The long-standing terror of ICE against LGBTQIA+ immigrants
The Trump administration’s violent use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is an escalation of the agency’s cruelty, but it is not divorced from its past weaponization — including under Democratic leadership. Immigrants have long been subjected to ICE’s violence, including LGBTQIA+ people, many of whom came to the United States seeking asylum from hostile, anti-LGBTQIA+ countries. For queer and trans migrants, the U.S. was supposed to be a refuge. Instead, it has often been another site of punishment; many have died while facing brutal violence in detention centers. ICE…
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