"But there was no anger or terror in his voice when I asked him recently how la migra treated him whenever they'd catch him. Like humans, he said. They had a job to do, and they knew why we mojados were coming here, so they knew they would see us again. So why make it difficult for both of us?"
"There's never a pretty way to deport someone. But there's always a less indecent, a less callous, a less ugly way. Cruelty is the point The Trump presidency has amply proven he has no interest in skirting meanness and cruelty. The way they treat immigrants now is a disgrace, Papi said. Like animals. It's sad. It's ugly. It needs to stop."
"I talked to him a few days after a gunman fired on a Dallas ICE facility, killing a detainee and striking two others before killing himself. One of the other wounded detainees, an immigrant from Mexico, died days later. Instead of expressing sympathy for the deceased, the Trump administration initially offered one giant shrug. What passed for empathy was Vice President JD Vance telling reporters,"
A father repeatedly crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in the 1970s and experienced repeated captures by la migra, including being tackled, handcuffed, jailed, or returned at checkpoints. He remembered humane moments amid enforcement, such as a guard giving extra food because he seemed too skinny. Deportation lacks dignity but can be conducted with less callousness. The Trump presidency has intensified deliberate meanness and cruelty in immigration policy. Recent violence at a Dallas ICE facility left detainees dead and wounded, and the federal response included indifference from senior officials while some leaders attempted to project limited sympathy.
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