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As we come together #InDefenseOfIlhan today. We must mention the connection between imperialism, migration, and the criminalization and exploitation of Black women bodies across borders. NGOs, military, police, border patrol all play apart in the violence Black women face.
The criminalization is the sex work is a global issue. Black immigrants from Africa are more likely to be policed, harassed, and criminalized for engaging in the sex trade in Europe. Yet governments across the world are invested in anti-blackness and Islamophobia.
The investment in these violent systems means less job opportunities, lack of access to healthcare and other resources, delayed immigration processes or lack of pathways for Black women immigrants. All these compounded make living conditions of Black migrant sex workers difficult
