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Topic poll · all networksUnder what treaty can migrants block removal to a third country?
- Convention Against Torture
- Geneva Convention
- UN Refugee Protocol
- Vienna Convention
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Convention Against Torture
Courts have blocked sanctuary city crackdowns before.
In 2018, federal judges in Chicago & San Francisco ruled the Trump admin couldn't withhold grants from sanctuary cities, calling it unconstitutional federal overreach. Similar legal battles are likely ahead.
Topic poll · all networksDHS rescinded rules barring ICE from raiding which places?
- Schools, churches, hospitals
- Airports & train stations
- Federal courthouses
- Private businesses only
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Schools, churches, hospitals
Harvey's floods cost Texas $125 billion — a U.S. record.
Hurricane Harvey (2017) dropped a record 60.58 inches of rain on parts of Texas. The resulting floods caused $125 billion in damage, making it the costliest flood disaster in U.S. history at the time.
ICE is only ~22 years old — it was created after 9/11 in 2003.
ICE was formed under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, absorbing the old INS. Before ICE existed, immigration enforcement was split across multiple agencies with no unified enforcement arm.
Topic poll · all networksShould ICE officers be required to wear body cameras?
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