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From Rawstory.
Link: https://www.rawstory.com/regretful-trump-voters-2671288555/
Jensy Machado was driving to work Wednesday with two other men when they were stopped by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Manhassas, not far from his home, and they quickly surrounded his truck with guns drawn, reported WRC-TV.
"They just got out of the car with the guns in their hands and say, 'Turn off the car, give me the keys, open the window,' you know, Machado said. Everything was really fast.
Machado, who showed WRC reporters documentation showing his legal status, said the agents were seeking a man for a deportation order who had given his home address, and Machado said he didn't know anyone by that man's name and offered to show his REAL ID-compliant Virginia drivers license.
They didnt ask me for any ID, Machado said. I was telling the officer, if I can give him ID, but he said just keep my hands up, not moving. After that, he told me to get out of the car and put the handcuffs on me, and then he went to me and [asked] how did I get into this country and if I was waiting for a court date or if I have any case, and I told him I was an American citizen, and he looked at his other partner like, you know, smiling, like saying, can you believe this guy? Because he asked the other guy, Do you believe him?
Machado said agents took him out of handcuffs and immediately released him after showing his driver's license, but the other two men were taken into custody and now he's doubting Trump's immigration enforcement efforts.
I voted for Trump last election but, because I thought it was going to be the things, you know, like just go against criminals, not every Hispanic-looking, like that they will assume that we are all illegals," he said. Thats what theyre doing now, theyre just following Hispanic people.
Ya know, I can still remember when we still had a Constitution that expressly forbade this kid of behavior. You know the behavior. I mean, the one our Founders fought a revolution against.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Autumn
(48,715 posts)Otto_Harper
(822 posts)is not very smart
mdbl
(7,996 posts)Otto_Harper
(822 posts)Of course, that rule does not need to be applied to some of The Lord's more obvious mistakes.
malaise
(292,117 posts)That is all
snowybirdie
(6,537 posts)I have three teenaged grandchildren who are half hispanic they resemble their mom. This is terrifying!
Freddie
(10,038 posts)Is Guatemalan and here legally on a work visa. He is refusing to fly out of fear of being picked up simply because of the way he looks. Horrible. At least they did not vote for this horror.
MarineCombatEngineer
(17,541 posts)am I supposed to feel empathy for this person?
Hey, asshole, you helped bring this criminal back to power and now you're complaining?
Welcome to reality dickweed.
travelingthrulife
(4,259 posts)And believed him when he said he would go after criminals.
Clouds Passing
(6,819 posts)Aristus
(71,526 posts)Drinking 'libtard tears' really that important to you? Enjoy, then.
And if you shed a few tears of your own, that's your own goddamned fault.
calimary
(88,831 posts)all the disillusioned trump voters who drank the Mar-a-Lago Koolaid.
A nice tall sour lemonade maybe (since I dont do alcohol).
Difficult to be sympathetic when the wound is self-inflicted. NOBODY held a gun to your head and forced you to vote for him, dude.
yardwork
(68,879 posts)Joinfortmill
(19,878 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(14,476 posts)It's a natural consequence of re-electing TSF.which this person did. How could he possibly think he would be safe?
Wounded Bear
(63,746 posts)Pototan
(2,958 posts)Who would have thought.
Dope. He's lucky they didn't kill him. They don't need him anymore.
Ollie Garkie
(332 posts)I didn't think the leopards would eat my face.
Lucky Luciano
(11,810 posts)sakabatou
(45,688 posts)LS0999
(276 posts)It's like Golden Corral for the face eating leopards now
MagickMuffin
(18,056 posts)The Supreme Court ruled against the 4th Amendment. They approved illegal searches because of drugs and the war fought against them.
hadEnuf
(3,509 posts)And you thought it was just going to be "the bad guys" that Trump and his stormtroopers were going to go after?
YOU are the bad guy to Trump because of your skin color and where you were born. Your whole family too.
Too bad you most likely listen to Fox news and believe the lies they tell you.
JI7
(93,110 posts)if it did not happen to him personally.
No sympathy from me. He got what he voted for.
AllyCat
(18,454 posts)djacq
(1,771 posts)Constitution don't mean a thing when white supremacy is institutionalized in this country.
LuvLoogie
(8,465 posts)all illegal. And regular law enforcement already know who the criminals are. They will fuck with you just because. And the Laiken Riley act will make it easier.
boston bean
(36,839 posts)Keepthesoulalive
(2,096 posts)Welcome to the real America the land of bullshit. Work hard learn to speak English, get an education and you will then be a true American. Oops sorry wrong color.
Blue Full Moon
(3,109 posts)Grumpy Old Guy
(4,170 posts)ShazzieB
(22,131 posts)I don't know how many stories I've read now of Trump voters being shocked (shocked, I tell you!) to find out what he's really like. I just don't understand how it's possible to NOT see all the evil oozing out of every pore!
usonian
(23,220 posts)
Bettie
(19,219 posts)he is getting exactly what he voted for.
Hassler
(4,733 posts)Que sera sera
ProfessorGAC
(75,654 posts)...naturalized citizen in a different town, Machado would not care one iota.
He only cares because it happened to him.
Selfish buffoon!
GoodRaisin
(10,694 posts)That never occurred to you before you voted for him?
JanMichael
(25,725 posts)Blue Owl
(58,108 posts)republianmushroom
(22,122 posts)Enjoy the reap of your vote.
LS0999
(276 posts)It is not like people weren't warned over and over and over. This is something that wouldn't be happening under what should be the Harris administration. When you vote for White nationalist Confederate-Nazism aka MAGA, don't be surprised when you get what you voted for.