Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem today, telling her he was outraged at “repeated targeting and racial profiling” of American citizens by her agents carrying out “citizen checks.” “To state the obvious, we are not a ‘papers, please’ country,” Durbin wrote. “American citizens do not have ‘immigration documents’, and to require them to carry such documents to avoid being violently stopped or interrogated by federal immigration agents is absurd and unconstitutional."
If you're a citizen, you're now demanded to show your papers to any ICE agent who decides you're a problem, a threat, or just don't look white enough or Trump-supporter enough. ICE is even harassing and arresting Native Americans.
Already there have been many US citizens who didn't have proof of citizenship on them and were arrested and taken away, often violently, only to be released later with no charges once their citizenship was confirmed. Do you seriously think that's acceptable?
Maybe the Trump fascist government can come up with something that people can put on their clothes to identify them, like yellow stars. [insert sarcasm here].
American citizens should not have to show proof of citizenship or be assaulted by ICE. It is unconstitutional, yet here we are.
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