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demmiblue

(36,823 posts)
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 03:11 PM Jan 2020

Rep. Jayapal: Deeply disturbed by reports that Iranian Americans, including U.S. citizens, are being

Deeply disturbed by reports that Iranian Americans, including U.S. citizens, are being detained at the Canadian border with WA State.

My office has been working on this all morning. Please contact us with information on directly affected people at WA07PJ_casework@mail.house.gov.


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Rep. Jayapal: Deeply disturbed by reports that Iranian Americans, including U.S. citizens, are being (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2020 OP
Thread: demmiblue Jan 2020 #1
That didn't take long did it? FirstLight Jan 2020 #2
next come camps? dhill926 Jan 2020 #3
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. EndlessWire Jan 2020 #4

FirstLight

(13,357 posts)
2. That didn't take long did it?
Sun Jan 5, 2020, 03:34 PM
Jan 2020

Makes me wonder how much of this was already planned somewhere. I want to believe there are govt workers that would stand up and say "no" to some of the Administration directives... but I am beginning to think maybe we are not so safe after all

EndlessWire

(6,460 posts)
4. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 01:59 AM
Jan 2020

It is just unbelievable. Look, at the very least this shows that someone in government, somewhere, knows what a fuck up this is. They are doing this because they are afraid. And perhaps, this just feeds into their desire to prevent anyone that isn't male, Christian, and white into the country.

This should ring alarm bells for anyone who gives a damn about Democracy. Here's yet another group that is getting screwed over by Trump et al.

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