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If this wide-area aerial surveillance program is allowed to move forward, we can expect mass surveillance to spread in cities across the country.

Immigration detention shouldn't become a death sentence during this public health crisis.

We all have a responsibility to take care of our neighbors and to fight discrimination and injustice during these difficult times.

Hurricane Katrina showed us that the consequences of suspending due process at a time of emergency could be disastrous.

Jailing people for failing to socially distance is only going to make things worse, not better.

Black and Brown communities have been undercounted in every census — meaning a reduction in resources for our communities. Together, we can change this.

Times of emergency require a different weighing of privacy considerations, but we should be closely scrutinizing any government attempts to exploit this crisis to grab additional surveillance powers.

To be true angels during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, tech companies providing free remote learning apps should disable features that spy on students and suck up their private, personal information.

If COVID-19 becomes widespread in Northern Mexico, asylum seekers from Central America and elsewhere are unlikely to be at the front of the line for a health care system with limited resources.