Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com

12 days ago

I really hope this becomes the black eye it deserves to be www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The firefighter, whose name has not been made public, has lived in the US for 19 years after arriving with his family at the age of four. He received a U-visa certification from the US attorney's office in Oregon in 2017 and submitted his U-visa application with US Citizenship and Immigration Services the following year.
The U-visa program was established by Congress to protect victims of serious crimes who assist federal investigators, and the man has been waiting since 2018 for the immigration agency to decide on his application, according to Stephen Manning, a lawyer with Innovation Law Lab, a Portland-based nonprofit representing the firefighter.
Another homeland security policy says agents cannot detain people who are receiving or have applied for victim-based immigration benefits, his lawyer said. Charging the man with an immigration violation was "an illegal after-the-fact justification" given his U-visa status.

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California Tech Guy @sausalitocheese.bsky.social

12 days ago

I don't think a 4 year old can commit a crime, which makes me wonder about arrests like this.

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KC Yatsko @kcyatsko.bsky.social
12 days ago

You shld be wondering — per this cruelty-is-the-point admin’strn’s own stats (IF you can believe them)—70% of ICE detainees have NO criminal record (real number is likely higher)! Hardcore gang members/criminals don’t bus tables, pick crops, or fight wildfires. Too busy/lazy trafficking drugs & ppl.

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