ICE arrests in Washington tell stories of suffering that goes unseen
Sep. 28, 2021 at 2:50 pm Updated Sep. 28, 2021 at 3:59 pm
In recent days, images of Border Patrol agents on horseback whipping Haitian asylum seekers at the Texas-Mexico border have reminded Americans of the racist origins — and current practices — of our nation’s immigration enforcement agencies. While Washingtonians are right to recoil from these images, the practice of unlawfully expelling asylum-seekers happens in our state, too, we just haven’t seen pictures.