"In livestreams of people being pulled from their cars in broad daylight, in posts that some critics say resemble authoritarian propaganda. Images like this will haunt me for the rest of my life, the same way I believe the images that emerged from El Salvador will, after the Trump administration deported more than 200 people with little to no due process, live on as a stain on the American republic."
"As I scroll through my social feeds, I see community action groups trying in vain to locate those they have been unable to contact. The everyday reality for my former community feels a world away from the current political moment in Australia. The national guard arrived at a US army reserve base just outside Chicago last week. Although a judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from federalising or deploying the national guard in Illinois, immigration enforcement officers remain a fear for many."
Chicago residents experience fear and trauma as intensified immigration enforcement produces viral footage of armed masked men, people pulled from cars, and posts resembling authoritarian propaganda. Mass deportations with minimal due process have left lasting scars likened to abuses in El Salvador. Community action groups scramble to locate missing individuals while journalists and local organizations document and resist enforcement. The National Guard's arrival near Chicago heightened alarm despite a judge temporarily blocking federal deployment. Political attacks call for jailing local officials. Many community members, both in the US and abroad, grapple with uncertainty and the question of what more could have been done.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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