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Retired Professor at @nyucga, Senior Fellow at World Policy Institute.

Since taking office in January 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda: expanded expedited removals, offshore detention at Guantanamo, transfers to a notorious prison in El Salvador, termination of protected status, and deportations. Families are being torn apart and people are disappearing into detention. This is the cruelest immigration regime in modern American history.

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Since taking office in January 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda: expanded expedited removals, offshore detention at Guantanamo, transfers to a notorious prison in El Salvador, termination of protected status, and deportations. Families are being torn apart and people are disappearing into detention. This is the cruelest immigration regime in modern American history.

On the most recent episode of my podcast, I spoke with @hafza_girdap, spokesperson for @silencedturkey, about Erdogan`s u-turn on democracy and reforms, and why the EU and especially NATO are not speaking out about this egregious violation of NATO`s charter. Listen to the full episode now; link in bio.

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On the most recent episode of my podcast, I spoke with @hafza_girdap, spokesperson for @silencedturkey, about Erdogan's u-turn on democracy and reforms, and why the EU and especially NATO are not speaking out about this egregious violation of NATO's charter. Listen to the full episode now; link in bio.

The next episode of my podcast "On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir" is this upcoming Tuesday, February 24, at 10:00am EST, with Wioletta (Wiola) Rebecka, a Doctor of Psychology and human rights activist whose work focuses on the long-term consequences of conflict-related sexual violence.⁠
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The next episode of my podcast "On the Issues with Alon Ben-Meir" is this upcoming Tuesday, February 24, at 10:00am EST, with Wioletta (Wiola) Rebecka, a Doctor of Psychology and human rights activist whose work focuses on the long-term consequences of conflict-related sexual violence.⁠
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The Epstein files are not creating a new story about Trump; they are reinforcing an old one. The issue is not whether Trump was charged. It is about credibility, transparency, and the standards we expect from the presidency. When repeated ties to a convicted sex offender become politically acceptable, it signals a troubling shift in public expectation from the holder of the highest office on the land.

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The Epstein files are not creating a new story about Trump; they are reinforcing an old one. The issue is not whether Trump was charged. It is about credibility, transparency, and the standards we expect from the presidency. When repeated ties to a convicted sex offender become politically acceptable, it signals a troubling shift in public expectation from the holder of the highest office on the land.
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Seventy-seven percent (77%) of people placed into deportation proceedings for the first time in 2025 had no criminal conviction, according to a Guardian analysis of DHS records. This directly contradicts the Trump administration’s claim that it is targeting “the worst of the worst.” Only 23% had any conviction, mostly for nonviolent or immigration offenses. Deportation in practice has targeted those who are most visible and vulnerable, disproportionately people of color. This was not about crime; it was about racialized enforcement, political scapegoating, and expanding detention under a false narrative. ... See MoreSee Less

Seventy-seven percent (77%) of people placed into deportation proceedings for the first time in 2025 had no criminal conviction, according to a Guardian analysis of DHS records. This directly contradicts the Trump administration’s claim that it is targeting “the worst of the worst.” Only 23% had any conviction, mostly for nonviolent or immigration offenses. Deportation in practice has targeted those who are most visible and vulnerable, disproportionately people of color. This was not about crime; it was about racialized enforcement, political scapegoating, and expanding detention under a false narrative.
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Hes doing a great job

Show us verifiable evidence showing that he is doing this because the color of their skin, bet you can’t

Meir Mandani good name for you.

Illegal has no skin color

Fuck off libturd they’re criminals by being here. You libturds love saying they had no record but guess what if you commit a crime and don’t get caught they’re still a criminal

Its actually due to the non existance of their immigration paperwork.

funny this is happening al over the world - ohh wait, its because - laws....

If here Illegally the penalty is deportation. criminal history means nothing, nor does the color of skin. ALL races and colors of skin have been welcome here if you came Legally. The highest percent of illegal immigrants come from Hispanic countries so why would it surprise that the highest number detained were those also.

Thank you ICE

No, because they're here illegally. People from South Korea were deported, so were people from Poland, and other European countries

Do people understand that less than 20% of the population of earth is white? So if you were to deport randomly from. The planet under 80% would be racists to Caucasian.

14% had violent criminal records in the US, including rape, murder and child molestation. 67% total had a non violent criminal conviction or charges in the US. Non violent crimes involve, human trafficking, child trafficking, drug smuggling, DUI, Fraud ect. 100% of them broke the law to be in the country. That's just American criminal record without knowing what charges they had in their home land. Your figure are plain lies, hence why you did not provide the link to the official data. Nice try.

THANK YOU SIR!!

Over 90% of the people that came here illegally are not white--so who else would be getting deported? Close to the same percentage of people who came here legally are not white--and they are not getting deported.

So what.

Total dERp post.

Well what are you saying now we know who the criminals are?

How do they not have any criminal record when they entered country illegally? Splitting hairs I guess.

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I believe that what is impelling Trump to attack Iran, with the encouragement of PM Netanyahu, is to seek regime change rather than stopping Tehran from enriching uranium and limiting its production of long-range missiles. The outcome of such an attack will be disastrous. It could plunge the region into war and prolonged instability. Iran's assured retaliation could inflict severe death and distraction on US regional military personnel and installations and its allies and may well usher in an even more radical regime than the current one. Iran wants to reach an agreement, but it will NOT capitulate under American military threats. An agreement can be reached if Trump abandons the idea of regime change and considers more crippling sanctions should negotiations fail. War is not the answer, especially when the stakes are so high for the states in the region and beyond. ... See MoreSee Less

I believe that what is impelling Trump to attack Iran, with the encouragement of PM Netanyahu, is to seek regime change rather than stopping Tehran from enriching uranium and limiting its production of long-range missiles. The outcome of such an attack will be disastrous. It could plunge the region into war and prolonged instability. Irans assured retaliation could inflict severe death and distraction on US regional military personnel and installations and its allies and may well usher in an even more radical regime than the current one. Iran wants to reach an agreement, but it will NOT capitulate under American military threats. An agreement can be reached if Trump abandons the idea of regime change and considers more crippling sanctions should negotiations fail. War is not the answer, especially when the stakes are so high for the states in the region and beyond.
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Persians deserve to be free

Take out the regime. It is that simple.

Long live the unity of Iran Russia and China

Crusades are coming to a town near you if this is not done now.

دانشجویان در دو شهر بزرگ ایران روز دوشنبه سوگند یاد کردند که برای سومین روز متوالی به اعتراضات خود در دانشگاه‌ها علیه رهبران حاکم کشور ادامه دهند. طبق گزارش‌های متعدد، تظاهرات ضد دولتی در طول آخر هفته در دانشگاه‌های بزرگ تهران و مشهد رخ داد که نشان‌دهنده برخی از مهمترین ناآرامی‌های دانشگاهی از زمان سرکوب مرگبار ماه گذشته توسط رژیم اسلامی است. ویدیوهایی که توسط نیویورک تایمز و بی‌بی‌سی تأیید شده‌اند، صدها دانشجو را نشان می‌دهند که در آغاز ترم جدید در دانشگاه صنعتی شریف تهران و سایر دانشگاه‌ها راهپیمایی می‌کنند. ایران آزاد! daneshjuyan dar do shehar bozorg iran ruz doshenbeh sogand yad kardand keh baraye somin ruz motvali bah eterazat khod dar daneshgangeya aliyeh rayabran hakam keshor edameh dahand. tabagh gozareshesaye motadad, tazanparat zed dolti dar tul akhar npafteh dar daneshgangnpehei bozorg taharan ve moshehad rakh dad keh neshandehandeh barkhi az moteomtarin naaraminpehei daneshgangi az zaman sarkub morgbar mah gozashteh toset rezhim eslami est. vidiveyayi keh toset newyork tayamz ve bibc taeid shodehand, sadehya daneshju ra neshan midehand keh dar aghaz taram jadid dar daneshgah sanati sharif taharan ve sayer daneshgangeya ranpapeymayi mikonand. iran azad!

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BACK IN THE 70’s WHEN THE SHAH FLEW FROM FRANCE TO IRAN ON A PLANE LOADED WITH JOURNALISTS TO PROTECT HIM FROM BEING SHOT DOWN, WE SHOULD HAVE SHOT THE PLANE DOWN!!!

How much IRGC and Islamic Republic exactly paid you to post this?

If Trump WANTED to attack Iran, he would have done it in January.

to be clear 🤨 “Iran is NOT a Regime Change Operation - it is a Balkanization Operation” follow this link to the video: 👉🏼 share.upscrolled.com/en/post/775e2e70-0dc7-11f1-8080-800036ff43b8/ #Iran #UScrimesAgainstHumanity #USstateSponsoredTerrorism #USviolationsOfInternationalLaw #GlobalPredatoryCapitalism

Our “interests” in “regime change” have RARELY turned out well. Central and South America are exemplary.

We need to regime change in Israel is what we need

It only 20 years, hundreds of American lives tens of thousands of Afghan lives, and trillions of dollars to replace the Taliban with the Taliban.

Typical this making it about what is convenient rather than making it about what it is about. The US should and will make it about the people of Iran. Regime change is necessary and that will produce both results. What the people of Iran want and the end to uranium enrichment. Netanyahu should completely sit this one out. The only role he should be allowed to play is the use of military basis.

War is fragile, and hurt is blamed on the other side because basically, money is power, and the USA may be scared of that to buy more weapons after supplying Israel for too long. Yes, it's a holy land, but religion at this scale is blind to the fact that spiritually, only a few can tell the truth these days, so those that take no notice, like me, who know can't blame those that think they do.

“Global Civility” is an AI-generated sci-fi cinematic film which is framed through a scientific and anthropological lens, a new paradigm in evolutionary dynamics, and the emergence of civility as a system-level property. The narrative introduces a twist that rivals the movie “The Matrix,” while remaining grounded in scientific reasoning. The film is based on my nonfiction book, “Global Civility: Physical Constructal Law.” youtu.be/2eDqWvMkIo0

If you trust Iran you’re a complete moron

Whoever wrote this is an idiot time to kill the snake the Iranians are Persian under a Muslim thumb. They can handle it.

Who even you are🤬 Go live in that region and live with mullas. Wish you the have so called negotiations and live in such situations that my people have right now. Shame on you and people like who are not even mentioning more than 40,000 of us got killed and talk about peace in that region. How it is peace that Islamic Republic feeding all the terrorists in the region. Is this so called your solution when there is parasite 🦠some where?!!!! Feeding the parasite more????? And keep playing this sick game of Negotiation??? And the let the body get infected??? Isn’t surgery and getting rid of infection and disease the cure? SHAME on you and stop IGNoRiNG lost lives of my people

The Islamic Republic already fell. With war, without war, Iranians are done with this blood thirsty regime. Islam Republic is dead for our nation, inside and outside. With help less people will die, but we are ready to sacrifice our lives to clean our country from those dirty mullahs.

If the country of Kamini Iran is destroyed, Muslims will no longer be safe, Israel will kill 1 million Muslims every year, this is an eternal truth, not only that, Israel will rule the Middle East, Israel will slowly destroy the Muslim countries, no Muslim country will be safe, this is the future message of Muslims.

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Since taking office in January 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda: expanded expedited removals, offshore detention at Guantanamo, transfers to a notorious prison in El Salvador, termination of protected status, and deportations. Families are being torn apart and people are disappearing into detention. This is the cruelest immigration regime in modern American history. ... See MoreSee Less

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We want more illegals rounded up and shipped out period!

President Trump is the only one that has tried to get rid of those bums that the Vegetable Biden let in. It’s called “Tuff 💩💩💩”.

Alon Ben-Meir You’re an anti-American hypocritical fuk.

We support Trump! Fuck off!

Blame bidum and his cronies for making this mess

America belongs to Americans, not illegal alians

Sorry not Sorry, Alon Ben-Hur!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I'm for President Trump along with the now Non Corrupt Agencies!🤣

Bullshit

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Over 1 million farmworkers in the United States are undocumented, including approximately 40 percent of crop farmworkers. Immigrants account for roughly 70 percent of all US farmworkers. Beyond agriculture, immigrants from Latin America and other regions are heavily represented in construction, hospitality, and food processing; they account for approximately 33 percent of meat processing and over 80 percent of food manufacturing workers. In the leisure and hospitality sector, immigrants account for roughly 18 percent of workers; in traveler accommodations (i.e., hotels) alone, over 30 percent of workers are immigrants. ... See MoreSee Less

Over 1 million farmworkers in the United States are undocumented, including approximately 40 percent of crop farmworkers. Immigrants account for roughly 70 percent of all US farmworkers. Beyond agriculture, immigrants from Latin America and other regions are heavily represented in construction, hospitality, and food processing; they account for approximately 33 percent of meat processing and over 80 percent of food manufacturing workers. In the leisure and hospitality sector, immigrants account for roughly 18 percent of workers; in traveler accommodations (i.e., hotels) alone, over 30 percent of workers are immigrants.
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Still strawberries available. They're all going home.

How do you know, what with being "undocumented"

An immigrant is someone who has come into the country using the legal process. If they follow the rules they can get a green card and work in the US. If they came in illegally or overstayed their visa they are NOT an immigrant but rather an invader and thief stealing what belongs to those who follow the legal process.

LEGAL NOT ILLEGAL

Illegal immigrants don't get paid living wages either, they are used and treated as disposable. Their immigration status is used to manipulate them and take advantage of them. The average American will not work on a farm for $8.00 an hour, 12 to 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. Business uses them for profit.

To know that 80% of all jobs opened under bidens 4 yrs went to immigrants..not because they are gifted but because they are cheaper. The democrats chief economist under biden said immigration is good because it keeps wages down....maga ..

Immigrants. Like my grandparents. Legal Immigrants.

You realize there are visas for foreigners to come to the US to work, right? It's even in the name, "work visas."

You sound like democrats in 1860. If we don’t have slaves who will pick our cotton?

F*** the Illegals! There are many Americans that would do these Jobs, given Joe Bidet's Economy! As a Youth I spent many a Summer picking Melons and Onions in 115 Degree Arizona Heat, and Proud of it!🤣🤣🤣🤣

People still cant tell the difference between illegal and legal..just show stupid do these mother fuckers gotta be.. 😂 go back 10 years and liberals were cheering for illegals to be deported 😂😂

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