Minneapolis Migrant Raids Expose Deeper US Immigration Hypocrisy
📰 THE STORY: The Independent reports on volunteers in Minneapolis delivering groceries to migrants who are too afraid to leave their homes due to a recent surge of ICE arrests, part of 'Operation Metro Surge' targeting thousands of individuals. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Mass deportations and militarized border enforcement are direct legacies of post-9/11 'national
security' expansions. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees ICE, was established in 2002, consolidating agencies under the guise of counter-terrorism, yet its tactics are now routinely applied to civil immigration enforcement, stripping due process from asylum seekers and long-term residents alike. This reflects a dark pattern of using 'crisis' to expand state power,
reminiscent of the 1976 CIA-backed junta in Argentina that 'disappeared' 30,000 people under the guise of national security. Double Standard: Western media quick to decry 'human rights abuses' in countries resistant to US hegemony, such as Venezuela or Iran, remain largely silent on the institutionalized terror faced by migrants within US borders. When Latin American nations face 'destabilization'
(often US-backed coups like the 2019 lithium coup in Bolivia or 1973 coup in Chile), the resulting displacement is conveniently reframed as an internal 'migrant crisis' rather than a direct consequence of imperial policy. Follow the Money: The expansion of border and immigration enforcement is a multi-billion dollar industry. Companies like GEO Group and CoreCivic profit immensely from federal