Ph.D., political scientist w interests: politics, law & society, crimmigration, immigration detention and risk. Views are my own. retweets are not endorsement.
With much thanks to @prashasti_b for her patience and superb editing skills and w my co-author Kate Evans, we are very proud to have published in 36:1! of the GILJ. @gulcimmigration
Thanks in part to @UofMaryland, the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center will act as a community gathering place, research hub (via @AAAS_UMD/@umdanth Professor @docjorich's lab TRAVAIL, & @umdhealthequity), and legal center (via @judgeawcenter).
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“We continue to drift toward dictatorship, still hoping for some intervention that will allow us to escape the consequences of our collective cowardice, our complacent, willful ignorance and, above all, our lack of any deep commitment to liberal democracy. As the man said, we are going out not with a bang but a whimper.”
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.@NaomiAKlein described Andreas Malm as “one of the most original thinkers on the subject" of climate change.
Hear him discuss the origins of his climate activism, strategic failures of the climate movement, his pro-Palestinian politics, and eco-socialism in a new interview!
1. 61 activists appeared in court yesterday on RICO charges related to their protest of Atlanta’s "Cop City"
It's an extraordinary indictment
Only a handful are accused of violence
Others face 20 yrs in prison for non-violent protest & expression
Here's how it works
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🎉Whoa! Following on the heels of last night's TPS designation for Venezuela, @SecMayorkas just extended and redesignated TPS for nationals of Afghanistan! That means any afghan national who arrived between May 20, 2022 and September 20, 2023 would be eligible to apply for TPS.
🚨🚨🚨Exciting news!🚨🚨🚨
Be on the lookout for the upcoming book, “Resistance and Abolition in the Borderlands: Confronting Trump’s Reign of Terror,” edited by MiSC’s very own @OrdazYesika. 🧵👇
Can a smartphone be a border? In my new article I express my concerns that the real effects of DHS's recent turn to smartphone technology could be doing more harm than good.
Asylum Seekers Encounter a New Digital Border: Their Smartphones
https://t.co/0gXvOCsugl
From the Bay Area in the West Coast to Washington DC in the East, we join rallies across the country demanding @POTUS Biden fulfill his promise to end ICE detention! #CommunitiesNotCages
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"If immigrants have all these positive economic impact on the community, what would happen if Congress ever did pass comprehensive #immigration reform that created clearer pathways to work or citizenship?"
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A campus community committed to inclusivity and welcoming all 🌈
#UMD has been named the No.1 college in the nation for LGBTQ+ students! https://t.co/BYkE7Bx5cr
Stop what you're doing and read this heartbreaking infuriating, masterfully-researched article by @TomDreisbach on the brutal reality of immigrant detention. This is one of the best-cited articles I've ever read, and based on a trove of FOIA docs. @npr
https://t.co/XnEgN8P4DI
New report: There’s a big human rights problem at the US-Mexico border. Don't blame most agents. It's DHS's system that holds very few accountable.
In an in-depth report packed with vivid examples, @WOLA_org and @KinoBorder explain why and what to do now: https://t.co/GdAF8jKbYf
How common are human rights abuses at the border? How is DHS set up to hold abusers accountable? Why does that setup fail so frequently? And what can we do?
On Wednesday @WOLA_org and @KinoBorder are launching a report we've been working on for months.
https://t.co/wswK72DWtg