Letter from Roberta Hohensee
We’re Living in a State of Fear
One can imagine a movie beginning with an individual accosted by masked gunmen, handcuffed, and loaded into a van for transport to a secret destination. We recognize the plot. Evil forces are in action.
A government that can target individuals for what they say or write, detain them without due process, and ignore attempts to be held accountable can readily be found in Hungary and Russia.
The video of masked ICE agents surrounding legal immigrant Rümeysa Öztürk, handcuffing her, and taking her away in an SUV is an unnerving view of the power of a state police force. This, however, occurred in the U.S.
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