Thousands of migrants from Africa and the Middle East have disappeared on the journey to Europe; some are in unmarked graves in Italy. Their families never know what happened. I wrote in this week’s @NewYorker on the crisis of the missing: https://t.co/jxpfreoJec
— Alexis Okeowo (@alexis_ok) January 9, 2023
Trump’s Muslim and African Ban was rooted in white nationalism and contributed to the ongoing dehumanization of Muslims and Muslim Americans. Today, on the 6th anniversary, I call on Congress to pass the No BAN Act to prevent any policy like it from ever being implemented again. pic.twitter.com/iGWlSaSIqJ
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) January 26, 2023
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Great to see @AOC highlight that Title 42 isn’t just amoral, it’s illegal.
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) January 27, 2023
“Last year Pres Biden promised to end Title 42. Instead he’s now expanding restrictions on asylum. But the right to seek asylum is enshrined in domestic and international law.” pic.twitter.com/QftukvPt4S
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I was proud to join my colleagues today as we called on @POTUS to end his expanded use of Trump’s Title 42, and to protect, not limit, the right to seek asylum. We must honor our commitment to offering protection in the US to those who have none at home. We demand better. pic.twitter.com/oGGLoGbezJ
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) January 26, 2023
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Ours is a nation of immigrants. Until the day America rids itself of Title 42 and its oppressive legacy, we’ll still be fighting for the people it has hurt.
— Yvette D. Clarke (@RepYvetteClarke) January 26, 2023
Because #AsylumIsARight. pic.twitter.com/VP77tbyY1h
Worthless @GovAbbott dropping off people with no money and no means on Christmas Eve in 15 degree weather near the VP’s residence. How Christian of you, Greg Abbott. Being a heartless POS isn’t going to make you the next Republican President. https://t.co/AM0xrUGLvo
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) December 25, 2022
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Border Patrol Agent Found Guilty of Killing Four Women https://t.co/7hQk2Fx8Yp
— Melissa del Bosque (@MelissaLaLinea) December 10, 2022
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10 days ago, A Border Patrol agent & serial killer was convicted by a San Antonio jury of hunting & killing 4 sex workers in Laredo. He’ll serve life in prison.
— curbside abortion provider (@artyleooo) December 17, 2022
May the memories of Claudine Anne Luera, Guiselda Alicia Cantu, Janelle Ortiz, & Melissa Ramirez be a blessing. 🌹 pic.twitter.com/5iIxRxClwU
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JUST IN: Supreme Court delays end of Title 42, keeps in place a Trump-era immigration policy allowing asylum-seekers to be quickly turned away at the border. https://t.co/gnHeFwZ4na
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 19, 2022
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration will immediately turn away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who illegally cross US-Mexico border.
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 5, 2023
A group of migrants were hunted and shot by brothers Michael and Mark Sheppard last month. At the time, Michael was warden of the West Texas Detention Center run by the private prison company LaSalle Corrections. Under the Trump admin, this would have been much bigger news.
— Tina Vasquez (@TheTinaVasquez) October 23, 2022
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1 of 2 Texas twins who allegedly opened fire on a group of migrants getting water near Mexican border, killing 1, injuring another, was warden at a detention facility with a history of abuse allegations. Michael & Mark Sheppard, 60 charged w/manslaughter.👇https://t.co/dIUggVXuKm
— 🍂🦃Darwin🦃🍂 (@jf_darwin) October 2, 2022
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Alert: Today @nbcnews reported that the Biden admin is planning to send Haitian migrants trying to seek safety in the US to a third country and/or to the ICE detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This should be setting off alarm bells (thread) https://t.co/9w58NhhXyI
— Jesse Franzblau (@JFranzblau) October 31, 2022
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Border Patrol has an entire unit dedicated to covering up their misconduct.
— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) October 28, 2022
Are we surprised?https://t.co/nNTqG8D4mS
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?
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) September 17, 2022
Ron DeSantis is a human trafficker.
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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.
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) September 16, 2022
Whatever you thought about the governors’ stunt… it turns out it was worse.pic.twitter.com/GASpsChOzl
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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
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
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
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
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
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