We write to express outrage over your administration’s expansion of the cruel and unnecessary immigration detention system. Last month, you signed a spending bill that provides historically high funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention - $3.4 billion in taxpayers’ money. Our organizations work with and advocate on behalf of people who have experienced immigration detention. They carry life long scars from the mistreatment and dehumanization they endured because of the United States’ reliance on detention, mostly through private prisons and county jails. Your administration is further entrenching this reliance, marking an utter betrayal of your campaign promises.
[…]
The system your administration is expanding is riddled with abuse and impunity. Your senior officials have been aware of these significant human rights concerns since day one. ICE’s jails and prisons operate under insufficient standards with inspections that are notorious for covering up deficiencies. Inadequate medical care results in deaths; LGBTQ individuals in custody suffer homophobic and transphobic harassment and abuse; basic sanitation is often lacking; Black immigrants face unaffordable bonds and violence at disparately high rates; and ICE’s use of solitary confinement regularly meets the United Nations’ definition of torture.
Obama ended Iraq and Biden Afghanistan. That were by far the biggest two wars US wars this century. It is kind of crazy that genocide Biden is the most peaceful of the lot though.
Trump signed a deal with the Taliban, but that deal was not honored fully by either site. Biden then made the call to move out of the country. That resulted in a massive shitshow.
Democrats and republicans differ only in that the democrats don’t openly attack minorities in their own country.
So, about that:
Human rights watch letter to Joe biden
[…]
Emphasis on openly. Obama admin continued or put in place the framework that Trump is now abusing. Biden continued it. They’re all rotten.
They weren’t doing it secretly? I suppose they weren’t bragging about torturing LGBT+ people either, but it’s not like this stuff was unknown.
“They’re all rotten” +1
Obama ended Iraq and Biden Afghanistan. That were by far the biggest two wars US wars this century. It is kind of crazy that genocide Biden is the most peaceful of the lot though.
didn’t trump ended afghanistan? We all remember the shitshow
Trump signed a deal with the Taliban, but that deal was not honored fully by either site. Biden then made the call to move out of the country. That resulted in a massive shitshow.
yea maybe you guys should just stop doing things