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Crew members were still wearing their Disney uniforms when they were escorted away from the boat with their hands zip-tied behind their backs, reports say

Some travelers on Disney’s Magic cruise ship were left disturbed earlier this month after ICE agents stormed onto the vessel and detained several crew members.

Immigrant rights groups said at least 10 crew members were detained at the Port of San Diego on April 23 after the Disney-run cruise ship returned following a five-day trip.

Dharmi Mehta and her family had enjoyed their trip, but were upset when they saw the head waiter, whom they had become close with, being led away from the docked boat with his hands zip-tied behind his back.

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[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 278 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone.” — Anne Frank

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 97 points 1 week ago

Yeeeeaaaaahhhhh.........I have bad news for future Anne Frank. Also bad news for present day America.

It's the same news.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 106 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

Wait, these crew members were on a ship, not on US soil. US Customs and Immigration is on land which you have to pass through to get to the USA. ICE actually dragged them onto US soil just so they could say they were there illegally? WTF?!

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 69 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Technically you need permission to dock. It means that the entire crew manifest was known to the government prior to arrival and they were given permission to dock. Then they were arrested. If there was a problem with them being in the US they should never have been given permission.

[–] Reviever@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Applying logic here won't work.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 41 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Apparently DCL registers its ships in the Bahamas. I don't know if ICE/CBP have jurisdiction on foreign ships without a bunch of warrants.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 65 points 1 week ago (12 children)

I know Disney's lawyers are well funded and ruthless, but does anyone think they'll go into bat for these people? They only seem to care about copyright infringement, not their actual workers.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This hurts the Disney image and the margins on their cruises, so they might.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] Hazor@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

A high profile lawsuit might be seen as something which could also hurt their image. The entire population of The Villages would probably boycot Disney World. Hopefully Disney's execs pay attention to public opinion and not just their golf buddies.

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[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If ICE shows they'll storm a foreign flagged cruise ship to abduct crew members, why would any passenger think they wouldn't also try to grab them, too?

Wearing an embroidered polo doesn't change your rights.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

not their actual workers.

Are they even their "actual workers" or are they contractors?

(Read the tone as snark towards Disney for over using contractors and refusing to hire people, not at who I am replying to.)

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It depends if the optics become so severe it’s impossible for them to ignore.

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[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

They seem to think they have jurisdiction in AMERICAN CITIZENS’ HOUSES without a judicial warrant; surely foreign ships are considered gimmes.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

ICE actually dragged them onto US soil just so they could say they were there illegally?

Oh you sweet summer child: ICE has already executed American citizens in broad daylight (on camera) for exercising their constitutional rights. Why would laws matter now?

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[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 85 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

I’m confused, cruise ships usually have all their work permits and stuff handled ahead of time for the crew. How can you be an illegal immigrant if you’re just working on a boat for a day and not staying here?

[–] Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world 139 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Because ICE don't give a fuck about facts. They have been arresting, incarcerating and murdering legal American citizens too. They have Trump and Vance's backing.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Like Wilson Fisk and the police except way more Beavis and Butthead without the good parts.

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 42 points 1 week ago

As far as I know almost no cruise ships are actually American flagged vessels and therefore are perfectly able to directly employ foreign nationals without citizenship or US work authorization. They aren't even under the jurisdiction of ICE.

Disney ships are all Bahamanian flagged ships and have absolutely no obligation to employ American citizens.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I used to work on cruise ships and all non-US crew are given an I-95 permit to go ashore in the US by CBP when they go through immigration before the 1st US port. I wonder if these crew members couldn't get one (for whatever reason)? Usually, they make them just stay onboard in US ports, but the US is doing things a bit differently these days.

https://www.cbp.gov/document/forms/cbp-form-i-95-sample

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Your mistake here was thinking they give a fuck about the law or proper procedure at all

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[–] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Probably because ICE doesn't arrest illigal immigrants. They adbuct political dissidents.

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[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

ABC is owned by Disney. Jimmy Kimmel works for ABC. Trump is getting revenge

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[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 15 points 1 week ago

ICE had been abducting legal residents from the beginning. They camp out in front of immigration court houses... The last place you'd find an undocumented person.

[–] group_hug@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Legality has nothing to do with it. It is super simple.

ABC didn't fire Jimmy Kimmel.The people on that ship are paying a high cost for that defiance. They are merely externalities for Disney's punishment. I suppose terrifying people is a nice side effect for those in charge. But retribution is the motivation.

Simple as that.

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 54 points 1 week ago (26 children)

The Disney Magic is Bahama flagged. This is not US territory and ICE has no right to be on it what sort ever.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hahaha, look at that guy thinking the law has any meaning in the US of A.

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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

You think the average middle school dropout ICE agent knows that?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When a ship docks in a foreign country, the vessel and everyone on it enter that nation's "internal waters". Because of this, the crew is physically located on that country's soil (or, more accurately, its territorial jurisdiction), meaning local laws apply to them.

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[–] fira@lemmy.today 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder how the Mickey takes his whiskey? Neat?

When corporations start bleeding profits bc of the terrible tangerine pedo, maybe they’ll start caring

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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Brown people? Not on my watch -ICE

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They actually love brown people. They want their cheap labor and this stuff keeps people afraid and makes them keep their head down. It has the added benefit that they get to parade it around to their electorate like 'something is being done'

It's theater to keep poor white people in fly over states from realizing that the people in power are the ones selling them out and have been the entire time.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 10 points 1 week ago

as they employ BROWN people to attack other brown people.

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So if Disney was breaking the law, which Disney officials are going to jail?

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You think these people were actually illegal immigrants? Ice doesn’t care as long as they are brown

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They aren't immigrants at all if they are the crew of a Bahamanian flagged vessel, as all Disney cruise ships are. They aren't under the jurisdiction of ICE at all for the simple fact that they aren't employed in America in the first place.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or in the cases of Renee Goode and Alex Pretti, they'll kill white people too. It's all about who they consider opposition.

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[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 18 points 1 week ago

ICE boarded a vessel that's only purpose is to jump between international tourist ports, and abducted people who aren't American.

Who hadn't even left the boat.

What law was broken by anyone but ICE?

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Not that I really expect Disney to ever do the right thing as such, but I can dream about Disney lawyers going all...

...in court for ICE fucking around with their "WOW" customer service ethos and therefore their bottom line.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

...and the World Cup is around the corner. Stay home and watch it on TV or in your local pub, unless you have tickets for the matches in Mexico and Canada.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You know some asshole in a meeting was like you know let’s go raid a cruise ship

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Cruise ships attract old white people - one of them must have called ICE to complain.

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