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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 86 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You’d think when they asked him for his ID and he showed them his badge and ID card, they’d realize they got the wrong person.

What this illustrates is that ICE does a horrible job of checking people’s identity. It took validation by multiple state officers to get him released.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago

Good, way too many jackboots with non-pasty complexions voted for this. I hope they eat their own more often.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 84 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the deputy marshal “fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE.”

100% chance the description was "Mexican".

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Yeah, exactly. Mexican." -Kristi Noem

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 15 points 1 month ago

Muslim?

Mexican!

Persian?

Mexican!

Greek?

You guessed it, Mexican!

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 76 points 1 month ago

the U.S. Marshals Service saying in a statement that the deputy marshal “fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE.”

Description: "non-white"

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lot of people wrongly detained by these jackbooted thugs, not just Marshal Mathers

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wait, what? Did I miss some news??? ICE got eminem???

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

He was identifying as slim shady at the time.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

"In our defence he was way better at brown people things than a lot of brown people"

[–] Bot@sub.community 5 points 1 month ago