On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
Thank you for joining Radley Balko in this investigation of Clay Jackson's plight, a target of the Trump administration's horrible totalitarian abuse of our most worthy citizens who are devoted to helping others who need help. Thinking: USAID, teachers, and all government agencies formed out of our country's concern for the needs and well-being of its citizens, and all of those whose feet walk on our soil (the undocumented, visitors, anyone).
I'm a retired trial lawyer. I really want to emphasize that federal law permits CIVIL lawsuits against government agents who violate a person's constitutional rights. These are called "Section 1983" or "Blevens" lawsuits. They are civil actions that can be brought against individual government agents, meaning they cannot be erased by a pardon. It is time for the victims of these illegal and unconstitutional arrests to start filing legal actions against the agents who detained them, which will then deter ICE officers from following illegal orders from above, and will also develop evidence during discovery that could lead to such lawsuits against higher level officials.
Me too .. the hypocrisy of the main photo is nauseating...tried to contact them to at least put the proper maga type photo up there.. WMO ... "White Males Only" allowed
Expect more and more of this. The goal is to get people in line and intimidate people into complying and cooperating with the fascist agenda. They are depending on the fact that workers are fearful for their jobs and income, so they’ll stay quiet and complicit. It’s easy to speak rebellion and harder to act when confronted with the prospect of losing your job and stability. I’m sure Clay Jackson was not expecting this shitstorm when he merely tried to help inform some fellow human beings in need. I hope he gets all the support he deserves!
Thank you for investigating and publishing this very important news piece. This administration is testing our last fiber of decency. They want nothing more than two instill such fear that we will not only refuse to help someone in need but turn on our neighbors. This is exactly what happened in Germany pre-World War II.
People must look at The Trump Administration splaton attack on due process and other civil rights, not only in the light of saving our democracy, look at it as saving their own rights... because those rights are quickly disappearing.
Tom Homan, lacking a soul and any human empathy, is good at his job. He invented separating children from parents as a deterrent for people crossing the border. That's bold thinking. He believes judges are wimps and lawyers are prosecutable for counseling the law to clients and others. He would have AOC arrested for disagreeing with him. What a big man! What a maga man!
Well, they are different companies, but Fidelity Investments made a $500,000 donation to Trump's "inauguration." Caught my eye, because I used to do business with them, too.
I live in Whitefish Montana where Foley uses migrants to run his ski hill and do construction for his projects (as do a lot of rich trump republicans around here) but seems to think they are expendable if ice gets a hold of them.
I hope that Clay Jackson can sue FNF for wrongful termination and wins tons of money because they are wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Better yet, also sue the men who participated in his firing. If people are protected from the consequences of their illegal actions, there will be no change. I know this, you know this, but the Supreme Court obviously does not know this.
Thank you for joining Radley Balko in this investigation of Clay Jackson's plight, a target of the Trump administration's horrible totalitarian abuse of our most worthy citizens who are devoted to helping others who need help. Thinking: USAID, teachers, and all government agencies formed out of our country's concern for the needs and well-being of its citizens, and all of those whose feet walk on our soil (the undocumented, visitors, anyone).
I just found this from PI April 21st:
Ken Bass
Apr 21
I'm a retired trial lawyer. I really want to emphasize that federal law permits CIVIL lawsuits against government agents who violate a person's constitutional rights. These are called "Section 1983" or "Blevens" lawsuits. They are civil actions that can be brought against individual government agents, meaning they cannot be erased by a pardon. It is time for the victims of these illegal and unconstitutional arrests to start filing legal actions against the agents who detained them, which will then deter ICE officers from following illegal orders from above, and will also develop evidence during discovery that could lead to such lawsuits against higher level officials.
Do you think you can get this information to Jackson, in case (as an insurance attorney) he is unaware of this?
Wouldn’t, in this case, a wrongful dismissal case be more appropriate?
I just tried to get to the FNF website so I could call them about this, but their website is down! Coincidence?
Me too .. the hypocrisy of the main photo is nauseating...tried to contact them to at least put the proper maga type photo up there.. WMO ... "White Males Only" allowed
Here's their number, in case anyone needs it: 888-934-3354
Expect more and more of this. The goal is to get people in line and intimidate people into complying and cooperating with the fascist agenda. They are depending on the fact that workers are fearful for their jobs and income, so they’ll stay quiet and complicit. It’s easy to speak rebellion and harder to act when confronted with the prospect of losing your job and stability. I’m sure Clay Jackson was not expecting this shitstorm when he merely tried to help inform some fellow human beings in need. I hope he gets all the support he deserves!
We’ve taken a hard right turn into the Authoritarian Zone.
But you would never know it from Corporate Media.
Thank you for investigating and publishing this very important news piece. This administration is testing our last fiber of decency. They want nothing more than two instill such fear that we will not only refuse to help someone in need but turn on our neighbors. This is exactly what happened in Germany pre-World War II.
People must look at The Trump Administration splaton attack on due process and other civil rights, not only in the light of saving our democracy, look at it as saving their own rights... because those rights are quickly disappearing.
Chilling and important story, team! Call out the villains and exalt the hero!
I'm sure this man's performance took a nosedive in the span of about a month. Yeah, OK, FNF. 🙄
Not being a registered Republican earns an automatic performance penalty at FNF. Helping out someone less fortunate? Double demerits.
Shameful. No sense of decency. Clay Jackson fired for an act of compassion and human kindness? God bless him and his family.
Clay Jackson was filling a need. Dallas has fewer resources than other Texas locales for legal help on immigration. https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-rep-johnson-wins-local-nonprofit-funding-after-trump-freeze-22001492
Thank you, and kudos to the new Representative Julie Johnson who replaced Colin Allred. How sad that Allred did not win the Senate seat.
He should have.
But Texas loves doubling down on the stupid.
Tom Homan, lacking a soul and any human empathy, is good at his job. He invented separating children from parents as a deterrent for people crossing the border. That's bold thinking. He believes judges are wimps and lawyers are prosecutable for counseling the law to clients and others. He would have AOC arrested for disagreeing with him. What a big man! What a maga man!
Add stephen miller to that list. He is way worse than homan.
Your descripion of him led me to see him as a cartoon character with no soul or relationship with the human race.
What a POS!
Fascism is alive and well in America today.
And now we all know to close any and all accounts with Fidelity. Hit 'em where it hurts!!
FNF is a title insurance company. Don’t confuse it with Fidelity Investments.
Thank you for that, but that then begs the question, Are they both under the same corporate umbrella?
Thank you. I have investments with Fidelity and was wondering whether, and how, I should dump them.
Well, they are different companies, but Fidelity Investments made a $500,000 donation to Trump's "inauguration." Caught my eye, because I used to do business with them, too.
This is chilling — and exactly the point.
When standing up for a family’s basic rights gets you fired, it’s not about policy. It’s about power. It’s about fear.
And it’s a clear signal: if you speak up, they’ll come for you next.
I’m watching it happen across my network, to people who refuse to sit down quietly.
Silence won’t protect us. Solidarity will.
They want to scare us into submission.
Instead, let’s make sure they hear us even louder. 📢
I live in Whitefish Montana where Foley uses migrants to run his ski hill and do construction for his projects (as do a lot of rich trump republicans around here) but seems to think they are expendable if ice gets a hold of them.
This deserves wide distribution.
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I hope that Clay Jackson can sue FNF for wrongful termination and wins tons of money because they are wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Better yet, also sue the men who participated in his firing. If people are protected from the consequences of their illegal actions, there will be no change. I know this, you know this, but the Supreme Court obviously does not know this.
Wow! Just Another billionaire and organizations beliefs built upon greed over people’s rights and well being.
Our only knowledge of
these acts come from brave journalists reporting what one caring citizen did for other less fortunate. Actions of Bravery beyond words.
“ Each time a man” or woman
“ stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice , …sends for a tiny ripple of hope “
RFK, a bullet silenced that hope at that time but it will take far more than bullets and bullying to silence all of us this time.
Ask the NHL for comment. https://www.nhl.com/news/color-of-hockey-vegas-golden-knights-bolster-hispanic-outreach#:~:text=Vegas%20is%20among%20a%20growing,very%20young%2C%20Hispanic%20segment.”&text=The%20Golden%20Knights%20featured%20LosVGK,and%20outside%20of%20the%20arena.