Democrat 'Stunned' by Deaths in System She Still Funds
Newsweek highlights Rep. Pramila Jayapal's incredulity over increased ICE detention deaths during the Trump administration. While such outrage is commendable, it conveniently glosses over the fundamental truth: the detention system, responsible for these deaths, is a bipartisan creation that continues under Democratic leadership. The issue isn't merely the 'stunning' rise, but the brutal fact that
a detention system designed to dehumanize and immiserate (regardless of who’s in the Oval Office) continues to receive funding and institutional support from both sides of the aisle. One might wonder if the 'stunning' part is truly the death toll, or the sudden electoral inconvenience of it. The conditions leading to these deaths were not invented in 2017; they are inherent to a system that cages
people for profit. The only thing truly 'stunning' is the selective amnesia surrounding sustained bipartisan commitment to this cruel carceral state.