Thank you so much for your coverage of this. There is so much effort going into mischaracterizing the detainees and the protestors at Delaney Hall and other sites around the country. But these inhumane and often-unlawful detentions are happening virtually everywhere. I’m sure it’s difficult to thread the needle for folks like Gov. Sherill (though I have to admit some deep disappointment in her actions). How to enforce laws against a federal agency without provoking the invocation of the insurrection act or other escalation from the administration is surely part of the issue.
But doesn’t it seem that our representatives (maybe excepting the ones you mentioned) are accepting too much of this? How can we light a fire under them? I don’t understand how any of us find this in any way tolerable. If it’s not enough that these human beings are being tortured, neglected to death, and purposely alienated from their constitutional and human rights, it should at least terrify everyone that this agency isn’t responsive to governmental oversight. How does anyone think they have recourse when this is the case?
"Target the private prison industry in terms of dollars and cents by boycotting Citizens Bank, [which should not be confused with First Citizens Bank.]" -- Opinion piece with ways to take action from nj.comhttps://sign.moveon.org/petitions/citizens-bank-stop-financing-corecivic-and-the-geo-group?source=web_share_api&utm_source=web_share_api&share=49d9150a-62f1-411b-89a2-9ef4aad85b79
This link isn't working, why do we need to boycott Citizens Bank? It's been my bank for the last 13 years, I have 3 accounts there and am in the process of moving.
has JVL written much about Delaney Hall? I am having trouble finding a Triad that talks about it but that is probably my issue with doing a good search on here... any pointers to pieces by him about what is going on in the state he actually resides in (NJ, not NY) would be much appreciated... I feel there is a time for admiring what ICE protestors accomplished in Minnesota, and a time to deal with what is going on closer to home.
Adrian, Excellent, important reporting, we appreciate the details and chronology. Just wondering, why can't they get this facility condemned? Seems apparent there are grounds. Is there no way to bring a criminal suit against the entity running the facility for inhumane treatment? There must be a way to stop these thugs. Why can't the Democrats who control the legislature pass laws to make it impossible for these detention centers to exist? It is abhorrent that this Steven Miller wing of the Trump regime has pushed the boundary of our laws, values and principles to the detriment of our nation, but their affront to our dignity and humanity is a stain that will take generations to erase. It sickens me, but I hold up hope that the words are true, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Eventually the main problem becomes how to dispose of the bodies, if the German experience in the 1940's holds. "Red Rooter" Mullin can be counted on to do whatever is necessary to satisfy The Don.
Thank you for reporting. It seems this story has been underreported. Today's NYT reported on last night's fight and spoke about an arrest by police but also mentioned:
"Separately, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement exited Delaney Hall soon after the melee, took a male protester into custody, and took him into the facility."
There was nothing further about ICE taking this individual, yet the article went on about the alleged vandalism the other protestor caused.
Every. Single. One. of the many concentration camps and their thugs administering them will be brought before the International Criminal Court. I have no doubt trump will pardon any and all who he can when he leaves. The ICC will be waiting for the many thousands of perpetrators of one of the worst crimes against humanity we have ever seen. Count the murders of the Venezuelan boatmen; the officers and sailors who obeyed illegal orders will also be held accountable. I only hope so many of the people who were falsely arrested and deported--without due process--will, if they are willing, return to the United States to enrich and stabilize their lives and ours. We owe them nothing less than that.
Everyone who just voted to give ICE another $70 billion should be dragged into Delaney Hall and left there for at least a year. They should receive the same treatment as those who are in there now. Upon release, they should spend three years probation working in the kitchens of the restaurants run by the people whom they incarcerated. If they object, they should be put on the next flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they can work in the mines to survive.
Hating people because they're different has been a power move in America going back at least to the persecution of women in the Salem witch trials. Some people call these detention centers concentration camps and that could be accurate. Right now, America's treatment of Japanese Americans during World War Two would be a closer analog than would be Germany's treatment of Jews, and we have to believe that Trump will never go as far as Hitler, but remember that Hitler's initial goal was to deport the Jews from Germany and Central Europe, not to kill them.
In the U.S., Japanese Americans brought cases alleging that their internment violated the Constitution, including deprivation of due process, and evidence was brought forth that showed that the fears about Japanese Americans were based on "alternative facts" and invalid assumptions, but the pre-Earl Warren Supreme Court nonetheless essentially said that the Court should defer to the President during times of war and the President could reasonably decide to violate rights on a discriminatory basis during an emergency.
From the city on the hill, we are now the place from Hell. Would love to see the people who run this place spend time in our actual prisons for allowing this to happen, with a special cell for Stephen Miller.
Since I'm a subscriber, I can't tell if Adrian's newsletter is behind the paywall. If it is, it shouldn't be. Everyone should be able to read Adrian's work, as stories like these just aren't getting covered enough. At the risk of engaging (once again) in overt fluffery: Thank you for shining a light into the horrors being inflicted by the Trump regime, Adrian. I wasn't familiar with your game before you hopped aboard the good ship Bulwark, but your pieces quickly became a must-read.
It is so tempting to try to be angry about everything all the time. I appreciate that through AC's reporting I can stay focused on the thing that I most want to never happen again.
Thank you so much for your coverage of this. There is so much effort going into mischaracterizing the detainees and the protestors at Delaney Hall and other sites around the country. But these inhumane and often-unlawful detentions are happening virtually everywhere. I’m sure it’s difficult to thread the needle for folks like Gov. Sherill (though I have to admit some deep disappointment in her actions). How to enforce laws against a federal agency without provoking the invocation of the insurrection act or other escalation from the administration is surely part of the issue.
But doesn’t it seem that our representatives (maybe excepting the ones you mentioned) are accepting too much of this? How can we light a fire under them? I don’t understand how any of us find this in any way tolerable. If it’s not enough that these human beings are being tortured, neglected to death, and purposely alienated from their constitutional and human rights, it should at least terrify everyone that this agency isn’t responsive to governmental oversight. How does anyone think they have recourse when this is the case?
"Target the private prison industry in terms of dollars and cents by boycotting Citizens Bank, [which should not be confused with First Citizens Bank.]" -- Opinion piece with ways to take action from nj.comhttps://sign.moveon.org/petitions/citizens-bank-stop-financing-corecivic-and-the-geo-group?source=web_share_api&utm_source=web_share_api&share=49d9150a-62f1-411b-89a2-9ef4aad85b79
This link isn't working, why do we need to boycott Citizens Bank? It's been my bank for the last 13 years, I have 3 accounts there and am in the process of moving.
Sorry! The link worked for me. Try copy and paste: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/citizens-bank-stop-financing-corecivic-and-the-geo-group?source=web_share_api&utm_source=web_share_api&share=49d9150a-62f1-411b-89a2-9ef4aad85b79 “Citizens Bank is funding the country’s two largest prison companies that are earning record profits operating dozens of ICE detention facilities.”
I knew from the start that Trump would be all over the prison-industrial complex.
has JVL written much about Delaney Hall? I am having trouble finding a Triad that talks about it but that is probably my issue with doing a good search on here... any pointers to pieces by him about what is going on in the state he actually resides in (NJ, not NY) would be much appreciated... I feel there is a time for admiring what ICE protestors accomplished in Minnesota, and a time to deal with what is going on closer to home.
I mean, what is the point of having a wide reach if not to organize when that needs to happen?
Adrian, Excellent, important reporting, we appreciate the details and chronology. Just wondering, why can't they get this facility condemned? Seems apparent there are grounds. Is there no way to bring a criminal suit against the entity running the facility for inhumane treatment? There must be a way to stop these thugs. Why can't the Democrats who control the legislature pass laws to make it impossible for these detention centers to exist? It is abhorrent that this Steven Miller wing of the Trump regime has pushed the boundary of our laws, values and principles to the detriment of our nation, but their affront to our dignity and humanity is a stain that will take generations to erase. It sickens me, but I hold up hope that the words are true, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Eventually the main problem becomes how to dispose of the bodies, if the German experience in the 1940's holds. "Red Rooter" Mullin can be counted on to do whatever is necessary to satisfy The Don.
Can the state of New Jersey prosecute staff at Delaney Hall for assault and battery?
Thank you for reporting. It seems this story has been underreported. Today's NYT reported on last night's fight and spoke about an arrest by police but also mentioned:
"Separately, officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement exited Delaney Hall soon after the melee, took a male protester into custody, and took him into the facility."
There was nothing further about ICE taking this individual, yet the article went on about the alleged vandalism the other protestor caused.
Thank you for your reporting.
Every. Single. One. of the many concentration camps and their thugs administering them will be brought before the International Criminal Court. I have no doubt trump will pardon any and all who he can when he leaves. The ICC will be waiting for the many thousands of perpetrators of one of the worst crimes against humanity we have ever seen. Count the murders of the Venezuelan boatmen; the officers and sailors who obeyed illegal orders will also be held accountable. I only hope so many of the people who were falsely arrested and deported--without due process--will, if they are willing, return to the United States to enrich and stabilize their lives and ours. We owe them nothing less than that.
Delaney hall concentration camp is horrifying! It is unconscionable to treat people like this. Thank you, Adrian for bringing these stories to light!
Everyone who just voted to give ICE another $70 billion should be dragged into Delaney Hall and left there for at least a year. They should receive the same treatment as those who are in there now. Upon release, they should spend three years probation working in the kitchens of the restaurants run by the people whom they incarcerated. If they object, they should be put on the next flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they can work in the mines to survive.
No, we should put them in a concentration camp in Texas, where they can risk a close encounter with a screwworm.
Or worse kenny paxton .
He’s a screwworm in human guise!
Hating people because they're different has been a power move in America going back at least to the persecution of women in the Salem witch trials. Some people call these detention centers concentration camps and that could be accurate. Right now, America's treatment of Japanese Americans during World War Two would be a closer analog than would be Germany's treatment of Jews, and we have to believe that Trump will never go as far as Hitler, but remember that Hitler's initial goal was to deport the Jews from Germany and Central Europe, not to kill them.
In the U.S., Japanese Americans brought cases alleging that their internment violated the Constitution, including deprivation of due process, and evidence was brought forth that showed that the fears about Japanese Americans were based on "alternative facts" and invalid assumptions, but the pre-Earl Warren Supreme Court nonetheless essentially said that the Court should defer to the President during times of war and the President could reasonably decide to violate rights on a discriminatory basis during an emergency.
From the city on the hill, we are now the place from Hell. Would love to see the people who run this place spend time in our actual prisons for allowing this to happen, with a special cell for Stephen Miller.
With a very special cell mate .
Since I'm a subscriber, I can't tell if Adrian's newsletter is behind the paywall. If it is, it shouldn't be. Everyone should be able to read Adrian's work, as stories like these just aren't getting covered enough. At the risk of engaging (once again) in overt fluffery: Thank you for shining a light into the horrors being inflicted by the Trump regime, Adrian. I wasn't familiar with your game before you hopped aboard the good ship Bulwark, but your pieces quickly became a must-read.
Horrible to read but I very much appreciate the reporting. Thank you for this continued, important, careful work. We need it and need you!
What has become of Adriana Quiroz Zapata?
A judge ordered her return 3 weeks ago, but I haven't seen any news that she has in fact been returned to the US.
Thank you. Dreadful that she was sent to a country with which she has no connection. And now to add Ebola into the equation. The cruelty is appalling
It is so tempting to try to be angry about everything all the time. I appreciate that through AC's reporting I can stay focused on the thing that I most want to never happen again.