Trump’s immigration plan is a human and economic disaster

Amnesty International, the ACLU, and other organizations have documented systemic violations, including arbitrary detention, denial of due process, and conditions that meet the threshold for cruel treatment under both US and international law. The reduction in oversight and lowering of detention standards has further entrenched these abuses, with internal government reports and independent investigations confirming the persistence and worsening of such violations.

Paul Chavez, litigation and advocacy director at Americans for Immigrant Justice in Florida, stated bluntly, "These are the worst conditions I have seen in my 20-year career." Trump's record-setting migration crackdown is creating a horrific human rights disaster, and it will only get worse.

To add insult to injury, Florida is building its "Alligator Alcatraz," a migrant holding facility on a disused airfield in the Everglades infested with snakes and alligators. It seeks to begin to hold migrants in tents starting this month, which often provide little to no protection from the summer heat and humidity. It was recently reported that at least 10 migrants in ICE custody have died in the first 6 months of the year because of the callous treatment within current facilities; with the extreme environment in Florida, we can undoubtedly expect more.

This crosses every red line of human rights violations, which disgraces America and robs millions of the American dream. Our predecessors have sacrificed so much to make a more perfect union with immigrants of every race, religion, creed, and national origin. That is what made America the greatest country in history. Now, Trump is bent on destroying it.

I beg everyone who reads this article to share it and express your outrage at how massive and unprecedented Trump's human rights violations are and how America is being portrayed to the world. Shame on us all if we allow this monstrosity to continue without a national, peaceful and relentless protest from coast to coast to force Trump to change this despicable policy.