Why The USA Is Criminalizing Immigration (Again) + How We Move Forward

I’ve seen the impact of U.S. immigration policies firsthand—watching my stepfather get incarcerated and deported. In this video, I break down Trump’s harmful immigration agenda, ICE as a tool of state violence, and why abolition—not reform—is key. #AbolishICE #ImmigrationJustice #TrumpPolicies #MutualAid → WHAT TO WATCH NEXT......... Let's Get Political Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1RNFMwaQ_Mq1ZEzn7Bl7bgWpczrN_Sjy&si=DMvnFsPBI4_6Jyj9 EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 05:50 How The US and Trump Are Weaponizing ICE and Xenophobia 12:10 On UNITARY EXECUTIVE THEORY and SHOCK DOCTRINE as tools of authoritarianism 16:16 The Coded Xenophobia of Liberalism vs The Overt Rage of Trump Racism 22:12 Using AGAINST INNOCENCE as a framework against Trumpism and xenophobia 24:16 When KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS Becomes Criminal Under Fascism 29:19 OUTRO → TO LEARN MORE........ 🔹 Trump’s Immigration Policies: What’s Changed? – ABC7NY: https://abc7ny.com/post/donald-trump-immigration-what-has-changed-is-playing/15842785/ 🔹 Trump’s Border Policies & Executive Orders – NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276139/trump-immigration-border-orders-blueprint 🔹 How Trump’s Immigration Stance Is Shaping the U.S. – BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn2p8x2eyo 🔹 “Against Innocence” – A Critical Analysis of Criminalization & the State – LIES Journal: https://www.liesjournal.net/volume1-10-againstinnocence.html ----------------------------------------------------------- WAYS TO SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL.... → Sign up for MeansTV and get 20% off with my code PRINCE - https://bit.ly/4hdut9j → BUY MY BOOK - "When They Tell You To Be Good" - https://bit.ly/3CwhuAn → SUPPORT ON PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/prshakur [any book links in the description are affiliate links] ----------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO FIND ME... 🔗 ALL MY LINKS... https://bio.site/princeshakur 🔗 INSTAGRAM... https://www.instagram.com/sweetblackprince/ 🔗 TIKTOK - https://www.tiktok.com/@prshakur 🎙️ THE DUGOUT | a black anarchist podcast - https://bit.ly/40sSFxe ___________________________________________________ For business inquiries, email: princeshakurassistant@gmail.com For authorization purposes only