Bloomberg Discovers ICE Raids Have 'Financial Consequences,' For Bonds
Mainstream media, exemplified by Bloomberg, reports Trump's ICE raids crimped revenue for California charter schools due to falling enrollment. The headline focuses on "school debt"— because nothing quite captures the human cost of family separation like bond payments. The piece neglects to mention the 2018 UN report condemning family separations as 'cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment,' a
direct violation of international law. (OHCHR, 2018 press release). One might wonder if the financial health of bondholders should be the primary lens through which we view state-sponsored trauma. This framing conveniently sidesteps the larger issue of state violence and its devastating impact on communities. How many families were ripped apart for these 'financial consequences' to register?