ICE has detained or deported prominent immigration activists

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Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/daveweigel

Late to it but this @mariasacchetti/@daveweigel story is a must-read on ICE detaining prominent political activists

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ICE has detained or deported prominent immigration activists

By Maria Sacchetti and David Weigel January 19
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained or deported several prominent immigrant activists across the country, prompting accusations from advocates that the Trump administration is improperly targeting political opponents.

Detention Watch Network, a nonprofit that tracks immigration enforcement, said this week that several activists have been targeted recently, including Maru Mora Villalpando in Washington state, Eliseo Jurado in Colorado, and New York immigrant leaders Jean Montrevil and Ravi Ragbir.

“They’re trying to intimidate people,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), the ranking Democrat of the House Judiciary Committee. “These are well-known activists who’ve been here for decades, and they’re saying to them: Don’t raise your head.”
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“We see the last few weeks as an escalating series of actions against New Sanctuary and our leaders aimed at silencing those who speak for immigrants’ rights,” said Kirk Cheyfitz, a spokesman for the New York-based group {New Sanctuary Coalition}. “All this comes as racist rhetoric from the White House leaves no doubt about the racial basis of the Trump administration’s immigration policies.”
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Maria Sacchetti is the Post immigration reporter. She previously reported for The Boston Globe. Follow @mariasacchetti

David Weigel is a national political correspondent covering Congress and grassroots political movements. He's the author of "The Show That Never Ends," a history of progressive rock music. Follow @daveweigel

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Fascism is alive and well in the USA.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I heard this on Sunday during an Indivisible, Women's March and

MoveOn nationwide phone call after the marches. They said that ICE is already focusing on well known immigrants hoping to scare other immigrants and it is working. This is one reason why we are angry about the clean Dream Act and DACA being in limbo with the shutdown and yesterday's Senate decision.