Could what’s happening to immigrants under Trump be classified as “enforced disappearances”? We spoke with academics and researchers who study how rogue states “disappear” people.
Disappeared people frequently include political opponents, protesters, human rights defenders and community leaders, students and members of minorities, Citroni said.
“Typically, enforced disappearances are used to suppress freedom of expression or religion, or legitimate civil strife demanding democracy, as well as against persons involved in the defense of the land, natural resources and the environment and to fight organized crime or counter terrorism,” she said.
It means we’re headed down a very dark road, i hope to be out of the country before the fascists run out of easy targets to kidnap
sachiprecious on
r/TheDisappeared has more info on these people who were disappeared.
But the good news is that the trump admin recently brought back an immigrant named OCG from Guatemala, plus they’re bringing back Kilmar Abrego Garcia (though he’s going to face criminal charges). And in the past few days, a judge ruled that immigrants sent to El Salvador need to be brought back and undergo due process. So I actually have hope that the others will be brought back too.
sugarlessdeathbear on
It means the US government is now completely fascist. We only have an illusion of democracy or freedom left, and it’s quickly fading as well.
brickout on
It means they are attempting to construct another Holocaust. It’s obvious. And they have the strongest machinery in the history of humanity with which to conduct it, just as the previous Holocaust did.
Joe18067 on
This isn’t the the way they thought the rapture would happen.
beef-supreme on
The masked gestapo videos we see posted daily now are terrifying and showing how far America has fallen. Immigrants following the law, reporting to court as required, and instead having their case dismissed and immediately arrested and sent to a gulag.
Great job America at clearing your line cooks and abuelas out by masked agents of the state. Real safety improvements for your citizens there.
uniklyqualifd on
The whole „strongman“ regime really doesn’t work unless you have a strong economy long enough to please people. You can’t start with this.
uwill1der on
People need to watch „I’m still Here“. This is where we’re headed
Broad_Sun8273 on
But not enough people are disappearing, nor are they disappearing at a pace which they can keep up. They’re too stupid to keep up. That’s the joy of kakistocracy.
amoonshapedsky on
We are fucked. That’s what it means.
RoachBeBrutal on
Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone.
– Anne Frank, describing nazis
Warm_Skill8736 on
So people who broke the law are being held accountable?
funkyNOMk3y on
Here’s what that means? What the fuck man. I’m sick and tired and ready to die fighting.
Vienta1988 on
A friend’s father disappeared without a trace in early January. He was born in Lebanon and came to the US as a young adult- as long as I’ve known my friend, I always just assumed his dad was a naturalized citizen, but I obviously don’t know for sure.
This is probably just paranoia, but is it at all possible that he got deported? Our local sheriff’s department has been searching for him- I’m assuming they at least would know if he was actually deported?
sylbug on
if y’all need someone to tell you what this means then you don’t need an article. You need a fucking education.
billiemarie on
Terrifying
Motor_Somewhere7565 on
I like what I’m seeing in more neighborhoods where the communities are swarming the swarms. ICE and other enforcement agencies count on compliance and apathy amongst citizens, but when met with aggressive empathy for their fellow human beings, these goons will either be forced to back down or escalate it with all cellphones on them.
AnamCeili on
It means that donald trump is a fucking fascist dictator.
Rarashishkaba on
Heartbreaking. Think of the person you love most. Imagine if they were taken. Then vanished. Were they safe wherever they were? Being treated fairly? Still alive?
What our government is doing is evil. I’m so ashamed.
d_e_l_u_x_e on
Fascism is the GOPs tool to control the population that disagrees with them. Cruelty is viewed as their strength.
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**From reporter Brittany Wong:**
Last month, Frizgeralth de Jesús Cornejo Pulgar, an asylum-seeker from Venezuela, was scheduled for a routine hearing in immigration court.
But as [Mother Jones reports](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/el-salvador-cecot-venezulean-frizgeralth-cornejo-immigration-courts-erasing-cases-trump/), he never made it because he’d been [whisked off without due process](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/el-salvador-cecot-venezulean-frizgeralth-cornejo-immigration-courts-erasing-cases-trump/) to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) along with 230 Venezuelan immigrants. (Cornejo Pulgar, who has no known criminal history in the United States or in Venezuela, was reportedly [detained due to his tattoos](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-administration-backlash-migrants-el-salvador-prison-families-dar-rcna201514).)
Since President [Donald Trump](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump) began to carry out what he claimed would be the [“largest deportation” campaign in U.S.](https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/15/trump-mass-deportation-immigration-border/) history earlier this year, there have been a number of cases where immigrants like Cornejo Pulgar have just “disappeared.”
Could what’s happening to immigrants under Trump be classified as “enforced disappearances”? We spoke with academics and researchers who study how rogue states “disappear” people.
Disappeared people frequently include political opponents, protesters, human rights defenders and community leaders, students and members of minorities, Citroni said.
“Typically, enforced disappearances are used to suppress freedom of expression or religion, or legitimate civil strife demanding democracy, as well as against persons involved in the defense of the land, natural resources and the environment and to fight organized crime or counter terrorism,” she said.
Here’s a link to the full article: [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-does-disappearing-mean_l_68408976e4b039b29bbe8652?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-does-disappearing-mean_l_68408976e4b039b29bbe8652?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main)
It means we’re headed down a very dark road, i hope to be out of the country before the fascists run out of easy targets to kidnap
r/TheDisappeared has more info on these people who were disappeared.
But the good news is that the trump admin recently brought back an immigrant named OCG from Guatemala, plus they’re bringing back Kilmar Abrego Garcia (though he’s going to face criminal charges). And in the past few days, a judge ruled that immigrants sent to El Salvador need to be brought back and undergo due process. So I actually have hope that the others will be brought back too.
It means the US government is now completely fascist. We only have an illusion of democracy or freedom left, and it’s quickly fading as well.
It means they are attempting to construct another Holocaust. It’s obvious. And they have the strongest machinery in the history of humanity with which to conduct it, just as the previous Holocaust did.
This isn’t the the way they thought the rapture would happen.
The masked gestapo videos we see posted daily now are terrifying and showing how far America has fallen. Immigrants following the law, reporting to court as required, and instead having their case dismissed and immediately arrested and sent to a gulag.
Great job America at clearing your line cooks and abuelas out by masked agents of the state. Real safety improvements for your citizens there.
The whole „strongman“ regime really doesn’t work unless you have a strong economy long enough to please people. You can’t start with this.
People need to watch „I’m still Here“. This is where we’re headed
But not enough people are disappearing, nor are they disappearing at a pace which they can keep up. They’re too stupid to keep up. That’s the joy of kakistocracy.
We are fucked. That’s what it means.
Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone.
– Anne Frank, describing nazis
So people who broke the law are being held accountable?
Here’s what that means? What the fuck man. I’m sick and tired and ready to die fighting.
A friend’s father disappeared without a trace in early January. He was born in Lebanon and came to the US as a young adult- as long as I’ve known my friend, I always just assumed his dad was a naturalized citizen, but I obviously don’t know for sure.
This is probably just paranoia, but is it at all possible that he got deported? Our local sheriff’s department has been searching for him- I’m assuming they at least would know if he was actually deported?
if y’all need someone to tell you what this means then you don’t need an article. You need a fucking education.
Terrifying
I like what I’m seeing in more neighborhoods where the communities are swarming the swarms. ICE and other enforcement agencies count on compliance and apathy amongst citizens, but when met with aggressive empathy for their fellow human beings, these goons will either be forced to back down or escalate it with all cellphones on them.
It means that donald trump is a fucking fascist dictator.
Heartbreaking. Think of the person you love most. Imagine if they were taken. Then vanished. Were they safe wherever they were? Being treated fairly? Still alive?
What our government is doing is evil. I’m so ashamed.
Fascism is the GOPs tool to control the population that disagrees with them. Cruelty is viewed as their strength.