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flamingdem

(40,980 posts)
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:05 PM Jul 2025

Powerful story What I Witnessed inside a Women's ICE prison by Tufts doctoral student

Do you remember when Rümeysa Öztürk was surrounded by ICE thugs? It was caught on video right in the beginning of the raids. She's the perfect person to write about what's really going on. Hideous!



https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rumeysa-ozturk-what-i-witnessed-inside-an-ice-womens-prison

“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up for the first time about her shocking arrest and 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility. She recalls the generous and compassionate women who helped her through this harrowing ordeal.

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Powerful story What I Witnessed inside a Women's ICE prison by Tufts doctoral student (Original Post) flamingdem Jul 2025 OP
FABULOUS !!!! Karadeniz Jul 2025 #1
Heartbreaking 💔 questionseverything Jul 2025 #2
A MUST READ! WVGal1963 Jul 2025 #3
It took me forever to get through the article. Biophilic Jul 2025 #4
Paywall nt Disaffected Jul 2025 #5
I didn't encounter it. Perhaps you are coming in from CA (Canada)? erronis Jul 2025 #7
Yes'um Disaffected Jul 2025 #8
Try this... littlemissmartypants Jul 2025 #9
Thank you Ms. Pants! nt Disaffected Jul 2025 #10
My pleasure, Disaffected. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jul 2025 #11
A hard, necessary read berniesandersmittens Jul 2025 #6
A must read. dalton99a Jul 2025 #12
Ugh Chi67 Jul 2025 #13
It could happen to you Johnny2X2X Jul 2025 #14
Painfully anti-American. byronius Jul 2025 #15

Biophilic

(6,682 posts)
4. It took me forever to get through the article.
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:02 PM
Jul 2025

I had to stop and catch not just my breath but my soul. I hate this.

berniesandersmittens

(13,211 posts)
6. A hard, necessary read
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:58 PM
Jul 2025

My heart breaks for these women. Ozturk is a gifted writer who, I'm convinced, we'll hear about for years to come.

This is not America. This is not Democracy. This is not humane.

Chi67

(1,286 posts)
13. Ugh
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:02 PM
Jul 2025

I had tears in my eyes. I realized that our tax dollars are supporting this and I just can't deal with that. I have been to every protest I can, but it now seems like I haven't done anything.

Johnny2X2X

(24,438 posts)
14. It could happen to you
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:03 PM
Jul 2025

The plan has always been to treat anyone who opposes them like this, not just immigrants.

byronius

(8,017 posts)
15. Painfully anti-American.
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:12 PM
Jul 2025

The Republican Party will never rid themselves of the Nazi stench of this.

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