This petition, documents what it characterizes as systematic human rights violations by U.S. immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, spanning arbitrary detention, family separation, racial profiling, excessive force, and suppression of free expression.

Why it matters:

The core argument is that these aren’t isolated incidents but a pattern — backed by government oversight reports, federal court rulings, NGO documentation, and investigative journalism. With 73,000+ people in ICE detention (a record high), at least 30 deaths in custody in 2025 alone, and specific cases like a 10-year-old detained with her mother and a man whose skull was fractured in eight places during an arrest, the human cost is concrete and ongoing.

Why activists should engage the UN and NGOs:

Domestic remedies have largely failed. Courts have pushed back on some policies, but enforcement continues and internal oversight bodies have been dismantled. International mechanisms — UN Special Rapporteurs, the Universal Periodic Review, and organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International — represent pressure points outside the domestic legal system that can spotlight violations, embarrass governments diplomatically, and build public accountability when national institutions fall short.

Attached is the petition submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council by The Garza Examiner.