One of the grievances against King George listed in the Declaration of Independence was that he tried to restrict immigration. pic.twitter.com/AyEFCiE6DM
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 5, 2018
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HHS Secretary Alex Azar says that the U.S. government has nearly 3,000 separated migrant children in custody. Last week Azar told a Senate panel there were 2,047 migrant children in custody. https://t.co/0jtdpLpXMn
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 5, 2018
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We need to Abolish ICE.
They've abused people in their care (33,000 instances of abuse between 2010-2016)
In the last few weeks they've proven to be completely useless, they can't even reunite families.
It's a failed organization that costs us billions ($6bn in 2016).
— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) July 3, 2018
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CoreCivic has placed profits above people by forcing detained immigrants to perform manual labor for next to nothing. It has padded its pockets by violating anti-trafficking laws. We filed suit.https://t.co/xrhLOcemOj
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) July 1, 2018
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#FamiliesBelongTogether #Seattle [photos: me] pic.twitter.com/Rqu0xIKldV
— Sharon H Chang (@sharonhchang) July 1, 2018
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New: DOJ filed papers in Flores (where there is a 1997 settlement limiting immigration detention of kids) saying they interpret the recent injunction re: separations to mean they can detain families together for longer periods AND still comply with Flores https://t.co/8YExko9Ogf pic.twitter.com/lherut5Kvg
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) June 29, 2018
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NEW: Immigrant minor distraught over family separation is prescribed antidepressants in U.S. shelter, lawsuit alleges.
https://t.co/9Dlxpn3yr6— Aaron C. Davis (@byaaroncdavis) June 29, 2018
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Latest stats on detained immigrant children according to HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement:
-11,800 children in "shelter network" in US
-Of those, 2,047 (17%) are separated from parents bc of "zero tolerance" policy
-Children are in over 100 facilities/residences in 17 states— Talal Ansari (@TalalNAnsari) June 26, 2018
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Today, Therese Patricia Okoumou, a Congolese immigrant, scaled the Statue of Liberty and said she would not be moved until all the children detained from ICE were released.
“We who believe in freedom cannot rest.” Ella taught us. #AbolishICE (Photo via AJ+) pic.twitter.com/bu4uEKR4PQ
— Cynthia Malone (@cynth_malone) July 5, 2018