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Salon
Chauncey DeVega

The staying power of mass deportations

Most Americans know the names of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, two unarmed American citizens who were killed in January by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis because they dared to help the human targets of Donald Trump’s cruel policies. Their moral stand against injustice led to their deaths.

Many others have also suffered because of the Trump administration’s policies. We must never forget their names. They are real human beings and not collateral damage. Power and policy are not abstractions — they hurt real people’s bodies, minds and lives, and the well-being of the larger community.

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