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  1. The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.

    “ILLEGALS” MY ASS!

    Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store.

    He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.

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  2. “ILLEGALS” MY ASS!

    Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store.

    He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.

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  3. I have bad news and worse news.

    The bad news: the more consolidated the authoritarian regime becomes, the harder it is to dislodge it. The opposition in Hungary finally got its act together in 2022, and formed a coalition that included far-right and far-left parties.

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  4. We talk a lot about “organizational culture” at US border and migration agencies.

    Yes, it sounds like jargon. But look at this exchange between a CBP official and the husband of a permanent resident mother of 4.

    This is a rotten culture, reinforced by leadership.

    www.masslive.com/news/2025/08...

    When Rosa asked about his wife’s medical care, the agent cited HIPAA laws as a barrier to knowing her health issues. Taken aback, Rosa pointed out that doctors can share medical information with law enforcement when a patient is in custody, which is specifically outlined in HIPAA.

“He said a very disgusting joke after that,” Rosa recalled.

“He said, ‘We’ll notify next of kin if she dies.’ And at that moment, I knew that I was no longer dealing with humans.”

“I knew I was dealing with someone that is sick in the head, and this was the person who made the decision to incarcerate her,” Rosa said.
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