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.