"In March 2025, it was 21-year-old Hector, who has developmental disabilities, left confused and unable to communicate in an immigrant detention facility in Tacoma, WA. Then that August, a 15-year-old boy with disabilities was handcuffed by ICE agents in what they now claim was a "mistake" while the child waited for his sister in a car with his mother outside a school. His family is suing the Trump administration for assault."
"It was 35-year-old Magdiel Sanchez in 2017, shot by police despite bystanders yelling that he couldn't hear them. It was 65-year-old Yia Xiong in 2023; after his death, protestors held signs and chanted, "I am deaf, don't shoot." A year earlier, it was Javarick Gantt, who was murdered by his cellmate while in a Baltimore jail for minor charges. Despite requests, he had not been provided an interpreter and could not understand court proceedings."
People with disabilities face increased risk of violent encounters during expanded ICE enforcement and community raids. Incidents include a 21-year-old man with developmental disabilities left confused and unable to communicate in a Tacoma detention facility, and a 15-year-old handcuffed while waiting in a car, whose family is suing for assault. ICE agents have pulled and restrained a woman who said she was disabled en route to a doctor's appointment. Law enforcement kills many disabled people, with estimates that half of those killed are disabled. The danger is higher for disabled people of color, with multiple fatal cases cited.
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