The ‘victims’ left in Kristi Noem’s wake: ‘The damage is done. To me, to the Americans who have been murdered, to the migrants’

english.elpais.com·Carla Gloria Colomé
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Humanitarian Reporting

This article documents human rights concerns or humanitarian issues using credible institutional sources. It is not considered a psychological operation.

This article tells the story of Arianne Betancourt, whose father is detained in a migrant facility, as she confronts Kristi Noem, then-Secretary of Homeland Security, at a Senate hearing. It details the emotional encounter between migrant families and "Angel Families" (victims of crimes by undocumented immigrants), suggesting the immigration system under Noem's leadership is inhumane and harmful to migrants.

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