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27 Jan, 7 tweets, 3 min read
.@POTUS just signed an executive order to phase out federal use of private prisons. While this is a step in the right direction, this does NOT include facilities run by ICE or DHS.

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GEO Group and CoreCivic receive MILLIONS of dollars every year from ICE to house immigrants in their facilities. It’s no surprise that these two corporations had close ties with the Trump Administration. thehill.com/opinion/immigr…
People seeking safety in this country are being held in inhumane conditions while private prisons have profited from their pain. Physical and sexual assault, rape, especially of LGBTQ+ detainees, are reportedly common these prisons.
newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/…
Just last year, we found out that Irwin Detention Center, a privately-owned prison in Georgia, was forcing and pressuring people into medically unnecessary surgeries — including hysterectomies.
thecut.com/2020/10/migran…
“Families have come with concerns about lack of hygiene, being crammed into holding cells, being served food that has not fully cooked or nutritionally appropriate for kids … being woken up throughout the night."
nbcnews.com/news/latino/wh…
Children have DIED in ICE and CPB custody because of medical neglect and inhumane living conditions. Once again, private prison corporations profited while innocent people suffered. buzzfeednews.com/article/jessmo… Image
This executive order came down as part of the new administration’s plans to advance racial equity — but we can’t have racial justice without immigrant justice. It’s time to put an end to privately owned immigration detention centers once and for all. END

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BREAKING: In its latest attack on immigrant communities, the Trump administration is moving to dismantle the ONLY established protections for children in government custody. We can't let this happen, here’s why👇🏾👇🏽👇cnn.com/2019/08/20/pol…
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1⃣ not held in detention for more than 20 days;

2⃣ kept in safe and sanitary conditions when they can’t be released.
Why does the administration want to dismantle critical protections for children? Because they are constantly in violation of them. Instead of making things better, they want to manipulate the rules to keep kids in detention camps for longer periods of time.
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