NEW: A 39-year-old British man died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Saturday — the fifth person to do so since October, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Eight people died in ICE custody during the 2019 fiscal year.https://t.co/nuMCETSHRZ
— Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) January 27, 2020
Since 2017, Trump’s travel bans have never been rooted in national security—they’re about discriminating against people of color. They are, without a doubt, rooted in anti-immigrant, white supremacist ideologies. This travel ban is no different. https://t.co/iyPduYzl62
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) February 2, 2020
Make America White Again. The strategy is the same as when the USA first set immigration quotas in 19th century w/ the Chinese Exclusion Act. Immigration policy in USA is always inherently racist b/c this is a white settler colonialist state. https://t.co/RHxGTjTerx
— Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) February 1, 2020
Nigeria has the largest Black population in the world. And Nigerian immigrants are the most educated immigrant group in this country. But no amount of education or “assimilation” can counter immigration policy rooted solely in anti-Blackness & Islamophobia https://t.co/42Wn20BHB5
— Rashad Robinson (@rashadrobinson) February 1, 2020
The tech industry across Canada is booming. And one of the biggest reasons is U.S. immigration policy. The Trump administration has made it harder for high-skilled workers to get visas.
Canada, meanwhile, has been making it easier. https://t.co/anZXkDgpOj
— NPR (@NPR) February 2, 2020
By upholding Trump’s public charge policy, SCOTUS is “allowing the administration to weaponize xenophobia,” says @charanya_k. https://t.co/AQcsvPAw4C
— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) February 2, 2020
BBC News – US Racist travel ban: Trump restricts immigration from Nigeria and five other countries https://t.co/mKdmVHIj4D
— JBE (@msjbe20a) February 2, 2020