Gabe Ortiz's Profile
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Staff writer at Daily Kos focusing on immigration, LGBT, Latino issues.
Real Name: Gabe Ortíz
Location: San Francisco, California
Occupation: Staff Writer
Twitter: TUSK81
Diaries published: 233 (1 day since last diary on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 02:09 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 233 (1 day since last comment on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 02:09 PM PDT)
Diary frequency: frequent
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 35
Total Comment Ratings: 0
Most Recommended Diary: ICE is getting sued after detaining a U.S. citizen for nearly three weeks, 227 comments, 377 recommends
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The recent cases of undocumented mothers Jeanette Vizguerra, Ingrid Encalada Latorre, and Juana Luz Tobar Ortega highlight a resurgence in the sanctuary movement, with some 800 houses of worship and congregations pledging since Donald Trump’s...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 02:09 PM PDT
with 6 Recommends
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This tiny Texas town can't afford a gas pump, but it's leading the resistance to hateful legislation El Cenizo, a tiny Texas border town where the 34-year-old mayor gets paid $100 a month, is quickly emerging as one of the leaders in the growing resistance to the state’s discriminatory “show me your papers” law, which will turn local law enforcement...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 11:59 AM PDT
with 123 Recommends
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Immigrants are dying while in ICE custody, and it’s a problem that seems to be getting worse. Last week, Vincente Caceres-Maradiaga, a Honduran national, collapsed while playing soccer at the Adelanto Detention Facility, a privately operated...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Mon Jun 05, 2017 at 09:56 AM PDT
with 61 Recommends
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The father of a U.S. military veteran is facing possible deportation after he was arrested by ICE agents at home, according to a Spanish-language Univision 45 Houston report. Israel Solano, who served a tour in Afghanistan, said he was awakened by an...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 12:03 PM PDT
with 66 Recommends
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Remember this: when Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security Sec. John Kelly tell you that they are only targeting dangerous criminals and “bad hombres” for arrest and deportation, they are lying to you. USA Today shares one of the most...
by Gabe Ortiz
71 comments
on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 10:28 AM PDT
with 73 Recommends
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Texas House Representative Matt Rinaldi’s very poor decision to call ICE on hundreds of peaceful demonstrators protesting the state’s discriminatory “show me your papers” law could come back to bite him right in his racist ass. An attorney involved in...
by Gabe Ortiz
14 comments
on Fri Jun 02, 2017 at 09:18 AM PDT
with 82 Recommends
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