1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation" Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company 2. A gas station attendant asked Jackson to talk to an immigrant family fearing deportation. He agreed and met w/them for an hour. Two days later, two plain-clothes officers came to his home and accused him of obstructing an immigration investigation 3. Jackson told his story to journalist Radley Balko. At Jackson's request, Balko did not identify Jackson's employer in the piece. The story was published on April 23. Later that day, Jackson was fired. 4. The owner and founder of the company, billionaire Bill Foley, is a major Republican donor and Trump supporter. Foley gave 500K to Trump in 2020 and 2024. And millions more to other Republican causes. 5. FNF told Jackson he was fired for "unsatisfactory performance and violations of company policy." The company did not detail what policies Jackson allegedly violated. FNF did not respond to a request for comment. 6. The targeting of Jackson is consistent with a larger effort by the Trump administration to harass and intimidate lawyers who assist undocumented immigrants. (popular.info)
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