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Just now in Morton, Mississippi: PH Foods callously fired 100+ workers less than a week after the raids, adding yet another brutal attack on the Latinx community. 1/ 
But our community is resilient and we will not stand for these attacks on our families. 2/
The community is organizing. We will not give into the sadistic attempt by the Trump administration to strike fear into our hearts. 3/
And the broader community is showing up. Here is a pantry full of donations at a local church—more help is on the way and you can help too by donating at secure.actblue.com/donate/ms-raid…). 4/
Right now we’re at a local Latinx business, who opened its doors to workers and organizers are connecting them to legal clinics. The energy is palpable, and the courage of these folks is extraordinary. 5/
This is a community that has suffered the unfathomable—just today I’ve heard of a father of three who is at home, unable to work because his wife is detained and he has to care for three young children. 6/
I also heard of a case of a father who was detained, whose son is autistic and depends on a hug from his dad every evening as part of his evening routine. He’s inconsolable. 7/
Or the case of a mother of six, who is now taking care of her sister in law’s three children. That’s NINE children in one woman’s care. 8/
I also heard that families are reaching out to attorneys asking their teenage children be granted guardianship of their siblings, in case they too get brutally ripped away from their children. Let. That. Sink. In. 9/
The cruelty is the point. What has happened to this community is the product of a sadistic, white nationalist agenda in action with the sole intention of terrorizing communities of color. But despite the horror, the resilience is extraordinary. The community is rising. 10/
Now and forever: se puede. Sí, se puede. #FamiliesBelongTogether
