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This Was Once a Country Where No One Asked “Show Me Your Papers.”
(Not any more.)
“In a raid of a business establishment in Newark, outside New York City, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents failed to produce a warrant as they detained “undocumented residents as well as citizens,” Baraka said in a statement.
“One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned,” Baraka said.
In a statement, an ICE spokesperson said that agents “may encounter U.S. citizens while conducting field work and may request identification to establish an individual’s identity as was the case during a targeted enforcement operation at a worksite today in Newark.””
I remember my grandfather telling me how America was a great country where people could go wherever they want and no one from the government stopped them and asked to see “their papers.” Not any more.
Click below to read the Reuters article about the ICE raid that detained a US citizen who had served in the military.
US agents raid New Jersey worksite as Trump escalates immigration crackdown
