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I think deporting illegal immigrants vio�ates their human rights. The Fourth Am�ndment explains haw people have the right to be sa�'e from unreasonable searches and seizures. Thes� raids clearly violate this constiiutional right. I think these go�ernment raids also violate the Eighth Ament�ment which states, "Excessive bail s�all nat be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nar cn�el and unusual purtishmen#s inflicted." I feei being departed is cruel and unusuai punishment because parenis are separated from their children and their lives are shattered. They ca�ne ta the United States for a reason, to earn a living ar�d have a�etter Iife for t�eir fa�nilies. There are many articles in the United Nations Universat Declaration of Hurnan Rights that these raids ciearly violate. �'or example article number five says, "flo one shall be subjected to torture or to cr�el, rn�uman or degrading treatrnent." In bursting into workplaces ar►d corraliing people because of their race, ICE breaks all of the ruies in articie 5. In article nine, whieh states "No one shalI be subjected to arbitrary arrest, de#ention or �xile."' The ICE raids vioIate this heca�se targetin� workplaces and a�-�-esting people because of their raee is arbitrary. Of all 34 articles or� the Ur�iversal Dec�aration of Human Rights, I thir�c at least half of those have been abused by ICE wifh their poiicy of workp�ace raids. There are many efforts being undertaker� to bring j�stice to this situation. There are rr�ar�y lawsui#s being �led agains# ICE an behalf of the workers. Many human rights campaigns are taking action on this issue. Some of these organizations are creating petitians to fght against this undocumented irri�nigran� issue. One petition, "Petition AIleging Violations of the Hwnan Rights of Undociunented Workers of the United Sta.tes of America," chaIlenges gove�nment discrimination against immigrant workers. Many of