James Gleick

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery finds that Trump and his apparachiks are demonstrating “the perfidious lust for unbridled
power and the imposition of cruelty”; that they “know no bounds and are bereft of human decency.”

And adds, “the rule of law be damned.”

He attaches a photograph to his ruling.

Jan 31 at 9:16pmWeb
Show threadJeffJan 31

@gleick
For folks like me that don't know these Bible verses off the top of their head:

Matthew 19:14
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

John 11:35
Jesus wept.

Show threadObot 50549535Jan 31
@gleick
More on this from AP:
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-minnesota-boy-detained-a1ef2144c03a0136ef123f5a3685ee44
US ordered to release 5-year-old and dad taken into custody in Minnesota

A judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Images of preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos in a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack being surrounded by federal agents in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20 added to the outcry about the immigration actions of President Donald Trump’s administration. The government says the father and son, originally from Ecuador, entered the U.S. in 2024. They were taken to a detention facility in Dilley, Texas. The judge previously ruled that they could not be removed from the U.S. for now.

AP News
Show threadColin RowatJan 31
@gleick oh Ruby Bridges! I was always moved that, in your case, the federal marshalls were on your side, as you walked to school that day.