Scott Hechinger
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@ScottHech
Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Fighting everyday to share the truth about public health & safety.
Barack Obama reached a deal that prevented Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Trump ripped up that deal. Now we are at war with Iran to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon.
6/ We cannot give another dime to ICE until they end these immoral, illegal practices. This is a fight over right versus wrong. No Senator should give money to an agency this out of control.
Donald Trump won’t talk tonight about how ICE is tear-gassing elementary schools, murdering American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats position is clear: no more funding for ICE until they stop their lawlessness and abuse.
So pro-life they'll kill ya. tennessean.com/story/news/pol…
This isn;t right. A woman was watching ICE agents in Maine. She asked an agent why he was writing down her license plae. "Cause we have a nice little database," the masked agent said. "And now you're considered a domestic terrorist." mainepublic.org/npr-news/2026-…
This is not America. This is why Democrats voted NO on more funding for ICE. And we will continue to do so until ICE is reined in and the violence ends.
Former ICE lawyer Ryan Schwank: “I received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution.”
According to a peaceful protestor, a DHS agent told them, "If you keep coming to things like this, you’re going to be on a domestic terrorist watchlist. Then we’re going to come to your house later tonight.” DHS must answer for its grotesque intimidation and surveillance tactics.
🚨BREAKING: ICE/Border Patrol illegally pulled over a car, and then assaulted, and threatened to tase, unarmed men. In the video, An agent is pointing a taser through the passenger window, while assaulting the passenger, and threatens to tase him if he doesn’t open the door. The passenger asks a simple question, why were we stopped? The agent responds, “You are here illegally, you know why.” No probable cause articulated, just an accusation. Then it escalates further… The agent moves to the driver’s side, opens the door himself, and yells, “When I tell you to open the fucking door, you open it. I’m not fucking with you.” He grabs the driver’s phone, demands ID, and screams at him to hand over his wallet. He then notices another person is recording, and the agent tries to grab that phone, too… stopping only because the filmer pulls it back and tells him not to touch it. The driver has his hands up and repeatedly says he is not doing anything. But, instead of de-escalating, the agent threatens to tase him and tries to handcuff him. So, let’s break down what is happening…
Just read The Price of Mercy by @GalvinAlmanza. I was also a public defender. Never read anything that so precisely captures what this work is, what this system does, & why it matters. So many key insights. Should be required reading. Thread on some things that stood out:
