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Argentina’s government posts ICE-style video of immigration operation

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The Argentinian government posted a video on social media showing a 60-year-old woman being led away in handcuffs by two federal police officers during an immigration operation in Buenos Aires. The woman’s face is shown unblurred in the video, which has nearly 1m views and depicts one of hundreds of such operations carried out by the administration of the far-right president, Javier Milei, directly inspired by Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the US. Visibly distressed, appearing to be in pain and with one hand bandaged, the woman is shown against a heavy metal soundtrack as the words “Illegal foreigner or criminal record? Out!” flash across the screen. In another video,…

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