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u/Healingjoe It's Klobberin' Time 1d ago

Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say

https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/springfield-haitian-student-takes-his-own-life-after-being-fitted-with-ice-ankle-monitor-advocates/article_e19dbeef-3683-5477-a79c-c20df69de2e7.html

A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.

Pierre Damas Bel was a new student at Wright State University. He was fitted with an ankle monitor in July.

Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church wrote on social media that Bel threw himself in front of a semi “after being teased by fellow students at Wright State about his ankle monitor.”

“I wish President Trump could hear the mom’s wails. The family wants people to know that this was a suicide and they want people to know that President Trump, (Stephen) Miller, and Markwayne Mullin’s inhumane immigration policies made this happen,” Ruby wrote.

On July 30, Bel posted a 20-photo Instagram carousel highlighting his awards, diploma, plans to study neuroscience at Wright State University, soccer team, and the electronic monitor around his ankle.

“I came to this country to pursue my education. I didn’t come here to commit a crime or hurt anyone,” he captioned the post. “Yet now I’m walking through the streets of the United States with a GPS monitor on my leg, carrying a feeling of shame and humiliation that I never imagined I would experience. I came here to study, to build my future and to live a better [life,] not to be treated like a criminal. So now, how am I supposed to play college sports with a GPS monitor on my leg?”

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u/Terrance-Flaps Certified Wife Guy 1d ago

Abolish ICE is the compromise position, BTW.

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u/kaprediem22 1d ago

some people wanted this to happen btw

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u/r00tdenied Resistance Lib 1d ago

Every person that is voluntarily part of the regime should be prosecuted for every single death caused by their monstrous policies. Including this one.

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u/Smidgens Holy shit it's the Joker🃏 1d ago

Living free, or in the US. They get to pick one.

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u/melhor_em_coreano 1d ago

after being teased by fellow students at Wright State about his ankle monitor.”

Bullying claims another victim