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Immigration is topic that is always being brought up in political discourses and has been a hot topic since formal President trump went into office.

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The current structure and practices of ICE contribute to systemic issues leading to the mistreatment of immigrants. Advocating for the abolition of ICE in favor of a more humane and compassionate immigration enforcement system. By protesting the argues for a more compassionate alternative, and suggests community-oriented solutions to address the mistreatment of immigrants.

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this isn't the only instance where there have been reports of sexual abuse. there have been allegations against ICE agents whom have taken advantage of immigrants in "blind spots". when the allegations were made there was no one to believe but the officer because there was no evidence of these "allegations happening"

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during the time when immigrants are captured trying to cross the border they are taken into custody by ICE agents. a story like this happened to 23-year-old Mari who was an immigrant from Venezuela.

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many of these immigrants are homeless waiting long hours, days, months and even years outside the border, waiting for a the day to speak to ice agents. Due to overwhelming numbers of immigrants coming to border there is no choice but to have to wait.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he believes the only way for the ongoing migrant crisis to be fixed will be via a new president in the White House who can reverse the "lawless" approach of the Biden administration.

"I believe the only way to solve this crisis is through a new president who's actually willing to follow the law," Cruz told Fox News Digital in an interview.

Cruz spoke as the ongoing crisis at the southern border, now into its third year, has hit record highs. Sources told Fox News there were over 260,000 migrant encounters in September -- marking an all-time record.

Republicans have blamed the Biden administration for the ongoing crisis, arguing that the rollback of Trump-era policies fueled the crisis. Cruz cited three moves by the Biden administration in 2021 for causing the crisis: The ending of border wall construction; the broader use of "catch-and-release"; and the ending of the Remain-in-Mexico policy, in which migrants were held in Mexico for their asylum hearings.
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He pointed to the consequences for his home state of Texas.

"South Texas is in an absolute state of crisis. The jails are overflowing, the hospitals are overflowing, the schools are overflowing. And throughout Texas, we're seeing the very real human consequences of Joe Biden and the Democrats' open borders," he said.

He also noted criticism the administration has received from Democratic officials, including in New York City -- where officials have declared themselves overwhelmed at the more than 110,000 migrants they have seen come into the city. Cruz said those numbers are eclipsed by the numbers border communities are seeing. He noted one day in which Eagle Pass, Texas -- which has a population of around 28,000 people -- saw 4,000 migrant encounters.

"That is 14% of the entire population of the city coming in a single day. The comparable number to New York City would be 1,260,000 illegal immigrants crossing into New York City in a single day. If 110,000 is a crisis, what do you think over a million would be?" he asked. "That is happening throughout our southern border."

The administration has repeatedly denied that its policies are to blame for the ongoing crisis. Officials have said they are dealing with a Hemisphere-wide challenge and that its policies of expanding lawful migration pathways, targeting root causes and reinstating "consequences" for illegal entry are working. It has also touted an increased number of returns since the ending of Title 42, claiming more have been returned than in the same period in 2019.

The administration has also called on Republicans to provide more funding to the southern border as requested by the administration, while also passing comprehensive immigration reform legislation to fix what it says is a "broken" system.

Republicans have introduced, and passed in the House, their own border security and asylum overhaul. Cruz introduced the Senate version of that legislation, and says that Congress should pass it "immediately."

He also says the crisis could be solved if instead of releasing migrants into the interior, the administration deports them instead. But he says he does not believe that will happen, arguing that the Biden administration has been more radical than even the Obama administration.

"[Former President Barack] Obama generally followed the law on immigration, which meant the Obama administration deported millions of people. If you remember, the left wing got very angry with him and called him the deporter in chief," he said.

"What Joe Biden is doing has never happened in the history of our nation. He's simply ignoring the law, is defying the law brazenly," he said. "And as long as you have a president, as long as you have a chief executive who ignores the law, it doesn't matter what laws are on the books. If you have a president that is willing to defy the law and you have a corrupt corporate media that is willing to cover for his illegal conduct, as long as this lawless administration remains in power, this crisis will continue, and I believe it will continue to get worse."

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Ted Cruz says historic southern border crisis will only get worse until there is a 'new president'

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Sen. Ted Cruz says it is going to require a change of administration in order to tackle the crisis at the southern border, after what he says is a "lawless" Biden administration.

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with recent events there has been many right side politicians saying that the Pres. Joe Biden NEEDS to close the border. when Joe Biden went into administration the number of immagrants at the south border had increases drastically. "there were over 260,000 migrant encounters in September -- marking an all-time record."

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border crisis that playing into over capacitated detention centers. 

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border crisis that playing into over capacitated detention centers. 

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i don't know how to add a comment to a post :( But the post i have made so far are short just because i don't want to reveal all the information i plan to add to my final draft. Some post are also left blank because i've done the research part i just don't know how to word it yet. But i hope this is a good start.

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In 2018, one of the biggest demands of immigrant rights activists was "Abolish ICE." The rallying cry intensified in part due to the Trump administration's border policy, which separated parents from children and horrified the world. Just a few days ago, leaked tapes of the first lady exposed her indifference toward the policy in 2018, and reminded us of the administration's complete disdain of the humanity of people seeking asylum. Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is still targeting and detaining hundreds of thousands of people, and separating loved ones from their families and communities. And while fewer families are being ripped apart at the border, family separations are still happening.

Two years later, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is still targeting and detaining hundreds of thousands of people, and separating loved ones from their families and communities.

This suggests two things: The Trump administration has become more adept at hiding its abuses, and the problem with ICE was never about any one specific policy. Indeed, a recent report has proven once again that the agency is, at its core, rotten.

In September, Congress released an alarming new report exposing both egregious conditions in ICE detention centers as well as the agency's failure to identify and respond to abuses. Following visits to eight ICE detention facilities and interviews with more than 400 people in ICE custody, the Congressional Committee on Homeland Security reported poor physical and mental health care, failure to protect people in detention from Covid, and constrained access to legal services and information.

These findings merely add to a pattern of well-documented institutional medical neglect and abuse at ICE that proves no one is safe in its custody.

ICE is an agency that was created in part to criminalize and target immigrants for incarceration, deportation and exclusion from their communities and their families. As such, the agency's disregard for human life is part of its very foundation, and has evolved to create a culture that enables and perpetuates human rights abuses like the ones exposed in this report.

Immigration detention is fraught with alarmingly poor conditions, a lack of accountability and a culture of violence that results in system-wide abuses. In September, whistleblower Dawn Wooten courageously spoke out about the horrifying medical care people are experiencing at Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, as well as serious gynecological procedures allegedly performed on women without informed consent, including hysterectomies.

Meanwhile, on Sept. 21, Cipriano Chavez-Alvarez died due to Covid-19 in a Georgia ICE facility just two months after a judge ordered him released from federal prison due to health concerns.

The number of people who died in ICE custody more than doubled in fiscal year 2020, which ended on Sept. 30. Twenty-one people died in 2020, the highest death toll in ICE custody in 15 years, with more than a third of those deaths related to Covid-19. More than 200 people have died in ICE custody since the agency was created, and that does not count the children who have died in facilities operated by Customs and Border Protection (CPB).

According to a 2018 report from Human Rights Watch, American Civil Liberties Union, Detention Watch Network and National Immigrant Justice Center, poor medical treatment contributed to more than half the deaths reported in ICE custody between December 2015 and April 2017.

ICE also has failed to respond to the health care needs of people in detention in a timely manner, to adequately screen for illnesses, or to communicate important information about people's medical conditions to staff.

In 2011, Irene Bamenga was given the incorrect dosages of her medication after only 12 days at Albany County Corrections Facility, according to immigration advocates. She died at age 29, and an investigation into her death revealed that she had submitted multiple health-services requests to correct the dosage of her medication, but the facility's medical staff had repeatedly failed to respond.

In 2012, Evalin-Ali Mandza had a heart attack after 171 days at the Denver Contract Detention Facility. It reportedly took nearly one hour for someone at the facility to call 911 after a code blue emergency was activated. Mandza was 46 years old.

This past May, Carlos Ernesto Escobar Mejia became the first person in ICE detention to die of Covid-19 at Otay Mesa Detention Center. In his final days, the men with Carlos Ernesto tried repeatedly to alert officials of his deteriorating condition and get him to the hospital, but they were ignored. Mejia was 57 years old.

These are just three of many stories.

ICE has repeatedly deprived people in detention of soap, disinfectant and masks, according to the testimonies of people in detention centers.

Medical negligence has become even more pronounced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since ICE began reporting the number of cases of Covid in detention, there have been more than 6,500 total confirmed cases, according to the agency. The close confinement of immigrant detention centers creates ideal conditions for the spread of disease, yet ICE has repeatedly deprived people in detention of soap, disinfectant and masks, according to the testimonies of people in detention centers.

Not only has ICE manipulated Covid case data and withheld vital information that could protect people in detention from the virus, the agency has also taken steps to shut out congressional oversight and limit attorney and family access to its facilities.

People in detention who have spoken out against the dangerous and unsanitary conditions during the pandemic have faced harsh punishment ranging from pepper spray to solitary confinement. Congressional investigations have only reinforced this, finding that ICE repeatedly uses segregation as a form of retaliation.

Abuse and death in ICE custody has never been an exception. It is an intrinsic part of the immigration detention system, which has allowed egregious medical abuses to continue for decades with no accountability. The truth is that the abuses exposed by this most recent report are only a fraction of what is documented and investigated, and there will inevitably be more to come unless we take bold action.

Congressional and internal oversight has failed to stop the inhumane treatment of people in ICE detention. In fact, Congress's own report from September reveals that few enforcement mechanisms exist to improve the conditions in detention centers, even after investigations. To truly end these abuses, Congress must defund ICE as a step toward abolishing the agency in its entirety. State and local lawmakers must terminate ICE contracts. The nation's attention may have moved on, but the crisis remains. And no one is safe in immigration detention.

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Opinion | Why America still needs to abolish ICE

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America still needs to abolish ICE, because out immigration crisis is about a lot more than one border policy

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