Commentary: Emilia Gonzalez Avalos Speaks About Human Rights Violations Report

"This year, they will dress themselves in white, red, and blue, and ask us to celebrate 250 years of America. So let us read our own founding document: 250 years ago, people declared independence from [the British] government. These are their words, not mine. 'Send hither swarms of officers to harass our people, a government that kept standing armi

By: Mikki Morrissette

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 1,240

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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June 18 — Human Rights Watch unveiled a 180-page report today that offered testimony, data, and recommendations in response to human rights violations and immigration enforcement abuses from the Trump administration’s deployment of thousands of federal immigration agents to Minnesota between December 2025 and March 2026.

The report, “‘A Manufactured Crisis’: Minnesota Communities Terrorized by the Federal Government,” was the result of Human Rights Watch interviews with more than 130 people …

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