Scott Hechinger
Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Supporting local coalitions to tell more compelling stories and work better together.
My org: https://ZEALO.US
- But here’s the thing: you all did in fact vote to deport moms.
- This should outrage you. NYPD invaded this artist’s show to arrest him for an offense so minor that it *requires police to release w/ a ticket.* This is harassment—plain and simple. And a massive waste of taxpayer funds. t.co/uQZB1UFEDU
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- One thing people aren’t grasping about ICE waiting in immigration court to kidnap people at their hearings: DOJ lawyers are *intentionally dismissing cases* to avoid having to do any work & due process by just handing them to ICE. Pathetic & illegal. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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- Lying in support of “White genocide” in South Africa while discontinuing DOJ investigations into systemic police abuse & mass killings of disproportionately Black & brown people in the United States are interrelated state acts of white supremacist violence.
- The opposite of what the Constitution says.
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- As Trump exploits unprecedented & illegal powers to exact collective punishment on migrants & other marginalized people, CNN & other outlets are publishing—w/o correction, challenge, or context—his outright lie that he shares the Pope’s tolerance migrants. Journalistic failure.
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- You sold your immigrant residents to Trump to get your criminal charges for historic levels of corruption dropped. You are corrupt to the core. You shouldn’t be Mayor. Resign.
- My god. Trump's deportation effort constitutes a clear assault on civil liberties and due process rights. It also represents an arguably darker milestone: "The US government is now in the business of trafficking migrants on the global market." t.co/zlCktbtfDA
- As Trump disappears students for sharing viewpoints about the Middle East on outrageous claims of supporting “terrorism,” Trump continues to celebrate and support actual acts of domestic terrorism.
- Pam Bondi is too busy illegally prosecuting people for activism and threatening to sell Tesla protestors to El Salvador to be tortured.
- For all of you whose vote was manipulated by mass media & politicians scaring you into believing you’ve never been less safe, the *2024 crime rate was the lowest in record since 1961.*
- Democrats need to be saying “fuck” a whole lot more. Thanks @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for continuing to meet the moment.
- I was a public defender in Brooklyn during Cuomo’s governorship. I saw up close how he impacted the city I love, and the people and communities I represented. I wrote here on the 5 biggest public safety reasons Cuomo is patently unqualified to lead NYC. zeteo.com/p/andrew-cuo...
- Wow. One of the key sources on *how immigration is not linked to more crime, but actually the opposite*-The National Institute of Justice-has removed all publications about "crime rates among undocumented immigrants." They are: "Reviewing materials in accordance w/ Executive Orders." Thread:
- ICE kidnapped and then forced a pregnancy test on a famous white actress while detaining her unlawfully for 12 days. Just think what they’re doing to non-white non-famous people. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Note: Whether noncitizens had criminal records or not, they shouldn’t be deported without due process, let alone to be tortured in most dangerous penal colony in the world. Also yes, most now facing torture in the most dangerous prison in the world had no prior criminal record.
- …Without you in politics ever again…
- New report: “Undocumented immigrants paid a staggering $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. That’s more than the tax contributions of some of the wealthiest corporations and individuals in the country.” In exchange, state sponsored terror & torture.
- The violent white-washing, bigotry, & taxpayer waste. To bulldoze, jackhammer, slam metal poles into, raze & ultimately erase “Black Lives Matter” from a street in DC. A simple statement calling for the end to the mass murder of Black people by police. Racist terror.
- 34,000 already employed by NYPD. Before overtime, $11 billion in taxpayer funds. Largest police force in world. Cuomo calling for 5000 more. Base starting salary alone: $300 million more. Could instead fund violence interruption & summer youth employment in every NYC neighborhood for 5 years.
- A few things for the non-lawyers in the room about appointed “outside counsel” Paul Clement’s recommendation to dismiss the case against Eric Adams. What does with & without prejudice mean? Why does it matter? Who is Paul Clement? Why didn’t the judge just rule? Thread:
- I personally don’t think taxpayers should be on the hook to pay for their police departments to be a personal security service for Musk. I think Musk should pay for his own, at least with all those extra billions he’s using his government position to steal from taxpayers.
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- Please, please go.
- The psychology behind Trump’s/Musk’s celebration & support of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine is intertwined w/ their drive to brutalize immigrants, Black people, trans people, women, seniors, people w/ health issues, workers, etc. A sick obsession w/ dominance.
- The thing about these GOP town halls with Trump voters absolutely shocked & outraged by the actions he/Musk are taking that hurt them, their families, & their communities: They decided their hatred of immigrants & Black people was more important than anything & voted for this.
- Sage wisdom from two experienced legal aid attorneys. In any interaction with police or law enforcement, including ICE: “Shut the f*ck up.”
- Reposted by Scott HechingerAlso if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.
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- This is the guy who is manufacturing torture porn for the White House featuring the pain and anguish of immigrants being forcefully deported. Billy McLaughlin. Formerly heading digital for the NRA.
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- “Trump & his party’s politics are one of disposability. To secure the flourishing of a select few (namely, right-wing corporate interests & white supremacists), others must be eliminated — deported, detained, criminalized, or even killed.” My newest op-ed: www.teenvogue.com/story/donald...
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- Is there anything more corrupt than the most corrupt mayor in history — Eric Adams — selling immigrants to the most corrupt President in history — Donald Trump — in exchange for Trump dropping corruption charges against him? Happy belated Valentine’s Day.
