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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:57:08 +0000ICE deporting US citizensICEcitizenshipDHSdeportationEOIRMark LyttleFOIAacademiaPrivate PrisonslawsuitsAtlanta Immigration CourtnativismGuzmanmisconductFlorence Detention CenterNationArticleFactsAndres RoblesDavidEsteban TiznadoMenocal et al. v. GEOnationalitys.1348IraqWarisraelEloy Detention CenterStevens v. Holder et al.Chao Chen v. GEOFOIA LitigationmarriageprisonsWashington A.G. v. GEOcivil rightsimmigrationsubfield officesDanardGeorge Ibarraraceslaving wageswarIDENTJohann FrancisLauren UnderwoodStewart Immigration Courtqueers.1639varick lock-upFrank SernaJoseph AndersonPoliticalScienceOpEdRobert Dominguezactivismborderschicago courtsethnicityfascismflorence immigration courtgeneticsmilitaryuscisButler County JailEikenberryEnglishOnlyICE_FOIA_BUDGETJewishLorenzo PalmaMichael KleinRobinson MartinezSRA Internationalinheritancemexiconorthwesternpoliticsreligions. 1639torture287(g)AlQaedaAndre JosephAnthony ChiuCBPCaliforniaCenteneChao ChenCheryl WhitakerDalitDallas Immigration CourtDenver Immigration CourtE-verifyEdward Bloodworth and Stephanie ChoEl CentroFilmGEO-KarnesHardinHouston CCAJhon OcampoKafkaKennedyMasriMatterOfCBMedicaidNextLevelORR Age AssessmentsObamaRadical Information ProjectReidRussell Sage FoundationUAEWMDsaaupadoptionarendtcitizenship deportation ICE dhs israelcitizenship nationalitycivil warcommunitydemocracyfalkgenocidehabeasice foia ice_foia_budgetimmigration citizenshipimmigration citizenship deportationin absentialiberalismnycpropertyracismtenth circuittitle viuntouchableszionismStates Without NationsResearch and commentary on state efforts to restrict the movement of people across borders, and on the alternatives.https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)Blogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-5354095061301570278Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:25:00 +00002026-03-21T08:36:08.137-05:00habeasICEWhat Crazy Fact about the Rate of Trump's Unlawful Detentions did I just Learn from CourtListener, Thanks to Dan Kowalski and the Rest of the Fabulous Attorneys and Judges Defending the Rule of Law? Habeas Challenges Increase by 4,119%    To date under Trump II, about 23,000 habeas motions were filed on behalf of people in ICE Custody (1/21/2025 - 3/20/2026)Click to EnlargeUnder Biden, for the Exact Same Period, 535 Habeas Motions were filed on behalf of people in ICE custody   Click to EnlargePrompted by Dan Kowalski's listserve blast with the subject heading: "https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2026/03/what-crazy-fact-about-rate-of-trumps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-5180699654743459537Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:28:00 +00002026-03-19T15:39:14.724-05:00FOIA LitigationLauren UnderwoodFederal District Court Swats Down Customs and Border Protection Excuse to Delay FOIA BriefingThe Underwood Files  Insurance Executive Lauren Underwood (aka "the George Santos of Illinois") Campaigning for Congress (2018)Sharing minute order of Northern District of Illinois Judge Matthew Kennelly, denying motion by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Hartzler to delay Customs and Border Protection briefing: ...As plaintiff points out in her response, the claimed lapse in https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2026/03/federal-district-court-swats-down.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-4312909932134952371Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:26:00 +00002026-03-13T09:04:52.867-05:00FOIAFOIA LitigationICEsubfield officesICE Releases Hundreds of its Detention Subfield Office Addresses and Phone Numbers, Following Court Order ICE, We Know Where to Find You! Release from Deportation Research Clinic, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern University Chicago Sample List from 1,250 Rows of ICE Subfield Offices Nationwide  For entire spreadsheet, click here Chicago Sample List of ICE Addresses and Phone Numbers click to enlarge, or download spreadsheetBackstoryIn 2009, I https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2026/03/ice-release-hundreds-of-its-detention.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-6333744945080763396Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:20:00 +00002025-11-30T17:19:52.494-06:00northwesternEvanston Mayor Daniel Biss Defends Free Speech, Rejects Northwestern President Michael Schill's 2024 Demand for "Mass Arrests" Northwestern University students and staff lock arms during a confrontation with school security officers at the scene of a pro-Palestinian protest at Deering Meadow on April 25. (Betsy Wilson), patch.comIn a 2024 Chicago Tribune op-ed, then President Michael Schill claimed he negotiated an agreement with faculty and students protesting NU's entanglements with Israel because of "core value of https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2025/10/evanston-mayor-daniel-biss-defends-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-8170046377425444310Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:02:00 +00002025-07-10T13:58:20.833-05:00FOIAICE deporting US citizensJune 26, 2025 Expedited Removal Order to Deport California-born U.S. Citizen, Citing Removal Order Immigration Judge ... Terminated in 2004ICE Really is Out to Get Miguel Silvestre, a U.S. Citizen  Miguel reached out to me a couple years ago because he couldn't shake the fear that Immigration and Customs Enforcement might try to mess up his life, again.  Miguel was born in Stockton, California and has a contemporaneous birth certficate.   I pursued records requests so he could obtain the bogus records https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2025/07/june-26-2025-expedited-removal-order-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-2031050798607170649Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:26:00 +00002025-06-13T12:32:39.563-05:00President Cannot Call on National Guard for Disorder President CreatesFrom New York TimesThe key statute on which the Trump administration is relying for its authority to mobilize the National Guard for purposes of fighting protesters in downtown Los Angeles is 10 U.S.C. § 12406.  It states in full: §12406. National Guard in Federal service: call Whenever- (1) the United States, or any of the Commonwealths or possessions, is invaded or is in danger https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2025/06/president-cannot-call-on-national-guard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-2161265742288976404Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:27:00 +00002025-03-09T14:13:23.620-05:00FOIA LitigationICE deporting US citizensJohann FrancisMark Lyttle"Everything They Did, They Did At Night": This is How Sheriffs and Federal Agents Deport U.S. CitizensPast as Prologue - Expect More US Citizens Deportedand more cover-upsFrom CBP File on U.S. Citizen Miguel Silvestre, 2004Superbowl Sunday, January 31, 1999.  Miguel Silvestre, 20, was in the drunk tank at the San Joaquin County Jail.  Three men in green uniforms entered Miguel's cell and asked some questions.  The conversation began in Spanish but quickly turned to English, https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2025/02/everything-they-did-they-did-at-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-8379399012141087667Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:28:00 +00002025-07-31T07:31:30.567-05:00aauparendtnorthwesterntitle vizionismNorthwestern AAUP Executive Committee Calls on Northwestern to Rollback Propaganda and Support Education From Northwestern Email sent to Students Feb. 20, 2025click to enlarge NU AAUP Executive Committe Responds to Assault on Higher Education This year I am honored to serve as the president of the Northwestern University chapter of the American Association of University Professors.  In that capacity, I worked with my colleagues to draft an op-ed for the Daily Northwestern and a https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2025/02/northwestern-aaup-executive-committee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-8696284957512544773Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:57:00 +00002025-01-24T20:18:19.866-06:00FOIA LitigationICE deporting US citizensFederal District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly to ICE: No More Bites at the Apple                                                                    source: Tasting Table Federal Court Orders ICE Release 13,000 https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2025/01/federal-district-court-judge-matthew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-2382982605244765663Thu, 02 May 2024 04:15:00 +00002024-05-01T23:15:59.498-05:00Butler County JailFOIAFOIA LitigationICEButler County Jail and ICE Violate Labor and Immigration Laws, Line Official Claims Coffee Packets for Work are "Monetary"   In 2019 I published records on the work program for those in custody under immigration laws at the Butler County, Ohio jail, as well as my interview with the warden.  The gist is that the program was paying people for work with coffee packets.  The sherriff expressed his view that it was fine for him to employ the same protocols for people in custody under criminal laws for https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2024/05/butler-county-jail-and-ice-violate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-1771259176619216410Sat, 30 Mar 2024 20:13:00 +00002024-04-03T10:03:19.496-05:00FOIA LitigationLauren UnderwoodMenocal et al. v. GEOWashington A.G. v. GEOBiden Administration Backs GEO's Unlawful Labor Practices Merrick Garland's DOJ Supports Firms Violating Labor Laws                                             source: Tom Willimas/CQ, Roll Call, 2021The Biden administration's Department of Justice (DOJ) last month filed an historic amicus brief supporting private prisons paying $1 a https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2024/03/biden-administration-backs-geos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-36182585216068955Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:44:00 +00002023-10-06T13:59:02.882-05:00EOIRFOIAFOIA LitigationLauren UnderwoodJudge Orders Executive Office of Immigration Review to Produce Screenshots and other Requested Records, Fails to Find Fault When Agencies Blow Off DeadlinesSharing the latest motions and order from FOIA litigation. Main takeaways from Northern Illinois Federal District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly's order of October 2, 2023: (1) Agencies cannot refuse to search records systems indicated by a requester without demonstrating the search is burdensome: Federal agencies vary greatly in their size, mission, the type and amount of information they https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2023/10/judge-orders-executive-office-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-1264862360361249778Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:42:00 +00002026-03-30T13:57:08.539-05:00FOIAICE_FOIA_BUDGETCourt Grants Order in FOIA case for Preliminary Injunctive Relief, Annual Budget Analysis Key to Ruling      On March 30, 2023, Northern Illinois Federal District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly issued a preliminary injunction ordering Immigration and Customs Enforcement to review at least 1,500 pages/month.  A key rationale for the order was the failure of ICE to account for its refusal to request funds sufficient to maintain its statutory obligations to comply with thehttps://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2023/07/court-grants-order-in-foia-case-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-7732703211235952669Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:55:00 +00002022-12-23T18:55:10.844-06:00CenteneCheryl WhitakerLauren UnderwoodMedicaidNextLevelHealth of Cards: Obama Pals Rake in Millions from Obamacare, Chicagoans Suffer window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-903321-3', { 'custom_map': { 'dimension1': 'org', 'dimension2': 'hostname' } }); var customDimensions = {}; var Http = new XMLHttpRequest(); var url = 'https://https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2022/10/health-of-cards-obama-pals-rake-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-6065761907898444537Sat, 23 Apr 2022 03:39:00 +00002022-04-23T12:40:38.543-05:00Chao Chen v. GEOICEMenocal et al. v. GEOPrivate PrisonsICE Letter Destroys GEO's Ninth Circuit Appellate Claims                           ICE to GEO, June 21, 2018Last fall, a federal jury found GEO's practice of paying one dollar/day for work performed by those in their custody under immigration law violated the Washington State Minimum Wage Act.  The jury calculated GEO owed the workers $17.3 millionhttps://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2022/04/ice-letter-destroys-geos-ninth-circuit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-6076026320019158379Fri, 04 Mar 2022 19:31:00 +00002022-03-04T13:36:11.119-06:00ice foia ice_foia_budgetEvidence of ICE Pattern and Practice of FOIA Non-compliance  ICE Tracking Us ICE Tracking ICE ICE's failure to comply with the mandatory deadlines of the Freedom of Information Act is a feature not a bug of an agency that chooses to fund programs to collect information about the public while refusing to fund programs on how the agency itself operates.   ICE internal spreadsheets show that in 2016 - 2021 ICE spent less than 1/10thhttps://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2022/03/evidence-of-ice-pattern-and-practice-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-3476568225283721439Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:14:00 +00002022-03-04T09:27:18.936-06:00FOIAICEICE_FOIA_BUDGETICE, Increase the Real Intelligence Budget! "Planned Activities: Respond to all media, NGO, educational, commercial and individual FOIA requests within the statutory time limits..." From fy 2016 ICE budget"Don't ask and ye shall not receive." - FOIA budgeting museI was talking with some colleagues today about the well-known problem of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and other agencies telling requesters and courts that they https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2021/09/on-need-to-increase-real-intelligence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-9111978797350787350Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:26:00 +00002024-07-08T13:57:03.693-05:00Chao Chen v. GEOMenocal et al. v. GEOPrivate PrisonsGEO Making 33% Profit at Tacoma Facility, Possible Violation of Federal Acquisition Regulation - UPDATE: 36.79%! Day 6 of Jury Trial on GEO's Exploitation of Detainee Labor in Tacoma: Details of Super Profits Released    The first big financial reveal was when GEO's Associate Warden for Finance and administration  testified under oath that the annual profits for GEO at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Facility range between $18 to 20 million. The monthly invoice he was https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2021/06/geo-making-33-profit-at-tacoma-facility.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-5263272119415677015Fri, 07 May 2021 19:04:00 +00002021-05-07T15:35:28.611-05:00Northwestern University Doubles Down on Sleazy Athletics Deals NU to Promote Guy Charged With Cover-up and Files Motion to Dismiss Trafficking ComplaintA few months ago a former Northwestern University cheerleader sued NU, alleging violations of Title IX and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA).  On April 30, 2021, NU submitted its memorandum on behalf of a motion to dismiss.  NU's brief is not answering the https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2021/05/northwestern-university-doubles-down-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-7892172390692028347Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:27:00 +00002020-06-23T16:50:24.080-05:00FOIAFOIA Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Novel Attempt to Avoid Government Dithering click to enlarge A release from ICE that revealed a heretofore secret policy position on its work program took SIX YEARS of FOIA litigation to obtain. So much for the 20 days in the statute.   In an effort to speed along litigation, attorney Andrew Free is trying out a Motion on the Pleadings. Here's what the litigation looks like https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2020/06/foia-motion-for-judgment-on-pleadings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-9145171105885267847Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:15:00 +00002020-07-02T14:18:13.269-05:00Chao Chen v. GEOFOIAlawsuitsMenocal et al. v. GEOPrivate PrisonsWashington A.G. v. GEOICE Officials Knew Dollar/Day Wages Lacked Congressional Authorization click to enlarge   E-mail ICE Fought to Keep Secret for Six Years May Clinch Minimum Wage Claims against Private Prisons For the last ten years I've been conducting research on the history and legality of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its contractors paying $1/day to those in civil custody for work vital to the operation of the detention facilities.  I've https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2020/06/ice-officials-knew-dollarday-wages.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-4934405040196197203Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:14:00 +00002020-04-17T17:52:19.399-05:00FOIAGEO-KarnesPrivate PrisonsUpdates on ICE Work Program Violations - FOIA Litigation b(5), b(6), b(7) Order and GEO-Karnes TRO Motion In an order issued on April 8, 2020, Judge Harry Leinenweber (Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division) ruled that the b(5) predecisional exemption is for policy decisions, not "how to spin its prior decisions": ...ICE’s internal communications about its responses to outside inquiries from the press, Congress, advocacy groups, and the public are not protected by the deliberative https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2020/04/updates-on-ice-work-program-violations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-7297322295503240966Fri, 22 Nov 2019 22:41:00 +00002020-02-14T14:35:02.829-06:00Dems Pass Giveaway to Tech Firms, Violate House Rules  Sign at Trump Women's March, Dems Aiding and Abetting UPDATE: Portions of this post appeared later in an article revealing Rep. Lauren Underwood's true colors published on January 4, 2020 in The Intercept: "Democratic Representative Pushed to Create a Massive Migrant Health Database that No One Wants. Proclaiming solidarity with health care providers assisting arriving https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2019/11/dems-pass-giveaway-to-tech-firms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-3952620152537759712Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:21:00 +00002019-08-06T11:13:17.624-05:00borderscitizenshipICE deporting US citizensSchroedinger's Citizen "For the foregoing reasons, the Department is prepared to conclude Juan acquired U.S. citizenship automatically under INA Section 321, 8 USC §1432 on April 26, 1988." -- Memo of July 8, 2019 links to Juan's memo and previously unreleased State Department Memorandums interpreting 8 U.S.C. 1432 below courtesy of Wikipedia On July 8, 2019, the State Department announced that a https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2019/08/schroedingers-deported-us-citizen-since.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636912630845389969.post-2594801471662366162Wed, 17 Jul 2019 08:00:00 +00002019-07-17T18:47:53.107-05:00Atlanta Immigration CourtChao Chen v. GEOFOIAMenocal et al. v. GEOPrivate PrisonsWashington A.G. v. GEOGEO Wants Taxpayers to Foot Bill for Private Prison Exploitation GEO Execs Demand More Money click image to enlarge GEO and ICE communications about litigation linked below In the last five years, seven class action lawsuits have been filed seeking damages and injunctive relief from private prisons that stand accused of forcing people to work in violation of several federal and state laws.  In letters obtain from FOIA litigation, we now know https://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2019/07/geo-wants-taxpayers-to-foot-bill-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jacqueline stevens)0