Immigrant rights groups, including the SPLC, and survivors have submitted a formal administrative complaint against the Stewart Detention Center and ICE detailing sexual assault and abuses of power. #ShutDownStewart
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) July 13, 2022
Read more: https://t.co/YO72s0xUZZ
(im)migration
Read this remarkable work of journalism, the definitive account of America’s cruelest 21st century policy
.@itscaitlinhd spent 18 months investigating the Trump-era policy of separating migrant children from their families.
— Washington Week | PBS (@washingtonweek) August 13, 2022
She talks to @yamiche about the important takeaways from her reporting. pic.twitter.com/U8UnyCpyYO
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If, like me, you wondered what happened to the migrant children our government took into custody, read this deeply shaming & astonishingly reported story via @itscaitlinhd @TheAtlantic. The true mark of a civilization is how it treats the most vulnerable. https://t.co/C3Q8xFlQ9j
— Nicholas A. Christakis (@NAChristakis) August 7, 2022
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“Separating children was not just a side effect, but the intent.
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 7, 2022
Instead of working to reunify families after parents were prosecuted, officials worked to keep them apart for longer.” https://t.co/43GaDdWGmZ
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This is straight Third Reich stuff: “It’s been said of … Trump-era projects that the administration’s incompetence mitigated its malevolence; here, the opposite happened.” https://t.co/au1uL0tJqo
— Dickie Scruggs (@DickScruggs) August 7, 2022
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1/ One cannot overemphasize how cruel, frustrating, and completely heart-wrenching this stain on our country is. Read @itscaitlinhd on the US family-separation policy https://t.co/zViV2Zp5SH
— Bhumi Tharoor (@bhumikatharoor) August 7, 2022
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1/ I’ve spent the last 18 months investigating how our government reached the point of taking children away from their parents as a way to discourage migration to the United States. Here’s my story about how and why it happened, and who’s responsible. https://t.co/rceRAqRPB7
— @itscaitlinhd (@itscaitlinhd) August 7, 2022
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This story is absolutely astonishing: the complete , inside look—with all the receipts and all the names—on the US government’s child separation policy. By @itscaitlinhd https://t.co/dVTEW4AzST
— nxthompson (@nxthompson) August 7, 2022
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By far one of the most disturbing and enraging things I have ever read. @itscaitlinhd spent nearly two years reporting this astonishing cover story.
— Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) August 7, 2022
It is definitive. It is also an urgent warning.
Please read it.https://t.co/hgLFdz3zcy
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This will make you scream with rage and cry in grief. @itscaitlinhd’s monumental investigation on how the US family separation policy came to be. The human suffering wasn’t a bug but a feature and its architects want to do it again. https://t.co/yQPNASQKCh
— Lulu (@lourdesgnavarro) August 7, 2022
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Read this remarkable work of journalism, the definitive account of America’s cruelest 21st century policy https://t.co/1RRr5bxG3x
— Juliet Lapidos (@julietlapidos) August 7, 2022
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.
— Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) July 1, 2022
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
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Spanish media reported that they killed only 30 Africans. A blatant lie
— Africa story Live (@AfricaStoryLive) June 29, 2022
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
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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
“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.”
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 28, 2022
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 ⤵️
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If the border policy were actually “open borders,” then why did the immigrants employ criminal smugglers?
— The Alex Nowrasteh (@AlexNowrasteh) June 28, 2022
It’s because the borders are closed. The predictable results are black markets, unnecessary crime, and tragedies like these. https://t.co/iwHF3cMHfo
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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.’
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 29, 2022
Judge Nelson W. Wolff slammed TX leaders following the death of 51 migrants in San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/9HR3kViVzI
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The tragedy in San Antonio is devastating. My heart breaks for the victims and their families. May they find peace.
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) June 28, 2022
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
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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.
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) June 28, 2022
We must end Title 42 which has put desperate, oppressed people in grave danger of death. https://t.co/P0l8YmtHmq
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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
NEWS: We are bringing a landmark legal challenge against Priti Patel for her policy to expel asylum seekers to Rwanda.
ICE is skirting sanctuary laws by contracting with private data brokers, like LexisNexis & ThomsonReuters (two common academic library resource platforms). Universities that pride themselves on being sanctuary campuses need to be aware of this & fight back https://t.co/SmrAidzfB2
— Alison Macrina (@flexlibris) April 20, 2022
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The U.S. is sick to install death traps. They do this intentionally knowing people will die.
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) April 14, 2022
Mexican woman dies entangled crossing Arizona border wall https://t.co/lRW4dK69OM
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I’m an immigration lawyer. Title 42 is not a border control measure. It’s a public health measure to temporarily halt *all* movement during a health crisis. Selectively banning brown asylum seekers while allowing white asylum seekers is not Title 42—it’s white supremacy. https://t.co/EKHsq4Dwpx
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) April 27, 2022
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Texas suing to block Biden rule on asylum decisions at the border https://t.co/T83OVliuOP via @nypost
— FAIR (@FAIRImmigration) April 29, 2022
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“I really think that there are a number of Democrats that are continuing to fall to what we see as just plain and simple xenophobic pandering around election concerns.” – @amywfischer, AIUSA’s advocacy director https://t.co/pjC7EjYDxX
— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) April 29, 2022
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A teenage boy, who is non-verbal and has acute mental health needs, was found in an immigration detention centre after having gone missing.
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) April 28, 2022
Despite having never left the country, Home Office documents recorded his nationality as Nigerian.https://t.co/KdINCbhDy4
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NEWS: We are bringing a landmark legal challenge against Priti Patel for her policy to expel asylum seekers to Rwanda.
— Bella Sankey (@BellaSankey) April 28, 2022
This challenge, brought together with @pcs_union & @Care4Calais is brought on behalf of everyone who is vulnerable to this 1/ https://t.co/SMx0m967EI
Black Lives Matter = Haitian Lives Matter.
Black Lives Matter = Haitian Lives Matter.
— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) September 22, 2021
Today I joined my colleagues to demand accountability for the inhumane & racist treatment of Haitian migrants by @CBP agents in Del Rio, Texas. pic.twitter.com/DZ2OgEb1Bf
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At least 91,000 migrants, most of them Haitians, crossed Panama’s dangerous jungle in hopes of reaching North America https://t.co/iISIUhc18P pic.twitter.com/qMY7XnpxQs
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 8, 2021
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Between September 19 and October 3, the U.S. sent more than 7,000 Haitian migrants back to Haiti, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. https://t.co/YoNYS0FMlc
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 8, 2021
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I am concerned about the expediency of the Biden administration in deporting the majority of migrants back to Haiti. https://t.co/9V4rr8NyaT
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) October 6, 2021
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.
— ACLU (@ACLU) September 21, 2021
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
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The U.S. deported 300+ asylum seekers to Haiti and is planning 7 daily deportation flights starting Wednesday.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 20, 2021
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
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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
No one can seriously think the richest nation ever just has to put people in these conditions. This is a choice.
There’s a whole world system of terror and exploitation leading up to this, not to mention a cruel immigration system. But, like, even granting all that – no one can seriously think the richest nation ever just has to put people in these conditions. This is a choice. https://t.co/7lpebpY5vi
— Liam Bright (@lastpositivist) April 3, 2021
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The border wall has never been a “solution”—it is an expensive & outrageously destructive prop to make people who’ve never even been to the border feel “safe”
— Maxie Adler (@maxie_adler) March 22, 2021
We don’t need walls. We need radical immigration reform, a change in narrative & some compassionhttps://t.co/cgXYc2Q7oJ
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EXCLUSIVE: President Biden’s top advisers promise “long-needed systemic reforms” to address a backlog of more than 1 million asylum cases in the immigration court system. https://t.co/bkacuclUPj
— NPR (@NPR) April 1, 2021
The Democrats’ Long War on Immigrants
Must-Listen! @HarshaWalia on @intercepted: “the border was not just a line on a map. It is a constantly produced racial regime. It’s a constantly produced labor regime and it’s a carceral regime. It’s a form of enacting immobilization and control.”https://t.co/dFM1G213ki
— Azadeh Shahshahani (@ashahshahani) March 15, 2021
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A bipartisan group of senators who successfully pushed for a second coronavirus aid bill last year will meet today as they weigh whether to wade into another thorny topic, such as immigration or the minimum wagehttps://t.co/QoiN0AiWGA
— POLITICO (@politico) March 16, 2021
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A 45-year-old Colombian man seeking asylum in the US died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at a hospital in Texas on Monday. https://t.co/sdPexW1fwl
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 16, 2021
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Republicans revive one of Trump’s most notorious immigration lies https://t.co/h5n1WnSZXC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 16, 2021
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The House will consider the American Dream and Promise Act this week, which would establish a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — otherwise known as “DREAMers.” https://t.co/3PVOMfUSXx
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) March 15, 2021
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The House will begin work on two bills this week that construct a pathway to legal status for millions of people living in the U.S. https://t.co/JLzWEVNhUP
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) March 15, 2021
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin says he doesn’t believe there’s enough support to pass a full-blown immigration bill with a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants, a key pillar of President Biden’s immigration plan https://t.co/4APn5aphxg
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 15, 2021
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.
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) December 8, 2020
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
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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.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 26, 2021
There’s no reforming this rogue dept. It’s time for a new, just vision.
#FreeMariana & #AbolishICE https://t.co/USurOjNYw5
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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.
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) February 2, 2021
President Biden must get these agencies under control immediately. https://t.co/F9JVw0ykA5
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🚨ICE just deported a survivor of the El Paso Walmart shooting.
— Laura Lynch (@LLynch1) January 30, 2021
“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_ElPasohttps://t.co/9YIR0ON2EF
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Rosa — an El Pasoan and survivor and material witness of the deadliest terrorist attack against Latinos — was deported yesterday.
— Rep. Veronica Escobar (@RepEscobar) January 30, 2021
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
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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