Dan McFadden

Dan McFadden

@danmcfadden.bsky.social

Managing Attorney at ACLU of Massachusetts. Former SWO at US Navy. Posts are my personal opinions and are not attributable to my employer. Posts are not legal advice.

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Dan McFadden
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UPDATE: In Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, the Court has ordered 72-hour notice before class members who request bond hearings are transferred outside of the First Circuit. Read the complete Sept. 22, 2026 Order here: www.aclum.org/cases/guerre...

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AFFIRMED: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit affirms the judgment in Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz in its entirety. This class action victory confirms that thousands of people arrested by ICE across New England cannot be arbitrarily and unlawfully deprived of their liberty.

aclum.orgGuerrero Orellana v. Moniz et al. - ACLU of MassachusettsThe ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE.
Dan McFadden
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AFFIRMED: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit affirms the judgment in Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz in its entirety. This class action victory confirms that thousands of people arrested by ICE across New England cannot be arbitrarily and unlawfully deprived of their liberty.

aclum.orgGuerrero Orellana v. Moniz et al. - ACLU of MassachusettsThe ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit in federal court to challenge the widespread denial of bond hearings to people detained by ICE.
Dan McFadden
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NEW: Mass. court rules records from Plymouth County Sheriff's Department's immigration detention program are accessible via the state's public records law. Plymouth refused to release records about its healthcare program for immigration detainees. @aclum.bsky.social sued. Decision here:

aclum.orgACLU of Massachusetts v. Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department - ACLU of MassachusettsThe ACLU of Massachusetts's public records request seeks records on the Plymouth County Sheriff Department's programs for providing medical care to civil immigration detainees.
Dan McFadden
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The actual Trump doctrine is having no plan whatsoever for the predictable consequences of their own choices. And then flailing around in a panic. It's no way to run a country.

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Susie Wiles is telling Trump’s advisers to come up with ideas to lower gas prices in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran. Advisers are “getting screamed at to find some good news” on bringing down prices, one energy industry exec told us.

politico.comSusie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas pricesWhite House aides and Cabinet officials are coming under intense pressure to reverse the spike in energy prices caused by the start of the war in the Middle East.
Dan McFadden
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"A force that exists for protection also has the potential to be a dangerous tool for internal repression. Once the door is open to military forces targeting some of the population, that door is very hard to close. When the rule of law becomes the rule of force, no one will be safe."

commonwealthbeacon.orgTrump’s domestic deployment of US armed forces is an alarming abuse of power and affront to democracy   - CommonWealth BeaconFor months now, Trump and his minions have been waging a campaign to twist the military into a heavily armed loyalist force.
Dan McFadden
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Things ICE doesn't tell you: ICE can usually put somebody in immigration proceedings WITHOUT arresting them. And if ICE does arrest somebody, ICE usually has discretion to RELEASE the person after booking on conditions and with a court date. Mass arrests/mass detention is 100% a choice by ICE.

Dan McFadden
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Habeas corpus is literally the thing that prevents the government from putting anybody they want in jail forever. This is not an exaggeration. That's literally what it is. Any threat to suspend habeas is an attack on the rights and physical security of every person in the United States.

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