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Otto_Harper

(822 posts)
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 02:39 PM Mar 2025

Hispanic man rethinking Trump vote after ICE encounter: 'They assume we're all illegals'

From Rawstory.
Link: https://www.rawstory.com/regretful-trump-voters-2671288555/

A naturalized Hispanic man is questioning his vote for President Donald Trump after federal agents detained him at gunpoint.

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 driver’s license.

“They didn’t 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. “That’s what they’re doing now, they’re 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.
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Hispanic man rethinking Trump vote after ICE encounter: 'They assume we're all illegals' (Original Post) Otto_Harper Mar 2025 OP
He's just not very smart. Autumn Mar 2025 #1
I think, by definition, anyone who voted for Dumpy Otto_Harper Mar 2025 #2
You said that so much nicer than I would have mdbl Mar 2025 #17
I was raised to have a deep and abiding respect for all living things Otto_Harper Mar 2025 #20
Eff him malaise Mar 2025 #3
Scary for many snowybirdie Mar 2025 #4
My good friend's boyfriend Freddie Mar 2025 #5
Oh, I'm confused, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2025 #6
Seriously, they voted for a convicted felon and a rapist. travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #39
But the 2nd amendment is the only sacred one Clouds Passing Mar 2025 #7
Well shit, asshole. We told you not to vote for him. Aristus Mar 2025 #8
Maybe this "libtard" Will make herself a tears cocktail to toast calimary Mar 2025 #10
No shit. yardwork Mar 2025 #9
FAFO Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #11
While I don't wish this on anyone MustLoveBeagles Mar 2025 #12
Just now realizing, eh? Yeah, they hate the melanin enhanced member of our society...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2025 #13
Imagine, Trump enabling racists Pototan Mar 2025 #14
Oops... Ollie Garkie Mar 2025 #15
"Mr Trump, you were supposed to hurt those other people. Not me." Lucky Luciano Mar 2025 #16
Another victim of the face eating leopard sakabatou Mar 2025 #18
Those leopards are becoming Garfields LS0999 Mar 2025 #41
The 4th Amendment we gave up for the War on Drugs MagickMuffin Mar 2025 #19
This is how the Gestapo works and that's exactly what you voted for. hadEnuf Mar 2025 #21
This dumbass would be cheering on everything going on JI7 Mar 2025 #22
FAFO AllyCat Mar 2025 #23
Welcome to Racial Profiling djacq Mar 2025 #24
What he doesn't get is that they know you're not LuvLoogie Mar 2025 #25
The dumbest of dumbasses. boston bean Mar 2025 #26
Well Keepthesoulalive Mar 2025 #27
Not me syndrome Blue Full Moon Mar 2025 #28
FAFO Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2025 #29
It's really sad that so many people are this naive. 😟 ShazzieB Mar 2025 #30
Denial. A key behavior of cults. usonian Mar 2025 #33
He should be overjoyed Bettie Mar 2025 #31
Doris Day has something for you pal Hassler Mar 2025 #32
If This Happened To A Different... ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #34
"They assume we're all illegals" GoodRaisin Mar 2025 #35
Duh JanMichael Mar 2025 #36
Oh, it's "scary" now, is it? Blue Owl Mar 2025 #37
Yup, live and learn, dude. republianmushroom Mar 2025 #38
No sympathy here LS0999 Mar 2025 #40
Stop feeling sorry for yourself and sue the fukkahs struggle4progress Mar 2025 #42

Otto_Harper

(822 posts)
20. I was raised to have a deep and abiding respect for all living things
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 05:06 PM
Mar 2025

Of course, that rule does not need to be applied to some of The Lord's more obvious mistakes.

snowybirdie

(6,537 posts)
4. Scary for many
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 02:49 PM
Mar 2025

I have three teenaged grandchildren who are half hispanic they resemble their mom. This is terrifying!

Freddie

(10,038 posts)
5. My good friend's boyfriend
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 02:56 PM
Mar 2025

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)
6. Oh, I'm confused,
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 03:07 PM
Mar 2025

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)
39. Seriously, they voted for a convicted felon and a rapist.
Sat Mar 8, 2025, 04:54 PM
Mar 2025

And believed him when he said he would go after criminals.

Aristus

(71,526 posts)
8. Well shit, asshole. We told you not to vote for him.
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 03:15 PM
Mar 2025

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)
10. Maybe this "libtard" Will make herself a tears cocktail to toast
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 04:42 PM
Mar 2025

all the disillusioned trump voters who drank the Mar-a-Lago Koolaid.

A nice tall sour lemonade maybe (since I don’t 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.

MustLoveBeagles

(14,476 posts)
12. While I don't wish this on anyone
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 04:44 PM
Mar 2025

It's a natural consequence of re-electing TSF.which this person did. How could he possibly think he would be safe?

Pototan

(2,958 posts)
14. Imagine, Trump enabling racists
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 04:54 PM
Mar 2025

Who would have thought.

Dope. He's lucky they didn't kill him. They don't need him anymore.

LS0999

(276 posts)
41. Those leopards are becoming Garfields
Sat Mar 8, 2025, 05:30 PM
Mar 2025

It's like Golden Corral for the face eating leopards now

MagickMuffin

(18,056 posts)
19. The 4th Amendment we gave up for the War on Drugs
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 05:02 PM
Mar 2025


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)
21. This is how the Gestapo works and that's exactly what you voted for.
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 05:07 PM
Mar 2025

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)
22. This dumbass would be cheering on everything going on
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 05:11 PM
Mar 2025

if it did not happen to him personally.

No sympathy from me. He got what he voted for.

djacq

(1,771 posts)
24. Welcome to Racial Profiling
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 05:20 PM
Mar 2025

Constitution don't mean a thing when white supremacy is institutionalized in this country.

LuvLoogie

(8,465 posts)
25. What he doesn't get is that they know you're not
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 05:26 PM
Mar 2025

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.

Keepthesoulalive

(2,096 posts)
27. Well
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 05:30 PM
Mar 2025

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.

ShazzieB

(22,131 posts)
30. It's really sad that so many people are this naive. 😟
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 05:40 PM
Mar 2025

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!

ProfessorGAC

(75,654 posts)
34. If This Happened To A Different...
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 07:55 PM
Mar 2025

...naturalized citizen in a different town, Machado would not care one iota.
He only cares because it happened to him.
Selfish buffoon!

LS0999

(276 posts)
40. No sympathy here
Sat Mar 8, 2025, 05:26 PM
Mar 2025

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.

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