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Activists Warn Immigration Enforcement Pace Threatens Lives and Economy

Original: VOTE🌊BLUE to SAVE # immigrants ' livelihoods, their families from being separated, their very LIVES, & the US # economy

Supporters of Democratic candidates are urging voters to back blue in upcoming elections, arguing that immigration enforcement at its current pace could see roughly 1.75 million people booked into ICE detention by January 2029. Critics of the enforcement surge say it threatens immigrants' livelihoods, separates families, and damages the US economy, citing backlogs at immigration services and rising detention projections.

Why now: Debate over the scale and human and economic costs of current US immigration enforcement is intensifying ahead of elections.

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• VOTE🌊BLUE to SAVE # immigrants ' livelihoods, their families from being separated, their very LIVES, & the US # economy : "If the current pace holds, # ICE 🚨will book ~1.75M ppl into # detention by the end of this term in Jan 2029." -A Kocher "Backlog: # USCIS 🚨is sitting on an… · KimPerales@toad.social · 2

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