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Airline tells DACA attendant they're safe to fly abroad. ICE Detains Her
- nraynaud 8y agoXenophobia at the state level. I read some official policies yesterday, they are just malevolent.
- benmarks 8y agoA lifetime of worry to varying degree, a seeming resolution, an absolutely unnecessary assault on a group of people who seem to embody exactly what the American spirit is all about.
- aaomidi 8y ago:(
- save_ferris 8y agoI can't begin to imagine the pain both she and her husband are feeling right now. That we have institutions that so callously detain clearly innocent and productive members of our community is truly appalling. Pieces like this make me so ashamed of my country.
- estsauver 8y agoRegardless of what you believe about immigration, it really seems like people should be concerned about America being completely willing to embrace cruelty. * She is someone who was trying to follow a legal path to citizenship. * She was trying to work a job. * She tried to follow the law and got legal advice, albeit from a terrible source (her employer.) I don't mean any of this to sway how anyone feels about whether she should be ultimately allowed in the country, but it definitely feels like an argument in favor of some benefit of the doubt for her. I moved to Europe because I was distressed about the direction America was going. I would really love for America to be a place that cares and loves people in their communities. I miss it. I miss being near my family. But when I read articles like this I really wonder how I could be a part of this world. Edit: I vouched for this post. It seems things that are political of any sort frequently get flagged on HN, but this is an important story to tell. One woman trapped at immigration is a tragedy, one hundred thousand is a statistic.
- jawilson2 8y agoWhere did you move? I am approaching this point as well. Plus, the prospect of the astronomical college prices in the US for my 3 kids starting in 8 years is not enticing either.
- _bxg1 8y agoThis is what ICE does. They have no interest in the spirit of the law. They're nothing but a ring of thugs, given license by the government to harass people and ruin lives as much as they want, so long as they can construe it under the letter of our immigration law. Even when they step outside of the law and are later forced through a lawsuit to let someone go, there are never any consequences. They actively deceive people about their rights and then arrest them. There have been stories of them literally detaining American citizens because they spoke Spanish.
- hnlurker 8y agoIf you don't like the laws, change them. It's really pretty straightforward. We live in a democratic republic where these processes are well defined and understood broadly. When the people our society has charged to enforce our laws enforce the law, that's a good outcome; if they didn't, that'd be literally unjust. I don't know this woman, but it seems pretty stupid of her to leave the country which she is illegally inhabiting and then be surprised when she's not allowed to re-enter. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.