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ICE detains and handcuffs a citized despite them having a REAL ID (Original Post) moonshinegnomie May 23 OP
Stop calling them ICE they are the American gestapo ! kimbutgar May 23 #1
Their vests said POLICE, DENVERPOPS May 23 #7
ICE agents do wear "Police" vests sl8 May 23 #16
There are a number of them DENVERPOPS May 23 #20
I don't know. sl8 May 23 #21
Hell DENVERPOPS May 23 #22
More like Republican Gestapo. I don't believe America as a whole has gone full in on Gestapo...yet n/t Cheezoholic May 23 #18
That wretched fucking organization needs to be disbanded now. Initech May 23 #2
ICE is a worldwide embarrassment. Makes us look like total idiots. nt allegorical oracle May 23 #3
It makes us look like sadistic psychopaths. Initech May 23 #14
Your logic leads to Gordcanuck May 23 #17
Trump's Brownshirts on the prowl. sop May 23 #5
"Born in Florida." JoseBalow May 23 #4
Trump wants to end birthright citizenship misanthrope May 23 #24
I wonder where his parents were born, and if that would even make a difference. JoseBalow Saturday #26
Telemundo (Telemundo 51, WSCV) consistently ranks as the top-watched Spanish-language station in the Miami market. sop May 23 #6
The simple fact that these agents need to cover their faces is enough evidence for me. FadedMullet May 23 #8
The video and audio has no benefit DENVERPOPS May 23 #9
Thinking it's likely many of these 'ICE' arrests are actually local racists playing like they are legit LEOs Attilatheblond May 23 #11
YES DENVERPOPS May 23 #12
"They wouldn't don masks to save lives during covid, but are very pro-masking when they are abusing people." sop May 23 #13
Literally can't be said enough. Karasu May 23 #15
Some people can understand some Spanish JoseBalow Saturday #25
GESTAPO! Jilly_in_VA May 23 #10
Real ID does NOT establish citizenship, Ms. Toad May 23 #19
If ICE had let the locals know about it beforehand misanthrope May 23 #23

DENVERPOPS

(12,370 posts)
7. Their vests said POLICE,
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:28 PM
May 23

not ICE. ICE would have shown up en masse with at least thirty guys, huge assault type vehicles, and each carrying an assault weapons

sl8

(16,517 posts)
16. ICE agents do wear "Police" vests
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:48 PM
May 23

The ACLU and others have reported on the practice.

Back in 2017, Rep. Mike Thompson and 40 other lawmakers sent the director of DHS a letter objecting to the practice.

https://mikethompson.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/thompson-calls-ice-remove-police-jackets-and-vests#:




DENVERPOPS

(12,370 posts)
20. There are a number of them
Fri May 23, 2025, 09:51 PM
May 23

around our parts still using the ICE vests. Maybe because of our local governments not wanting them confused with the local Police?

sl8

(16,517 posts)
21. I don't know.
Fri May 23, 2025, 10:03 PM
May 23

I wasn't suggesting that they exclusively wear "Police" vests, but that they wear them sometimes.

DENVERPOPS

(12,370 posts)
22. Hell
Fri May 23, 2025, 10:08 PM
May 23

there are even reports of MAGAots buying the vests and stenciling ICE on them.......if they put POLICE on them, they could be arrested for impersonating a Police officer.....

Cheezoholic

(2,987 posts)
18. More like Republican Gestapo. I don't believe America as a whole has gone full in on Gestapo...yet n/t
Fri May 23, 2025, 08:40 PM
May 23

Initech

(104,988 posts)
2. That wretched fucking organization needs to be disbanded now.
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:13 PM
May 23

And Tom Homan, Stephen Miller, and Steve Bannon need to spend the rest of their worthless lives in prison.

Initech

(104,988 posts)
14. It makes us look like sadistic psychopaths.
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:16 PM
May 23

And yet those assholes say we're a Christian nation.

Gordcanuck

(92 posts)
17. Your logic leads to
Fri May 23, 2025, 08:20 PM
May 23

outing them by whatever means possible. Otherwise, roll over and let-em at you, oracle.

misanthrope

(8,792 posts)
24. Trump wants to end birthright citizenship
Fri May 23, 2025, 11:44 PM
May 23

So if can get his way, being born in Florida won't matter anyway.

JoseBalow

(7,590 posts)
26. I wonder where his parents were born, and if that would even make a difference.
Sat May 24, 2025, 01:42 AM
Saturday

I know quite a few American-born people who don't speak any English. I feel like that's the real criteria these fascists are operating on.

sop

(14,427 posts)
6. Telemundo (Telemundo 51, WSCV) consistently ranks as the top-watched Spanish-language station in the Miami market.
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:27 PM
May 23

Stories like these hit hard in South Florida. The tide is turning.

DENVERPOPS

(12,370 posts)
9. The video and audio has no benefit
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:30 PM
May 23

for us, unless it has ENGLISH captions.......

For all we know, it was the local cops arresting him for outstanding traffic tickets..........

Attilatheblond

(6,013 posts)
11. Thinking it's likely many of these 'ICE' arrests are actually local racists playing like they are legit LEOs
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:44 PM
May 23

Check esty to see how easy it is to get tactical gear to look official. It can be ordered with custom embroidery to add to the cos play feel. There's a reason these assholes are wearing masks. They wouldn't don masks to save lives during covid, but are very pro-masking when they are abusing people.

DENVERPOPS

(12,370 posts)
12. YES
Fri May 23, 2025, 06:50 PM
May 23

Many of these people, are not even police, but getting the gear and stenciling ICE on the front and back.
The ones I worry the most about, is all the Militia Members spread out across the nation, and in particular the 1600 who were in jail that Trump pardoned. You can bet your sweet Bippy that they, and all of their associates, are ALL hell bent for retaliation and a feeling that they can do anything they want................

sop

(14,427 posts)
13. "They wouldn't don masks to save lives during covid, but are very pro-masking when they are abusing people."
Fri May 23, 2025, 07:13 PM
May 23

JoseBalow

(7,590 posts)
25. Some people can understand some Spanish
Sat May 24, 2025, 01:37 AM
Saturday

But yeah, a report in English would be nice for everyone else.

Ms. Toad

(36,998 posts)
19. Real ID does NOT establish citizenship,
Fri May 23, 2025, 09:39 PM
May 23

Except in a handful of states. In most states, all it does is establish identity.

misanthrope

(8,792 posts)
23. If ICE had let the locals know about it beforehand
Fri May 23, 2025, 11:43 PM
May 23

they would have stood out there and cheered on the strong-arm tactics. That county is eaten up with MAGA.

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