Sergio Olmos
@MrOlmos
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ICE releases deaf Mongolian immigrant after holding him for months without interpreter calmatters.org/justice/2025/0…
I just spoke with Javier's younger brother, he told me that Javier returned to work yesterday, despite being nervous and still having to wear an ankle monitor.
I spent time with Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and unable to speak. He was working at a car wash when ICE raided it. Diaz is a DACA recipient, allowing him to live and work in the U.S., but ICE arrested him and held him for weeks in El Paso. latimes.com/california/sto…
Zelensky ignored the protests and signed the law. Fateful decision.
Protesters in Kyiv today chant “veto the law,” urging Zelensky not to sign the abruptly passed legislation that dismantles Ukraine’s independent anti-corruption bodies.
Zelensky has signed the bill into law — despite pressure from ongoing protest and the EU. A very dangerous moment for Ukraine.
Today’s shocking bill, which tried to overturn an important anticorruption reform, had the stench of something done in a panic. I understand the immediate trigger may have been activation of investigations into the dealings of presidential-office insiders. economist.com/europe/2025/07…
Corruption = Death. One of the many signs I saw during tonight’s protest, where I was struck both by the number of people protesting, and the average age of the protesters: the vast majority of them were aged 20 to 35 years old, at most.
In central Kyiv, hundreds of people have gathered to protest the adoption of law №12414, which they say weakens anti-corruption safeguards by curbing NABU’s independence and threatening judicial reform. Critics warn it’s a step back for Ukraine’s EU aspirations. #Ukraine
In central Kyiv, hundreds of people have gathered to protest the adoption of law №12414, which they say weakens anti-corruption safeguards by curbing NABU’s independence and threatening judicial reform. Critics warn it’s a step back for Ukraine’s EU aspirations. #Ukraine
I believe this is the first viral public call for an antigovernment protest in Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale war. And it's from a soldier: "Friends, let's gather for the action and defend what we've built over the last decade. We're meeting at 20:00 on the square…
Друзі, давайте збиратися на акцію та відстоювати те, що ми будували за останнє десятиліття. Збираємося о 20.00 на площі біля театру імені Івана Франка. Це найближче доступне місце до Офісу Президента. Тому сподіваюся, що нас буде видно з їхніх вікон. Мені, як ветерану важливо,…
3 U.S. Marine brothers faced toughest mission: Getting their dad freed from ICE custody -- Good one from @tarantulaarms today latimes.com/california/sto…
I spent time with Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and unable to speak. He was working at a car wash when ICE raided it. Diaz is a DACA recipient, allowing him to live and work in the U.S., but ICE arrested him and held him for weeks in El Paso. latimes.com/california/sto…
“The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations. Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.” Via @NickMiroff theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Amid all the noise, it can be hard to figure out the facts of the Epstein-Trump relationship. Here is a year-by-year timeline thread summarizing their connections (with sourcing and documentation) from 1990 until present. 🧵 1/17
One more thing: I am on Signal at 646-394-3002. Confidential tips are very much welcome.
NEW: An Epstein accuser recounts how she told the FBI on two occasions about Trump’s ties to Epstein and other powerful men like Clinton. This type of disclosure is just the type of information potentially buried in DOJ’s Epstein files that Trumps’s allies have clamored for.…
The Border Patrol began conducting operations in Sacramento on Thursday, less than a week after a judge halted its wide-ranging LA raids. cal.news/3GySo66 📝 @wendyfry_ & @MrOlmos
“Border Patrol raids in Sacramento intended to send message: ‘No such thing as a sanctuary state’” Via @racheluranga @brittny_mejia latimes.com/california/sto…
“The moral injuries of this operation, I think, will be enduring,” one of the Guard officials said. “This is not what the military of our country was designed to do, at all.” nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/… via @NYTimes
Stunning accusation in the federal government’s own motion to dismiss Kern County case: Agents were accused of coercing two to sign “voluntary removals” by “displaying weapons when they indicated they wanted to see an immigration judge rather than voluntarily depart”
‘There is no sanctuary anywhere:’ Border Patrol raids come to California’s capital Border Patrol agents moved their operations northward to Ca’s capital, targeting a Home Depot in Sacramento, more than 500 miles away from the border. W/ @WendyFry_ calmatters.org/justice/2025/0…