"The White House also denounced the Smithsonian’s planned National Museum of the American Latino." One side is *definitely* politicizing art. The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-...
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"The White House also denounced the Smithsonian’s planned National Museum of the American Latino." One side is *definitely* politicizing art. The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-...
NEW from me: Trump’s War on Latino Art www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-... via @thebulwark.com
I have a sense the localized, personal aspects of all these stories are going to drive Trump regret in a way the raw numbers aren’t doing
Good piece. Every story told reminds us these are human beings in inhuman detention. A quoted GOP rep who says "we all thought it was going to be about hardened criminals" overlooks the way Trump viciously cast all immigrants as criminals to justify deporting them all, as he plainly said he would.
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: "Cristobal was mistakenly stopped by police & put in a detention facility for more than two weeks in May...While Arias Cristobal is now home, preparing with her lawyer for what’s ahead, she feels trapped, she told @thebulwark.com." www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe...
For immigrants detained and released, what comes next? Free, but with the cloud of future deportation following them around wherever they go? Ximena Arias Cristobal is one such immigrant. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social tells her story in the latest Huddled Masses www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe...
Great profile on civil rights leader Ximena Arias Cristobal by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe...
NEW from me: What Happens After ICE Chews You Up and Spits You Out? www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe... via @thebulwark.com
Trump claims that (1) "half the restaurants" in D.C. were closed because of crime, but (2) in the two weeks since he took over D.C. they've reopened, and, what's more, (3) "new restaurants are opening up" (lol). Our @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social shows that this is—all of it—utter bullshit.
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: "Trump’s deployment of 2,300 National Guard troops and 500 federal law enforcement agents has hurt foot traffic, chilled business, and made people cancel trips and nights out. It is slowly choking the life out of Washington, D.C." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-s...
A man elected because of his purported business acumen is harming small businesses; a man whose obsession with appearing tough on crime threatens to sabotage urban economies across the country. The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-s...
I was told this man had business acumen? Interviews with restaurant owners, chefs, and workers, paint a picture of small businesses being harmed by a president whose obsession with appearing tough on crime now threatens to sabotage urban economies across the country 👇🏽
🚨 NEW from me: Trump Is Strangling the Life Out of D.C.’s Restaurants www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-s... via @thebulwark.com
News: Shepard Fairey (@obeygiant.bsky.social) creator of the iconic Obama HOPE poster releases a new #FreeKilmar poster saying he was disgusted by the Trump administration’s use of his style to attack Kilmar. Goes on to lay out the “corrupt” case against him by the admin.
A network of five thousand faith communities is now disseminating a blueprint for clergy and lay leaders who want to push back against Trump's immigration regime. Read about it in Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
Thanks Jen!
Thank you @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.com for keeping the spotlight on these important stories.
Even some Trump-support evangelicals are not fans of the president’s "overreach and his administration’s harshness toward productive, quiet, often churchgoing immigrants instead of the criminals he said he would prioritize." ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
Good read by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social at The Bulwark on faith leaders plans to fight back against Trump's crusade against immigrants. Early stages ...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social with the exclusive details on a network of 5,000 churches launching a rapid-response action plan to protect worshipers during ICE raids. Read Huddled Masses only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
NEW: @thebulwark.com has learned exclusively that a network of five thousand faith communities is now disseminating a blueprint for clergy and lay leaders who want to push back against Trump's immigration regime. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reports: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
Scoop: The Churches Fighting Back Against ICE www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-... via @thebulwark.com
News Analysis: Protests in Tel Aviv calling for an end to the war in Gaza culminated in a rally attended by hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday, exposing the chasm between many Israelis and the unpopular hard-line government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. nyti.ms/45JhAPT
Read this @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social interview with Ruben Gallego with interest. Gallego's visit to a meatpacking plant, JBS, is an interesting move from a senator who might have presidential aspirations. www.thebulwark.com/p/senator-ru...
@adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social spoke to @gallego.senate.gov about the Democratic Party's failures on immigration. Only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/senator-ru...
"When it was announced that the first Latino U.S. senator from Arizona was visiting Iowa, it wasn’t the obvious 2028 presidential overtures that piqued my interest." @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social interviews Sen. Ruben Gallego in the latest edition of Huddled Masses:
NEW from me: Why @gallego.senate.gov’s Trip to an Iowa Meatpacking Plant Matters www.thebulwark.com/p/senator-ru... via @thebulwark.com
Cool man! Appreciate it!
It's dope whenever my photos are used in the articles of writers I dig!! ✊ @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
What does getting rid of age limits for new ICE hires actually look like? 18-year-old vigilante ICE agents. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social asks what's in the heart of an 18-year-old ICE recruit in his latest Huddled Masses @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/prepare-yo...
In lowering the hiring age from 21, clearly ICE hopes to make some hires in the 18-to-21-year-old range. But what would motivate an 18-year-old to apply to work at ICE? Good piece by our @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social. www.thebulwark.com/p/prepare-yo...
Dean Cain’s ICE enlistment really isn’t a laughing matter. Rather it is the most high-profile illustration of the lowering of agency standards. And that is serious as anything. The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/prepare-yo...
All of these poll results from Siena show something telling for Democratic politicians: -Fighting Trump (or even just looking like they are fighting Trump) yields rewards. -Folding to Trump makes them look weak and Democratic voters will punish them
What is a law worth if it has no enforcers? Catalina 'Xóchitl' Santiago knows the answer to that question. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/dreamers-f...
A person's legal authorization to work in the United States isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on—literally. That’s the upshot of actions taken by border patrol agents this week. @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social reports in the latest edition of Huddled Masses: www.thebulwark.com/p/dreamers-f...
“‘I think the thing that has struck me the most is how not-bitter he is, how hopeful he remains, how enthusiastic he is about living his life and continuing to strive for better for him and his community,’ she said.” Holy moly.
Powerful, heartbreaking, infuriating interview from @timmiller.bsky.social. Well worth your time.
NEW from me: Dreamers Face ‘Greatest Threat’ Yet in Trump Immigrant Crackdown www.thebulwark.com/p/dreamers-f... via @thebulwark.com
Zohran Mamdani slammed the phone call between President Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo, calling it ‘disqualifying’ in the race to be mayor.
"It’s up to Andry, his lawyers, and his loved ones to try to get his life back on track. For the rest of us, there’s no way to erase injustice," writes @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social. www.thebulwark.com/p/what-do-we...
Coming up in just a few mins!
"What did we all know and what did we do about it?" A tough, but inspiring, piece from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social at the @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Our country sent a young man to a foreign gulag where he was tortured and sexually assaulted. What do we owe him? @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/what-do-we...
So honored to have a part in this. The @thebulwark.com community raised nearly $50,000 for the LA Street Vendor Fund but also Maribel the street vendor facing eviction, Jesus the carpenter missed by his church, and Mario the beloved TikTok chef. Chat with you all later!
NEW from me: A piece I hope people will read and consider What Do We Owe Andry? www.thebulwark.com/p/what-do-we... via @thebulwark.com
This will be really good! Looking forward to chatting tomorrow on everything from what is going on, to mental health and how we get through these next few years.
In late May the couple reached a wrenching decision: They would self-deport later in the summer. Their set date was August 3. Meet one of the many decent, hardworking people the Trump administration is hounding out of our country. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
Join Immigration Reporter and writer of Huddled Masses @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on Reddit tomorrow at 2PM EST for an AMA on his work. Send in your questions now: www.reddit.com/r/thebulwark...
Great reporting here from our @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
Thank you very much, Sam!
Meet the social-media famous, locally beloved, hardworking chef who's self-deporting to Mexico with his wife because he's afraid of being detained or separated from her. Read @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social's wrenching piece: www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-the-t...
"“They say the American Dream is over, so it’s time to create your dream somewhere else,” she said." @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social is telling the stories we all need to hear. Meet the TikTok Chef Self-Deporting Because of Trump www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-the-t...
Mario Carrera’s wife worries that he will be taken from her. Carrera, a hardworking chef, worries that his wife could be deported without him. They made the wrenching decision to "self-deport." Exclusive from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social in the latest Huddled Masses:
“Because of people’s color of their skin, they grab someone, and even U.S. citizens, they’re grabbing them like criminals, hitting them. There is no more respect for human rights. So me and my wife, we’re leaving. We don’t want that situation, the anguish that they could separate us.”
Scoop: Meet the TikTok Chef Self-Deporting Because of Trump www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-the-t... via @thebulwark.com
NEW: His name is Jesus. He's a carpenter. ICE arrested him. www.thebulwark.com/p/his-name-i...
“I represented this area … it is … conservative, but I know the people … have a heart for the people that work hard …,” Lamb told me. “He’s a family man, a hard worker, just like they are. We should take a moment to consider … it’s really wrong how he’s being treated.”
Now why would the White House delete this post admitting there is no invasion at the border? h/t @wendyfry.bsky.social
Read it here! www.thebulwark.com/p/his-name-i...
Please read this story by @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/his-name-i...
He fled persecution. He gave food to the needy. "He’s been faithfully appearing at ICE appointments for more than four years ... He was complying with everything he’s supposed to do. All of a sudden, he’s detained." @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on the ICE arrest of a carpenter named Jesus.
NEW from me: His Name Is Jesus. He’s a Carpenter. ICE Arrested Him. www.thebulwark.com/p/his-name-i...
Standby for a crazy newsletter guys
"This more openly combative version of the governor—a man aides say has always felt this way on this issue, and who critics argue has only come around more recently—has won over even some of his past critics." ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/its-newsom...
"ICE is now the highest-funded US law enforcement agency ... "The Trump administration now has the budget to make its wildest fantasies of mass deportation come true, regardless of whether Americans want it." -- @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com | www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-...
What is ICE doing with all its new money? Nothing good. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-...
"Experts warn that whenever the priority becomes hiring law enforcement agents quickly, standards immediately collapse and misconduct follows." -- This writer at @thebulwark.com
"ICE is now the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the country. And that fact raises a question: What exactly are they going to do with all that money?"
This is exactly what happened to the CBP when they got a sudden influx of funding and a demand to hire up during the Bush years. Standards fell through the basement and corruption soared into the stratosphere. And ICE started out corrupt as all hell.
🚨ICE is using its billions of new dollars to go on a hiring spree—and they won’t be sending their best. Expect lowered standards, less background checks, no social media vetting for extremist views(!) and LESS training on de-escalation, former ICE and DHS officials tell me 👇🏽
NEW from me: The Worst ICE Agents Are Coming www.thebulwark.com/p/the-worst-... via @thebulwark.com
“The whole country is our property,” the agent told the pastors. Whatever the legal veracity of that claim, it's politically upside-down: The American public now opposes Trump’s mass deportation nightmare. The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
🚨 Donald Trump: OK with criminals if you’re an American murderer! Trump Administration Frees American Convicted of Murder From Venezuela Prison www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...
NEW from me: It’s Newsom vs. Trump on Mass Deportations www.thebulwark.com/p/its-newsom... via @thebulwark.com
Was a pleasure to go on with @stephruhle.bsky.social tonight
"The Epstein matter isn’t a diversion from the broader fight against Trump and his authoritarian efforts. The Epstein coverup has turned out to be an unexpectedly crucial battle in that struggle, and a test of our resolve in that fight."
"Pelosi was, in the end, trying to reorient the conversation to a class war frame. But her remarks also show that kitchen-table issues aren’t overshadowed by Epstein—they can be tied into that sordid ordeal. It’s all part of the same story."
🚨UPDATE: I want to share the GoFundMe for Maribel and her family. They’re currently dealing with an eviction and this will help her and her mom and brother get on their feet as they deal with this difficult situation. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ma...
🚨UPDATE: I want to share the GoFundMe for Maribel and her family. They’re currently dealing with an eviction and this will help her and her mom and brother get on their feet as they deal with this difficult situation. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ma...
Since so many are talking about this, here is my take on the Hakeem Jeffries/Zohran Mamdani scenario in one place. The key point is, I don't think it's healthy or normal for the top member of NYC's congressional delegation not to endorse his party's mayoral nominee at this point.
"Maribel has been here since she was 6 years old. She is as American as anyone else, save for a piece of paper making it official....'I want to live the American dream as well,' she said. 'Just because I'm not a citizen doesn't mean I don’t deserve a good life. We just want to work....'"
“I want to live the American dream as well. Just because I’m not a citizen doesn’t mean I don’t deserve a good life. We just want to work, we just want to make money. We don’t want to hurt anybody. We just want to live a stress-free life, not in struggle.”
Thanks to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social for putting this on my radar!
NEW from me: Street Vendors Hit Hard by Trump’s Assault on L.A. www.thebulwark.com/p/street-ven... via @thebulwark.com
Gallup findings, via @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: - Percent who want lower immigration has plunged from 55 to 30 - 7 in 10 independents disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration - 8-point rise in “support for giving immigrants living in the US illegally the chance to become US citizens.”
“I think it’s the first time in human history a detention camp, a concentration camp, an internment camp is selling merch, so that’s pretty depraved.” www.thebulwark.com/p/alligator-... Via @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social
Americans did not like it when Herman Cain proposed an electrified border wall with alligators and guards with live rounds. And it turns out they aren't liking Trump's incarnation of this frankly crazy shit either. NEW from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/alligator-...
aka The more voters hear about the crazy shit Trump is doing, the less they like it 👇🏽
NEW from me: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and Why Mass Deportation is Doomed www.thebulwark.com/p/alligator-... via @thebulwark.com
just looping back on this october 2024 warning and yep we have ticked through them all
Talking to @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social about how journalism must meet the moment, *even in food coverage*, under the ICE siege of major brown cities like LA — shouting out @breij.bsky.social and @lataco.bsky.social! ✅💪🏽🌮 www.thebulwark.com/p/why-were-t...
Sinners (set 1932) See also: United States (2025)
One of my fave parts of NAHJ25 was meeting Daniel, who does amazing work!
GOP reps and other bad faith maniacs wanted to act like @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social eating w/ his hands was so insane like our country isn’t a mix of many cultures. Watch this awesome dude named Kent eating Ethiopian food (w/ his hands) & saying pardon my language but this is some really good shit
#PuertoRico #PuertoRicans #ICE knows it's got not just carte blanche but orders to go after anybody Brown.
ICYMI, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on how Trump's mass deportation push is hurting the Latin music business: www.thebulwark.com/p/latin-musi...
New Life Community Church became a village unto itself. It was there for its people—not just to nourish and spiritually fulfill them, but to protect them from dangers. Those dangers have grown more insidious in recent months. ICYMI @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-chicag...
🚨Federal judge orders DHS to limit “roving patrols” in Los Angeles. The judge finds that the evidence shows that DHS officers are racially profiling people to demand their papers, which all sides agree is illegal, and orders DHS to stop those unlawful practices.
"'I don’t think people are prepared for the implementation and what that’s going to look like,' a veteran CBS News journalist told me. 'They have all this money now, what are they going to do with it?'" The latest Huddled Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
NEW from me: Why Were Trump’s Agents Casing a Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago? www.thebulwark.com/p/why-were-t... via @thebulwark.com