Heidy Sánchez was torn from her baby’s arms and deported within 48 hrs. Mahmoud Khalil, who was never charged, was jailed far from his wife and newborn. Elsy Noemi Berrios was cuffed in front of her child with no warrant, and no evidence. (tw)

When due process breaks down, so does democracy. Authoritarian regimes in Russia, China & Hungary do this. They target minorities, jail journalists, and silence dissent. It starts with a few, but no one is safe when fairness is replaced by unchecked power. (tw)