A Venezuelan family that is in the country legally took their 7 year old to the hospital to seek emergency treatment and were detained by ICE. I await JD Vance’s smarmy defense of this incident and the MAGA cult’s unquestioning acceptance of whatever excuse is offered.
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/01/ice-detains-family-seeking-emergency-care-for-child-at-portland-hospital.html
I am sorry this is happening to so many people but if you or I or anyone else were in a country illegally we would be kicked out. What is the difference?
Enthusiast
Did you miss the part where they are here legally?
Optimal word is detained. Not deported. Any of us could be detained by law enforcement while they conduct an investigation.
Pro
Anyone can be detained for questioning. Citizen, non citizen. Does not matter. Part of investigations. Get over it.
Pro
Please tell me how I am wrong about the police being able to detain you if they are investigating you?
Enthusiast
Not true, TES1-
Did you know that at one time republicans were the champions of immigrants? Historically, the Republican Party held a much more favorable, pro-immigration stance compared to trumps platform, frequently viewing immigration as economically beneficial and a source of national vitality. For decades, Republican leaders championed legal immigration, championed labor-driven immigration, and provided paths to citizenship.
What happened? Every president before Trump focused on the worst of the worst when talking about deportation, leaving those with family jobs and community connection alone be it a democrat or republican. Biden deported 1.2 million similar to trumps first term
This is what I and lots of other people see and are mindful of, despite what’s said in this’s bowel. Trump started using this Hitler -like dog whistle from the beginning-2015/16. Trump constantly used disparaging and inflammatory language to demonize ALL immigrants during his campaign speeches that, yes echoed Adolf Hitler.
Trump repeatedly said that immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country.” He pledged to toughen immigration laws, including by reinstating a travel ban from “terror-plagued countries” and requiring “strong ideological screening” for immigrants in the country without authorization.
“They’re poisoning the blood of our country,” he told his supporters again and again, referring to immigrants.
“That’s what they’ve done. They’ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. They’re coming into our country, from Africa, from Asia, all over the world. Nobody’s even looking at it.”
Hitler used very similar language about Jews “poison[ing] the blood of others,” in “Mein Kampf,” his 1925 manifesto. Trump loves Hitler, said he was a strong leader and that there were good and bad Nazis (what ?)
Enthusiast
He has immigrants in the White House. He married two immigrants. His kids are anchor kids, for all practical purposeful.
Trump hurts immigrants.
Trump sends his business work oversees. Look it up. So much for American First. Do as I say, not as I do
Enthusiast
Not without cause. No federal agent pluck us off the street and send us to detention without a judicial warrant. If the government turned malaria and comes on to your home I would think this is when the 2nd amendment comes to play.
Let’s just forget about the constitution and the Bill of Rights and, the law. Who needs the constitution and Bill of rights when your loyalty is given to Trump. These ice agents feel emboldened to use force, shoot bullets, beat up,use choke holds, or just kill someone bc they don’t take an oath to the constitution. Their oath is to trump. That’s how rogue this White House is.
Detained, though inconvenient, is not the same as arrested or deported.
Enthusiast
No body said it was.
If you’re not arresting, you have no business barging into American citizens home and dragging ppl out in below zero temps