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The Proud Boys are a hate group. They spew misogynist, anti-Muslim & white nationalist rhetoric. splcenter.org/fighting-hate/…
Gavin McInnes — the Proud Boys' founder — has a long history of promoting violence. During a 2016 interview, he said, "We will kill you. That’s the Proud Boys in a nutshell. We will kill you." splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…
The Proud Boys use Facebook to vet potential recruits. These vetting pages serve as ideological echo chambers and as spaces for planning and putting out calls for action, ultimately putting members of the hate group on the ground to fight. splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…
Threats of violence aren't a rhetorical device for the Proud Boys. At a march in Portland, Oregon, an eyewitness saw 6 Proud Boys kicking a man lying on the street, while one of them held him in a chokehold. splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…
Earlier this fall several Proud Boys & racist skinheads beat up a protester outside of New York’s Metropolitan Republican club where Gavin McInnes had just spoken. A man is heard shouting in video of the attack, "He was a fucking foreigner!" splcenter.org/news/2018/10/1…
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Last year, we won a temporary stay of deportation for journalist Manuel Duran, who was arrested in Memphis in April, then detained & threatened with deportation.

This year, we'll keep fighting for immigrants in the Deep South. #SPLCWinterReadingList bit.ly/2Bb112a
Like so many others who have been deported or are detained & awaiting deportation, Manuel Duran would be in grave danger if her were deported from the US. splcenter.org/news/2018/12/1…
Law students volunteered with us to help defend our clients. "Immigration prisons exact an enormous emotional toll, & they make it nearly impossible for prisoners to find legal representation for their asylum cases," one wrote. splcenter.org/attention-on-d…
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"Let me be clear: walls work and we have them we are stopping illegals from getting into our country.” — DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

Let’s be clear: walls don’t work and no human is illegal.
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA): How many children 17 years old or younger have died in DHS, ICE or CBP custody since you took office?

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: I will get back you.

That number should be 0.
"I'm not a liar. We've never had a policy of family separation." — DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

We represent parents who have been separated from their children. Secretary Nielsen's claims do not reflect the facts that we are seeing on the ground. bit.ly/2Ltf7iV
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Peter Brown is a US citizen who was mistakenly detained by ICE after local sheriffs arrested him. We're suing. npr.org/2018/12/18/677…
In January, 17 Florida counties signed Basic Ordering Agreements, which compensate local sheriffs for their collaboration with ICE. Our lawsuit is the first to challenge a Florida sheriff for unlawfully detaining people at ICE’s request as part of a BOA. splcenter.org/news/2018/12/0…
Peter Brown was released from detention but as a result of the ordeal he lost his job and was unemployed. He also lives with the fear that he’ll be sent away from his family and friends. splcenter.org/seeking-justic…
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THREAD: Irvin Antillon, a Proud Boy and skinhead gang member linked to neo-Nazis, was arrested in NYC for Oct. 12 gang assault. This should be a huge story.
thedailybeast.com/nypd-arrests-t…
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1/ Each week, we track hate in America.

This week’s roundup focuses on the anniversary of Unite the Right.

Here’s what we’ve learned since last year’s deadly rally:

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