Friday's one thing (with love from Maryland)

Julia Smith

Julia Smith

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Large crowd gathered under cloudy skies. Handmade signs have slogans like IMMIGRANTS HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS and BRING KILMAR HOME. A rep from BAJI speaks at a mic.
Outside the courthouse in Greenbelt, MD earlier this week.

Weekend wish

May we take even less shit than Judge Xinis.

(That link is from The Hill; for a play-by-play of this week's hearings in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, dive into Anna Bower's Bluesky reporting for Lawfare.)

P.S.

This week I witnessed firsthand how fiercely and consistently CASA of Maryland is showing up for Abrego and his family. A rep from Black Alliance for Just Immigration also spoke at a rally outside the courthouse on Monday. Follow, share, contribute to their work if you are able.

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