Arresting
people
and
putting
them
under
your
custody
is
one
of
the
most
serious
ways
that
the
state
can
intervene
in
someone’s
life.
To
do
so
comes
with
some
obligations,
namely
the
conditions
of
the
custody
have
to
be
humane.
And
while
there
have
been
some
gross
examples
of
that
duty
not
being
held
(see
Alligator
Alcatraz),
the
smaller
breaks
in
responsibility
are
worth
correcting
too.
Thankfully
a
district
court
judge’s
concerns
were
in
the
right
place
once
she
realized
that
ICE
tried
to
skip
feeding
a
detainee
in
an
immigration
hearing.
Oregon
Live
has
coverage:
When
a
22-year-old
woman
in
immigration
custody
took
the
witness
stand
Monday
and
said
she
hadn’t
had
anything
to
eat
since
she
was
rousted
at
2
a.m.
for
the
drive
from
a
detention
center
in
Tacoma
to
federal
court
in
Eugene,
the
judge
immediately
halted
the
hearing.“OK,
that’s
unacceptable,”
U.S.
District
Judge
Ann
Aiken
said
about
eight
minutes
into
the
9:30
a.m.
hearing.Aiken
said
she
wouldn’t
continue
until
federal
officers
fed
her.
The
judge
even
offered
up
her
own
lunch
so
the
woman
wouldn’t
go
hungry.
Small
gestures
can
make
a
world
of
difference
when
it
comes
to
honoring
human
dignity
—
making
sure
someone
has
had
something
to
eat
that
day
is
one
of
them.
‘Absolutely
Appalled’:
Judge
Blasts
ICE
For
Failing
To
Feed
Detainee
Before
Court
[Oregon
Live]
Chris
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became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
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He
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long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
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to
swim, is
interested
in
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philosophy,
and
humor,
and
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peers.
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