One atrocity after another.

Via Katie Phang:

Senior ICE officials have been ordered by #Trump officials to “aggressively ramp up the number of people they arrest, from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500” b/c Trump is “disappointed with the results of his mass deportation campaign so far.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/01/26/ice-arrests-raids-trump-quota/

Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests

The administration wants to increase the number of arrests from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, increasing the chances that non-criminals will be detained.

The Washington Post
Maine Law Firm Tells Public Schools to Resist ICE Enforcement by Destroying Immigration Records

A leading progressive law firm in Maine is advising public school officials on how they can effectively resist potential immigration enforcement actions that may involve the families of minors who attend government-run schools, including by destroying evidence of potential immigration crimes. The advice may place school officials in the legal crosshairs of the Trump Administration

The Maine Wire
@lisagetspolitik @GottaLaff yes Maine is pushing back hard.
Also the Maine Wire is a right wing rag.
@lisagetspolitik @GottaLaff I did that in the 1980s when government was sabre rattling over Iran, as we had several Iranian students. They weren't troublemakers, they just wanted to study without harrassment.