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The Pandemic Was a Lie: How COVID Was Used to Build a Permanent Cage for Human Rights

Robert Coish

When the world shut down in 2020, governments told us it was to stop a virus. But a groundbreaking book by Robert Coish reveals a dark truth: the pandemic was weaponized to accelerate 'crimmigration'—the fusion of criminal law and immigration control. Through shocking data from the US, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Australia, and New Zealand, this deep dive exposes how border closures, detention centers, and vaccine rollouts were used not for public health, but to construct a permanent, invisible cage for human rights. From secret military deportation flights to manipulated algorithms that kept vulnerable people locked in, discover how the global health crisis became a tool for state control—and what it means for your future freedoms.