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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September 18, 2022 by V Leigh

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended flying migrant families to Martha’s Vineyard this week and said he plans to spend millions that Florida has budgeted to continue the controversial practice.

What do you call someone who sends people across state lines with promises of work and opportunity, who, because of their desperation, are likely to go along with the scheme?

Ron DeSantis is a human trafficker.
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) September 17, 2022

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So many of the actions taken by Republicans closely mirror acts that were intentionally and overtly racist actions from the past. They are showing you who they are, and that is racist, hateful, bigoted and evil people. https://t.co/tUSTv7drJ9
— 🏳️‍⚧️Daniela A. Wolfe🏳️‍🌈 (@Daniela_A_Wolfe) September 17, 2022

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Six buses from Texas bring more migrants to NYC as shelter system reaches tipping point https://t.co/sB9km7xG6j pic.twitter.com/l4nSoUovwD
— New York Post (@nypost) September 17, 2022

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Stop and watch this video.

Whatever you thought about the governors’ stunt… it turns out it was worse.pic.twitter.com/GASpsChOzl
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) September 16, 2022

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“I think this is all a ploy to get us to miss our court dates so we get in trouble with the law & they can deport us,” said a Venezuelan migrant who has an immigration court date on Wed in Los Angeles. https://t.co/hMyVN3vYFj
— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) September 16, 2022

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended flying migrant families to Martha’s Vineyard this week and said he plans to spend millions that Florida has budgeted to continue the controversial practice. https://t.co/Pm4X2lyVMO
— Axios (@axios) September 17, 2022

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July 19, 2022 by V Leigh

Moroccan border forces are funded by the EU. When they carry out a massacre of 37 people on the EU’s borders, the EU bears responsibility. And we have a responsibility to call it out. It is not an accident. #MelillaMassacre

Human rights groups in Morocco and Spain demand an investigation into the deaths of 23 people during an attempted mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in northern Africa ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/5SrihArWoX
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 28, 2022

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About 200 African refugees were just killed in #MelillaMassacre and the media is so awfully quiet as if nothing happened. Would this be the response if they were white refugees?
— Birgit Uwaila Umaigba (@birgitomo) June 30, 2022

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The White silence of British media to murder of & inhumanity unleashed on African migrants on Spain-Morocco border is profound.

They hammer on about White #Ukraine️ every day but can’t spare ANY time to investigate & report on atrocities against Black ppl. #MelillaMassacre pic.twitter.com/tch5W2VN9q
— Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) July 1, 2022

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Spanish media reported that they killed only 30 Africans. A blatant lie

Over 200 Africans were killed. It is so sad that Morocco was part of this

If they weren’t Africans the world would be at a standstill

THIS IS A MASSACRE. #MelillaMassacre #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/SrYlDbBBSj
— Africa story Live (@AfricaStoryLive) June 29, 2022

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Moroccan border forces are funded by the EU. When they carry out a massacre of 37 people on the EU’s borders, the EU bears responsibility. And we have a responsibility to call it out. It is not an accident. pic.twitter.com/t3sUdAbZ9p
— Clare Daly (@ClareDalyMEP) July 11, 2022

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June 30, 2022 by V Leigh

“A horrific human tragedy.” At least 46 people have been found dead inside a trailer truck in Texas in what appears to be one of the worst cases of migrant deaths in the US in recent decades

“A horrific human tragedy.”

At least 46 people have been found dead inside a trailer truck in Texas in what appears to be one of the worst cases of migrant deaths in the US in recent decades ⤵️

🔗: https://t.co/qF3cSTVT76 pic.twitter.com/0O1fpu7RoQ
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 28, 2022

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If the border policy were actually “open borders,” then why did the immigrants employ criminal smugglers?

It’s because the borders are closed. The predictable results are black markets, unnecessary crime, and tragedies like these. https://t.co/iwHF3cMHfo
— The Alex Nowrasteh (@AlexNowrasteh) June 28, 2022

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A day after at least 46 people believed to be migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, the authorities were working to identify the victims. At least 16 others who were suffering from heat exhaustion were taken to hospitals. https://t.co/r6gTz5bf0u
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 28, 2022

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Texas police have arrested four men in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. The Department of Justice said one of them has been charged with conspiracy to transport undocumented migrants resulting in death. pic.twitter.com/9uEFCeqvsP
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 30, 2022

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‘Texas has done just about everything wrong that I can think of … We dehumanize [migrants]. We make people think that they are something less than us and they are not less than us.’

Judge Nelson W. Wolff slammed TX leaders following the death of 51 migrants in San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/9HR3kViVzI
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 29, 2022

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The tragedy in San Antonio is devastating. My heart breaks for the victims and their families. May they find peace.

Inhumane policies like Title 42 and Remain in Mexico recklessly endanger people seeking asylum. We must end these policies and save lives. https://t.co/vKUGfOnQ51
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) June 28, 2022

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The tragedy in San Antonio tonight, the loss of life, is horrific. My prayers are with the victims, their families and the survivors being treated in our community. May God bless them.

We must end Title 42 which has put desperate, oppressed people in grave danger of death. https://t.co/P0l8YmtHmq
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) June 28, 2022

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“The border has become a mass grave and a testament to the decades-long inhumanity and irrationality of U.S. border and immigration policies.” Column from @jeanguerre https://t.co/F2LRvQA7j2
— Hamed Aleaziz (@Haleaziz) June 28, 2022

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September 24, 2021 by V Leigh

Hundreds of Haitian nationals — soon to be thousands — are being sent back to Haiti by the Biden Administration from the border even though many haven’t lived in Haiti for decades and have zero work or even a place to stay in a country they barely know:

BREAKING: According to @CNBC President Biden has used Title 42 to expel 690,000 people, 250,000 more people than President Trump.
— Tracking Biden From The Left (@BidenTracking) September 21, 2021

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When people warned you this would happen you literally responded with: “I hear you. I know. And I don’t care” https://t.co/1xf3wCLkmB
— 🧞‍♂️ (@lexapreaux) September 21, 2021

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More scenes from the Texas Haiti camp. pic.twitter.com/5FeNbFCyBL
— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) September 21, 2021

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Too many people thought it was perfectly fine to flee their homes during Covid for more space and cheaper housing but have the nerve to judge asylum-seekers for fleeing because of war, hunger and natural disasters.
— Jamira Burley (@JamiraBurley) September 21, 2021

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Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive https://t.co/MJwsuewYnM
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 22, 2021

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The Biden administration says about 1,000 migrants camped near Del Rio, Texas, have now been deported back to Haiti, but there are mounting questions over their treatment, who’s being sent home, and who’s allowed to stay. @BreakingChesky reports. pic.twitter.com/Ax2UoH3Amk
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 22, 2021

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People from Haiti are facing unconscionable treatment in Del Rio, Texas.

This is a result of Title 42, a public health policy the Biden administration is misusing to expel people from the United States.

Title 42 has got to go. https://t.co/LuLk158HJM
— ACLU (@ACLU) September 21, 2021

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The U.S. deported 300+ asylum seekers to Haiti and is planning 7 daily deportation flights starting Wednesday.

At least 3,000 people held at a bridge at Del Rio were moved to planes or detention facilities. One woman who was deported said: “We are on the streets with nothing!” pic.twitter.com/Cnp7NYvskd
— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 20, 2021

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Hundreds of Haitian nationals — soon to be thousands — are being sent back to Haiti by the Biden Administration from the border even though many haven’t lived in Haiti for decades and have zero work or even a place to stay in a country they barely know:https://t.co/3qSR9oIYYs
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 21, 2021

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February 2, 2021 by V Leigh

President Joe Biden’s administration has deported hundreds of people despite his campaign pledge to halt most deportations at the beginning of his term.

Since the creation of ICE, there have been over 177 reported deaths at immigrant detention centers.

At these detention centers, immigrants are denied medical care & forced into slave labor in order to afford food.

We must #AbolishICE & close these barbaric immigrant prisons! pic.twitter.com/qmYVPqRxM2
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) December 8, 2020

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People must understand the depth of what’s happening here: the President of the United States has ordered a halt to deportations. ICE, a federal agency, is refusing to comply.

There’s no reforming this rogue dept. It’s time for a new, just vision.

#FreeMariana & #AbolishICE https://t.co/USurOjNYw5
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 26, 2021

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ICE and CBP carried out unimaginable cruelty at Trump’s direction. Now they’re defying President Biden’s order to halt deportations—even though they have discretion to not schedule them.

President Biden must get these agencies under control immediately. https://t.co/F9JVw0ykA5
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) February 2, 2021

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🚨ICE just deported a survivor of the El Paso Walmart shooting.

“This decision amounts to a re-victimization of this young lady, who only came forward to help build the case against the shooter in the racist attack.” –@DMRS_ElPaso https://t.co/9YIR0ON2EF
— Laura Lynch (@LLynch1) January 30, 2021

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Rosa — an El Pasoan and survivor and material witness of the deadliest terrorist attack against Latinos — was deported yesterday.

I’m supporting @DMRS_ElPaso efforts and will do everything I can to bring Rosa home and fight to protect victims and witnesses from deportation. https://t.co/K4w1l5iX2q
— Rep. Veronica Escobar (@RepEscobar) January 30, 2021

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ICE Deported A Survivor Of The El Paso Walmart Shooting Who Was Assisting In The Investigation, Her Lawyers Say https://t.co/zp7hnmJPNE via @RyanBrooks
— dmrs_elpaso (@DMRS_ElPaso) January 31, 2021

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Put another way: ICE gave the El Paso shooter what he wanted. https://t.co/D5Abgqz4Xt
— Michael Kagan (@MichaelGKagan) January 30, 2021

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President Joe Biden’s administration has deported hundreds of people despite his campaign pledge to halt most deportations at the beginning of his term. That includes one of the witnesses to a massacre at a Texas Walmart in 2019. https://t.co/4NpH8Sf7r4
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 2, 2021

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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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August 1, 2020 by V Leigh

ICE is detaining immigrant children in hotels for expedited removals.

.@ICEgov is detaining immigrant children in hotels for expedited removals.

No access to an attorney.
No due process.

Just fear and cruelty.

President Trump has used COVID-19 to effectively shutdown of the asylum system—this unlawful action is also happening in San Antonio. https://t.co/kPNGV3a5EP
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) July 25, 2020

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BREAKING: Our attorney was aggressively rejected from trying to offer help to immigrant children illegally detained at a Hampton Inn in McAllen, TX. He and another of our staffer were violently shoved into the hotel elevator and were told they could not offer help. #FreeThemALL! https://t.co/xSOxHOViKp pic.twitter.com/MEp7UmK6Gv
— Texas Civil Rights Project (@TXCivilRights) July 23, 2020

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A thank you and message for the people protesting outside the hotel in McAllen where @DHSgov is detaining people:

Please make signs of our legal hotline so that those who are illegally & immorally detained get immediate help: 956-291-4169. https://t.co/nP6h8r90dZ #FreeThemAll pic.twitter.com/3zHRqttMU9
— Texas Civil Rights Project (@TXCivilRights) July 25, 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

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