Retired Social Work professor. Married. Grandmother. she/her. @FCNL #AdvocacyTeam. Peace Social justice. Post-#polio #disability. Congress: 202-224-3121
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Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
The State Department’s plan will basically destroy PEPFAR and lead to the closure of many CDC country offices—a scenario that would jeopardize the health of millions and make Americans less safe. nytimes.com/2026/06/17/healt…
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
The deaths are massive and real. For health emergencies alone, WHO reports >50 million people lost vital services due to massive aid cuts, including 14 million facing acute starvation. apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_fi…
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
As US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increases its detention capacity, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights @volker_turk sounds alarm at the increase in detainee deaths and calls for independent investigations.
news.un.org/en/story/2026/06…
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
I traveled through Haiti a couple of times with then Senator DeWine. He has close personal ties to the country. Attended mass with him in Cite Soliel, and other difficult areas. A man of true faith, who appreciates, understands & respects the Haitian people. Very painful for him.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Mullin v. Doe, regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS):
"Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling allowing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to be canceled or expire.
"Today’s decision is a legal decision. As I have stated in the past, the policy to remove these individuals from this country is a mistake.
"As a result of today’s ruling, the over 10,000 Haitians who have been living in Ohio (mostly in the Springfield area) legally through TPS will now be here illegally and will be subject to immediate deportation. This also means that while these Haitians were working and contributing to our community and economy yesterday, today it is now illegal to employ them.
"The situation in Haiti could hardly be much worse. The violent gangs run most of the country. The government barely functions. And, the economy is in shambles.
"Further, our federal government has an advisory against traveling to Haiti, and our Federal Aviation Administration prohibits U.S. carriers from flying there because of the danger to planes of being shot at by the gangs.
"But, more importantly, changing the immigration status of these individuals is not in the best interest of the United States nor Ohio."
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
I cannot emphasize enough how much you should read this 🧵
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
The logical conclusion of this ruling would be that a future president can declare amnesty for every single immigrant in America through the TPS statute and, even though this violates the plain text of the statute, it would not be judicially reviewable by any court.
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
In decimating USAID, @elonmusk, you also destroyed its vaunted data & auditing systems. It’ll take another year for figures on overall mortality effects in 2025. But with a team of reporters, I’ve so far compiled accounts of >1200 individual deaths like these from what you did.
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
When people say asylum seekers shouldn't cross the border illegally and should instead come in the "right" way...
...bear in mind that the Trump admin just went all the way to SCOTUS to ensure that there IS NO "RIGHT" WAY.
The majority of the US Supreme Court completely ignores perhaps the most basic rule of International Refugee Law. This decision is so fundamentally wrong headed.
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Block Asylum Seekers at Border nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/po… via @NYTimes
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
This decision could impact 1.3 million people on TPS, some who have been here since the early 90s. This is a devastating loss for millions of American families, and countless employers will soon be losing workers. This is the biggest de-legalization moment in modern history.
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
The best way to protect free speech is by exercising it. So:
Today is a great day for Jonathan Ross to be indicted.
.@syracusedotcom reports two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday to demand that she take down an Insta post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). syracuse.com/news/2026/06/fe…
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
Marco Rubio meets with United Arab Emirates leaders, but it seems to be all about the threat posed by Iran, not the actual genocide that the UAE is providing arms and mercenaries for in Sudan via the Rapid Support Forces. trib.al/duNXDKG
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
ICE agents beat a man in Minnesota for following and observing their abuses so badly that they gave him brain damage. They chained him to his hospital bed for 5 days and charged him, but like so many other cases, the video led to a dismissal but not charges for the agents.
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
So does Washington still have Netanyahu "in its pocket," or has it lost control? Neither framing is quite right. If it wants to use the leverage it has to make him back off, it can. The US has tremendous leverage over Tel Aviv. Using it remains, as ever, a choice.
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
staggering graph of the how much long ICE detentions (of over a year) have grown
In Louisiana, which has more ICE lockups than almost any state, a crisis of prolonged detention is accelerating. Data suggests that the number of immigrants in ICE custody for more than a year has spiked five-fold since 2024.
Our story with @TheLensNOLA:
boltsmag.org/louisiana-immig…
ALT The number of people in ICE detention for more than a year grew five-fold from March 2024 to March 2026. The proportion of people who've been detained over a year has also grown, from 1% to over 3% of detainees.
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
A brand new bridge between Detroit and Canada is finished and ready to open. It would speed up traffic for millions of trucks, cut delays for American businesses, and help the auto industry that employs people in every state. There is just one problem.
Donald Trump won’t let it open.
Here is why.
The family that owns the old bridge stands to lose business when the new one opens. So in January, they gave one million dollars to a pro-Trump super PAC.
Weeks later they met with Trump’s Commerce Secretary.
He called Trump.
Hours after that, Trump announced he would block the new bridge. The opening was set for June 12. It got canceled the day before. The bridge sits there finished and empty.
Now here is the part that should make every taxpayer angry.
Canada paid for the entire bridge.
Every dollar. And the United States already owns half of it for free. Trump is holding up a bridge we got for nothing, to protect a donor who wrote him a check, while picking a fight with our closest ally and biggest trading partner.
This is corruption in plain sight.
A billionaire pays, and the President delivers. American workers and businesses pay the price.
Open the bridge. A government should work for the people, not for whoever writes the biggest check.
nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/po…
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
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Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
Very important to note that the UN Commission of Inquiry's conclusion is not only that Israel is indiscriminately killing children in Gaza, but *deliberately* targeting them.
In all my years covering conflicts in the Middle East, I've never before seen armed forces *deliberately* targeting children. But the receipts are there for all to see...
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
Wondering why #Ebola outbreaks are so difficult to contain? These comments, from #WHO's Anaïs Legand, put the dilemma in haunting terms. It's human nature to look after one's loved ones. It goes against every fiber in a parent's being not to care for a sick child.
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
One year ago, 420+ individuals from 12 countries, 44 states, Washington DC, & Puerto Rico signed the #WeWillWelcome pledge.
Today, for #WorldRefugeeDay2026, we’re celebrating the ways they have lived that commitment, one small act of welcome at a time✨
refugeeadvocacylab.org/resou…
Margaret Nielsen, PhD retweeted
If Netanyahu needs certified, frothing at the mouth clowns like @marklevinshow to get his message across to a president who has lost interest a while ago, Israel's goose has already been cooked and is waiting impatiently to be served at Christmas.
Israeli media reports that Netanyahu will "use media figures, such as Fox News’ Mark Levin, and pro-Israel politicians, to get his message across to Trump."
If they chose to act as agents of Israel, US law mandates that they register as foreign agents.
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…
