January 31, 2019 by V Leigh

Trump admin has been illegally holding migrant children in unlicensed facilities

As Trump agents warehouse immigrant kids in shelters, reports of sexual assault are growing, with often at-best token police investigation. https://t.co/acLAl1Ud0A pic.twitter.com/1lYlw4aex0

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) December 22, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

We demand #JusticeForJakelin – a 7 year old girl who died under Border Patrol custody. We need to take action and raise hell: @fams2gether is rallying tomorrow in front of the CBP offices at 8am. Join us ➡️ https://t.co/Zo5m2nrQOV pic.twitter.com/5Drec1l0dX

Artist: Ruben Marquez

— favianna rodriguez (@favianna) December 17, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Abdullah Hassan is a two year old boy on life support in Oakland. His mother, a Yemeni national, can’t be with her son because of Trump’s racist #MuslimBan. This is beyond cruel. His mother should be granted a waiver to see her dying son: https://t.co/zQQrpyZzZ2 #ForAbdullah

— National Immigration Law Center (@NILC_org) December 17, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Our video of BP agents destroying aid supplies for migrants has been getting a lot of traction this week. We have noticed many media outlets falsely reporting that the footage is old. The video contains footage spanning 7 years–from 2010 to 2017. https://t.co/u3WU3wZVcG

— No More Deaths (@NoMoreDeaths) December 17, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Abdullah is dying, but the #MuslimBan is preventing his mom Saima from entering the U.S. to say goodbye. The Ban is continuing to tear families apart. Demand that @StateDept @SecPompeo @USEmbassyCairo grant Saima a waiver: https://t.co/sXQsRZTA35 #ForAbdullah #NoMuslimBanEver pic.twitter.com/5WfeGA3EXh

— MPower Change (@MPower_Change) December 17, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

#BREAKING: Trump admin has been illegally holding migrant children in unlicensed facilities, attorney says https://t.co/NDQFsgHw6T pic.twitter.com/A09P9sBPSM

— The Hill (@thehill) January 25, 2019

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

January 6, 2019 by V Leigh

No child should be held in detention. No human being is illegal.

A nominee to run ICE who once attended an event hosted by an anti-immigrant hate group. Reports that the next DHS Secretary will be a man who received an award from an anti-Muslim hate group. There were 21 incidents of hate in the White House in November. https://t.co/jdJVJfddTA

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) December 1, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

From @katperez84 & @ElenaHung202: “The disability community has proved time and again… that we will meet every attack with equal force to preserve our rights and our dignity.

We must continue to push back.” https://t.co/L2LW7nzgy1 #ProtectFamilies

— National Immigration Law Center (@NILC_org) November 30, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Father of migrant child who died claims son was not sick before he was in custody https://t.co/kaFiWELWoe pic.twitter.com/cOhslFxCq1

— The Hill (@thehill) December 27, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Felipe Alonzo-Gomez died in CBP custody. He was 8. Remember his name.

Jakelin Caal Maquin died in CBP custody. She was 7. Remember her name.

No child should be held in detention. No human being is illegal.

Felipe Alonzo-Gomez.
Jakelin Caal Maquin.
Felipe.
Jakelin.#DefundHate

— Bend the Arc: Jewish Action (@jewishaction) December 26, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

The second child to die in immigration custody this month https://t.co/COcCnSus86

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) December 25, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

First we learned they were putting immigrant children in detention camps. There are 12,800 children in immigration detention today. And now children are dying in their custody. https://t.co/6sfvYd6m5I

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) December 25, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Another child has died in @CBP custody. This time on Christmas. For far too long, this agency has operated without any accountability. It’s time for that to end. Congress must investigate immediately. #DefundHate https://t.co/Fvzsz1mKhV

— National Immigration Law Center (@NILC_org) December 25, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection died on Christmas Day. The boy is the second migrant child to die in government custody this month. Seven-year-old Jakelin Caal died on Dec. 8. https://t.co/AexPC0w53W

— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 25, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

We will one day learn that many more of these babies died in U.S. custody that we were told. https://t.co/ujUWjd21fk

— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) December 25, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Across the country, kids are reporting sexual assaults in immigrant children’s shelters.

One kid, Alex, decided to come forward. There was surveillance video. But Alex's case wasn't investigated. His isn’t the only one.https://t.co/eHmTKkiKz4

— ProPublica (@ProPublica) December 22, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Yesica earns $3/day working in the kitchen of the facility where she is detained — a private prison that contracted by ICE for more than $800 million. "The whole system is exploitative," said Laura Lunn of Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network. https://t.co/PPSmZAwCou

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) January 3, 2019

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

From NILC Senior Attorney Nora Preciado – “The death of 7-year-old Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin is a tragic reminder of a longstanding pattern of systemic cruelty and secrecy at @CBP and its parent agency, @DHSgov.” https://t.co/xhwW0rYdxk #DefundHate

— National Immigration Law Center (@NILC_org) January 3, 2019

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

July 24, 2018 by V Leigh

No Human Being is Illegal

“‘They applied injections because he was very agitated,’ Diego said. A person he described as ‘the doctor’ injected Adonias in the middle of a class, Diego said. ‘He would then fall asleep.’” Read this if you care and can. Imagine your child there. https://t.co/3khgLrEhlD

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 16, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

My God.

The Trump administration ordered at least 70 different INFANTS who were separated from their parents to appear in court to defend themselves ALONE.

Many were taken from breastfeeding mothers.

An abomination. Never mention pro-life to me againhttps://t.co/YgFAW8VOqw

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 19, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Sign this petition to demand Congress stop privatizing detention and incarceration of immigrant families and asylum seekers. Sign here: https://t.co/0asK2XVhnd

— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 18, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

This high school wrestler lost his college scholarship after hurling a homophobic slur at an immigration rally pic.twitter.com/8edLOCA34f

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 23, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Fox News thought they invited a pro-ICE Democrat as a guest.

Instead they got someone who slammed Trump’s immigration policy. https://t.co/DPQ1iVshwA

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 23, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

No Human Being Is Illegal
13 x 13 inches Digital Art Print 2013 https://t.co/FuNkarc9GP pic.twitter.com/XbvjYbpIRn

— favianna rodriguez (@favianna) January 25, 2017

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

July 6, 2018 by V Leigh

Abolish ICE “We who believe in freedom cannot rest.”

One of the grievances against King George listed in the Declaration of Independence was that he tried to restrict immigration. pic.twitter.com/AyEFCiE6DM

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 5, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

HHS Secretary Alex Azar says that the U.S. government has nearly 3,000 separated migrant children in custody. Last week Azar told a Senate panel there were 2,047 migrant children in custody. https://t.co/0jtdpLpXMn

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 5, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

We need to Abolish ICE.

They've abused people in their care (33,000 instances of abuse between 2010-2016)

In the last few weeks they've proven to be completely useless, they can't even reunite families.

It's a failed organization that costs us billions ($6bn in 2016).

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) July 3, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

CoreCivic has placed profits above people by forcing detained immigrants to perform manual labor for next to nothing. It has padded its pockets by violating anti-trafficking laws. We filed suit.https://t.co/xrhLOcemOj

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) July 1, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

#FamiliesBelongTogether #Seattle [photos: me] pic.twitter.com/Rqu0xIKldV

— Sharon H Chang (@sharonhchang) July 1, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

New: DOJ filed papers in Flores (where there is a 1997 settlement limiting immigration detention of kids) saying they interpret the recent injunction re: separations to mean they can detain families together for longer periods AND still comply with Flores https://t.co/8YExko9Ogf pic.twitter.com/lherut5Kvg

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) June 29, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

NEW: Immigrant minor distraught over family separation is prescribed antidepressants in U.S. shelter, lawsuit alleges.
https://t.co/9Dlxpn3yr6

— Aaron C. Davis (@byaaroncdavis) June 29, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Latest stats on detained immigrant children according to HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement:

-11,800 children in "shelter network" in US
-Of those, 2,047 (17%) are separated from parents bc of "zero tolerance" policy
-Children are in over 100 facilities/residences in 17 states

— Talal Ansari (@TalalNAnsari) June 26, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Today, Therese Patricia Okoumou, a Congolese immigrant, scaled the Statue of Liberty and said she would not be moved until all the children detained from ICE were released.

“We who believe in freedom cannot rest.” Ella taught us. #AbolishICE (Photo via AJ+) pic.twitter.com/bu4uEKR4PQ

— Cynthia Malone (@cynth_malone) July 5, 2018

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

June 24, 2016 by V Leigh

SCOTUS decisions, immigration, and #BeckyWithTheBadGrades

The #SCOTUS deadlock on immigration case affects millions of unauthorized immigrants https://t.co/ovOJcdfNJB

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 23, 2016

"It is heartbreaking for the millions of immigrants who’ve made their lives here" —@POTUS on #SCOTUS’s ruling: https://t.co/egpB1r3FEN

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 23, 2016

Immigration activist Josefina Mora: #SCOTUS DAPA decision "representsthe racism that this country was founded on" pic.twitter.com/pl113hmt4A

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) June 24, 2016

Today's front page…
TEARS FOR FEARS: SCOTUS immigration ruling puts millions in limbo https://t.co/ahw4R9bqby pic.twitter.com/cLLnOk2RGz

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 24, 2016

SCOTUS decision is a massive blow to mediocre white people coasting on privilege https://t.co/RUDuYnHWHA

— Salon.com (@Salon) June 24, 2016

SCOTUS shuts down the woman who said she got rejected from college because she's white #BeckyWithTheBadGrades https://t.co/2JzkQ6JN6N

— NowThis(@nowthisnews) June 24, 2016

When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. #beckywiththebadgrades

— Brandon For Bernie (@brandon2479) June 24, 2016

I want #scotus ruling to lead to discussion of how white women benefit from "inclusion"intiativesAND white supremacy #beckywiththebadgrades

— OriginalRudeGyal(@Blackamazon) June 23, 2016

February 25, 2016 by V Leigh

#deportation centers and #immigration is a global issue that needs more attention.

.@RonConway: @FWD_us was founded because it is unfair that undocumented kids could not go to college #immigration

— Deirdre A. Shannon (@dashanno) February 25, 2016

Undocumented immigrants pay billions in state & local tax https://t.co/y4fIdU8h7n #immigration pic.twitter.com/moTUkGLtfC

— ITEP (@iteptweets) February 24, 2016

VIDEO: Watch @HillaryClinton commit to action on #immigration reform in first 100 days #DemTownHall https://t.co/zXCJAzMgqU

— FWD.us (@FWD_us) February 19, 2016

.@BernieSanders #immigration plan much more specific than @HillaryClinton's but he didn't use it tonight https://t.co/t7yTapGbQM #DemDebate

— Julio Ricardo Varela (@julito77) February 19, 2016

#deportation centers and #immigration is a global issue that needs more attention. This story shares the… https://t.co/8TDXztzTiA

— NCLR Action Fund (@NCLRActionFund) February 15, 2016

January 17, 2016 by Oppression Monitor

U.S. Undermining Due Process Protections for Asylum Seekers

Even before the recent ICE raids on Central American families began last week, there were serious signs that the government was undermining due process and not providing asylum-seekers a meaningful opportunity to make their cases. Many of the violations were brought to the attention of the immigration agencies by the CARA Project and Human Rights First, through a formal letter to the Directors of USCIS and ICE, which called upon the Department of Homeland Security to halt the egregious due process violations taking place inside family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: immigrationimpact.com

December 24, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

17 Of The Most Powerful Things Latinos Said In 2015 That Got Us Thinking

Diversity, immigration, feminism and more — these celebrities covered it all.

Click through for more

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.huffingtonpost.com

HT Steven Riley @mixed_race

November 14, 2015 by V Leigh

#Immigration Tweets 11.13

Low-income, non-English-speaking Latino immigrants are breathing the most toxic air in the United States: https://t.co/fYONGB4j6g

— SierraRise (@SierraRise) November 4, 2015

We have an ongoing need for support to carry on doing our work. Please consider making a donation, big or small. https://t.co/fMRJWi9ekx

— No More Deaths (@NoMoreDeaths) November 6, 2015

.@CristiParker: Immigrant Women Hunger Strike in For-Profit TX Detention Facility #Hutto27 https://t.co/bWC8L5GoYC pic.twitter.com/JKKVxb36zT

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) November 6, 2015

Happening now on 125th St in Harlem, NYC. Racial justice = economic justice = immigrant justice. #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/LZteDpNFYe

— Fast Food Forward (@FastFoodForward) November 10, 2015

September 2, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Discovery of up to 50 bodies in truck highlights European migrant crisis

Austrian authorities launched an international probe into the deaths, as they struggled to count the corpses.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.washingtonpost.com

Freedom to (im)migrate.

Freedom to leave.

Freedom to return.

Freedom of movement.

Oppression Monitor Daily

A Community Village Site

(im)migration

Trump admin has been illegally holding migrant children in unlicensed facilities

Like this:

No child should be held in detention. No human being is illegal.

Like this:

No Human Being is Illegal

Like this:

Abolish ICE “We who believe in freedom cannot rest.”

Like this:

SCOTUS decisions, immigration, and #BeckyWithTheBadGrades

Like this:

#deportation centers and #immigration is a global issue that needs more attention.

Like this:

U.S. Undermining Due Process Protections for Asylum Seekers

Like this:

17 Of The Most Powerful Things Latinos Said In 2015 That Got Us Thinking

Like this:

#Immigration Tweets 11.13

Like this:

Discovery of up to 50 bodies in truck highlights European migrant crisis

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: