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 14, 2019 by V Leigh

This is the corporate agenda

This is the corporate agenda: force Americans into low-paying jobs until they die.

That’s a national disgrace, not a “blessing.”

We are going to end this outrageous greed, pay everyone a living wage and expand Social Security. https://t.co/LOez1aNadM

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 9, 2019

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It's been more than ten years since Congress raised the minimum wage, and the lowest paid workers have lost almost $3,000 per year when factoring in cost of living increases.

People all across this country deserve at least a $15/hour wage. #FightFor15

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 9, 2019

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As long as the federal minimum wage remains a poverty wage, millions of workers will continue to face impossible decisions as we try to make ends meet. https://t.co/dOIC1Ug0ea #RaiseTheWage #Fightfor15 pic.twitter.com/HPqqRIifxZ

— MoveOn (@MoveOn) July 12, 2019

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My mother’s minimum wage job at Sears saved our family after my daddy’s heart attack. In today’s America, it won’t keep a mama and baby out of poverty. We must raise the minimum wage to $15. Working families deserve living wages. #FightFor15

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) July 10, 2019

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More evidence that raising the minimum wage lifts families out of poverty and has ripple effects for everyone. #RaiseTheWage https://t.co/xnESDJ3O5o

— Rep. Deb Haaland (@RepDebHaaland) July 10, 2019

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Here's another study which shows that raising the minimum wage to $15/hour doesn't lead to job losses.

The #FightFor15 is about lifting millions of Americans out of poverty. https://t.co/qIL0gZ7Msg

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 10, 2019

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July 7, 2019 by V Leigh

The Homeless Are Dying In Record Numbers

The Homeless Are Dying In Record Numbers On The Streets Of #L.A. – https://t.co/tUiUKzKkyy

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 14, 2019

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July 6, 2019 by V Leigh

The criminalization of poverty

Michael Thompson has served 25 years in prison for selling weed.

He's 68 years old.

His mother died while he was in prison.
His father died while he was in prison.
His only son died while he was in prison.

And he has 40 years left in his sentence.#FreeMichaelThompson pic.twitter.com/oHq3cO5jER

— The Breakdown with Shaun King (@TheBreakdown) May 23, 2019

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"Studies find that prejudice against blacks is a strong predictor of whites’ support for capital punishment. If so many whites were not racially prejudiced, white support for the death penalty would be much lower, & so would public support more generally." https://t.co/wIuz4odIQV

— Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) April 13, 2019

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"Nobody should lose their life because they can’t make a monetary payment."

Via @theappeal https://t.co/HGnMPnpkd9

— Women's Prison Assoc (@WPA_NYC) May 9, 2019

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A Georgia man stole a can of beer. The judge ordered ankle monitoring. The company administering it charged him more than $1,000. He sold plasma, but fell behind on his payments & the judge jailed him for non-payment. We need to stop criminalizing poverty. https://t.co/KFYssDJvbW

— nyc law grrrl (@nyclawgrrrl) June 30, 2019

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In 1995, when Curtis Brooks was just 15-years-old, he was convicted of first-degree murder even though he didn't kill anyone. Why then was he sentenced to die in prison? https://t.co/dHc65qTCXD

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 1, 2019

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Reality shows like ‘The First 48,’ ‘Live PD,’ and ‘Cops’ are interfering in legal cases, exploiting people of color, and threatening lives. They also distort how the public thinks about crime, in a harmful way. @theappeal https://t.co/KBXdsgrv76

— Equal Justice USA (@EJUSA) June 28, 2019

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A new report says LA DA Jackie Lacey is discriminatory & unjust in seeking the death penalty. Since she took office, 22 people from LA County have been sentenced to death, all of color & 8 represented by lawyers with serious misconduct claims against them. https://t.co/F4Ho9kNpoG

— The Appeal (@theappeal) June 19, 2019

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The criminalization of poverty in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has led to a staggering increase in incarcerated people, all at a huge cost for defendants and taxpayers alike. @Sentinel_Vaughn @theappeal https://t.co/psBAwoyTJy

— NACDL (@NACDL) June 15, 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.
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— 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 30, 2019 by V Leigh

“Don’t draw guns on us…the little kids are scared.”

Justice Sonia Sotomayor in recent years has criticized the Supreme Court’s qualified immunity case law, describing it as "sanctioning a ‘shoot first, think later’ approach to policing” that hollows constitutional protection. @theappeal https://t.co/TFPzRbNAw3

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 21, 2019

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Vallejo police fired 55 shots at #WillieMcCoy in 3.5 seconds. Report finds it 'reasonable.'
The 20 y/o California rapper’s family attorney says he was hit around 25 times. Police were responding to a call about a man slumped over, unresponsive, in his car.https://t.co/5NYutLwgB2

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) June 17, 2019

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New Data Shows Police Use More Force Against Black Citizens Even Though Whites Resist More. https://t.co/WV8MLKMoK1 @Slate @DPInfoCtr

— Robert Dunham (@RDunhamDPIC) June 14, 2019

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In the witness video, Officer Christopher Meyer yells "I'm gonna f***ing put a cap right in your f***ing head."
Regarding the leg sweep, Meyer wrote – "I made him spread his feet."
There is no mention of the pregnant mother & two daughters being held at gunpoint @ABC15 pic.twitter.com/V3921SVMFs

— Zach Crenshaw (@ZachCrenshaw) June 15, 2019

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My cousin did not deserve this #phoenixpolicedepartment #PoliceBrutality waiting outside for his friend with his boyfriend near his car while black got him this 😡 thankful he got away with his life. we want #justice @JColeNC @Tip @JeffreeStar @kendricklamar pic.twitter.com/lXdMhCYK7j

— crissyjai (@ventingvxen) March 18, 2019

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"Don't draw guns on us…the little kids are scared." Emotional crowds confronted Phoenix officials during a community meeting after a video showed police officers drawing a gun on a family after their 4-year-old daughter allegedly stole a doll from a store https://t.co/zdUaBZZmro pic.twitter.com/cjV1Fm2lQ3

— CNN (@CNN) June 19, 2019

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This website is extremely interesting/horrifying for looking at police depts by county in California. https://t.co/zJcxMIiJEB Most jarring info from Merced County’s: pic.twitter.com/yROfWRyedk

— Kristin Lacey 🏳️‍🌈 (@kripster16) June 4, 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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June 22, 2019 by V Leigh

Our country is failing trans women, and particularly trans women of color. We must do better.

Here's why #MuhlaysiaBooker was buried "as she lived" instead of how she was born, according to her mother. pic.twitter.com/UpHilLlxn7

— AJ+ (@ajplus) June 1, 2019

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Three Black trans women were murdered the same week the Trump administration rolled back protections for trans and non-binary people.

Muhlaysia Booker. Claire Legato. Michelle Simone. #SayHerName https://t.co/ZZCtoYZEpa

— ACLU (@ACLU) May 24, 2019

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'She was murdered, just because.' Texas Senate honors Muhlaysia Booker, transgender woman killed in Dallas https://t.co/eoC85Jex8f

— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) May 28, 2019

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Our country is failing trans women, and particularly trans women of color.

We must do better.#SayHerName #TransLivesMatter #WeWontBeErased pic.twitter.com/5RuyiOdq9i

— NYCLU (@NYCLU) May 24, 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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Oppression Monitor Daily

A Community Village Site

‘I ask you—beg you—not to look away.’

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

This is the corporate agenda

The Homeless Are Dying In Record Numbers

The criminalization of poverty

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.

“Don’t draw guns on us…the little kids are scared.”

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

Our country is failing trans women, and particularly trans women of color. We must do better.

This is another dark and evil policy strategy