September 1, 2023 by V Leigh

“These reports are indicative of the moral failure of our nation’s immigration detention system and waste of taxpayer dollars to enrich private prison companies,” said Erin Argueta, senior lead attorney for the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project.

“These reports are indicative of the moral failure of our nation’s immigration detention system and waste of taxpayer dollars to enrich private prison companies,” said Erin Argueta, senior lead attorney for the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project. https://t.co/bDVoGhjj53
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) August 21, 2023

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UPDATE: Official oppression charges against 2 El Paso police officers involve sexual harassment complaints filed by women officers. Arrests come in the wake of an El Paso Matters investigation showing a long history of harassment of women officers. https://t.co/q8c1E7MxwH
— El Paso Matters (@elpasomatters) August 31, 2023

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Breaking: El Paso police officers are facing charges of official oppression – a crime that involves intentionally denying another their rights, subjects them to mistreatment, arrest, or sexual harassment. https://t.co/q8c1E7MxwH
— El Paso Matters (@elpasomatters) August 30, 2023

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July 18, 2023 by V Leigh

This is absolutely monstrous, inhumane policy. Governor Abbott’s troops have been told to push migrant children back into the Rio Grande to drown.https://t.co/uXT37fwtgr

“Push children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande.” “Deny water”. A pregnant, miscarrying woman trapped in razor wire. A Texas trooper describes the orders as “inhumane”: https://t.co/ZedO4o4MtX?
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) July 17, 2023

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Revolting report from the Houston Chronicle: Brace for the BOMBSHELL.

To stop migrants from crossing the border, Gov. Greg Abbott has resorted to truly barbaric measures, issuing INHUMANE directives with very specific targets: Texas troopers have been ordered to push small… pic.twitter.com/5NnHh8ykTO
— Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) July 18, 2023

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Where is the humanity?
Where is the federal government? https://t.co/OchlBnvpbR
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) July 18, 2023

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Officers working for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative were ordered to push “small children and nursing babies” back into the Rio Grande, according to an email from a trooper

“I believe we have stepped over a line into the inhumane” https://t.co/soWc98Eni0
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 18, 2023

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Texas is installing a “floating wall” across the Rio Grande with netting intended to snag & drown border-crossers.

River currents will trap debris in the nets & alter river flows. People & wildlife will drown.

This is Gov Abbott’s deadly abomination…pic.twitter.com/EKgC7ReMwQ
— Laiken Jordahl (@LaikenJordahl) July 11, 2023

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The Rio Grande is being turned into a war zone by the Texas GOP.

Deadly razor-wire has been deployed along riverbanks, cutting off wildlife from water sources while stopping border communities from accessing their lifeblood & source of drinking water.pic.twitter.com/oc0oA0GqF0
— Laiken Jordahl (@LaikenJordahl) July 15, 2023

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This is absolutely monstrous, inhumane policy.

Governor Abbott’s troops have been told to push migrant children back into the Rio Grande to drown.https://t.co/uXT37fwtgr
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) July 18, 2023

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June 8, 2023 by V Leigh

A 8-year-old Panamanian girl and a 17-year-old Honduran boy recently died in U.S. custody. Medical emergencies at the border should not be a death sentence for migrants.

A 8-year-old Panamanian girl and a 17-year-old Honduran boy recently died in U.S. custody. Medical emergencies at the border should not be a death sentence for migrants.

Her name: Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez.

His name: Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza.https://t.co/iQ5XCQ5GWb
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) May 25, 2023

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January 6, 2023 by V Leigh

BREAKING: The Biden admin will now reject all Haitian, Cuban and Nicaraguan asylum seekers who cross illegally, and cap entry from those places and Venezuela at a total 30,000/month. Biden has deported ~40,000 people to Haiti, amid humanitarian crisis, cholera and gang violence

Worthless @GovAbbott dropping off people with no money and no means on Christmas Eve in 15 degree weather near the VP’s residence. How Christian of you, Greg Abbott. Being a heartless POS isn’t going to make you the next Republican President. https://t.co/AM0xrUGLvo
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) December 25, 2022

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Border Patrol Agent Found Guilty of Killing Four Women https://t.co/7hQk2Fx8Yp
— Melissa del Bosque (@MelissaLaLinea) December 10, 2022

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10 days ago, A Border Patrol agent & serial killer was convicted by a San Antonio jury of hunting & killing 4 sex workers in Laredo. He’ll serve life in prison.

May the memories of Claudine Anne Luera, Guiselda Alicia Cantu, Janelle Ortiz, & Melissa Ramirez be a blessing. 🌹 pic.twitter.com/5iIxRxClwU
— curbside abortion provider (@artyleooo) December 17, 2022

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JUST IN: Supreme Court delays end of Title 42, keeps in place a Trump-era immigration policy allowing asylum-seekers to be quickly turned away at the border. https://t.co/gnHeFwZ4na
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 19, 2022

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration will immediately turn away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who illegally cross US-Mexico border.
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 5, 2023

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October 22, 2022 by V Leigh

Since 2010, Border Patrol agents have killed over 231 people by shooting, choking, tasing, chasing, or beating them to death. Not a single agent in the 90 year history of the agency has ever been convicted of an on-duty killing.

Since 2010, Border Patrol agents have killed over 231 people by shooting, choking, tasing, chasing, or beating them to death.

Not a single agent in the 90 year history of the agency has ever been convicted of an on-duty killing. https://t.co/nCR0v5iuST https://t.co/5jfEvfkiTN pic.twitter.com/X3wAGLeMm6
— Max Granger (@_maxgranger) October 6, 2022

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The ongoing violence and impunity of border agents must stop, which is why my colleagues @SBCCoalition and I are determined to bring meaningful accountability and reform to Border Patrol, the nation’s largest law enforcement agency. https://t.co/rz3GXPhVGC via @viceworldnews
— Andrea Guerrero (@guerreroandi) October 6, 2022

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Absolutely wild that in the span of two years, using Title 42 to weasel out of humanitarian obligations went from Stephen Miller’s wildest dream to something the liberal governor of New York takes a victory lap for promoting. Trump lost, but Miller won https://t.co/Fkh18wTfHc
— Felipe De La Hoz (@FelipeDLH) October 14, 2022

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October 22, 2020 by V Leigh

Lawyers say they can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by the Trump administration.

Since 2017, at least 265 calls made to police through 911 and nonemergency lines have reported violence and abuse inside California’s four privately run federal detention centers overseen by ICE, a Times investigation found. https://t.co/NK12FzOhKy
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 18, 2020

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Donald Trump, aided and abetted by Stephen Miller, Jeff Sessions, and Rod Rosenstein, ripped thousands of children, including infants and toddlers, from their parents. Then they put them in cages. Over a hundred are still alone. At least six have died. #VOTE #BidenHarris2020
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) October 7, 2020

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Breaking News: “We need to take away children.” Jeff Sessions and top Justice Department officials pushed hard for migrant family separations in 2018, a watchdog found.https://t.co/g0LsvY5jUe
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 6, 2020

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BREAKING: Lawyers say they can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by the Trump administration. With @JuliaEAinsley. https://t.co/riUuEshXnc
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) October 20, 2020

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A critically important story from @KQED, @michelleewiley and @adrianamorgao. The work @JusticeInMotion, @supportKIND, @wrcommission, @ACLU and others are doing to search for and reunite families separated by Trump has ground to a halt because of COVID. https://t.co/SQNDbdezjS
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) September 23, 2020

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October 8, 2020 by V Leigh

The U.S. has a long, dark history of inflicting these forced operations on the most vulnerable groups of people, in jails, prisons and detention centers.

“In Budd’s experience, Bortac agents are among ‘the most violent and racist in all law enforcement’ …’They view people they encounter in the military sense as enemy combatants, meaning they have virtually no rights.’https://t.co/juKRyQAIUw https://t.co/WRHPdRMKMn
— New York City Antifa (@NYCAntifa) August 2, 2020

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**CLARIFICATION: When raiding our humanitarian aid camp last night Border Patrol did have a warrant, but refused to show it upon entry. The warrant specified the seizure of all cell phones and paperwork, in a clear attempt to suppress documentation of their actions. ** https://t.co/5xWXMJMJ27
— No More Deaths (@NoMoreDeaths) August 1, 2020

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Over a dozen women were pressured into getting medically unnecessary gynecological procedures without informed consent.

This is horrifying. Every woman has the right to make her own choices about reproductive health.

We need an immediate investigation.https://t.co/iFxekBUkQX
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) September 29, 2020

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If there were mass hysterectomies at an ICE detention facility, then the United Nations must conduct an independent investigation against the United States for crimes against humanity. The doctors who performed the hysterectomies must be brought before The Hague and stand trial.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) September 14, 2020

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Detained migrants reported lack of COVID-19 protection, medical neglect, abuse, being sprayed with poisonous levels of chemical disinfectant & now mass hysterectomies. This is genocide. ICE is operating concentration camps. We need to #AbolishICE now. https://t.co/R4Ug9JzUbx
— SBCC (@SBCCoalition) September 16, 2020

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NEW: ICE deported a crucial witness in an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual assault and harassment at an El Paso immigrant detention center, according to the witness’ lawyers.

With @ProPublica: https://t.co/63mFRBkJbD
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 15, 2020

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This is tampering w/ a witness. Under federal law using physical force (in this case deportation) to withhold testimony &/or cause them to be absent from an official proceeding is punishable by up to 30 years. W/o physical force, corruptly impeding a proceeding is up to 20 years. https://t.co/7YOgoU62NM
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) September 16, 2020

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in 2020, immigrant women are having their reproductive organs removed without their full consent
The U.S. has a long, dark history of inflicting these forced operations on the most vulnerable groups of people, in jails, prisons and detention centers.https://t.co/AAUIpaHWC0
— Carlos F. de Cossio (@CarlosFdeCossio) September 30, 2020

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December 24, 2019 by V Leigh

Medical care for immigrants held in ICE jails

When the government sends dudes decked out like the military to arrest doctors trying to give free vaccines to save lives, you are not living in a free country by and for the people. https://t.co/pMNdXQFr75

— Jenn Budd 🆘 (@BuddJenn) December 11, 2019

In ICE detention, I’ve seen: multiple detainees taken off psych meds & accused of ‘malingering,’ then have a psychotic break & be hospitalized; detainees with insanely high blood pressure being given Benadryl for anxiety (?) instead of being rushed to hospital; infected catheters https://t.co/mtpwwkJw2n

— Erika, Esq. (@eeerox) December 13, 2019

Immigrants held in ICE jails received medical care so bad it resulted in 2 preventable surgeries, inc. an 8-yr-old who had to have part of his forehead removed, & contributed to 4 deaths, according to a complaint from a whistleblower.

My investigation: https://t.co/ugsJE9eRC2

— Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) December 12, 2019

September 3, 2019 by V Leigh

Calls to end inhumane border conditions aren’t enough. Ice must be abolished

Calls to end inhumane border conditions aren’t enough. Ice must be abolished | Natascha Elena Uhlmann https://t.co/Cr0r2b8Qdx

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) September 1, 2019

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The incoming Harvard freshman met an immigration agent on arrival in Boston.
She searched his computer & said his friends had posted political things.
He said that he hadn't—not one political post on his timeline.
She canceled his visa. And deported him. https://t.co/Gvi3jRqE6n pic.twitter.com/IaNOczmSDy

— David Beard (@dabeard) August 27, 2019

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Migrant girls being held in detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border are "visibly" bleeding through their underwear and pants while menstruating due to a lack of access to sanitary products, according to a new lawsuit. https://t.co/kZ7xsL49By

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 1, 2019

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Even if ICE stops raids during the hurricane, undocumented immigrants whose homes are damaged during the storm won’t qualify for federal monetary aid. It’s time to change this dehumanizing immigration system. https://t.co/D2umBB2ct3

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) August 30, 2019

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A Border Patrol agent has agreed to resign and surrender his security clearance after being charged by the Department of Justice for physically abusing a migrant in U.S. custody, Quartz reports. https://t.co/RSgW4gHaK4

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 31, 2019

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ATTN Travelers: As you plan your holiday or back-to-school travel, be aware of CBP activity on buses and trains. If a Border Patrol search happens on your trip, you have a right a right to document their activity. Send your photos, videos and stories to NoMigraOnBuses@aclu.org. https://t.co/ormhn3t0cK

— ACLU (@ACLU) August 31, 2019

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June 29, 2019 by V Leigh

A shocking image of a drowned man and his daughter underscores the crisis at the US-Mexico border

A shocking image of a drowned man and his daughter underscores the crisis at the US-Mexico border https://t.co/nClIAsjKTB pic.twitter.com/Cajoo80yCM

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 26, 2019

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🚨 NEWS🚨 We got the government documents showing what detained children are being fed. Cold burritos, frozen sandwiches, and applesauce as a rare treat.

“Mothers would say, ‘my child can’t drink the water or eat the food, it makes them sick.’’
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— Polly Mosendz (@polly) June 28, 2019

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Frightening new report from the Dept of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General documenting conditions at SEVERAL facilities:

– adults held in standing-room conditions for a week
– kids were being held in closed cells
– single adults had not showered for nearly a month https://t.co/etA0jd8V3Y

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) June 26, 2019

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Takei said: “I know what concentration camps are. I was inside two of them, in America. And yes, we are operating such camps again.”https://t.co/V3AlRMvGvW

— Venus Evans-Winters (@DrVEvansWinters) June 21, 2019

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BREAKING NEWS: Deputies are on scene by the river SE of the Anzalduas Park in Las Paloma Wildlife Management Area where Border Patrol agents located 4 deceased bodies. Bodies appear to be 2 infants, a toddler and 20yoa female. Deputies are awaiting FBI agents who will be leading. pic.twitter.com/2qPCYDjZBu

— Sheriff Eddie Guerra (@SheriffGuerra) June 24, 2019

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Transgender asylum seeker dies after six weeks in ICE custody – NBC News https://t.co/tZflBUYwhq

— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 4, 2019

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Border Patrol acknowledges it confiscates medicine from almost everyone it detains and, according to doctors on the ground treating detainees, kids can go seven days without access to lifesaving drugs they need. https://t.co/MEp61RoJEz

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 6, 2019

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THREAD: Prosecutor Nate Walters asked #ScottWarren why he describes migrant deaths as “violent” during cross-examination this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/dLWcxfglPW

— No More Deaths (@NoMoreDeaths) June 7, 2019

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