On March 25th, Truthout covered how disabled organizers are challenging Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Laura Murchie, a staff attorney focused on immigration law at Disability Law United, told Truthout that even if a person is not disabled when agents arrest them, many will develop illnesses or disabilities as they are moved through the immigration detention system. The scale and speed of Trump’s crackdown make matters worse.
“The harm is disproportionate to folks who are disabled,” Murchie told Truthout. “This has always been true, but I think because of the extra violence with which the administration is quote-unquote ‘executing the laws,’ it is a disabling event, as well.”
Read the full article here: https://truthout.org/articles/disabled-organizers-are-facing-down-trumps-immigration-crackdown/