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The 20-year-old Haitian wrote before his death, “I came to this country to pursue my education … Yet now I’m walking through the streets of the United States with GPS monitor on my leg, carrying a feeling of shame and humiliation that I never imagined I would experience.” trib.al/8JowExf

College Student Who Lost Legal Status Dies After Walking Into Traffic

Pierre Damas Bel died by suicide after losing his Temporary Protected Status and being forced to wear an ankle monitor.

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The bureaucratic hurdles involved in accessing government benefits are often demoralizing, argues Annie Lowrey, the author of the new book “The Time Tax.” “They want to humiliate you, or they are willing to humiliate you, so that you can feed your kid,” she says on “The Ezra Klein Show.”

Opinion | This Is Why People Hate the Government

Annie Lowrey, the author of “The Time Tax,” explains how the government steals Americans’ time — on purpose.

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