LUOF: The Immigration Edition

6–22–18

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You’d have to be living under a rock to not know about the US forcibly separating migrant families with no organization and no way of linking parents and children.

But in case you have — or you want to know more — here’s some important stuff to know:

Lawsuit alleges U.S. forcibly gave migrant children psychiatric drugs

Why This Year's Pride Marches Should Really Be Demonstrations Against ICE

Inside America's Mass Detention of Queer Asylum Seekers

ICE Shuts Down Its Portland Office After Protest Camp Blocks the Entrance

A Justice Department Lawyer Had Few Answers On What's Happening With Trump's Family Separation…

No, DNA Testing Kits Won't Help Reunite Parents And Children Separated At The Border

Migrant Parents, In Their Own Words, Tell A Judge What It's Like Being Separated From Their Kids

NYC Hospitals Are Treating Children Separated From Parents at Border for Mental Illness

Immigrant children say they were beaten, kept naked in cells and tied to chairs at center - NY…

Experts say psychological impact of family separation on par with abuse

What's Really Happening in Detention Centers Where Immigrant Children Are Being Held

Fearing Deportation, Some Immigrants Opt Out Of Health Benefits For Their Kids

Why Even Viral-Fundraising Skeptics Can Feel Good About Donating to RAICES

You Should Stream: 'Chinga la Migra' Web Series Is a Master Class on How to Resist ICE

It’s alarming that these things are happening. Even more horrifying is the lack of response from people over this continuing to happen again and again.

Italy to compile 'register' of Roma people: Matteo Salvini

This Far-Right Italian Politician Talked About "Cleansing" The Roma And Migrants

Canada aims to avoid detaining migrant children, but it happens | CBC News

We’ve failed to learn from the lessons of history — partially because we don’t actually teach them.

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If Your LGBTQIA+ Pride Event Isn't Accessible to Disabled People, You're Missing Out.

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Lawsuit: Georgia is denying equal access for deaf inmates

Complaint alleges Canada's prisons agency places mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement too…

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