PLEASE click the link to send a message to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling on DHS to stop all collaboration with Texas Gov greg abbott's fr* TX cruel and deadly operation lone star. This from the ACLU.....
*****Does anyone else find it ironic that Gov Abbott is such a rabid fascist when back in hitler's fascist Germany as a paraplegic he would have been murdered by the reich for being a burden on the nation*****
LETTER SENT TO DHS, I ADDED THE 4TH PARAGRAPH TO THE FORM LETTER BY THE ACLU
Gov. Abbott's approach doesn't just prevent people from seeking protection in the U.S. - it also places their lives in clear jeopardy by setting razor wire traps and other obstructions as dangerous traps in and around the river.
Texas officials are continuing to use these extremely harmful tactics despite the injuries they know these traps have caused over the last several weeks, including a woman who miscarried while caught in the wire and young children who were injured by the wire. The United States government cannot stand by idly as it witnesses to such inhumanity.
Gov Abbott is a Christian (I leave the judging of his actual faith to God) who has chosen to ignore the teaching of Jesus Christ regarding the least among us. Even on a secular level this is wrong and DHS has to stop this from happening now and must publicly reject Gov Abbott's actions and must end all collaboration with his office on Operation Lone Star.
I urge you to end any collaboration your offices have with Operation Lone Star immediately and work to remove Gov. Abbott's dangerous barriers in the Rio Grande.
ACLU CALL TO ACTION BELOW
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We wanted to make sure you had heard the latest horrific news out of Texas – because there is action you can take. According to recent reports, Texas state troopers working under Gov. Greg Abbott's multi-billion-dollar anti-immigrant initiative – called Operation Lone Star – have been instructed to push young children and nursing mothers back into the Rio Grande. These tactics are designed to prevent people from reaching the U.S. and asking to be screened by federal officers for humanitarian protections. Texas officials are also placing razor wire in and around the river, despite the injuries they know these traps have caused over the last several weeks. This includes a woman who miscarried while caught in the wire and a young child who was injured by the wire. The state's cruelty is unconscionable. And while Operation Lone Star may be a Texas program, its execution has too often relied on collusion with federal immigration authorities under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Enough is enough. DHS must end ALL collusion with Texas immediately, do everything in its power to ensure removal of Gov. Abbott's deadly traps, and instead work to provide safe, humanitarian pathways for people seeking asylum.
Craig, these reports of Texas' brutality shock our conscience. Since Operation Lone Star started in 2021, it has been rife with abuse – from racial profiling of border residents to deadly vehicle chases to mass arrests that violate due process. Meanwhile, despite the DHS claiming it has nothing to do with this initiative, federal border patrol agents under its command have often helped to facilitate Texas' abusive actions. Unfortunately, what is happening now is consistent with how Gov. Abbott has treated our border communities for a long time – sacrificing our homes and public spaces, while trading basic humanity for his own political aggrandizement. The harm caused and division sowed is on purpose. We at the ACLU will never stop fighting back. Cruelty against people seeking safety and protection is not an acceptable policy solution. Thank you for being with us in this critical fight for immigrant rights, Sarah Mehta | ||||||
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