• dhork@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    According to Downey councilman Mario Trujillo, the man was working when he noticed ICE was at his job. He immediately started riding his bike toward the apartments. That’s when one of the agents stopped him by grabbing one of the tires, causing him to fall to the ground.

    WTAF

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      8 days ago

      Melyssa Rivas, who lives in the area, captured the whole thing on camera.

      “It looked like a full on kidnapping scene out of a movie, it was scary,” Rivas said. "“My dad has papers, he has his citizenship but he looks just like that man. He’s a full citizen. They stereotyped that man.”

      This is heartbreaking.

      It’s a sad confirmation of what I always feared the USA really was.

      This stain on the American brand will long outlive Trump.