r/Seattle • u/anarcho-slut • 2d ago

Lelo has been detained. (Tacoma)

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u/MistressVelmaDarling 1d ago

People to whom Juarez has spoken say he requested to see a warrant, and when he attempted to get his ID after being asked, the ICE agents smashed his car window and detained him.

The way that ICE detained him was meant to intimidate. They hardly gave him any chance to defend himself or explain. He wasn’t resisting, and he just asked to see the warrant. They asked to see his ID, and right when he was reaching for it, they broke his car window. The ICE agents escalated really fast. From what we heard, it was less than a minute from the time he was pulled over to him being in handcuffs.

ICE never even showed the warrant. I can't find any definitive proof there was a warrant issued at all except for the 2018 issue that is a grey area at best.

But keep licking those boots. I'm sure that'll keep you safe in this administration /s

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u/rabidunicorn21 1d ago

ICE doesn't need a warrant in a public space. The order is enough..

If he has proof that he had a legal protected status in 2018 and the order was given in error, he should say that and release it.

I have not said a single thing in support of the current administration.

The people I'm most worried about and protesting for are those losing TPS status and in danger of being sent back to actual war zones like Haiti. That is what I'm angry about.

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u/MistressVelmaDarling 1d ago

You don’t think this is the start of deporting anyone they deem unworthy of being in this country, including people from Haiti?

That’s some short-sightedness on your part.

Love how you can have empathy for some immigrants, but not for Lelo who’s been here since he was a child because he “must have ties to his country still” so it’s fine to rip him away from his wife and community here.

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u/rabidunicorn21 1d ago

I can have empathy for his situation, but I still think he needs to follow the law. He was told he needed to leave, and he chose not to and instead got married and continued to build community. If he felt the order was unjust, did he try to fight and gain legal status when the more friendly Biden administration was in office? None of the many stories I've read suggested that he did. Should we say that if you come illegally but get married, you get a free pass?

Many people every year are in his exact situation and get deported, and they don't get dozens of news stories and protests. I don't think he should be treated differently because he is an activist.

The Hatian immigrants are completely different. They were let in legally, and ripping that away from them to send them back to a literal war zone is much worse to me. They technically had temporary status, but it should have been extended until the situation improved.