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Immigration reporter detained by ICE after dropping off her eight-year-old daughter (archive.ph)

submitted 2 days ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/43077176

The original article link from the mirror gave me an error message so I am posting an archive of it.

Rodríguez was reportedly in a car with her husband, a U.S. citizen, when agents stopped the vehicle and detained her. Her lawyer says officers did not present an arrest warrant at the scene and instead showed a "Notice to Appear", a document that typically begins immigration court proceedings.

Since the arrest, the journalist has been moved out of Tennessee and is believed to be heading to a federal immigration detention center in Louisiana.

Her immigration attorney, Joel Coxander, said Rodríguez had previously received a letter from ICE asking her to come to their office for processing, which he insists was not mandatory.

"So ICE sends out these letters to citizens who've never had any contact with [them]," he says. "The letters just say, like, 'Hey, please come by the ICE office.'"

"They're invitations," Coxander added. "They don't say they're required. They say, 'Come in so we can help ensure the best outcome for your case.' They cite no legal requirement to come."

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So an illegal “warrant” trying to scare her into surrender, putting her on list for an illegal warrantless arrest and depriving constitutional rights, because she reported on things uncomfortable for the current administration

I have to say that I hope this is entirely true, because it seems like a slam dunk case for her, egregious enough to hopefully force change

[–] Throbbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The president is a 39-count felon who rapes children. We've kidnapped one world leader and murdered another since the beginning of the year, and are currently involved in multiple illegal bombing campaigns.

Her "having a case" implies that the law still exists in America, which it clearly does not.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There are still those who believe in law, still those who uphold justice, still those advocate for human rights. We need all the heroes we can get to turn the tide, and this is the groundwork for an eventual return to normalcy.

The current president holds himself and his sycophants above the law, current Congress enables a constitutional crisis, some Supreme Court justices are corrupt or ignorant, it seems like a lot, but this too shall pass. Some of them will escape justice by age or wealth, but the pendulum will swing back and at least a few will face the law

Fred Roger’s said “always look for the helpers”, but it’s also true in reverse. The current dystopia could not be happening without the help of the mean, spiteful, vile people helping to vote for it and implement it. They don’t have the wealth to stay above the law and their “free ride” ends in three years. They can and should be brought to justice. They need to be made examples ofdo the next time fascists arise, the helpers think twice