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William Lindsey :toad: · 19w
"Why is this being allowed to continue? These are some of the questions journalists should be raising as they step up their coverage of the inhumane treatment of potentially tens of thousands of peop...
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"Immigration detention is not a criminal procedure. And yet the Trump administration is treating it as a criminal punishment. It is using detention to inflict pain on anyone — immigrant or citizen — caught in its grasp. It is subjecting detainees to horrific conditions of deprivation and abuse, meant to pressure people into leaving the country, even if they have valid asylum claims or even legal status."

~ Jamelle Bouie

#Trump #DHS #ICE #cruelty #immigrants
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/opinion/columnists/trump-immigrant-detention.html
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William Lindsey :toad: · 19w
"It’s as if we’re throwing people into overcrowded jails for the legal equivalent of failing to pay a credit-card bill or losing a lawsuit — immigration detention as the new debtors’ prison." ~ David French #Trump #StephenMiller #KristiNoem #DHS #ICE #cruelty #immigrants #media /4 https:/...
huntingdon · 19w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qnyl70y South Texas, near the border with Mexico, is an unforgiving geography at the best of times. Cold, hot, dry, windy or stifling, doesn't matter. A thin tent wall is not much protection f...