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Survivors’ congressional testimony drives renewed scrutiny of ICE tactics, activists escalate protests
Summary
Excerpts of congressional testimony from two survivors describe alleged shootings, excessive force and disregard for disability; host and advocates say dropped charges and removed evidence suggest wrongdoing, while activists step up 24/7 neighborhood watches and public demonstrations.
Pat Fahey’s Feb. 5 MegaTrends episode opened with extended clips of congressional testimony in which people who identified themselves as survivors of border and ICE encounters described violent encounters and long-term injuries. "That could be you. That could be your sister. That could be your mother," the program quoted a clip saying after a witness described being shot multiple times and taken from a hospital into federal custody.
In one excerpt the woman identified in the clip recounted being shot seven times, rushed to a hospital and then discharged into FBI custody; the program reported that prosecutors later dropped charges in the case. In a separate clip a speaker who identified themself as Aliye Rahman said agents shouted…
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