Supporting families affected by the ICE raids in GA
What we have been seeing across LA over the last few days has been truly horrifying. I am angered and sickened at what has become of this country. It is an enormous embarrassment and completely unamerican. There also continues to be protests and ICE raids across the country, including here in GA.
Georgia's entire infastructure was built from slaves and immigrants, and it is now as dangerous as the countries the media claims we should send these people back to. Mothers, fathers, husbands and wives are being taken from their homes unlawfully and with a manor of cruelty that is unfathomable.
We have to do all we can to expose the blatant misuse of power by this administration. Please do not be complicit or give up hope. Contact your local reps, share any resources you can. They are doing everything they can to silence what is happening.
If you are in a position to do so, please also consider donating to local families in your area that have been impacted by the ICE raids. I'll be sharing links down below to 10 GoFundMes that I have donated to based here in GA, please read their stories.
Maria Bonilla : https://gofund.me/94f059b6
Jose Padron: https://gofund.me/0909c18f
Marcial Morales Garcia: https://gofund.me/a126905e
Israel Martinez: https://gofund.me/c478fb7f
Rodney Taylor: https://gofund.me/4fa3a236
Guillen family: https://gofund.me/309d32b2
Salomon Naranjo: https://gofund.me/cee9804b
Daniela Joly Serrano Landin: https://gofund.me/920f6432
Bryan Martinez: https://gofund.me/f7e9e194
Jose Medina: https://gofund.me/ff602a6d
Stay safe. stay strong. I love y’all ❤
Ice melts art credits to @foryourviewingpleasure on IG
Comments (31)
thank you for using your platform for good, Troy. it's a selfish thought but I'm glad I've been following a creator with such a kind, giving heart. sending love and support to everyone in the US who is living constantly in fear - it shouldn't be like this. I'm sorry I can't do much to help out financially, but know that a girl from Australia has got and will always have your back.
unsure how a certain demographic could consume your content and think you were one of them..............
but thank you for sharing and being correct and humane and for giving a shxt
hey when is new music friday getting put out?
to piggyback, I was waiting for the Calum stream yesterday, did I miss when that happened?
I’m not even an immigrant, but I am racially ambiguous, to the point that my mom (who is white) wants me to carry a copy of my birth certificate along with my registration and insurance in my car. I am less worried about it than she is, but I’m not naive enough to think I could never become prey to these evil raids. Thank you for using your platform to boost these stories and help to humanize people some would rather paint with broad strokes and racialized language. It is a beacon of hope for even those of us who face less danger—knowing there are people in communities all over the country paying attention and fighting for what’s right.
As an immigrant, thank you so much for this post, Troy. Thank you for standing on the right side of history. Thank you for speaking up for those who don’t have a voice right now. Thank you for your using your influence and audience to consistently speak up and share resources. It really means a lot ❤️
Thank you for this post Troy. You could lose subs for this and it just proves how much you care about standing up for what's right in our country. In my opinion, if you've ever wondered what you'd do in Nazi Germany and you're siding with the government right now.. you might be a N... not a great person... ya know? lol. I'm glad that so many of your followers seem like good people who understand that only 20% of this country voted for this maniac and we need to use our voices and speak out about this bs. Peace & Love to you and Angie.
This is how you use your platform in a good way! 🫶 I’m so glad I found you, your content and that I get to be a part of your wonderful and supportive community ❤️
Troy you’re doing amazing. Thanks for the work you’re putting in.
I agree i just dont know how else to explain what i mean. Its devastatingly sad i dont know how else to describe it. The whole country has gone to shit… and thats it in a nutshell
I hesitate to post my opinion, bc i love you troy and your content on music, your personality etc….but they are after the ones who came here illegally. There is a process. Us americans have to have visas to go any other country and live, and other countries should do the same to come here if they want a better life for themselves and their families. Learn our language and benefit our society. I agree its very sad to see families broken up but its the murderers, rapists, and gang members… thats the scary part. And thats who they are targeting. If they are holed up with someone undocumented to hide and that person is law abiding unfortunately they will get caught up in it. Its just how things are right now. Again this is my opinion and i respect anyone elses opinion as well. Just wanted to share mine. I just wish the ones who want to come here are vetted and have their legal documents so they CAN be here and have a better life.
Erin ur entitled to your opinion but I must say that is a incredibly entitled opinion. Yes, there is a process and thousands of immigrants have gone/ are going through that process that are being harassed and arrested at the hearings. And they’re children’s schools. At their church’s. And saying they don’t benefit our society is ridiculous, our whole nation is built from immigrants. We had lawmakers bring in thousands of immigrants during the post slave era because farms literal couldn’t work without the labor. I don’t think that somebody who has lived here there whole life and might have a misdemeanor is ground to throw them back into a country they’ve never known. And they also know our language, do you know Spanish? Are you willing to learn their culture The people we are protecting are not criminals, they’re humans.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and for continuously making this/your community/the world a better space for people. It’s always refreshing 🤍 One thing I’ve learned recently that I’m working to implement is changing the language we use around enslaved people. Calling them slaves can reduce them down to the jobs they did, rather than the circumstances they were forced into. “Enslaved humans” works to give them their humanity back. The word obviously wasn’t a huge part of your post, but I wanted to share in the hopes that maybe you also just weren’t aware. Thank you again for all you do. We appreciate you, Troy!
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Thank you Troy :)
This is so incredibly dumb. What's the point of having a border if we can't enforce it LMAO
I say we get rid of the border all together. Nobody should be illegal on stolen land in the first place.
Thank you for using your platform.
Thank you for sharing this!
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Thank you so much for using your platform for good. As an immigrant myself these last week has been very scary for me and my family. Living like you don’t know what is gonna happen to you the next day is so mentally consuming. Thank you for bringing life to all of us🩷
I feel like I’m living in 1940s Germany. And just like then, all it takes for evil and fascism to take root is for good people to stand by and do nothing. “It’s the soil that matters, not just the rotten harvest.” Thank you for speaking out, thank you for sharing these stories and for contributing to their causes.
Thank you, Troy!
If you want to speak to your Reps- Call Congress!! 202-224-3121 to connect to your representative no matter what state you’re in!
Thanks so much for always speaking out for those most marginalized. It’s greatly appreciated ❤️
so glad i chose to support a creator who does stuff like this. it’s our responsibility to protect the least fortunate of us. thank you for providing these links 💚
thank you for speaking out. it’s really great to see so many in positions like yours boosting those in need
i’m unfortunately not in a place where i can donate right now, but i wanted to say i’m very proud to support someone who is using their platform to voice things like this. what is going on is disgusting, and it’s encouraging seeing so many voices against it. ice will melt.
Excellent
Thank you for using your voice 🙏🏼