ICE arrested US-born citizen Julio Noriega. He spent most of the night in immigration detention.
— The Alex Nowrasteh (@AlexNowrasteh) March 21, 2025
But Noriega was lucky – he carried his Social Security card on him. If he didn’t, he could have been there much longer.
Americans carry their papers and still get detained by ICE. pic.twitter.com/S2sjkWBJsa
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Trump is trying to deport a Columbia Univ. student who has been a permanent resident in the U.S. since she was 7.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 25, 2025
Her “crime”?
Attending a protest against the war in Gaza.
No, Mr. President. This is a democracy. You can’t exile political dissidents. Not in the United States.
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‘Flatly authoritarian’: New video shows masked agents arresting Tufts st… https://t.co/48iSqlrgX6 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) March 27, 2025
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“I can’t help but think about what would happen if this was my daughter, if this was my niece?” @VinceWarren reacts to the detention of a Tufts University PhD student by ICE agents. “This is what the face of unfolding authoritarianism looks like.” pic.twitter.com/eIsApXb4F1
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) March 27, 2025
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A Tufts student was taken by federal agents.
— Symone D. Sanders Townsend (@SymoneDSanders) March 27, 2025
No charges. 20+ hours detained.
Still no explanation.
This isn’t just alarming—it’s a test.
🛑 Can the government detain you without cause?
🗣️ Can due process be ignored? pic.twitter.com/GNhOiM0S63
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
— Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) March 24, 2025
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If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 25, 2025
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one…
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NEW! The Trump administration appears to have sent a married father with NO CRIMINAL RECORD to rot in a prison in El Salvador because of a PAPERWORK ERROR.
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) March 27, 2025
This man doesn’t even have tattoos! But his paperwork has two different peoples’ ID numbers listed and the wrong last name! https://t.co/eHP0UJNUNE pic.twitter.com/oI05WX5oSR
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NEW: @MiamiHerald reveals that one of the people imprisoned in El Salvador HAD LEGAL REFUGEE STATUS. He entered the country legally in January and was detained because of his tattoos, EVEN THOUGH he had passed a full background check.
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) March 25, 2025
Without warning, he was sent to El Salvador. pic.twitter.com/XqkBlgWvNt
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ICE officers arrested 54-year-old Julio Noriega and moved him into a van before he could explain himself, he said.
— ProPublica (@propublica) March 26, 2025
He spent several hours in an ICE processing center before officers checked his wallet and realized he is a U.S. citizen.https://t.co/lkFtAuOVwF