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Kelly@broadwaybabyto · Jul 7, 2025

Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed…

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Cynthia Olivera, a 45-year-old Canadian permanent resident living in the US for 35 years, was detained by ICE at her green card interview despite her family's willingness to pay for her departure. Her case illustrates how aggressive immigration enforcement affects people unexpectedly and how fascist policies eventually impact everyone when left unchallenged.

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    Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview. The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved between facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada. 🧵

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    They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape. This is why we call them concentration camps. There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.

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    Also worth noting her husband voted for Trump because he supported his mass deportation plans. He didn’t think it would impact people “like them”. Only “others”.

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    Please remember this when you say that “genuinely disabled” people don’t have to worry about Medicaid cuts or only “scammers” will lose food assistance. That’s not how it works. It’s propaganda and you’ve fallen for it.

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    These fascist policies will land on everyone’s doorstep eventually. You either rise up and resist now, or risk it being too late when they come for you. We aren’t safe until we are all safe.

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    There’s a disturbing number of people in the comments seeking to blame the victim. Unwilling to accept that these ICE policies are cruel, inhumane and lack due process. People die & become disabled in ICE custody. Disappeared never to be seen again: disabledginger.com/p/disabled-peo…