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Since January 2025, police raids on massage parlors have intensified, targeting immigrant women suspected of sex work. Amid nationwide protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), these workers — among ICE’s most systematically targeted — are largely excluded from community defense.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The really gross thing is when you consider how many ICE agents are probably actual clients of immigrant sex workers. Because knowing that kind of people who sign up for ICE, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they loved exploiting immigrant women in multiple ways.

[–] Geodad@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago

Absolutely. "Rules for thee, not for me."