Jan 27 5:26 PM

#Undeportable campaign argues racial bias in US immigration enforcement

Twitter users share their altered images detailing what they say are double standards in deportation policy.
Yessica González
The Stream (Al Jazeera)

Immigration rights advocates have launched a social media campaign to draw attention to what they say is a double standard in U.S. immigration enforcement. Following the arrest of Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, young immigrants have used the hashtag #undeportable to post selfies with fake blonde hair and blue eyes, sending the message that they believe preferential treatment is given to white immigrants and that anti-immigrant rhetoric is often against Latinos.

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