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Aloha nui loa! Delightfully Awkward & Geeky Nerd. Laughs at own jokes. Unapologetically Me. ๐ All #MentalHealthMatters ; ๐ค๐ผ๐บ (used to be @goaliefan1973).
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Shellymarie - #TheAlohaPerspective ๐ค๐ผ๐บ retweeted
tophost.org/2026/jody-betty Please take 30 seconds to vote for me. I would be extremely grateful! You can vote once or daily. Appreciate you
Shellymarie - #TheAlohaPerspective ๐ค๐ผ๐บ retweeted
And keep his crime family out of office forever.
10.6.26 The Aloha Perspective. Soap Box Day. Watch at your own discretion. youtu.be/FvIvJkhZ7cE?is=scF9โฆ
Shellymarie - #TheAlohaPerspective ๐ค๐ผ๐บ retweeted
JACK SMITH: "It's inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers....and then villify the officers." The officers sitting behind him. ๐
Shellymarie - #TheAlohaPerspective ๐ค๐ผ๐บ retweeted
A 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel did not have representation when he appeared before a judge. A judge asked if there was a reason he could not return to Honduras. Angel told the judge, โMy mom and almost my entire family are here. Itโs too dangerous to go back.โ The judge ruled that Angel did not qualify for asylum and asked, 'Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?โ
โI donโt know,โ Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically before continuing to cry and said, โI have no one. I have nothing.โ
This is not a choice a child should be given, but it's the unfortunate experience of many migrant children.
Texas, migrant children as young as 2 years old are appearing in U.S. immigration courts, where they face deportation proceedings without guaranteed legal representation.
Witnesses inside the courtrooms describe a 6-year-old pretending to fly an airplane.
Mateo, a 3-year-old in a blue jacket, is playing with the microphone. The judge spoke to Mateoโs attorney, who appeared remotely.
A teen girl tried to make eye contact with a friend, only for the judge to reprimand her: โI see youโre smiling and think these proceedings are funny, but I need you to pay attention.โ
In July, the Trump admin let a years-long contract with the Acacia Center for Justice lapse, ending federal funding for 100 legal services providers for more than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children: Children who are usually in the United States are trying to escape trafficking, abandonment, violence, gangs, or other ab*se.
In August, the Office of Refugee Resettlement gave $20 million to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, a nonprofit organization that provides legal services. However, many advocates say USCRI lawyers either werenโt present or didnโt speak up when children were in court.
In some cases, USCRI attorneys even posed as โfriend of the courtโ for some of the children, including Angel, according to Lauren Fisher Flores, legal director at ProBar.
And now, the Trump administration will allow lawyers to start requesting virtual interviews for kids seeking asylum.
Children have to make their cases to receive asylum, and since procedures are also constantly changing, this can put extra stress on children. The interviews can take hours and dive into potentially traumatic events. And without a lawyer, kids may have to face this trauma alone.
Under Trump, theyโre being pushed through faster hearings and asylum interviews without adequate legal counsel, which makes it harder for them to seek asylum and other protections under the law.
The goal is to deport more children faster.
Attorneys representing migrant children initially try to establish a rapport with their clients and help them understand what to expect in asylum interviews. But children are struggling to understand, as many of them arenโt able to speak English, let alone understand complex legal terms. So kids are being asked to make choices about their cases when they may not fully understand what those choices mean.
In an interview with a 3-year-old, who was too small to fit in the chair and ended up sitting on the floor. The child put bandages on the furniture and played with dinosaurs while the asylum officer tried to ask the child questions about their case.
A judge asked a group of 15 minors without attorneys: โIs this your first time in immigration court?โ They all answered, โYes.โ โDo any of you want voluntary departure?โ the judge asked. No one raised their hand. Another child stretched her hands playfully toward the sky.
The initiative comes under the direction of White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, so that the Trump admin can deport as many migrant children as possible as quickly as possible.
Nearly 200,000 migrant children have been ordered removed from the U.S. since Trump returned to office, according to The Guardian. About 70% were younger than 13.
This is the supposed pro-life party, making kids face legal challenges alone and sending them back to danger in the country they were trying to escape.
Shellymarie - #TheAlohaPerspective ๐ค๐ผ๐บ retweeted
If you believe anything the republicans are telling you at this stage in the game, you should understand that the majority of your life decisions probably suck and you should get some therapy and go read a few educational books.
9.29.26 The Aloha Perspective. Round Two. No means no, no consent means no. youtu.be/5hUUR9cVado?is=8-kLโฆ
Shellymarie - #TheAlohaPerspective ๐ค๐ผ๐บ retweeted
Hey MAGA, remember when Donald Trump freed 5000 Taliban without even speaking to the Afghani government - then the Taliban took over the Afghani government? Then he struck a deal to get out of the there and blamed Joe Biden for the Chaos he left behind, I do!
9.28.26 The Aloha Perspective. When "no" means you get to be called a myriad of things throughout the centuries. #nomeansno #speakloud #speakproud youtu.be/RHPWa9h-dwg?is=SCKJโฆ
Shellymarie - #TheAlohaPerspective ๐ค๐ผ๐บ retweeted
Bradley Whitford: โWe live in a country that has internment camps. As of July 2026, there are 65,756 human beings in detention camps. There are 6,200 children who have been detained since Trump took office. Trumpโs promise was to go after the worst of the worst, yet only 3% of those detained have a violent felony conviction. These are not criminals in internment camps. These are human beings, many of whom were in the middle of going through what they thought was the legal process to become citizensโ
9.23.25 The Aloha Perspective. #SelfCare Wednesday from ig acct: selfcare.recipe #selflove #selfgrowth #thejourney #healingjourney youtu.be/wf_08v5q6c4?is=ouHPโฆ
9.22.26 The Aloha Perspective. Peace is a Journey (from Indra_Bartona). And to quote Sami, "Happy Fall Y'All!" #peacefulvibes #goodvibes youtu.be/ATStOif4WB0?is=bABhโฆ