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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July 17, 2019 by V Leigh

‘I ask you—beg you—not to look away.’

ICE has the discretion to release most of the people in its custody. ICE continues to ramp up detention to historic numbers w/o Congressional authorization to do so. Meanwhile, people continue to perish needlessly behind bars. https://t.co/K8B3ACzc8C

— Katie Shepherd (@shepherd_kt) July 10, 2019

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‘My daughter died, slowly and painfully.’ — Watch this emotional exchange between @AOC and a mother who lost her daughter in ICE custody pic.twitter.com/HjseFBvyIt

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 13, 2019

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VP saw 384 men sleeping inside fences, on concrete w/no pillows or mats. They said they hadn’t showered in weeks, wanted toothbrushes, food. Stench was overwhelming. CBP said they were fed regularly, could brush daily & recently got access to shower (many hadn’t for 10-20 days.) pic.twitter.com/tHFZYxJF7C

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) July 12, 2019

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Now more than ever, we need everyone to know: WE HAVE RIGHTS.

Share our #KnowYourRights guides in multiple languages.

Know Your Rights. Conozca Sus Derechos. pic.twitter.com/3C4O758PoA

— ACLU (@ACLU) July 12, 2019

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If @ICEgov doesn't have a warrant…
Do not open the door. #KnowYourRights #TrumpRaids pic.twitter.com/NXMOlfj6bZ

— MoveOn (@MoveOn) July 13, 2019

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‘I ask you—beg you—not to look away.’ — @RashidaTlaib gave a vivid and emotional account of what she saw at the migrant detention camps pic.twitter.com/hiOhrOlD0t

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 13, 2019

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July 15, 2019 by V Leigh

Canada’s Liberal government is building a new detention centre for migrants

My first story for @briarpatchmag. I looked at how Canada's Liberal government is building a new detention centre for migrants, including children, near Montreal—and the movement to stop its construction.

Proud of reporting on this largely ignored story.https://t.co/2IjoTWiEBo

— Jon Milton (is on vacation) (@514jon) June 26, 2019

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July 5, 2019 by V Leigh

The US government’s shocking campaign of politically motivated harassment and intimidation against Human Rights Defenders working to protect & save lives at the US-Mexico border.

"There's abuse in these facilities": @AOC says migrants are "drinking water out of the toilet" at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas https://t.co/ia3uVLoCsj pic.twitter.com/zMULqe4ARO

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 2, 2019

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CBP is trying to refute the toilet drinking story by saying their toilets have sinks.

The sink in the cell we visited wasn’t functional. Guards told these women,Cuban refugees 🇨🇺, they could drink out of the bowl.

This account has been corroborated by other members of Congress. https://t.co/VT99UGZ6Ex

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 4, 2019

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⬇️ This. Corporate greed is at the heart of Trump's policy to cage children.

$250/day to house a migrant child at a standard HHS shelter.

$750/day charged by FOR PROFIT Caliburn International Corp. in Homestead.

Paid for by THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
https://t.co/p3yFVfrAby

— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) June 30, 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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Today Amnesty International has released a report detailing the US government's shocking campaign of politically motivated harassment and intimidation against Human Rights Defenders working to protect & save lives at the US-Mexico border.

Read it here: https://t.co/DxjDOJzCGL pic.twitter.com/wBbBNanmqB

— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) July 2, 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.’’
https://t.co/1669JTw9bB pic.twitter.com/xQ56D8KBK1

— 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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June 3, 2019 by V Leigh

This is another dark and evil policy strategy

.@CBSNews reports a 6th migrant child died in U.S. custody, this one back in Sept. 2018, but never reported publicly, would have been the first migrant child death.https://t.co/uFMZuXGxSv

— Trisha (@trishaanicole) May 22, 2019

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BREAKING: The Trump administration hid that a 10 year old child died in their custody at the border this past September – the first actual death.

This now makes 6 children who’ve died in their barbaric custody – after not having a single child die in custody the 10 years prior.

— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 22, 2019

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This is another dark and evil policy strategy from Trump. Please RT to educate America. We must not let this happen. ⬇️ https://t.co/APU7rQkAbX

— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) May 20, 2019

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20,000 baby bottles, 3,000 boxes of baby wipes and 2,224,000 baby diapers—all ordered for a newly-erected tent city in Donna, Texas holding families and unaccompanied children seeking asylum. There are a lot of goddamn questions that Congress needs to ask. https://t.co/D0Ks88dIkh

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) June 3, 2019

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A Border Patrol agent faces civil rights charges for hitting a migrant with his truck. Prosecutors want to introduce his text messages filled with dehumanizing comments about migrants. His lawyer says texts are “part of the agency's culture.” https://t.co/A1sUNEABNM

— Bob Moore (@BobMooreNews) May 20, 2019

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No children had died in border patrol custody in the previous 10 years until December 2018. Five children have died in the last 6 months under Trump's family separation policy. https://t.co/DQPO0rOyGA pic.twitter.com/rCPYcruNBu

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 20, 2019

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May 17, 2019 by V Leigh

We cannot become numb to these images. We cannot let this become the new normal.

An armed pro-Trump militia in New Mexico appears to be detaining migrants at the border and working with Border Patrol agents to coordinate their arrests. ACLU says these are kidnappings by vigilantes: https://t.co/gjGyvsGaV2

— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) April 18, 2019

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16-year-old unaccompanied immigrant boy dies in U.S. custody after becoming “noticeably ill” – BuzzFeed News https://t.co/htXRo1UUHn

— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 7, 2019

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ICE Going Against Its Own Rules to Block Immigrants from Meeting with Lawyers – DiversityInc https://t.co/O2CN6iheWZ

— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 11, 2019

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People laughing is not proof that something is a joke. White people laughed at lynchings. Reporters calling this a joke don't know what a joke is and are offering an opinion favorable to Trump. 'It was a joke' is Trump's favorite defense. https://t.co/89Em9wYP9x

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) May 9, 2019

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This barely made headlines yesterday…

Vulnerable children.

Being forced to sleep outside.

On the ground.

On top of rocks.

In the dirt.

In CBP custody.

We cannot become numb to these images. We cannot let this become the new normal. pic.twitter.com/TTwNPezQvb

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) May 15, 2019

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April 12, 2019 by V Leigh

We are creating a whole generation of children who will remember what we did.

*Newly released evidence* confirms Border Patrol acted in retaliation when, hours after we released our report documenting their routine obstruction of humanitarian aid, BP raided our space and arrested Scott. From @pmingram. See THREAD for highlights https://t.co/QAE9jA63YV

— No More Deaths (@NoMoreDeaths) March 22, 2019

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A 40-year-old Mexican immigrant died in U.S. custody — the fourth death in recent months – BuzzFeed News https://t.co/TkpdF3DLCj

— glenn robinson (@glncv) March 19, 2019

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It’s pretty hard to view the indefinite detention of a 5-year old as anything other than inhumane. We are long past due for Congressional hearings to expose the full scope of this administration’s abuses. We must put an end to these concentration camps. https://t.co/duM4dpm6Bv

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) March 14, 2019

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BREAKING: Today, we filed a complaint w/DHS on behalf of families at Karnes.

They've been detained for 41-58 days. Kids are supposed to be held for 20 days MAX.

Their detention is completely illegal. They must be released immediately. #StoriesFromKarnes https://t.co/PLYSLMGTHP

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) March 13, 2019

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Trump told border agents to break U.S. law and defy judicial orders https://t.co/Mq2yyX42Mo pic.twitter.com/AYi6B4lNMz

— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) April 8, 2019

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Even the people who work for Trump understand that the cruelty is the point https://t.co/W09sSfbt2p pic.twitter.com/nsCDJjKa9r

— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) April 8, 2019

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TRUMP: "This is our new statement- the system is full. We can't take you anymore. Whether it's asylum or anything you want – illegal immigration – we can't take you anymore. Our country is full. Our area is full. The sector is full. Can't take you anymore, I'm sorry. Turn around" pic.twitter.com/W1Bjnnf7UR

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 5, 2019

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We are creating a whole generation of children who will remember what we did. They will remember we caged them like animals, ripped them away from their parents & pumped them with drugs to make them stop crying. No amount of apologies will make it better. https://t.co/DS6kl6RoPl

— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) April 6, 2019

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