-602-0192/4.
⏳Deadline to register: May 14, 2026
🗓Filing date for complaint: May 21, 2026
🔗Learn more & register: https://t.co/T7nSVJJh7Q
💬Questions? Join: https://t.co/oQMm7wu8gA

[Rep. Diana Harshbarger @RepHarshbarger]

🚨Your car is tracking where you work and where you go. That data can be sold WITHOUT your consent.

If you buy a car, YOU should own the data.

My DRIVER Act will fix this. ⬇️

[Task Force Argo @task_force_argo]

Green‑card delays do not protect anyone. They destabilize families, drain local economies, and trap people who have followed every rule. Timely processing is not a luxury; it is a responsibility. Right now, nationals from 39 countries face a blanket freeze on green‑card adjudication, stretching an already 12 to 24‑month wait into an open‑ended limbo. Across the country, immigrants who have paid every fee, submitted every document, and passed every background check find themselves in a legal purgatory.

They cannot travel to reunite with family, accept promotions, change jobs without risking their status, or even obtain a driver’s license in states that require proof of lawful presence. A delay is never neutral; it hardens into a barrier, a slow‑moving illness that steals time.

For families, the consequences cut even deeper. Children grow up watching their parents navigate a system that treats them as temporary, even after years of contributing to their communities. Economically, the damage is measurable: employers lose talent, communities lose tax revenue, and families lose income. A delayed green card is not just a personal hardship; it drags on the American economy and spreads like an epidemic of systemic blockages, a spreading affliction that only action can cure, restoring stability and hope.

The deepest wound is psychological. Living in uncertainty erodes a person’s sense of belonging. It sends a message that no matter how hard you work or how long you wait, your future can be paused indefinitely. That message contradicts the values America claims to uphold: fairness, dignity, and the belief that those who contribute deserve a chance to thrive.

And the cure for increased scrutiny is not paralysis. It is precision. A process strengthened, not stalled. Bravo to Judge George L. Russell, who on April 27, 2026, ruled that USCIS does not have discretion to decide not to adjudicate at all. May the 83 plaintiffs in this lawsuit be the guiding light for all other immigrants who are suffering and in need of a class-action lawsuit to restart green card processing and their lives.

#TaskForceArgo
#GreenCards
#GreenCardDelays
#AdjudicateNotPause
#CureTheBacklog
#StabilityIsTheCure
#EndLegalLimbo
#SecurityThroughProcess

[Krish O'Mara Vignarajah @KrishVignarajah]

We also talked about how the WH built its entire political brand on the idea that it's tough on illegal immigration, but respects the legal kind.

The data has now called that bluff —thanks to illuminating research by @David_J_Bier, showing 72% of cuts came from LEGAL pathways.

[Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal]

Trump is breaking America’s promise to Afghan allies—sending them to death & torture in Afghanistan or humanitarian crisis in the Congo. Along with our veterans, I say NO.