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The Guardian: ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
"...Marc Prokosch, an attorney representing the family, said the family has an active asylum case and shared paperwork showing the father and son had arrived to the US at a port of entry, meaning an official crossing point.
“The family did everything they were supposed to in accordance with how the rules have been set out,” he said. “They did not come here illegally. They are not criminals.” He said there was no order of deportation against them and he believes the father and son have remained together in detention...."
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#fascism #ice #humanrights #MN
Nicole Parsons
in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •Despots are always keen on using kidnapped kids to as hostages to your "good conduct".
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The paid foster care system made millions off Stephen Miller's child separation practices, just like the private prison companies CoreCivic & Geo Corp do with their concentration camps.
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Adopted by their parents’ enemies: tracing the stolen children of Argentina’s ‘dirty war’
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AI6YR Ben
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •They are gruesome but its important to see the patterns & practices of authoritarian movements for what they are.
The mainstream media has adopted a euphemistic language approach to war crimes.
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AI6YR Ben
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in reply to AI6YR Ben • • •The US Constitution is under attack by Republicans & their billionaires.
One of their targets is the unenumerated rights of the 9th Amendment.
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Privacy.
The right to raise your own children.
Custody of your own children.
Medical choices.
Marriage to the partner of your choice.
When to have children.
The right to an education.
Literacy.
The right to bequeath your assets to children & dependents.
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The fragility of unenumerated rights | On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
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GhostOnTheHalfShell
in reply to Nicole Parsons • • •Can they still call it a market base economy or capitalism if there’s no property rights?
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Akhil Reed Amar -- read his books.
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Could an employer order you to work during a deadly pandemic or under people-killing heat domes?
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The destruction of the US Constitution is being purchased by the same people who think access to clean air & water is unjust.
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reason.com/2018/09/06/brett-ka…
Contributor: A retro reading of the Constitution imperils many rights beyond abortion
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GhostOnTheHalfShell
in reply to Nicole Parsons • • •I am still waiting for them to go against Loving, the ruling that overturned laws against mixed race marriage.
I’m gonna wonder how Thomas votes
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Russia was infamous for this practice & still uses it to subjugate populations.
theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…
counterpunch.org/2022/02/11/gr…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Ci…
nytimes.com/1950/10/18/archive…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_ab…
balkaninsight.com/2017/01/30/p…
The USA & other nations did the same to indigenous peoples for a century.
vox.com/2019/10/14/20913408/us…
How the US stole thousands of Native American children
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