Trump to four Democratic deputies: "Come back to …

Thousands of undocumented people in the United States have experienced Sunday hours of anguish and uncertainty following the announcement of mbadive raids, confirmed by Donald Trump himself, and whose l '. main objective is an aggressive wave of deportations. In the main cities of the country, protests have been organized in recent hours against the proposed operation, in line with the call for caution expressed by various local officials and human rights defenders.

In keeping with the anti-immigrant climate, Trump left on Sunday to attack via Twitter four Democratic members of foreign origin, saying it would be better to "go back to their country rather than tell the country the most powerful of the planet how to govern ". The president spoke of a group of new militant lawmakers and spaces radically opposed to his administration, who arrived in Washington after last November's elections.

Although they were not quoted directly by Trump in his provocative message, it's not hard to understand who his words were addressed to. Born in the United States, it is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent; African-American Ayanna Pressley, born in Cincinnati and raised in Chicago; Rashida Tlaib, from Detroit and Palestinian parents; and Ihlan Omar, arrived in Somalia in the country.

A few days ago, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gained notoriety after Trump compared her to Eva Perón. Considered at first as "whimsical", Ocasio-Cortez is the symbol of the new progressive politics within the Democratic Party.

"As it is interesting to see Progressive Democratic MPs from countries whose government is a total disaster and the worst, the most corrupt and inept in the world (not even the work), say aloud and with contempt United, the largest and most powerful country in the world, explain how to take the government, "Trump told his Twitter account. "Why do not they go back to their countries and help repair these totally broken and crime-contaminated places, then come back here and tell us how it's going," he added in his irreverent tone. .

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, spoke in defense of the congressmen and condemned Trump's words. "When he ordered four members of the US Congress to return to their country, he reaffirmed that his plan" to revive the United States "has always been to bring the United States back to white", said Mr Pelosi.

– Raids and fear

The US government on Sunday launched an operation in nine cities to stop illegal immigrants, according to official sources, without giving further details. The raids, expected a few days ago by President Donald Trump on his Twitter account, took place in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco. They were not made in New Orleans, where they were also planned, as this city was affected by tropical storm Barry.

Unite Here, a union representing workers at hotels and airports in the United States and Canada, said on Twitter that the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) "wanted to use hotels as prisons". "Do not be part of the separation of families and the abuse of immigrant rights," Unite Here asked the hotel industry. In response, two major chains, Marriott and Choice, announced that they would not allow their hotels to become detention centers.

"This uncertainty, this fear, is wreaking havoc," CNN Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago, told CNN. "It traumatizes people," he added. Local and state officials have asked the federal government to moderate the raids. Several Trump defendants use the operation mainly for political purposes.

Trump had insisted a few days ago on the idea that "the majority of mayors" approve raids. "You know why, they do not want crimes committed in their cities," he explained in his usual (and misleading) argument that crimes and crimes tend to increase among migrants.

On the other hand, for Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, his territory had the lowest homicide rate in 2018 in 50 years. "I do not understand why I chose Miami," he added. On the other hand, various groups defending human rights and civil rights, in agreement with some mayors, have tried to educate and give different recommendations to the people. "We are asking people, if they are afraid of deportation, to stay home on Sunday and move in groups," Atlanta Mayor Nis Keisha Bottoms told CNN. "If someone knocks on your door, do not open it please, unless they have an order," he added.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio insisted that his city was called a "sanctuary" and was firmly committed to preserving the identity of all citizens, regardless of their status in the country. . The sanctuary cities are those that apply mechanisms that limit collaboration with the federal immigration authorities, maintaining a policy of tolerance towards undocumented immigrants.