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Alex Rivera

@alex_rivera

Writer / Director of 'Sleep Dealer,' 'The Infiltrators,' and other trans-border fantasies and nightmares. 2021 MacArthur Fellow.

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Joaquin Castro (@joaquincastrotx) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yesterday, news broke that the Biden administration is waiving 26 federal laws — including the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Farmland Protection Policy Act to allow for new border wall construction in the Rio Grande Valley. 1/

Nayna Gupta (@nayna_gupta) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us 🙏🏽 as we fight to HALT 🛑 the unjust deportation of a beloved Harlem leader & grandfather Robert Panton. ICE plans to deport him in March 2024 despite 50 years of life in the US, exceptional leadership & mentorship for young ppl in NY & growing public support💔🧵👇🏽 (1/3)

Join us 🙏🏽 as we fight to HALT 🛑 the unjust deportation of a beloved Harlem leader & grandfather Robert Panton. ICE plans to deport him in March 2024 despite 50 years of life in the US, exceptional leadership & mentorship for young ppl in NY & growing public support💔🧵👇🏽 (1/3)
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Yes, various societal transformations needed! Look forward to discussing them with @arlenedavila1 , @DrAnaChristina , @cescobarandrade THIS WEDNESDAY, Nov 1. @LatinxProjNYU

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Thank you Carlos Aguilar - I hope we can come back with new work soon too! (In the short term, I’ll be on a panel, “Screens of Consciousness,” Monday, January 22, 11 a.m.–noon. We’ll be talking about AI. Onwards!

Doron Weber (@doronweber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At the SloanPublic The Sundance Institute panel at Sundance Film Festival w/ moderator & neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin, 2024 Sloan Feature Film Prize winners Sam & Andy Zuchero, writer/director Alex Rivera, UCLA neuroscientist Martin Monti & cognitive scientist Monica Lopez

At the <a href="/SloanPublic/">SloanPublic</a> <a href="/sundanceorg/">The Sundance Institute</a> panel at <a href="/sundancefest/">Sundance Film Festival</a> w/ moderator &amp; neuroscientist <a href="/heather_berlin/">Dr. Heather Berlin</a>, 2024 Sloan Feature Film Prize winners Sam &amp; Andy Zuchero, writer/director <a href="/Alex_Rivera/">Alex Rivera</a>, <a href="/UCLA/">UCLA</a> neuroscientist Martin Monti &amp; cognitive scientist Monica Lopez
Jeff Sharlet (@jeffsharlet) 's Twitter Profile Photo

[email protected] I'm just as broken-hearted by the news that the LA Times, among all the critical, necessary talent laid off, has thrown to the wind the great Jean Guerrero: ESSENTIAL knowledge in these dark days. 6/ x.com/jeanguerre/sta…

Nayna Gupta (@nayna_gupta) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Deported U.S. veteran Howard Bailey, filmmaker Alex Rivera, immigration law expert Ahilan Arulanantham & 🔥 sister of deported advocate Tina Hamdi in this POWERFUL Town Hall event live from L.A. as we discuss reclaiming the narrative on immigration UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy National Immigrant Justice Center #ChancetoComeHome

Deported U.S. veteran Howard Bailey, filmmaker <a href="/Alex_Rivera/">Alex Rivera</a>, immigration law expert <a href="/ahilan_toolong/">Ahilan Arulanantham</a> &amp; 🔥 sister of deported advocate Tina Hamdi in this POWERFUL Town Hall event live from L.A. as we discuss reclaiming the narrative on immigration <a href="/UCLA_CILP/">UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy</a> <a href="/NIJC/">National Immigrant Justice Center</a> #ChancetoComeHome
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Deported. Returned. Speaking Out. Join me VIRTUALLY (or live in L.A.) for 🎥 screening & 🔥 event with two deported advocates fighting for a #ChancetoComeHome + award-winning filmmaker Alex Rivera + legal expert 🧠 Ahilan Arulanantham. RSVP👇🏽, 5/10, 3 pm EST National Immigrant Justice Center UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy

Deported. Returned. Speaking Out. 
Join me VIRTUALLY (or live in L.A.) for 🎥 screening &amp; 🔥 event  with two deported advocates fighting for a #ChancetoComeHome + award-winning filmmaker <a href="/Alex_Rivera/">Alex Rivera</a> + legal expert 🧠 <a href="/ahilan_toolong/">Ahilan Arulanantham</a>.  RSVP👇🏽, 5/10, 3 pm EST <a href="/NIJC/">National Immigrant Justice Center</a> <a href="/UCLA_CILP/">UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy</a>
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Friday 5/10 in LA & virtually: Meet visionary immigrant leaders who were deported and who are now calling for a process to reunite families. Around the world, borders are violence. Migrant leaders are envisioning a better world. RSVP: immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org/cch-la/index.h… Nayna Gupta

Friday 5/10 in LA &amp; virtually: 
Meet visionary immigrant leaders who were deported and who are now calling for a process to reunite families. 

Around the world, borders are violence. 

Migrant leaders are envisioning a better world.  
RSVP: immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org/cch-la/index.h… 
<a href="/nayna_gupta/">Nayna Gupta</a>
UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy (@ucla_cilp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Very concerning to see 2 more Trump-like proposals from Joe Biden admin this past week that walk back longstanding asylum protections at the US-MX border & will cause deep harm to people seeking safety in the US. We'll start w/ the 1st, which will further criminalize migration🧵

Ahilan Arulanantham (@ahilan_toolong) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Predictably awful decision in Muñoz today. SCOTUS kills off all claims--that had been brought for years--by spouses separated through the visa denial process, saying the citizen spouses have no right to any explanation as to why their partners have been denied admission. 1/6

Jean Guerrero (@jeanguerre) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times decisions reveal a complete indifference to Latino communities, who would bear the brunt of a Trump return with his assault on mixed-status families across the country.

Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump, a mi no me gusta mucho viajar a los EEUU, es un poco aburridor, pero confieso que hay cosas meritorias, me gusta ir a los barrios negros de Washington, allí ví una lucha entera en la capital de los EEUU entre negros y latinos con barricadas, que me pareció una pendejada,

Drop Site (@dropsitenews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇨🇴 Colombian President Gustavo Petro reciprocates Trump’s tariffs with 50% tariffs on all US goods entering his country. Full statement: Trump, I don’t like traveling to the U.S. much, it’s a bit boring, but I confess there are some merits. I like going to the black