ICE Agents Reportedly Detain Undocumented Immigrants in Austin

IamAman · 02-10-2017, 11:42 AM

https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-ag...nts-in-austin/

My other post about the lady who was deported got removed because supposedly it was already posted on here (I checked and didn't find it) but here is another very real story. If the mods only want to hear happy news then remove this one too but this is the reality now. For non-DACA people, have an emergency plan, your lawyer's number with you at all time. They're not effing around.

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Days after rumors began to swirl that federal immigration agents were planning to conduct raids in Austin, advocates said as many as five were detained Thursday.

They were nabbed in separate, targeted arrests, likely as part of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, said Alejandro Caceres, an organizer with Grassroots Leadership, an Austin nonprofit that opposes private prisons. Other arrests were reported around the country Thursday, including in Southern California, where protests have started.

“I’ve never heard of five people getting picked up in one day,” Caceres said in an interview with the Observer, adding that he’s lived in Austin for five years.

At an impromptu briefing, Reyna Alvarado said her husband, Francisco, was pulled over in East Austin and taken into custody Thursday morning on his way to his landscaping job. Standing outside the J.J. Pickle Federal Building, where her husband was processed hours earlier before being sent to a detention center, a weeping Alvarado said she feared for her daughter’s future. She said they fled Honduras about 10 years ago to escape gangs who had killed some of their family members.

Caceres said Alvarado described her husband’s arrest like “he was being hunted. … She said they knew where he lived, his job, his morning route.”

Caceres said the last time someone was arrested in the Austin area he knew of was in 2016, and that it involved “one or two people.” He said Grassroots received reports of five immigrants being detained in North and East Austin from families through a hotline.

ICE doesn’t typically comment on arrests and a phone call to the San Antonio field office was not answered Thursday night. ICE officials in California said the arrests there are routine, but advocates claim more than 100 people were taken into custody this week.

Across the country, immigrants and activists fear President Trump’s rhetoric is becoming reality.

“This might just be the beginning,” Caceres said. “Immigration [agents] have stepped up their tactics and we need to think about how we keep our friends and families protected, as well.”

JohannBernoulli1667 · 02-10-2017, 11:49 AM

It is real, what can we do... It is quite sad... Hopefully stories like these get the media attention the need.

Kawi-ZX6R · 02-10-2017, 11:59 AM

They got 21 people from Savannah,GA. But it was the department of homeland security. They said all of them had previous convictions and criminal records.

2MoreYears · 02-10-2017, 12:10 PM

and finally raids have begun, brace yourselves

2MoreYears · 02-10-2017, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PopsicleMan

Raids were happening during Obama era.

I wouldn't say they have begun, I would say they continued...

I'm talking about raids on trump mode -raids on steroids.

freshh. · 02-10-2017, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by IamAman

https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-ag...nts-in-austin/

My other post about the lady who was deported got removed because supposedly it was already posted on here (I checked and didn't find it) but here is another very real story. If the mods only want to hear happy news then remove this one too but this is the reality now. For non-DACA people, have an emergency plan, your lawyer's number with you at all time. They're not effing around.

It was previously posted here. While not the same article, it covered the same deportation.

Ianus · 02-10-2017, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 2MoreYears

and finally raids have begun, brace yourselves

And to think, only a month ago the prevailing reasons here were the President would never do raids because he wouldn't want any bad press. Right...

IamAman · 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JohannBernoulli1667

It is real, what can we do... It is quite sad... Hopefully stories like these get the media attention the need.

If it happens, it happens, but just reminding people to not do anything stupid...tell family and friends also. They're going after easy targets regardless priority so the easiest is local jails or places that used to get raided before Obama. Factories, restaurants, carwashes, etc.

pink · 02-10-2017, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by IamAman

If it happens, it happens, but just reminding people to not do anything stupid...tell family and friends also. They're going after easy targets regarding priority so the easiest is local jails or places that used to get raided before Obama. Factories, restaurants, carwashes, etc.

If it's one thing we know about trump and his goons so far, is nothing they say can be trusted. I'm hearing people are getting picked up for minor traffic offenses. Be cautious/skeptical first and see what happens.

IamAman · 02-10-2017, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by pink

If it's one thing we know about trump and his goons so far, is nothing they say can be trusted. I'm hearing people are getting picked up for minor traffic offenses. Be cautious/skeptical first and see what happens.

That's what I mean...check your car's lights to make sure none are out, stop at stop signs, wear your seat belt make sure you don't have an excuse to get pulled over, don't drink and drive, don't get in fights, etc.

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