ITT Sound Off: Not a Humane System

Published: Sept. 24, 2021, 11:02 p.m.

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In this week\\u2019s sound off, Maria and Julio dive deep into the violent border enforcement we witnessed in Del Rio, Texas where thousands of Haitian refugees were being held and turned away. They discuss the horrifying images of Border Patrol agents attacking Haitian immigrants and the media\\u2019s responsibility to push back against the Biden administration\\u2019s narrative. ITT Staff Picks:\\xa0 - Felipe De La Hoz writes about flaws and gaps in how we talk about asylum seekers: \\u201cMany seem to think that the president still has the option, the duty, to violate domestic and international law and shut down asylum,\\u201d in this March piece for The Baffler.\\xa0\\xa0 - Patrice Lawrence, executive director of the UndocuBlack Network, writes \\u201cThe Biden administration could have made a strong statement in favor of due process and dignity by allowing for an orderly asylum process. Instead, it has opted for mass expulsions of vulnerable people,\\u201d in this op-ed for CNN.\\xa0 - Hamed Aleaziz spoke with 20 government officials at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, about the Biden administration\\u2019s approach to immigration policy, via Buzzfeed News.\\xa0 Photo credit: AP Photo/Fernando Llano \\xa0

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