Mitzi Hellmer
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@HellmerMitzi
DC based Immigration Attorney. Mother. Catholic.
People should take a moment to imagine the amount of terror, violence, expense and destruction that is going to be necessary to deport TWENTY MILLION people. And also, think the won't just mess up and grab a whole bunch of American citizens while they're at it?
Trump’s pick to serve as the next homeland security secretary passed a key hurdle despite a rocky confirmation hearing—thanks to a Democrat swapping sides. thedailybeast.com/trumps-ice-cow…
A 19-year-old in ICE custody killed himself inside the Glades County detention center on Monday. That's 13 deaths in ICE detention in 2026 — average 1 every 4 days. The Biden admin canceled ICE's contract with Glades in 2022, citing egregious violations. Trump restarted it.
NEW: The number of families booked into the country’s only immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas, plummeted in February by more than 75% compared with a month earlier, according to ICE data obtained by ProPublica. propublica.org/article/famili…
As US starves Cuba of energy & food, neocon Cotton wants DOD to be ready for a "humanitarian crisis," "flow of refugees," or "civil disorder" in Cuba Southcom is "prepared to support DHS in a mass migration event" including a "camp to deal with those migrants" at Gitmo, he says
As US starves Cuba of energy & food, neocon Cotton wants DOD to be ready for a "humanitarian crisis," "flow of refugees," or "civil disorder" in Cuba Southcom is "prepared to support DHS in a mass migration event" including a "camp to deal with those migrants" at Gitmo, he says
New: ICE says it temporarily shut down its Baltimore holding cells to comply with a court order and has since reopened them. The acknowledgement comes a week after we reported the cells were emptied a day before a congressional oversight visit. Story: thebanner.com/politics-power…
