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🎙️ Today’s Conversation

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL F*CK?! What justifiable reason does immigration enforcement have for detaining children? Can anyone answer that? No. Because there is no answer other than there isn’t. Why am I talking about this? Well, I just read about a five-year-old who was taken from his Minneapolis school and transferred out of state without his family’s knowledge. That’s one of four kids from THAT ONE SCHOOL who are currently in immigration enforcement custody.

I reflect on the trauma of child separation, the cruelty captured on video, and what it means to witness this as a parent.

🪴 Mentioned in this Episode

* A five-year-old child taken from school and transported to Texas without family contact

* Videos showing children being separated from parents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers

* The historical through-line from slavery, the 13th Amendment, and the modern prison system

* Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis

* How much do incarcerated people make?

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