Dara Lind

So I tend to think about this as like a, you know, coordinate plane, right? One axis is how likely is this to get a lot of headlines, to generate a lot of B-roll, that kind of thing. The other axis is how much does it increase scope? How much does it make it easier for them to put more people into the process and move them through the process? And you're right.

So I tend to think about this as like a, you know, coordinate plane, right? One axis is how likely is this to get a lot of headlines, to generate a lot of B-roll, that kind of thing. The other axis is how much does it increase scope? How much does it make it easier for them to put more people into the process and move them through the process? And you're right.

A lot of the things, things like putting out a press release every single day can imply that more is being changed than actually is. That said, one of the reasons that we're not really seeing movement on the numbers yet is because Some of the authorities they're tapping into haven't really scaled.

A lot of the things, things like putting out a press release every single day can imply that more is being changed than actually is. That said, one of the reasons that we're not really seeing movement on the numbers yet is because Some of the authorities they're tapping into haven't really scaled.

They haven't really been able to make plans for what does an ICE raid look like when everybody's getting put into expedited removal proceedings, that sort of thing. So I think that the biggest reason that picking fights with blue cities is...

They haven't really been able to make plans for what does an ICE raid look like when everybody's getting put into expedited removal proceedings, that sort of thing. So I think that the biggest reason that picking fights with blue cities is...

It's a big PR showdown is because in jurisdictions that don't have a lot of local cooperation with federal law enforcement, where like if they call up the city and say, you got to give us the addresses of everybody, you know, who doesn't have legal immigration status in cities that have laws requiring that information not to be shared.

It's a big PR showdown is because in jurisdictions that don't have a lot of local cooperation with federal law enforcement, where like if they call up the city and say, you got to give us the addresses of everybody, you know, who doesn't have legal immigration status in cities that have laws requiring that information not to be shared.

it's a lot harder for them to arrest people, to identify who is removable and take them into custody. And so when they have these big raids on blue cities in the past, what we've seen is the numbers of actual arrestees they get out of them are very low.

it's a lot harder for them to arrest people, to identify who is removable and take them into custody. And so when they have these big raids on blue cities in the past, what we've seen is the numbers of actual arrestees they get out of them are very low.

The biggest impact is in terms of freaking people out, getting people to not leave their homes, to not go to school, that sort of thing, which is a real harm. But it does mean that in kind of holding the line on lack of cooperation and

The biggest impact is in terms of freaking people out, getting people to not leave their homes, to not go to school, that sort of thing, which is a real harm. But it does mean that in kind of holding the line on lack of cooperation and

and lack of information sharing, and certainly not offering state and local resources to help with immigration enforcement, that the amount of money that's being spent and time that's being spent is going to be greater

and lack of information sharing, and certainly not offering state and local resources to help with immigration enforcement, that the amount of money that's being spent and time that's being spent is going to be greater

proportionally than the number of people who they are getting out of it who can then be arrested and deported, which means that those resources are then being taken from other things.

proportionally than the number of people who they are getting out of it who can then be arrested and deported, which means that those resources are then being taken from other things.

I mean, I have a general rule against engaging in Supreme Court punditry because I do think that to a certain extent, the law is whatever the judges say the law is. And heaven forbid they take that, they actually seize the reins of that power. But I do agree that, I think that the way that this executive order was done, which is just saying, as far as we're concerned,

I mean, I have a general rule against engaging in Supreme Court punditry because I do think that to a certain extent, the law is whatever the judges say the law is. And heaven forbid they take that, they actually seize the reins of that power. But I do agree that, I think that the way that this executive order was done, which is just saying, as far as we're concerned,

this is not who birthright citizenship applies to. And we're not going to be honoring the citizenship of anyone who was born in the U S under, you know, to these two parents who like have these particular, you know, this lack of status or temporary status after February 19th, that that is, we've already seen one preliminary ruling against it.

this is not who birthright citizenship applies to. And we're not going to be honoring the citizenship of anyone who was born in the U S under, you know, to these two parents who like have these particular, you know, this lack of status or temporary status after February 19th, that that is, we've already seen one preliminary ruling against it.