Humans aren’t illegal, and borders are an illusion to keep us divided.

My thoughts on the current state of immigration and deportation in the US as well as the inhumane treatment at El Salvadorean prisons, particularly CECOT.

Sources used and additional resources:

James K. Polk :

https://jameskpolk.com/history/

CECOT:

Ruhi Çenet ⁨@ruhicenetvideos⁩ inside CECOT: https://youtu.be/H42zWaD4A4s?si=K_UjJR9fbdqmgCfS

NPR:

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/g-s1-54206/el-salvador-mega-prison-cecot

PBS:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-conditions-inside-the-infamous-el-salvador-prison-where-deported-migrants-are-held

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-trumps-idea-of-imprisoning-u-s-citizens-in-el-salvador-is-likely-illegal

BBC:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy03j9vddlt

TIME:

https://time.com/7277797/trump-escalates-fight-over-deportees-in-el-salvador-weighs-sending-americans-there-next/

Latin Times:

https://www.latintimes.com/no-way-out-grim-conditions-el-salvadors-mega-prison-gangs-573830

USA Today:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/22/cecot-trump-el-salvador-prison-deportation-video/82596983007/

Human Rights Watch on El Salvador's prison systems:

https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/20/human-rights-watch-declaration-prison-conditions-el-salvador-jgg-v-trump-case

Crime in the US:

Mass shootings stats and factors:

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings#mass-shooting-demographics

Trauma and crime connection:

PMC studies:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9590671/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3662280/

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