Trump is Sending People to Concentration Camps

President Trump’s plan to have migrants – and potentially U.S. citizens – rounded up, flown to El Salvador, and confined in a maximum security facility specializing in indefinite detention is not only illegal but also extremely dangerous. Despite news coverage and criticism acknowledging the illegality and danger of Trump’s vision, the terminology used often falls short of accurately describing the severity of the situation.

The infamous El Salvadoran facility, the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), is holding individuals on behalf of the Trump administration. Referring to the flights as mere deportations to a “prison” is a gross understatement. In reality, President Trump is sending people to what can only be described as a concentration camp. El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and his government have proudly declared that those placed in CECOT have no chance of ever leaving.

CECOT exhibits all the characteristics of a concentration camp, with individuals being detained indefinitely without due process. This blatant disregard for legal norms is deeply concerning, especially when considering the lack of accountability and transparency surrounding the situation. The administration’s blatant disregard for court orders only adds to the legal concerns surrounding the treatment of these migrants.

President Trump’s actions should alarm all Americans who value the principles upon which our country was founded. The use of a concentration camp to indefinitely detain individuals goes against everything our nation stands for. It is imperative that we speak out against such egregious violations of human rights and demand justice for those affected by this inhumane treatment.

We in America bravely fought a war against a nation that perpetrated the horror of concentration camps. Our generation must fiercely remember the invaluable lessons our fathers learned and the immense sacrifices they made in that fight for justice and freedom!