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Worker arrested by ICE in Lynn, later released, says agents beat him in cemetery (www.nbcboston.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/usa@midwest.social

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When we got to the top of the cemetery, we stopped there and they took off their vests because that's where they have the camera," he said. "Then they pulled me out of the car and kicked me."

Reyes says that after repeatedly asking them to check his wallet, one of the officers finally did so. They realized he did, in fact, have his green card, but questioned whether it was real.

"'I don't know, maybe it's fake' … The other guy says, 'No, it's real' … That's when they finally stopped," he said. "They were planning to keep hitting me because they didn't have good intentions. They took me to a cemetery."

Even so, the threats continued.

"Do you think you're a big shot just because you have a green card? I'll make sure they revoke that green card of yours," Reyes said, recalling what agents told him. "'I'm going to do everything I can to get this paper revoked,' an immigration officer told me."

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 39 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Current ICE procedure: Beat up first, verify document later...

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 weeks ago

Beat up first, kidnap and deport to a foreign prison next, and if that all fails, revoke their legitimate immigration status.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 38 points 4 weeks ago

"'I don't know, maybe it's fake' … The other guy says, 'No, it's real' … That's when they finally stopped," he said. "They were planning to keep hitting me because they didn't have good intentions. They took me to a cemetery."

Even so, the threats continued.

"Do you think you're a big shot just because you have a green card? I'll make sure they revoke that green card of yours," Reyes said, recalling what agents told him. "'I'm going to do everything I can to get this paper revoked,' an immigration officer told me."

They're just racist thugs who have found their dream job in Trump's Gestapo.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

does nothing but remain static on jebora

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 4 weeks ago

I do wonder how the media will frame it when ICE tries to kidnap someone, and gets shot. I guess it depends on if they live or not. If the ICE agents are dead, the survivor can tell a story without being so easily contradicted. Otherwise, it'll be competing testimony and a lot of people reflexively believe police/police-like-figures.