‘Squad’ member mourns ’empty’ Thanksgiving seats due to ‘loved ones abducted & deported,’ ‘mass incarceration’

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As Americans around the nation celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, progressive Democratic Rep.Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — a member of the left-wing cadre of House lawmakers known asthe “Squad”— indicated that there were vacant seats at some tables due to people being “abducted &deported.”

“This Thanksgiving, I’m thinking of our neighbors with an empty seat at the dinner table.Those with loved ones abducted &deported from their families.Those we lost due to gun violence, mass incarceration, &more.A more just America is possible, if we fight for it,” Pressley said in thepost.

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Rep.Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listens during a news conference near the U.S.Capitol Building on Sept.25, 2025 in Washington, D.C.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Democratic Rep.Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, another squad member, said thatThanksgivingreminds some people of “stolen land and broken treaties.”

“Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude and community for many, but it’s also a reminder of stolen land and broken treaties for others.As we give thanks today, let’s also honor Indigenous communities by committing to the fight for sovereignty, justice, and freedom,” Lee declared in aposton Thursday.

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Ranking Member Rep.Summer Lee, D-Pa., looks on as DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

In a post last month, Pressley indicated that Americans are living “on stolen land.”

“Happy Indigenous People’s Day!We are all on stolen land,” Pressley declared in thepost.

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Ayanna Pressley speaks during the SXSW Conference &Festivals held at the Austin Convention Center on March 9, 2025, in Austin, Texas(Amy E.Price/SXSW Conference &Festivals via Getty Images)