While we, Brown skin folks, run the highest risk, the color of your skin may not protect you if Trump’s goons are picking up people in the area.
Noticed that some of the progressive bloggers are starting to write a little bit about what is happening to Latinos, with this blogger probably doing better than others. This one may have opened one eye to peek. This one has not opened his eyes yet; he is too busy defending the mayor.
Things are changing in the Hispanic community. For example, yesterday I was talking with a man who was very pro-Trump last year. When I spoke to him yesterday, he was much more receptive to voting straight Democrat. Working fewer days per week and having a friend handed over to ICE on a traffic stop has opened his eyes. He was very receptive to voting for Democrats. The Democratic Party needs to get its shit together and start taking advantage of what is happening. They need their blogger and whatever megaphone they can find, pointing it out to the Hispanic community. The Republicans are already working to make sure that Hispanics who voted for Trump stay aligned with the Republican Party.
Despite repeatedly telling agents he was a U.S. citizen, the man said agents told him to “shut up and follow instructions.”
The man noted that he had his birth certificate and identification in a backpack with him, but he was never allowed to show them.
“They didn’t want to see it,” he told Lemon. “They’re lying. They’re not checking IDs.”
According to the man, ICE was targeting a specific building during the late-night raid, but agents were also randomly detaining people in and around the area.
“Didn’t matter what color you were. They were scooping people up,” he said.
At the Broadview facility, agents took the man’s phone and backpack. He said he was placed in a room with more than 60 people sharing one toilet and one sink. He remained in the holding cell for over eight hours before being released.
“I never thought for one moment that what happened could’ve happened to me. I don’t fit what they’re looking for,” the man said.
