The cable encourages #State Dept employees to report on one another through a tip form that can be anonymous. “Reports should be as detailed as possible, including names, dates, locations…,” the cable reads.

Some ofcls reacted to the cable w/shock & alarm, saying that even if well-intentioned, it is based on the flawed premise that the dept harbors anti-Christian bias to begin with, & warning it could create a culture of fear as the #Trump admin pushes employees to report on one another.

#State …will work with an admin-wide task force to collect info “involving anti-religious bias during the last presidential administration” & will collect examples of anti-Christian bias through anonymous employee report forms.

The cable was sent out to embassies around the world under Secy of State #MarcoRubio’s name. The instructions also were released in a department-wide notice.

After receiving the recommendation from DHS, the #State Dept found that while Ozturk had protested Tufts’ relationship with Israel, neither #DHS nor #ICE nor Homeland Security investigations produced any evidence showing that Ozturk has engaged in antisemitic activity or made public statements indicating support for a terrorist organization, according to U.S. government employees briefed on the State Department’s memo.

#DHS originally recommended the revocation of #RumeysaOzturk’s #visa under an authority in the #Immigration & Nationality Act that allows for the deportation of a foreigner if the secy of state has reasonable grounds to believe the person’s presence or activities has “adverse policy consequence for the United States,” acc/to a copy of a separate memo reviewed by WaPo & sent by DHS to the #State Dept before her detention last month.

The memo, written by an office within the #State Dept, raises doubts about the public accusations made by the #Trump administration as it has sought to justify #RumeysaOzturk’s #deportation. The #DHS has said Ozturk engaged in activities “in support of Hamas,” a #US - designated terrorist organization, but neither that agency nor US prosecutors have provided evidence for that claim.

Days BEFORE masked #ICE agents detained #Tufts University student #RumeysaOzturk to deport her, the #State Dept determined that the #Trump admin had not produced any evidence showing that she engaged in antisemitic activities or made public statements supporting a terrorist organization, as the govt has alleged.

#TrumpLies #immigration #law #StateSponsoredAbduction #DueProcess

The filing from Michael Kozak, of the #State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, did not, however, say what steps the #Trump admin was taking to bring #KilmarAbregoGarcia home, as #Xinis had also ordered.

"I am aware that the instant lawsuit has been filed seeking the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States from El Salvador," Kozak's filing said.
#law #immigration #AlienEnemiesAct #Rendition #StateSponsoredAbduction #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #AbuseOfPower

The statute in question is the #Immigration & Nationality Act of 1952…. Originally passed during the Cold War to combat communist influence, the #law allows the Secy of #State to deport *non-citizens* whose presence is deemed to have "potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences."

How the UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management

Algorithms, facial recognition, and tightening protest laws signal a deepening surveillance state
~ Blade Runner ~

"The UK is expanding its use of predictive policing and surveillance, framing it as a response to crime, protest, and public safety. But the direction is clear: more monitoring, earlier intervention, and more control over dissent.

In early April, The Guardian revealed that the Ministry of Justice is developing a “murder prevention” system. The tool aims to identify individuals judged to be at high risk of committing lethal violence, based on data drawn from multiple agencies—social care, policing, education. The government has framed the project as a research initiative to improve risk assessments and early intervention. But its underlying logic marks a shift toward ‘precrime’—managing individuals on the basis of what they might do, rather than what they’ve done."

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/04/11/how-the-uk-is-shaping-a-future-of-precrime-and-dissent-management/