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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April 13, 2020 by V Leigh

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a possible plan to help U.S. farmers by reducing wages for foreign guest workers on American farms.

NEW: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a possible plan to help U.S. farmers by reducing wages for foreign guest workers on American farms. https://t.co/bde2558h69
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 10, 2020

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This is how the GOP plans to treat the migrant farmworkers who are making it possible for us to eat. Wow wow wow wow wow wow #coronavirus https://t.co/B8FY1mypgS
— Rinku Sen (@rinkuwrites) April 11, 2020

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Once you acknowledge the plain fact that the U.S. has deliberately engineered — and maintained for over a century — an agricultural system dependent on migrant labor, you see that “the undocumented” aren’t an illicit foreign presence, but a hyper-exploited domestic caste. pic.twitter.com/1Yzvv4qtrL
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) April 4, 2020

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Farmworkers are on the front lines of this pandemic, ensuring our communities are fed—and the Trump administration wants to reward them by cutting their pay. This is shameful.

Make no mistake: We will fight for farmworkers with everything we’ve got. https://t.co/1MAdQe4MdG
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 11, 2020

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Cutting the pay of farmworkers will starve the American people!!!!

Farmers are struggling, but the answer is NOT to hurt those who are helping farmers. We must prioritize folks on the frontlines, NOT corporations and no-strings-attached industry bailouts. https://t.co/nWFPgKaFli
— J.D. Scholten (@JDScholten) April 11, 2020

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February 3, 2020 by V Leigh

Trump’s travel bans have never been rooted in national security—they’re about discriminating against people of color.

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

January 28, 2020 by V Leigh

A divided Supreme Court has allowed the Public Charge rule to take effect. This will have a huge impact on legal immigration to the U.S.

BREAKING: On 5-4 vote, Supreme Court lets Trump administration start enforcing new immigrant wealth test, designed to screen out green card applicants seen as being at risk of becoming "public charges".

— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) January 27, 2020

BREAKING: The Supreme Court will let the Trump admin enforce a rule that lets it block immigrants from getting green cards if they might need govt assistance (e.g. Medicaid, food stamps).

Rights groups call it a "wealth test." pic.twitter.com/fvKiI4dK6C

— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 27, 2020

The term "public charge" dates back to 1882 — when the US actively sought to limit immigration from non-white countries.

That year, the US enacted the discriminatory Chinese Exclusion Act on the premise that Chinese immigrants jeopardized "the good order of certain localities."

— Camilo Montoya-Galvez (@camiloreports) January 27, 2020

3) If Trump *actually* wants to encourage economic self-sufficiency among immigrants, why is he trying to make it harder for large categories of immigrants to work, including by delaying how long asylum-seekers must wait to qualify for work permits? https://t.co/CsLegtYPI0

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) January 27, 2020

A divided Supreme Court has allowed the Public Charge rule to take effect. This will have a huge impact on legal immigration to the U.S. @MigrationPolicy estimates it could cut immigration from Latin america and Africa in half https://t.co/K0HgjUrdKb

— Michelle Hackman (@MHackman) January 27, 2020

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

October 8, 2019 by V Leigh

The Trump admin will deny visas to immigrants who cannot prove they will have health insurance or the ability to pay for medical costs

The Trump admin will deny visas to immigrants who cannot prove they will have health insurance or the ability to pay for medical costs once they become permanent residents of the United States, the latest move by Trump to undermine legal immigration.https://t.co/suouzpznCm

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 5, 2019

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Confirming NYT reporting — Trump asked about shooting migrants crossing border in the legs https://t.co/wXxU7wolVh

— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) October 2, 2019

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A Man From Cameroon Has Died In ICE Custody In San Diego https://t.co/CqgQFznITO via @haleaziz

— Alida Garcia (@leedsgarcia) October 3, 2019

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One year ago, 10-year-old Darlyn Cristabel Cordova-Valle died after months in custody. There are six more like her.https://t.co/oNWpTIWQIE

— Indivisible Guide (@IndivisibleTeam) October 6, 2019

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Tonight this government has 52,000+ people locked up in immigration detention centers.

This can cost up to $775 a night per person.

Yet these haters want you to believe immigrants are taking tax dollars.

The only people taking tax dollars are private prisons/their donors. https://t.co/0bgkBiszFo

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) October 5, 2019

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The ACLU is calling on DHS to stop sending pregnant asylum-seekers back to Mexico to await their day in U.S. immigration court.

One woman in the complaint said her water broke the same day she was sent back. https://t.co/0VnPuxAzy5

— NPR (@NPR) October 5, 2019

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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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August 19, 2019 by V Leigh

Perspective: Lazarus wrote the lyrics. Berlin wrote the music. Cuccinelli erases the memory.

well the statue was meant to commemorate the abolition of slavery but it is nice of cuccinelli to be explicit about the racism surging through the administration’s immigration restrictionism

source: https://t.co/4KTUXXrWRK https://t.co/dj5ySuhFyh

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) August 13, 2019

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This is so ironic that it hurts.

Trump's immigration chief Ken Cuccinelli's great-grandfather Dominic Cucciniello, who was born in Italy and had no schooling, was the type of person his new public charge rule would likely exclude. https://t.co/VfuODAF3hq

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 15, 2019

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Madeleine Albright responds to Ken Cuccinelli: "I've been a refugee twice … And I think that it is one of the most un-American things I've ever heard … I think the Statue of Liberty is weeping."https://t.co/ChRzib3xbs

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 15, 2019

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Perspective: Lazarus wrote the lyrics. Berlin wrote the music. Cuccinelli erases the memory. https://t.co/yO2rSaJbQe

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 15, 2019

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August 12, 2019 by V Leigh

Their cries pull at every human emotion possible and won’t soon be forgotten.

Active-duty troops are now stationed inside the Border Patrol's holding facility in Donna, Texas, and monitoring migrant adults and children from just a few feet away, NBC reports, a move a congressman says comes close to violating the Posse Comitatus Act. https://t.co/ETw8eNaAAh

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 25, 2019

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I gasped several times while watching this video. The cruelty of these @ICEgov agents is horrifying. There’s no reforming this. This is the agency’s entire purpose.

THIS is why we say #NeverAgainIsNow. THIS is why we need to #ShutDownICE. pic.twitter.com/6gDSqdKpGr

— Sophie Ellman-Golan (@EgSophie) July 25, 2019

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This is a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act https://t.co/mBmi3mHAPf US soldiers now stationed inside migrant detention camp as 'prison guards' – Yahoo

— Yael Grauer (@yaelwrites) July 29, 2019

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Make no mistake: separating children from their parents like this will lead to lasting trauma.

It is child abuse.https://t.co/2hKBkiG69l

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) August 8, 2019

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US immigration agents arrest 680 people at Mississippi food processing plants in largest raids in at least a decade. https://t.co/LuBgaO1DZB

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 7, 2019

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"The girl is upset and I get that. But her father committed a crime." CBP chief Mark Morgan downplays an emotional video showing an 11-year-old girl sobbing and begging for ICE to let her parents go following raids on Mississippi food processing plants. https://t.co/M4fkvf67QC pic.twitter.com/X0vh7KSVXb

— CNN (@CNN) August 11, 2019

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Washington Post reports that a Trump-owned construction company has continued to use undocumented workers for projects at his properties going back nearly 2 decades.
About 680 undocumented workers were arrested in the Mississippi ICE raids.https://t.co/Cn7ojXUimV

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 10, 2019

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“My dad didn’t do nothing. He’s not a criminal,” said an 11-year-old girl as US immigration authorities detained 680 undocumented workers in Mississippi this week. "Government, please put your hearts ⁠— let my parents be free with everybody else, please.” https://t.co/ECb0LiEkRr pic.twitter.com/XeFFZZblQq

— CNN (@CNN) August 10, 2019

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You can't defend this after seeing the tears of children absolutely terrified that they won't see their parents again. Their cries pull at every human emotion possible and won't soon be forgotten. #MississippiRaids https://t.co/5avZEuUibH

— Dwight Evans (@DwightEvansPA) August 9, 2019

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July 26, 2019 by V Leigh

A whole generation of #migrant children are languishing at the U.S.-Mexico border

Thousands of #migrant #children could be detained indefinitely – https://t.co/9qHpLInHOd

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) July 24, 2019

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‘Do you have no shame?’ — Rep. @GerryConnolly laid into the former #ICE director and #Republicans for mistreating #migrant kids pic.twitter.com/iNqyBVgt8f🇺🇸👧🏿👦🏿🧒🏿🧒🏽👧🏽🙅🏿‍♀️🙅🏿‍♂️

— SAMD (@SamDForever1) July 16, 2019

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#BORDERNEWS: We bring you the perspective of the #migrant children and the conditions they face inside the shelter

One 13-year-old recalls the moment she thought her and her mother were going to be killed

FULL STORY: https://t.co/qNYg6sQWey pic.twitter.com/Tuc9pWkrDi

— CValenciaKYMA (@CValenciaKYMA11) July 25, 2019

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A whole generation of #migrant children are languishing at the U.S.-Mexico border @latimesworld story by @katelinthicum — https://t.co/RhISedZSXc pic.twitter.com/QGy87lYDyI

— Gary Coronado (@gary_coronado) July 19, 2019

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