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Nonilex<p>In Feb, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> entered into a $1B contract w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a>, one of the country’s largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrivatePrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatePrison</span></a> companies, to convert the building into a detention center. But Mayor <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RasBaraka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RasBaraka</span></a>, who is running for governor of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NJ</span></a>, galvanized opposition against the detention center, arguing that it had opened w/o the proper permits or inspections.</p><p>The controversy engulfing the facility drew the attention of the NJ lawmakers, who visited the facility on May 9 to inspect conditions.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>This is sadistically infantile and barbaric. This is U.S. Nazi MAGA Party, everybody! </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ImmigrantsLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrantsLivesMatter</span></a> 🚨 🚨 <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ALERT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALERT</span></a> 🚨 🚨 </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_nrGB2nw2Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=h_nrGB2nw2</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/StatusCoupNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatusCoupNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> Pitching 'Survivor'-Esque Show with <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigrants</span></a> Fighting for <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Citizenship</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AbolishICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishICE</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PuppyKillerNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PuppyKillerNoem</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ClownCabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClownCabinet</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistUSA</span></a> </p><p>Meanwhile, in <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Elizabeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elizabeth</span></a>, <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewJersey</span></a>, dumb dumb Democrats are planning a <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> concentrationcamp in <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NJ</span></a>. There was protest yesterday. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ICEOutOfJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICEOutOfJersey</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PeoplePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeoplePower</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpYo3BH_gSQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=rpYo3BH_gS</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/StopAbductionsAndRemovals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopAbductionsAndRemovals</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN THE USA? <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/RasBarakaArrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RasBarakaArrest</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NJ</span></a> </p><p>APNews: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYeKJHNSPhA&amp;list=RDNSwYeKJHNSPhA&amp;start_radio=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=wYeKJHNSPh</span><span class="invisible">A&amp;list=RDNSwYeKJHNSPhA&amp;start_radio=1</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ForbesBreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForbesBreakingNews</span></a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FcVqROhc2E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=9FcVqROhc2</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a> (There was no storming. Mayor Baraka et al were INVITED) <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MayorRasBarakaArrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayorRasBarakaArrest</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MayorRasBarakaSpeaksOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayorRasBarakaSpeaksOut</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NJ</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AbolishICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishICE</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewJersey</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistUSA</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/StopAbductionsAndRemovals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopAbductionsAndRemovals</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Newark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newark</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/RasBaraka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RasBaraka</span></a></p>
Linking Dot<p>« <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Baraka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baraka</span></a> has been protesting for several days at the city, which <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Newark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newark</span></a> officials allege hasn’t yet been fully inspected, including for compliance with fire safety laws. City officials say fire and code enforcement officials have been blocked from entering the facility, where operator <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GEOgroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOgroup</span></a> began holding <a href="https://mas.to/tags/detainees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detainees</span></a> on May 1 as part of a $1.2 billion, 15-year contract with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>.»</p><p><a href="https://gothamist.com/news/newark-mayor-ras-baraka-arrested-by-feds-accused-of-trespassing-at-ice-center" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gothamist.com/news/newark-mayo</span><span class="invisible">r-ras-baraka-arrested-by-feds-accused-of-trespassing-at-ice-center</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MayorBaraka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayorBaraka</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewarkNJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewarkNJ</span></a>, arrested at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DetentionCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DetentionCenter</span></a> he has been <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesting</span></a></p><p> By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and CLAUDIA LAUER <br>Updated 7:00 PM EDT, May 9, 2025</p><p>"Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week, a federal prosecutor said.</p><p>"Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomelandSecurity</span></a> personnel to leave <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DelaneyHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DelaneyHall</span></a>, a detention facility run by private prison operator <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeoGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeoGroup</span></a>. </p><p>[...]</p><p>"Video shows the mayor standing on the public side of the gate</p><p>"In video of the altercation shared with The Associated Press, a federal official in a jacket with the logo of the Homeland Security Investigations can be heard telling Baraka he could not join a tour of the facility because 'you are not a congress member.'</p><p>"Baraka then left the secure area, rejoining protesters on the public side of the gate. Video showed him speaking through the gate to a man in a suit, who said: 'They’re talking about coming back to arrest you.'</p><p>" 'I’m not on their property. They can’t come out on the street and arrest me,' Baraka replied."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protest-ice-newark-mayor-arrested-5a2b3fefd7da563c48d2f85831cf2194" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/immigration</span><span class="invisible">-protest-ice-newark-mayor-arrested-5a2b3fefd7da563c48d2f85831cf2194</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewJerseyResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewJerseyResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICESucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICESucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivatePrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatePrisons</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivatePrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatePrison</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IllegalDetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IllegalDetention</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Cassandra<p>I can’t begin to articulate my feelings about this.</p><p><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uw-report-tacoma-police-disregard-ice-detainee-911-calls-about-abuse/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">seattletimes.com/seattle-news/</span><span class="invisible">uw-report-tacoma-police-disregard-ice-detainee-911-calls-about-abuse/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tacoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tacoma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TacomaWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TacomaWA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a></p>
The Internet is Crack<p>🔗 Geo Group’s Digital Shackles Give Trump Admin Unprecedented Deportation Power</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeoGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeoGroup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpImmigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpImmigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivacyRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheInternetIsCrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheInternetIsCrack</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@grrlscientist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grrlscientist</span></a></span> </p><p>ACLU: Trump plans to expand immigrant detention facilities, in 10 states across the Midwest and West Coast. (Via Freedom of Information Act request). “to further the dystopian plans to deport our immigrant neighbors and loved ones.” <br>ICE requests $45 billion to for-profit prison companies, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoreCivic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoreCivic</span></a>, construction and operation of new detention centers.</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/headlines/trump_administration_seeks_45_billion_to_expand_ice_detention_centers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/4/15/hea</span><span class="invisible">dlines/trump_administration_seeks_45_billion_to_expand_ice_detention_centers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migrantworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migrantworkers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The maker of the app he had used was <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GeoGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeoGroup</span></a>, the largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> operator in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>. Over the past decade, the company has also built a lucrative side business of digital tools—including ankle monitors, smart watches &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> apps—to surveil immigrants on behalf of the federal govt.</p><p>Those products are now aiding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> efforts by providing the whereabouts of unauthorized immigrants to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>, acc/to legal aid groups &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> orgs.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>This Company’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> Makes Immigrants ‘Easy Pickings’ for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GeoGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeoGroup</span></a>, a private prison firm that makes digital tools to track immigrants, becomes one of the Trump administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/trump-immigration-tech-geo-group.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=B14BF0D7-D7B7-45ED-A647-651891F753AC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/trump-immigration-tech-geo-group.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=B14BF0D7-D7B7-45ED-A647-651891F753AC</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>How Geo Group’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> Tech Is Aiding Trump’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> Agenda<br> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GeoGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeoGroup</span></a> , a private <a href="https://mas.to/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> firm that makes digital tools to track <a href="https://mas.to/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> , becomes one of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration’s big business winners as its tech is increasingly used in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technology/trump-immigration-tech-geo-group.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/14/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/trump-immigration-tech-geo-group.html</span></a></p>
nullagent<p>A 64yo Seattle woman was recently detained at SeaTac airport after returning from a trip to visit family in the Philipines.</p><p>Lewelyn Dixon has lived in the US for 50 years, is a green card holder and works at UW Medicine. She's been detained at the ICE's notorious prison, the NW Detention center.</p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/lewelyn-dixon-green-card-detained-ice-2049154" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/lewelyn-dixon-gre</span><span class="invisible">en-card-detained-ice-2049154</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/SeaTac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaTac</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/NWIPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NWIPC</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/CBP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBP</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/GeoGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeoGroup</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/acab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acab</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/UW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UW</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/UWMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UWMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/GreenCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenCard</span></a></p>
Gray Beard<p>"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit.</p><p>Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts.</p><p>The more detainees, the more money they make. It stands to reason that these companies have no incentive to release people quickly. What I had experienced was finally starting to make sense.</p><p>This is not just my story. It is the story of thousands and thousands of people still trapped in a system that profits from their suffering. I am writing in the hope that someone out there – someone with the power to change any of this – can help do something."</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corecivic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corecivic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/geogroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geogroup</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>As usual, follow the money. Just reprehensible🤬</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business</p><p>Companies like <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/CoreCivic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoreCivic</span></a> and <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> policies</p><p>It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560M and GEO Group made more than $763M from Ice contracts</p><p>The more detainees, the more money they make. It stands to reason that these companies have no incentive to release people quickly</p><p>What I had experienced was finally starting to make sense<br><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/jasminemooney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jasminemooney</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> battle has national repercussions as the number of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> detainees…rises to its highest level in 5 yrs. The vast majority are held in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> facilities run by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> or corporate competitors like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CoreCivic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoreCivic</span></a>. If following state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MinimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinimumWage</span></a> becomes the norm, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> crackdown could cost the country even more than it otherwise would—unless private detention centers absorb the cost themselves or…cut back on cleaning, which…detainees…already accused GEO of doing.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>This year, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEOgroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOgroup</span></a> &amp; Washington are back in court — for a third time — as the company tries to reverse the earlier decision that sided w/the state. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEO</span></a> has brought in contract cleaners at the Tacoma facility while the case plays out, keeping detainees there from *paid* work &amp; from having a way to earn commissary money.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/forprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forprofit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>At the 1,575-bed detention center GEO runs for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> in Tacoma, Washington, detainees once prepared meals, washed laundry &amp; scrubbed toilets, doing jobs that would otherwise require 85 full-time employees…. The state’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MinimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinimumWage</span></a> at the time was $11 an hour. (It’s now $16.66.) In 2017, Washington sued GEO to enforce it, &amp; in Oct 2021 a federal jury ruled unanimously in the state’s favor.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/forprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forprofit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/forprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forprofit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> company <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> has surged in value under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>. Investors are betting big on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detention</span></a>. Its stock price doubled after Election Day.</p><p>But despite its soaring fortunes, the $4B company continues to resist having to pay detainees &gt;$1 a day for cleaning facilities where the government has forced them to live.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/geo-group-ice-detainees-wage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/geo-gro</span><span class="invisible">up-ice-detainees-wage</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) main story on ICE Detention!<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeoGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeoGroup</span></a>! <a href="https://tube.fede.re/w/834XCxW9XxYvKnuD5ASXNu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tube.fede.re/w/834XCxW9XxYvKnu</span><span class="invisible">D5ASXNu</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LastWeekTonight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LastWeekTonight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICEDetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICEDetention</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndefiniteDetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndefiniteDetention</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivatePrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatePrisons</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoreCivic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoreCivic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JohnOliver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnOliver</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@robchapman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>robchapman</span></a></span> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a></p>