Leaked: #Palantir’s Plan to Help #ICE Deport People
https://www.404media.co/leaked-palantirs-plan-to-help-ice-deport-people/
Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth certificate - #ICE #deportations #coup #AmericanCoup https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/us/lopez-gomez-citizen-detained-ice-florida/index.html
No-Bid #ICE Contract Went to Former ICE Agents Being Sued for Fabricating Criminal Evidence on the Job
The $73 million deal for assisting with deportations went to a company whose executives are accused of retaliating against a fellow ICE worker.
Sam Biddle, April 17 2025
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement just signed a contract worth $73 million with a firm whose executives are accused of taking part in a scheme to manufacture evidence against a co-worker during their time working at the Department of Homeland Security.
"According to a contract document reviewed by The Intercept, federal contractor #UniversalStrategicAdvisors will provide services pertaining to #ICE’s 'non-detained docket,' a master list of millions of #noncitizens believed to be removable from the United States but not yet in the agency’s custody.
"The contract cites President Donald #Trump’s declaration of a #NationalEmergency on the #USMexicoBorder, an overwhelming glut of potential #deportees, and a shortage of officers to process them all as justification for hiring a private vendor to assist with the collection of biometric data, coordinating removals, and monitoring #immigrant populations.
"The document says that with a fleet of new outsourced employees, ICE can reassign hundreds of officers to tasks that better align with Trump’s recent executive orders aimed at maximizing the agency’s detention and deportation operations. With the contractors onboard, the document says at least 675 ICE officers 'will be able to take all appropriate actions to comply with the EO’s by prioritizing conducting at-large arrests, removals, and detention related activities.'
"A former ICE official, who spoke to The Intercept on the condition of anonymity, said they were concerned by this plan to further privatize the agency’s operations at the same time as the Trump administration has dramatically slashed its workforce and gutted important oversight bodies like the Office for #CivilRights and #CivilLiberties, as well as the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman. 'I certainly take issue with them firing career feds and demolishing whole offices, just to hire contractors to do the same work, many of them who are former ICE employees now retired,' the official said."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/04/17/ice-deportation-contracts-us-advisors/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/DjRAG
Join me in donating to the #GoFundMe for the #KilmarAbregoGarcia family. Any amount helps his wife and children survive and fight for his return. We can stand idly by in the face of such injustice. Please share this post/link with your network, your friends and family. #deportations #kidnapping #Gulags #ElSalvador #Coup #AmericanCoup #ICE
https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-aid-for-kilmar-abregogarcias-government-abduction
U.S.-born American citizen under #ICE hold in #Florida after driving from #Georgia
#JuanCarlosLopezGomez is being held even though a county judge found his birth certificate 'authentic' and said there wasn’t reason to consider him an 'illegal alien.'
By Suzanne Gamboa, April 17, 2025
"A U.S.-born American citizen was being detained at the request of immigration authorities Thursday despite an advocate showing his U.S. birth certificate in court and a county judge finding no reason for him to be considered an 'illegal alien' who illegally entered Florida.
"Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, 20, was arrested Thursday evening by Florida Highway Patrol and charged under a state immigration law that has been temporarily blocked since early this month. Details of Gomez-Lopez’s arrest and detention were first reported by the Florida Phoenix news site.
"After inspecting his birth certificate, Leon County Judge LaShawn Riggans said during the hearing that 'this is indeed an authentic document,' but that she did not have jurisdiction beyond finding no probable cause for the charge.
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s role is to enforce immigration laws that generally apply to noncitizens. American citizens are protected under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution from unreasonable search and seizure, arrest and detention.
"Nonetheless, he remains detained locally at ICE’s request, said Thomas Kennedy, a spokesperson at the Florida Immigrant Coalition who attended Thursday’s hearing.
" 'Everything tracks for him being sent to an ICE detention center,' he told NBC News in a phone interview.
"NBC News has reached out to state and federal authorities for comment.
"Lopez-Gomez was in a vehicle with other passengers and was traveling to work from Georgia when they were stopped after entering Florida.
:A sweeping immigration law signed by Gov. #RonDeSantis in 2023 makes it a state crime for an undocumented immigrant over age 18 to enter the state illegally."
Support your local Hispanic/Latino community organization. If you’re in SW #Florida, I recommend UnidosNow. They are helping high school and college students navigate education and #immigration systems, providing options & resources. This week 10 FL universities signed agreements with #ICE to give campus policy immigration enforcement power. #Nonprofits and basic #mutualaid are our only salvation at this point. Look up your local org and donate today. https://www.unidosnow.org/donate #solidarity
"The arrest & #ICE hold against Juan Carlos isn't just troubling bc he's a US citizen, he was charged under a recent anti-immigrant which we sued & temporarily blocked in court. Carlos is free now but it’s clear thatFL continues to act in a lawless manner."
-T Kennedy
In apparent defiance of a fed ct ruling, a FL HP trooper arrested a GA man in north FL under a new state law that targets undoc #immigrants who enter the state illegally (he's a citizen).
#Fascism #USPol https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article304461416.html#storylink=cpy
Do not travel to the USA.
Reason number 13.
Why you should not travel to the USA.
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was charged with illegally entering #Florida as an “unauthorized alien”
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is a #US #Citizen
Born in the #USA
He was on his way to his job in #Tallahassee
The state prosecutor said the court lacked jurisdiction to release Juan because US #ICE asked the jail to hold him
#LeonCounty Judge LaShawn Riggans inspected Juan’s birth certificate and released him any way
To his mother's embrace
#BreakingNews
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has confirmed that he met today with #WrongfullyDeported man #KilmarAbregoGarcia in #ElSalvador. The two shared a meal, and the Senator was able to relay messages to and from Abrego Garcia's wife.
Van Hollen had earlier announced he was heading to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia. Initially, the Senator attempted to visit Abrego Garcia in the prison, but was turned away. Thursday afternoon, he posted photos of himself and Mr. #AbregoGarcia with the text:
"I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight, I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return."
[ @VanHollen.Senate.gov on #BlueSky ]
#ElSalvadorPrison #Trending #Deportations #TrendingNews #Immigration #ICE #SenVanHollen #ChristopherVanHollen #VanHollen #Maryland #Deported
#BreakingNews
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has confirmed that he met today with #WrongfullyDeported man #KilmarAbregoGarcia in #ElSalvador today. The two shared a meal, and the Senator was able to relay messages to and from Abrego Garcia's wife and family.
Van Hollen had earlier announced he was heading to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia. Initially, the Senator attempted to visit Abrego Garcia in the prison, but was turned away. Thursday afternoon, he posted photos of himself and Mr. #AbregoGarcia to social media.
Interestingly, in the photos, Mr. Abrego Garcia (said to be a fan of Chicago sports teams) is wearing a #KansasCityChiefs hat.
#ElSalvadorPrison #Trending #Deportations #TrendingNews #Immigration #ICE #SenVanHollen #ChristopherVanHollen #VanHollen #Maryland #Deported
@BBC The only things that the court records show here is that #Trump is an idiot, #DHSBarbie is a plastic idiot, and Mr. Garcia's only "offense" was breathing while not being Lily white.
#ImpeachTrump #EndFacists #ICE is the new #Gestapo
Join me and DONATE to falsely imprisoned Kilmer Abrego Garcia’s family’s #GoFundMe to keep them going until his return. The GoFundMe was started by his labor union to benefit his wife and kids. Even a few bucks helps if you can manage it. And by all means, please SHARE this post and the link below with your friends and family. #KilmarAbregoGarcia #Kidnapping #Deportations #imprisonment #Coup #AmericanCoup #ICE #legal #RepublicansDidThis #DueProcess #fascism
https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-aid-for-kilmar-abregogarcias-government-abduction
Here is the full-size photo that was shared on the "bird site" (Twitter) of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Take a really good look at this photo. - I am not trying to be that guy, but take a good look at this.
#KilmarAbregoGarcia #KlimarGarcia #ElSavador #Ice #Justice