They're people.

 Why this isn't getting even more covereage and outrage, I don't fully understand, but there's a growing list of people detained by the U.S.--ICE, DHS, other federal authorities. They're being held, isolated, or expelled outright, often for spurious reasons. Sometimes for no immediate reasons. Sometimes even because of a screwup.

If they were "illegal aliens" or some alleged seedy underclass of benefits-stealers, they'd still be people. But they're here through legal means. And they're people. 

If they can do it to others, there's no reason they can't do it to us, too. 

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia, originally from El Salvador, living legally in the U.S. with a work permit. Deported by mistake with three other planes' worth of migrants. The government now says they have no legal authority to bring him back. They messed up, and they won't bring him back. 

• Alireza Doroudi, from Iran. PhD candidate studying mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama. Detained. 

• Rumeysa Ozturk, Turkish national. Doctoral student at Tufts. Detained. 

• An unnamed French science researcher. Texted things critical about the White House. Prevented from entering the U.S. 

• Mahmoud Khalil, lawful permanent resident with a green card. Arrested by federal agents. Accused of supporting Hamas when protesting for Palestinian human rights. No charges have been filed. 

• Badar Khan Suri, from India. Graduate student from Georgetown. Arrested for "spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism" and having "close connections to a known or suspected terrorist," according to DHS. No trial as of yet. His deportation has been paused, as per judicial order. 

• Dr. Rasha Alawieh, from Lebanon, a Brown University doctor and H-1B visa holder. Detained. She traveled to Beirut for the funeral of a Hezbollah leader. 

• Jasmine Mooney, Canadian entrepreneur, seeking a visa. Detained at San Diego border. Held for two weeks with no explanation or warning. 

• Lucas Sielaff, from Germany, detained for two weeks. Answered a question about where he lived because of a language barrier while coming into the U.S. from Mexico. 

• Jessica Brosche, from Germany, detained for over six weeks, including eight days of solitary confinement. Border officers saw her tattoo equipment and assumed she was coming to the U.S. to work illegally. 

• Fabian Schmidt, from Germany, permanent U.S. resident. Detained after returning from a trip to Luxembourg. No explanation given by DHS. 

• Rebecca Burke, Welsh. Taking a trip to North America. Denied entry at the Canadian border, classified as an "illegal alien." 

--reporting from Axios and Reuters, the most current information I could find. 

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