Following the death of yet another Mexican national in ICE custody, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs blasted “serious deficiencies in ICE detention centers,” calling them “incompatible with human rights standards and the protection of life” 👇🏽 #AbuseofPowerWatch
From deaths in ICE custody to children suffering in detention and programs for services for unaccompanied minors being cut, this isn’t isolated. It’s a pattern.
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“Robert Latham, associate director of the University of Miami Law School’s Children and Youth Law Clinic, said any relocation to a new foster home or shelter likely would be traumatic for children who already have suffered uncertainty and loss.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
“… a DHS officer shot him in the eye and changed his life forever,” said his attorney. “The law does not allow federal officers to permanently maim someone who is peacefully documenting a public protest and expect no accountability. And neither should the public.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
📍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐀:
An 18-year-old college student was shot in the eye by a DHS agent while documenting a protest in Los Angeles — leaving him permanently blinded and now pursuing a federal civil rights claim over excessive force. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐓𝐀:
An ICE agent has been charged with two felony counts after allegedly pointing a gun at motorists during a highway incident— marking a rare criminal case against a federal officer amid broader scrutiny of enforcement actions in the state. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
"Her story later showed up in a congressional hearing with then–Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March. But as the article states, Amalia was one of many children suffering from medical neglect in ICE custody, most of whom we will likely never learn about.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
"Even in the hospital, ICE agents constantly supervised Marcano and Amalia, writing down when she spoke with the nurses, and even getting upset when nurses gave her a bag of clothes and hygiene items.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
📍 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐒:
After weeks of neglect, a detained child’s oxygen levels dropped to life-threatening levels before she was finally sent to a hospital, where she was diagnosed with multiple serious infections. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐌𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐈, 𝐅𝐋:
The Trump administration abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities, cutting off shelter and care for unaccompanied migrant children and forcing a 60+ year program to shut down within months. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐒:
A longtime immigration court interpreter — the only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu interpreter in the state — was arrested by ICE at an airport and remains detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋:
As tax season unfolds, immigrants are facing growing risks —where filing taxes can impact immigration cases, expose personal data, or even deter people from filing altogether amid fears of enforcement and data-sharing with ICE. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐀, 𝐀𝐙:
Three members of Congress conducted a surprise visit to an ICE holding facility in Mesa where they found immigrants packed into overcrowded concrete cells “like sardines," with no beds, no blankets, and people forced to sleep on the floor. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀:
A Mexican migrant has become the 47th person to die in ICE custody under the current administration, adding to a rapidly rising death toll that reflects worsening conditions and oversight failures in detention facilities. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋:
A slowdown in visa processing is leaving foreign doctors in limbo — forcing many to stop working or risk losing status, worsening staffing shortages in hospitals that rely on them, especially in underserved communities. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐒:
A second Venezuelan doctor was detained by immigration agents in South Texas despite working to serve patients, with colleagues warning the arrest disrupts critical care and highlights growing concerns over detaining medical professionals with pending legal status. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
The regime wants you to believe that there’s been change after Minnesota but deportation agents are still harming our neighbors. We compile ongoing abuses of power here weekly👇🏽 #AbuseOfPowerWatch
“Her immigration attorney, Carolyn Hines, argued that immigration officers ‘likely acted on information obtained from the very individual who had abused’ her: her ex-boyfriend, who is a U.S. citizen.” #AbuseOfPowerWatch
“As the victim and advocate were leaving the courthouse, the victim was tackled to the ground by two men. The advocate said she ran back inside to get help, recalling, ‘I thought she was being kidnapped.’” #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋:
As ICE detains parents, thousands of children are being left behind — forced to take on adult responsibilities, cope with trauma, and live in fear, with experts warning of lasting psychological harm and long-term instability. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Every day, the Trump administration abuses power to undermine the very pillars of our values and the Constitution.
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"The police were just standing there like they were having a coffee klatch," she told The Atlantic. “And I was like, 'Guys, are you kidding me? Why are you not doing something? This woman is being assaulted.' And they said, 'We can't do a thing. They're ICE.’” #AbuseofPowerWatch
“As the victim and advocate were leaving the courthouse, the victim was tackled to the ground by two men. The advocate said she ran back inside to get help, recalling, ‘I thought she was being kidnapped.’”
She was though. This is state-sanctioned kidnapping. #AbuseofPowerWatch
📍 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐘:
A mother of two was detained by ICE immediately after testifying in a rape case, with agents tackling her outside a courthouse and taking her in an unmarked van. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
“The Trump administration’s cruel mass deportation campaign is ripping away childhoods and inflicting trauma that these young people will carry for their entire lives,” said @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social. “It’s wrong and must end.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
“Parents reported finding worms and mold in food … Families have reported children in mental distress: a two-year-old who hit himself, potty-trained children who began wetting themselves, and a 13-year-old who was put into isolation after attempting suicide.” #AbuseofPowerWatch
📍 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐒:
A doctor with legal status was detained by Border Patrol and had his visa abruptly frozen, preventing him from returning to his patients and job. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋:
ICE arrested more than 800 people using traveler data shared by TSA - information originally meant for counterterrorism. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
“… ICE now refuses to allow his attorneys to meet with him privately, a clear denial of the due process rights afforded to all under our Constitution,” said @vanhollen.senate.gov. “ICE tactics are endangering our communities & violating the Constitution." #AbuseofPowerWatch
