The article examines the Trump administration's actions in transporting 238 Venezuelan immigrants, labeled as gang members, to a prison in El Salvador. It highlights the administration's aggressive stance against alleged criminals and the repercussions it has on marginalized communities. The narrative warns against the rhetoric of innocence, suggesting it may inadvertently strengthen oppressive regimes. By framing criminality as a justification for violence against specific ethnic groups, the administration perpetuates longstanding prejudices and systemic racism. The article underscores the deep-rooted political context contributing to such actions, implicating both political parties in the ongoing cycle of dehumanization and violence.
The political context that enabled US residents to be shipped to El Salvador's Cecot facility is a bipartisan project more than 50 years in the making.
Criminals and terrorists are the bogeymen animating bipartisan racism against Black, Latino and Arab people, and Trump is weaponizing these myths.
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