Kitten Night Farts

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You’ve probably heard rumors about Trump ending DACA, the program that protects 800K+ people from deportation and provides them work permits. These are rumors. Nothing is confirmed

But here’s what we do know:

Once in office, he can do all of of this with the stroke of a pen. That means he could start delivering on his commitments this Friday or Monday or Tuesday, etc. you get the point. We need your support now. If you know an undocumented immigrant, this is your time to rise up with us in action. If you are someone feeling anxiety today over losing DACA - we’re with you. Join us.

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Legal advice from the ACLU as of Jan 31, 2017 [2.15pm EST] regarding Trump’s executive order on immigration

If you need to download the court order, a copy can be found HERE

The New York Times has provided an update on who and who cannot enter the United States [as of Jan 31, 2017]

Visitors, Students and Workers (B-1, B-2, F-1, J-1, M-1, non-immigrant and temporary visas) - BARRED New Immigrants - BARRED Refugees - BARRED Green Card Holders/Special Immigrants/Lawful permanent residents - CASE-BY-CASE Dual Citizens - ALLOWED (if presenting passport of second non-barred country) Diplomats - ALLOWED

And here’s some administration info about who can travel to the US

These are the best, most joyful, and most savage protest signs from this weekend’s multi-city resistance to Trump’s Muslim ban

While we’re still trying to make sense of it all, we can’t help but appreciate the passion that’s gone into so many of these messages. When little kids are getting in on it, you know people are mobilizing. (One dog’s protest sign was especially good.)

Photos: Twitter

Lawblr side of Tumblr, here. I don’t think anybody even understands how terrifying this is. If the Executive can ignore the Judiciary, then we have a full-on Constitutional Crisis on our hands. Our country immediately falls apart. The only options for enforcement of judicial orders are 1) U.S. Marshals (which are ordered around by the Judiciary but ultimately still a part of the Executive as part of the Department of Justice), in which case we have an ACTUAL ARMED CONFLICT BETWEEN TWO BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, or if the Marshals refuse to comply, 2) the Governor of the state, say Virginia, sends in the National Guard of the state, which leads to AN ARMED CONFLICT BETWEEN A STATE MILITIA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT In case you weren’t getting the picture, let me be blunt and dramatic: this is literally Civil War-level shit right here. And Trump has been in office a week. This is fucking terrifying.

I spent the day at SeaTac (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport). We got very little done because CBP refused to talk to us at all. When one of the attorneys with us annoyed them so much that they finally answered their office door (she literally knocked on it for 10 minutes straight), they directed her to the press release on their website (side note: I don’t know if there even is a press release on the CBP website). They told her they don’t care how many attorneys show up, they don’t take orders from attorneys or judges. Senator Patty Murray showed up just after 4:00 & CBP refused to talk to her, too. I will repeat that: Customs and Border Patrol refused to talk to a sitting United States Senator. They refused other senators at other airports, too, according to a WaPo article I read earlier.

I had to return to Portland tonight because I have work tomorrow. ACLU & International Refugee Assistance Project attorneys will be back at SeaTac tomorrow at 5:30 a.m. (including my law school bestie, I am so proud). 

There were 13 people detained at SeaTac yesterday who were secretly transferred to a detention facility in Tacoma, so the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project is working with attorneys to straighten that right out. 

Basically: Shit is going down, y’all. The women I went up with today? Both were Arabs. One was from Pakistan, the other was from Lebanon (a Christian, a Muslim and a Jew walk into an airport…). When I asked them if I was overreacting by feeling like this was a coup-in-progress, they said no. That’s precisely what this is.

I thought we had a coup-proof system. I was mistaken.

Keep fighting the good fight, lawyers. And if you’re in Portland, I’ll see you at Perkins-Coie tomorrow at 5:30 for the L4GG meeting.

At Dulles, CBP has been stonewalling four members of the US House of Representatives, the governer and attorney general of Virginia, and Senators Cory Booker (NJ) and Mark Warner (VA)–the latter of whom chewed out the head of CBP in person. No dice. Not even with a federal court order telling CBP at Dulles, only them, and them in particular to give detainees access to lawyers.

And they’re pulling an old trick from the national-security handbook that’s been used to evade the courts on issues like domestic surveillance: “Lawyers and advocates still didn’t know how many people were being held in the secondary inspection area at Dulles or what their immigration status was, which led to a catch-22: Attorneys couldn’t file for contempt of court without having proof that legal residents were being detained and not being given access to lawyers, but they couldn’t get proof without getting access.” (x)

At least two VA reps have found out (via friends and family) about constituents being detained at Dulles, at which point CBP released them in order to dodge the access-to-lawyers issue. The representative for my district is on the warpath–and also on the House Oversight Committee. Here’s hoping these fuckers get slapped with contempt of court so hard their ears ring, then get hauled in front of a committee hearing to see if they want to try their chances with contempt of Congress.

All of which doesn’t even get into the Monday Night Massacre clusterfuck inside the executive branch, when the acting attorney general of the United States refused to make the DoJ defend the lawfulness of the immigration order in court. And was summarily fired and replaced with someone more compliant. So here’s also hoping the Senate puts Jeff Sessions through absolute hell on his role in all this before they vote to confirm him as AG.

It’s like the civics lesson from hell.

This happened. Here is the quote:

Sean Spicer: “We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. It’s a terrible reminder of why we must remain vigilant, and why the president is taking steps to be proactive, rather than reactive, when it comes to our nation’s safety and security.”

Source (with video)

Meanwhile, I’m sitting here waiting for Trump to push for gun control, since he’s now condemned the actions of a gun-toting white terrorist and believes proactive action is necessary to prevent such attacks…

*cough*  Dylann Roof

*cough*  Adam Lanza

*cough*  James Holmes

*cough*  Jared Loughner

Remember this. Remember that the acting Attorney General was fired for saying “this law is illegal and I will not enforce it”

“I am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right,” Ms. Yates wrote in a letter to Justice Department lawyers. “At present, I am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful.” - S. YATES

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As of Sunday Jan 29, Boston is the only US city pledging to admit all legal green card and visa holders, and refugees at an international airport. No detention no deportation. Anyone trying to come back to the US who is affected by the ban is being urged to reroute through Logan airport. Please share.

Jan. 29 2017 - Birmingham Shuttlesworth Airport, AL

Protestors against the Muslim ban stand in front of a wall dedicated to the history fo the Civil Rights Movement

I love these memes.

Never not reblog sassy-sarcastic Jesus lovingly putting people on the right track.

“Christians” : but Jesus what about the gays?

Jesus: Did I fucking stutter??

For Canadians Who Are At A Loss As To What To Do To Help Muslim Refugees Being Targeted by Trump’s Ban { source article from greatislander.ca }

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HE’S BRINGING THE RECEIPTS

EXPOSE HIM

They pulled an “all lives matter” on the fucking Holocaust……

Oh my god

HOOK/LINE/SINKER

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