Wednesday, October 15, 2025

ICE Agents are Detaining U.S. Citizens

Musician playing 'Ghostbusters' outside ICE facility is arrested by agents: 'Why are they targeting a clarinetist?' 'Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,' her band said

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Maria Greeley was reportedly detained by agents, despite carrying documentation proving her citizenship.[image or embed]

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-- Newsweek (@newsweek.com) Oct 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM

Comments

ICE is a fascist paremilitary.

They always intended not to use warrants.

They always intended to arrest US citizens.

They will end up killing not a few of us.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 10:16 AM

Deporting children with cancer.

Shooting priests in the head.

Arresting legal immigrants at immigration check ins.

Arresting US citizens.

PeeWee German's goal has always been to incite violence against them so that ------- could declare martial law and suspend elections.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-15 10:33 AM

Those of you who cheered on the Clinton admin's use of the predecessor of ICE during the Elian Gonzales incident didn't think about how it could be abused in the future. Just like those who are cheering on what they're doing now aren't either. Of course, the only thing that matters is the letter next to the name of the person in charge to most of you.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-15 10:50 AM

PeeWee German's goal has always been to incite violence against them so that ------- could declare martial law and suspend elections.

#2 | POSTED BY NIXON

I keep thinking about that scene from "V" where the Fingerman shoots that little girl for wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and gets torn apart by an enraged mob.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 10:51 AM

"Elian Gonzales incident"

So this is revenge for Elian and all we scores of millions who suffer are getting what we deserve?

OK.

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 10:54 AM

Those of you who cheered on the Clinton admin's use of the predecessor of ICE during the Elian Gonzales incident didn't think about how it could be abused in the future. Just like those who are cheering on what they're doing now aren't either. Of course, the only thing that matters is the letter next to the name of the person in charge to most of you.

#3 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-15 10:50 AM

There is a distinct difference between reuniting a child with his sole surviving parent and terrorizing immigrants (and separating children from their parents).

#6 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-10-15 11:00 AM

I haven't seen any MAGA condemn the arrest of US citizens.

Just making note.

I'm not surprised.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 11:08 AM

Of course, they are. That's their job as the American Gestapo.

Bets that they'll be kicking in citizen's doors by the end of the year?

Yes, I realize they've already done so in Chicago with the apartment building raid, but I mean more brazenly as in no knock night raids of individual homes KNOWN to be citizens.

They will eventually drop the facade of being immigration enforcement and in a country awash with guns, that will guarantee eruptions of violence (imagine someone waking to their door being kicked in not expecting it to be federal "agents") as people will think they're acting in self-defense.

And then it will really get fun as even a few instances of that will be leveraged to the max by the administration.

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-15 12:14 PM

Those of you who cheered on the Clinton admin's use of the predecessor of ICE during the Elian Gonzales incident didn't think about how it could be abused in the future. Just like those who are cheering on what they're doing now aren't either. Of course, the only thing that matters is the letter next to the name of the person in charge to most of you.

#3 | Posted by sentinel

Oh piss off moron. If you have to try this hard to avoid criticizing the current regime's entirely unprecedented actions you should just remain quiet.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-15 12:14 PM

even a few instances (civilian mistakes/self-defense) of that will be leveraged to the max by the administration.

#8 | POSTED BY JPW

I'm surprised it hasn't happened before now.

ONE dead ICE goon and all pretense of civil rights will be ditched.

#10 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-15 12:18 PM

After 9/11 and the Republican Party creation of DHS and ICE, the "long national emergency" commenced: AUMF, GWOT, and expedited removals of aliens through ICE. In the past quarter-century, the US administrations have been evenly split 50% between the GOP and the Democratic Party (12 years each).

We wouldn't expect Republicans to scale back DHS or reduce the enormous powers of ICE, but when the Democrats were in power, did they attempt to defang these agencies?

"The State acquires power... and because of its insatiable lust for power it is incapable of giving up any of it. The State never abdicates."

~Frank Chodorov

And so, here we are.

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-15 12:44 PM

Very soon, our choices for dissent will be to be silent or to be silenced. And America is going to simply let it happen.

#12 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-10-15 12:46 PM

"Oh piss off moron. If you have to try this hard to avoid criticizing the current regime's entirely unprecedented actions you should just remain quiet."

*whoosh*

I have criticized them. My point was how some people have undermined their own criticisms because they're demonstrably partisan. I've seen you make similar points, when you post sober and aren't just making knee-jerk reactions.

#13 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-15 12:57 PM

My point was how some people have undermined their own criticisms because they're demonstrably partisan.

That's nothing more than a ridiculous strawman you've likely heard somewhere but haven't actually thought about.

#14 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-15 01:02 PM

ICE raids Walgreens in Chicago"older white agent tackles Black man to the ground"arrests him for "running.""He's a U.S. citizen! He's American!" a woman yells. "He's my brother-in-law!"Store location was forced to close "because of everything with ICE""manager told the rest ... pic.twitter.com/9HS1qfoPPg" LongTime"FirstTime' (@LongTimeHistory) October 14, 2025

#15 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-15 01:16 PM

Incredible moment at 26 Federal Plaza immigration court when a family member is detained by ICE agents after his court appearance "We angry. All of us angry out here" they are given no reason they are just disappeared. We don't know what happens to them. pic.twitter.com/rDf1ksa4hV" Sandi Bachom " (@sandibachom) October 15, 2025

#16 | Posted by qcp at 2025-10-15 01:27 PM

MAGAts say un huh! (It's their best argument next to "it's not about who's right, it's about who's winning!)

Them ICEholes say they are only arresting hardened criminals!

Now who are you going to believe? The Trumptilians or your own lying eyes?

#17 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-15 01:34 PM

The No Kings march starts at 12 locally. Check your local listings.

#18 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-10-15 01:35 PM

That's nothing more than a ridiculous strawman you've likely heard somewhere but haven't actually thought about.

#14 | Posted by jpw

Nothing says "you're right" louder than a passive aggressive FF.

#19 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-15 01:53 PM

Y'all just now figuring this out????

LOL!!!!!

#20 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 02:10 PM

#3 | Posted by sentinel

Fug you and the horse you rode in on, you sorry bucket of feces.

#21 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 02:12 PM

A friend's son was detained overnight here in Chicago just because of the color of his skin. Dad, a second generation citizen had no idea where his son was, but had to wait 48 hours to report missing. Son was not given a reason nor Miranda rights or even a phone call. He was released the next day without apology or reason.

The MAGAts love this.

#22 | Posted by path at 2025-10-15 02:27 PM

#21 | POSTED BY ANGRYDAD

Animal abuse noted.

#23 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-15 03:13 PM

Those of you who cheered on the Clinton admin's use of the predecessor of ICE during the Elian Gonzales incident
#3 | POSTED BY SENTINEL

You had to go back to 1999 to find a whataboutism to excuse Trump's ICE for arresting American Citizens?

Why is it not surprising that the poster who championed swastika rehabilitation, is here to make excuses for fascism?

Keep up the fascist work SS!

#24 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 05:36 PM

"You had to go back to 1999"

Maybe you're too young to remember 1999, but it feels like just a couple of years ago to me.

" to find a whataboutism to excuse Trump's ICE for arresting American Citizens?"

Would you like some hay with that straw? The Republicans who only presented concern or outrage over things that happened in Dem administrations also have no legs to stand on.

#25 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-15 06:15 PM

Republicans who only presented concern or outrage over things that happened in Dem administrations also have no legs to stand on.

Dude.

What are you talking about?

This thread is about ICE arresting America citizens for no reason.

I've literally seen footage of ICE threatening to arrest people for talking back to them.

You know who does that? Insecure people.

Which comprises the majority of the fat racist morons who joined ICE.

#26 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 07:36 PM

#26 | Posted by ClownShack

Arguing with that POS is a waste of time.

#27 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-15 08:28 PM

-I've literally seen footage of ICE threatening to arrest people for talking back to them.

You're right but keep in mind I've seen 1,000 footages of cops doing that during traffic stops.

#28 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-15 09:12 PM

" This thread is about ICE arresting America citizens for no reason."

Yes, but we've been saying all along that what started out as actions against non-citizens could be later used against citizens, haven't we?

#29 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-15 10:25 PM


By the way, the man on the right whom the gun was pointed at was a U.S. citizen. I know that this forum didn't exist at the time it happened, but many on the left cheered the heavy handed tactics of the federal government while the right decried them. If you weren't one of them, then it's not about you.

#30 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-15 10:59 PM

30 It was wrong then as it is wrong today. That's totally on Janet Reno and Bill Clinton. The rotten bastards.

#31 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-10-15 11:21 PM

It was wrong then as it is wrong today.

It's on the talking point flow chart.

- ICE doing bad ----? GOTO Elian Gonzales.

Much like:

- Lewzer hiding Epstein files? GOTO Why didn't Biden release them?

#32 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-15 11:55 PM

At least Laura deserves credit for being consistent. Most of the rest of you want to eat your cake and have it too, just like the Trumpers. "Authoritarianism is bad, but only when the other side does it."

#33 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-16 09:57 AM

Still ------- that strawman, huh?

#34 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-16 11:06 AM

Sentinel loves people who incite Murder.

They're his Peeps, I guess?

Bill Clinton and Janet Reno were little better than Trump. If at all.

#35 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-10-16 12:05 PM

We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They've Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
www.propublica.org

... Reporting Highlights
Americans Detained: The government doesn't track how many citizens are held by immigration agents. We found more than 170 cases this year where citizens were detained at raids and protests.

Held Incommunicado: More than 20 citizens have reported being held for over a day without being able to call their loved ones or a lawyer. In some cases their families couldn't find them.

Cases Wilted: Agents have arrested about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, for allegedly interfering with or assaulting officers, yet those cases were often dropped. ...

When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn't be concerned.

"If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States," Kavanaugh wrote, "they promptly let the individual go."

But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced. Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They've had their necks kneeled on.

They've been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched. ...




#36 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-16 04:01 PM

Everyone chooses a hill to die on.

SSentinel's seems to be defending fascism.

More swastikas for everyone!

#37 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-16 04:07 PM

"A hit dog yelps."

#38 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-10-16 06:51 PM

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