Trump's FBI Just Arrested a Judge

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

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OA1154 - Whatever the stage of fascism is where they start arresting judges for doing their jobs--well, we’re here. We review what we know about the in-court arrest of Milwaukie County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan last week. Matt then explains exactly what a “sanctuary” jurisdiction is (and isn’t) and how the Trump administration’s promises to aggressively investigate and prosecute state and local officials for non-cooperation with ICE fits into the overall plan of American authoritarianism. We also review ICE’s efforts to engage “force multipliers” via special cooperation agreements with state law enforcement under INA 287(g) and how you can do your part to stop it.

Complaint and supporting affidavit in U.S. v. Dugan (4/24/2025)
AG Bill Barr’s speech to the National Sherriff’s Association in which he promised to investigate and prosecute local authorities who interfered with ICE (2/10/2020)
Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act | ICE (links to Excel docs with state of all current and pending 287(g) agreements)
Pam Bondi’s memo on charging and sentencing policies which shifted DOJ’s focus to immigration enforcement (2/6/2025)

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0:00.0	You must never ever give out or give in. You must keep the faith and keep your eyes on the prize.
0:07.6	That is your calling. That is your mission. That is your moral obligation. That is your mandate.
0:13.4	Get out there and do it. Get in the way. Change happens because people care.
0:26.6	You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:36.6	I still believe with all my heart, America can't. free and beautiful to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:44.1	I still believe with all my heart, America can be a place where no child is left hungry,
0:47.9	no community is left behind, and no one gets told they don't belong.
0:55.0	The fight for our country is always worth it.
0:58.5	Hello and welcome to opening arguments.
1:00.1	This is episode 1154.
1:01.2	I'm Thomas Smith.
1:03.0	That over there is COVID-19.
1:03.7	How you doing?
1:05.3	No, that's still me.
1:06.3	I have COVID.
1:09.9	That over there is Matt Cameron, not COVID, that I know of.
1:14.8	Well, I'm healthy, but I'm hunkered down in the crime and, you know, absolutely filth-thridden streets of sanctuary city, Boston, Massachusetts.
1:17.7	Just absolutely overtaken by one of the safest cities in America.
1:21.3	Wow.
1:21.9	Just all the safety happening.
1:23.6	It's just really, it's hard to live.
1:25.3	It's sort of like how I live in California, a hellhole that no one lives at, everyone's moving away from, and no one can do business in, but just crossed over to be the fourth largest economy in the world single-handedly, just the other day, crossbeat, beat Japan, I guess.
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