ICE Arrests Parent at Bus Stop as America Prioritizes 'Security'
When politicians campaign on 'border security' and 'law and order,' this is the human cost. While Congress debates billions in military aid for foreign conflicts—like the $14 billion recently approved for Israel despite ongoing humanitarian crises (as reported by OpenSecrets.org data showing significant AIPAC lobbying contributions from individuals to key members of Congress on both sides who
passed this bill)—ICE is busy separating families at bus stops in Minneapolis. (Apparently, 'security' only applies to certain borders, and only if it involves big defense contracts.) This isn't about 'bad apples'; it's systemic. The same apparatus that can deploy tactical teams for a single parent at a bus stop conveniently struggles when it comes to prosecuting corporate criminals or holding
powerful lobbyists accountable for their influence on policy, which, one might argue, has far greater implications for national well-being. It seems some laws are enforced with extreme prejudice on the vulnerable, while others are mere suggestions for the powerful.