“The Brown Round-Up”: The Racist Chain Letter Terrorizing an Oregon County

“The Brown Round-Up”: The Racist Chain Letter Terrorizing an Oregon County
Trump’s mass deportation agenda is already taking shape—for a second time—in coastal Oregon. A racist letter reportedly circulating through Lincoln County, which has a population of about 50,000 people and is located on the state’s western coast, encourages residents to surveil and report “brown illegals…who you suspect are here in our country on an illegal basis” to the Department of Homeland Security. The letter implores white locals to help facilitate “the largest round-up of brown illegals in our history,” referring to Trump’s pledge to begin mass deportations of approximately 11 million people, and promises white residents a chance to seize the victims’ homes. In starkly racist language, it proceeds to outline a dystopian vision for surveillance of people of color everywhere from churches to schools and grocery stores: Sit in your church’s parking lot and write down the license plate [number] of brown folks. This is extremely important… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
MOTHER JONES – Politics | Politics & GovernmentSun, December 22, 2024
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