3/12/26 - Still more ICE, and time management

Hello!

Another week is almost done. Here are your three disability-related links for today.

Also, please check out the new Take Action alert below, on the SAVE Act in the US Senate, which would impose burdensome ID requirements for voting that would heavily affect many marginalized communities, including people with disabilities.

ICE’s Mistreatment of People with Disabilities

Mike Ervin, The Progressive Magazine - February 11, 2026

"It has long been known that having a disability greatly increases a person’s risk of being subjected to the use of force and even dying at the hands of police. So it’s no surprise to see that people with disabilities are being mistreated while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."

Immigrant Rights are Disability Rights: ICE & Law Enforcement Violence Must End

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - February 18, 2026

"The cruel treatment of our disabled and non-disabled Black, brown and immigrant community members by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents and law enforcement is an outrage. The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) expresses solidarity with those impacted, including those who receive caregiving services from immigrants. People with disabilities face an increased threat of violence and detention from DHS agents, while disabled people of color face a higher risk of violence from law enforcement across the board, according to a recent article, The Danger ICE Poses to the Disabled Community by Alison Stine. The dehumanization, threats, and violence against immigrants and all marginalized people in the U.S. must end, and DHS funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection Enforcement (CBP) kidnappings and detentions halted."

Unless something really new happens, I'm going to try not to post more pieces about how ICE actions in the US affect people with disabilities – at least for a while. I don't want to get too repetitive, and these two articles, plus others shared recently here, say pretty much everything there is to say on subject. Bookmark them if you think you might need reminders, or talking points to explain things to your family, friends, coworkers, or neighbors. The only thing I think is missing is a well-thought-out action alert of some kind – a way for people to more officially register concern or opposition specifically about the impact of "ICE operations" on disabled people. I'm keeping an eye out for one to post below in the Take Action section of this newsletter.

HOW DISABILITY IMPACTS TIME MANAGEMENT IN COLLEGE STUDENTS: 'CRIP TIME' IN COLLEGE KIDS

Sophie Reynolds, The Lantern - March 2, 2026

"'A disabled person's body can sort of decide, now is the time to rest regardless of our obligations,' Schubach said." ... This can lead to having to manage academics differently."

This article is a littleconfusing at the start, because the writer takes time out to explain how "crip" can be used positively by disabled people. But overall, the piece is accurately descriptive. I also highlights some good ideas for how teachers and professors can easily accommodate disabled students who have no choice but to operate, at least sometimes, on "crip time."

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