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As@desperation mounts over #COVID19, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which controls the largest immigration detention system in the world, is refusing to release detainees.

There are more than 38,000 detainees currently in ICE custody. cbsnews.com/news/coronavir…
Three unaccompanied migrant children in #ICE detention have tested positive for #COVID19

cbsnews.com/news/coronavir…
"We are very scared...We know we can die inside here. The situation does not bode well for us. We don't have a way to protect ourselves."

Lawyers believe their clients are sitting ducks in crowded detention centers long plagued by reports of poor hygiene & subpar medical care.
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Across the U.S., about 2.5 million farmworkers, most of whom are Latinx, work on American farms.

“...the value of the agricultural labor force, which has long lived in the shadows, is becoming much clearer to Americans than it’s ever been.” #COVID19 google.com/amp/s/civileat…
“Advocates say it’s the conditions outside of work that place farmworkers in most danger. Many workers carpool to work—with 4 to 6 workers sharing a single car—or are bused to work on packed buses. And their crowded living conditions pose perhaps the biggest challenge.” #COVID19
“A growing number of foreign guest workers, most hailing from #Mexico, are brought to the U.S. every year under the H-2A visa program...the State Department last week decided to suspend visa processing at the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Mexico...” #COVID19
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Mona Eltahawy
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“Because [farmworkers are] nervous about the idea of the shelter-in-place orders, what’s going to happen to them? They live paycheck to paycheck...If our ag workers don’t keep working, we’re not going to have fruits and veggies in the markets” kqed.org/news/11808267/… #COVID19
Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias said he’s worried about undocumented farmworkers:

“My biggest concern with the undocumented residents is that they’re going to be scared to come in and be checked and ask for a test, even though we know that they’re sick”

#COVID19
“They’re so used to going to work, irrespective of their health conditions or whether they’re under the weather and running a fever, that once they begin to use our health care system for the coronavirus, our health care system will be overwhelmed.” #COVID19
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Mona Eltahawy
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This is E 180th St. station in the Bronx. This is what it’s like to NOT have the privilege of working from home. Social distancing is a privilege that many don’t have. #COVID19 #NYC
When Trump et al talk about “Reopening America” remember that America HAS been open because so many did not have the privilege to work from home. The “economy” Trump wants to “save” was never for them
Who HAS been keeping America open: it is always about race, class & gender:

Among the US workforce, just 16.2% of Latinx workers and 19.7% of Black Americans are able to work from home, while about 30% of whites and 37% of Asian-Americans can. #COVID19

vice.com/en_us/article/…
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Jairus Grove
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#COVIDー19 @ewarren @BernieSanders We need a progressive agenda on epidemics STAT! There is going to be panic, an emergency, hoarding and if Dems in office and Dem candidates do not prepare an agenda that is more than Trump is screwing up then Trump ultimately will win.
1. RELIEF FUND: Until we have univ. health care we need an emergency health relief fund. The # of critical cases, meaning cases requiring significant medical intervention, are more than ten fold the number of deaths. For many this will result bankruptcy levels of medical debt.
2. ER COVERAGE: Health Insurance companies should not be allowed to deny coverage for treatments that are not 'pre-approved' or "FDA approved' as all of the treatment options for severe cases of COVID are 'off-label'
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A Chart: Fascist Attacks Against Immigrants Just in Past Two Months, as of September 14, 2019
There is a massive refugee/immigration crisis around the world. Tens of millions of people are desperately fleeing for their lives.
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“The Demonization, Criminalization and Deportations of Immigrants”
From Bob Avakian's speech "Why We Need An Actual Revolution And How We Can Really Make Revolution"

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Immigration lawyer hoaxing and grifting
Just for fun let's assume his client is real and that his client is telling the truth.
We have to assume because there is no proof of either.
More than likely it is just a well crafted series of tweets that tug on liberal heart strings to make money.
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🇺🇸 🇨🇳 *U.S. WAITING TO HEAR FROM #CHINA ON TRADE DEAL, KUDLOW SAYS - BBG
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#NXIVM unlocks Worlds
lets go beyond the headlines
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Who is the #ArizonaMafia ?
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Main Source: Frank Parlato Jr
#Qanon #Qarmy #FletchLives
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🔥🔥America First 🔥
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1. January 2014 52 illegal aliens arrested for 200 child rape/child sexual assault charges in NC.

200 AMERICAN CITIZEN CHILDREN.

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