Family of Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’
www.nytimes.com
Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.

Key facts here:

  1. He entered the us legally, with an appointment to apply for asylum
  2. He had a Michael Jordan tattoo
  3. US officials decided he was a gang member based on this, even though officials “found that he did not appear to have ties with the Tren de Aragua,” the gang he is accused of belonging to
  • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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    10 days ago

    Ah, yes, I forgot that the Jewish Germans had to take responsibility for what the Nazis did to them.

    I’m trans. I’m next in line. You’re victim-blaming, asshole.

    • cheers_queers@lemm.eeEnglish
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      10 days ago

      I’m with you here, I’m so sick and tired of the “please fuck us up we deserve it” rhetoric. personally I’ve been through enough anguish and i just wanna be left alone, but now i gotta worry about me and my partners survival.

      • HasturInYellow@lemmy.world
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        10 days ago

        When everything boils over, know that I will rip and tear through the fascists in your name. All my love to those who need to leave. I will have my pounds of flesh.