The manifold ways a malign bureaucrat may wreak havoc — in otherwise blameless / innocent humans’ lives… might never be… over-estimated. That is the moral of the story, here.

The people described in this court filing in San Diego this week (pull quote, below, in blue) have been deemed worthy of parole, by any number of federal judges — while they await their ICE hearings (likely because they have meritorious “credible fear” / asylum claims — or, they’ve been mis-identified entirely, by Noemites!). That means — under existing federal law, the ICE / DHS bureaucrats are required to give them a piece of paper so they can go back to work, and provide for themselves and their families. [Employers are required to fire them, when ICE jails them — until they get this piece of paper that says they are very likely going to be ruled to be here entirely lawfully.]

So — since Tangerine 2.0 took office, these letters which used to come within seven to ten days of making parole, now are being dragged out, by Noem — in many cases, for four or more months. Her inaction, and odious slow walks, are starving families — in a lawless effort to force them to self-deport, in order to work for food and housing [into Mexico, most often — since it shares the closest border].

This is a direct violation of the agencies’ mission and duties. But Noem / Miller and Trump… think it somehow… charming, to their base — to again break federal law. Damn them. Here’s that affidavit — in full — and a bit:

. . .In 2025, and particularly starting in the summer, class members and their families supported by AOL’s Family Reunification Program started experiencing months-long delays between the date when they would receive a grant or renewal of their parole and the date they would receive their Employment Authorization Documents (EADs). What previously took 2-3 weeks for class members to obtain their EAD, now took between six weeks and three months. We identified at least 18 of these cases. These clients were desperate because they had already lost their work due to not having their work authorization, or were about to get fired for that same reason. . . .

In one instance, a class member’s humanitarian parole was approved in December 2024, but their EAD application has been pending with USCIS for nearly eight months. We have not yet received a decision or any notification regarding the status of this application. In another case, a class member has been waiting for over five months for their EAD to be adjudicated; we reached out to the task force in July 2025 and never received a response, despite follow-up e-mails that we sent….

On August 25, 2025, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion to extend certain of the Settlement deadlines [ECF No. 869]. That order granted Plaintiffs’ request to, among other things: “(1) extend parole and work authorization grants currently in place for six months following the effective date of the Government’s new contracts with Acacia and Seneca, and (2) reinstate parole and work authorization grants that lapsed during Defendants’ breaches for the same period.” [ECF No. 869 at 3]….

Despite the Court’s order, none of the class members or their family members represented by AOL have had their grants officially extended or reinstated. As a result, they are unable to work because they do not have proof of parole or valid EAD status….

We will soldier on, resolutely — resisting his brownshirt tactics. But it certainly is… a vast gang of… deplorables Noem now encourages. Were they always embedded in ICE / DHS, and just needed “permission” from the top, to break the law — or are all of these agents of chaos the “$50,000 signing bonus” winning “new hires” we are reading so much about? [That is all of our federal tax dollars, being wasted — to inflict cruelty, and violate the law.] Damn. Damn. Damn.

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