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flamingdem

(40,564 posts) Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:05 PM Saturday

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 Saturday OP

FABULOUS !!!! Karadeniz Saturday #1

Heartbreaking 💔 questionseverything Saturday #2

A MUST READ! WVGal1963 Saturday #3

It took me forever to get through the article. Biophilic Saturday #4

Paywall nt Disaffected Saturday #5

I didn't encounter it. Perhaps you are coming in from CA (Canada)? erronis Saturday #7

Yes'um Disaffected Saturday #8

Try this... littlemissmartypants Saturday #9

Thank you Ms. Pants! nt Disaffected Saturday #10

My pleasure, Disaffected. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Saturday #11

A hard, necessary read berniesandersmittens Saturday #6

A must read. dalton99a Saturday #12

Ugh Chi67 Saturday #13

It could happen to you Johnny2X2X Saturday #14

Painfully anti-American. byronius Saturday #15

Karadeniz

(24,563 posts)

1. FABULOUS !!!!

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:36 PM

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questionseverything

(11,097 posts)

2. Heartbreaking 💔

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:55 PM

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WVGal1963

(211 posts)

3. A MUST READ!

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:00 PM

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Oh so powerful. Please rec and read DU friends!

Biophilic

(5,889 posts)

4. It took me forever to get through the article.

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:02 PM

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

Disaffected

(5,766 posts)

5. Paywall nt

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:22 PM

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erronis

(20,677 posts)

7. I didn't encounter it. Perhaps you are coming in from CA (Canada)?

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:20 PM

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Disaffected

(5,766 posts)

8. Yes'um

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:30 PM

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littlemissmartypants

(28,492 posts)

9. Try this...

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:42 PM

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https://archive.ph/boTdj
For future reference:
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Disaffected

(5,766 posts)

10. Thank you Ms. Pants! nt

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:50 PM

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littlemissmartypants

(28,492 posts)

11. My pleasure, Disaffected. ❤️

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:53 PM

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berniesandersmittens

(12,208 posts)

6. A hard, necessary read

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:58 PM

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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.

dalton99a

(89,514 posts)

12. A must read.

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:59 PM

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Chi67

(1,230 posts)

13. Ugh

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:02 PM

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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

(23,095 posts)

14. It could happen to you

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:03 PM

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

byronius

(7,781 posts)

15. Painfully anti-American.

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:12 PM

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

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