During 2018, 396,448 people were booked into ICE custody: A daily average of 42,188 immigrants. 256,000 were deported the same year. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Dec 10, 2019
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who held a record number of undocumented immigrants in detention in 2018 and has faced widespread criticism for their treatment of vulnerable communities, tweeted out a picture on Tuesday night to celebrate Human Rights Day.
It did not go well.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro was not impressed, replying:
\u201cDelete your account.\u201d— Juli\u00e1n Castro (@Juli\u00e1n Castro) 1576093529
Jordan Uhl also did not mince words:
\u201cfuck off\u201d— jordan (@jordan) 1576078707
A human rights lawyer also responded:
Anger towards inhumane ICE policies have sparked nation-wide protests and large #AbolishICE sentiment. Calls to abolish the agency have also grown louder within the democratic party, most notably from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who made it a top campaign issue during her 2018 run for Congress.
Tragically, 24 immigrants have died in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office and in 2019, a record-breaking 70,000 children were held in ICE custody.
Earlier this year, NBC Newsreported that, "Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. detention centers."
During 2018, 396,448 people were booked into ICE custody: A daily average of 42,188 immigrants. 256,000 were deported that same year.
Happy Human Rights Day, ICE.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who held a record number of undocumented immigrants in detention in 2018 and has faced widespread criticism for their treatment of vulnerable communities, tweeted out a picture on Tuesday night to celebrate Human Rights Day.
It did not go well.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro was not impressed, replying:
\u201cDelete your account.\u201d— Juli\u00e1n Castro (@Juli\u00e1n Castro) 1576093529
Jordan Uhl also did not mince words:
\u201cfuck off\u201d— jordan (@jordan) 1576078707
A human rights lawyer also responded:
Anger towards inhumane ICE policies have sparked nation-wide protests and large #AbolishICE sentiment. Calls to abolish the agency have also grown louder within the democratic party, most notably from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who made it a top campaign issue during her 2018 run for Congress.
Tragically, 24 immigrants have died in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office and in 2019, a record-breaking 70,000 children were held in ICE custody.
Earlier this year, NBC Newsreported that, "Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. detention centers."
During 2018, 396,448 people were booked into ICE custody: A daily average of 42,188 immigrants. 256,000 were deported that same year.
Happy Human Rights Day, ICE.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who held a record number of undocumented immigrants in detention in 2018 and has faced widespread criticism for their treatment of vulnerable communities, tweeted out a picture on Tuesday night to celebrate Human Rights Day.
It did not go well.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro was not impressed, replying:
\u201cDelete your account.\u201d— Juli\u00e1n Castro (@Juli\u00e1n Castro) 1576093529
Jordan Uhl also did not mince words:
\u201cfuck off\u201d— jordan (@jordan) 1576078707
A human rights lawyer also responded:
Anger towards inhumane ICE policies have sparked nation-wide protests and large #AbolishICE sentiment. Calls to abolish the agency have also grown louder within the democratic party, most notably from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who made it a top campaign issue during her 2018 run for Congress.
Tragically, 24 immigrants have died in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office and in 2019, a record-breaking 70,000 children were held in ICE custody.
Earlier this year, NBC Newsreported that, "Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. detention centers."
During 2018, 396,448 people were booked into ICE custody: A daily average of 42,188 immigrants. 256,000 were deported that same year.
Happy Human Rights Day, ICE.
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