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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
(48,904 posts)Otto_Harper
(822 posts)is not very smart
mdbl
(8,450 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
(294,969 posts)That is all
snowybirdie
(6,641 posts)I have three teenaged grandchildren who are half hispanic they resemble their mom. This is terrifying!
Freddie
(10,090 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
(17,946 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
(5,010 posts)And believed him when he said he would go after criminals.
Clouds Passing
(7,720 posts)Aristus
(71,992 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
(89,573 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
(69,195 posts)Joinfortmill
(20,825 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(15,649 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
(64,106 posts)Pototan
(3,060 posts)Who would have thought.
Dope. He's lucky they didn't kill him. They don't need him anymore.
Ollie Garkie
(350 posts)I didn't think the leopards would eat my face.
Lucky Luciano
(11,852 posts)sakabatou
(46,026 posts)LS0999
(280 posts)It's like Golden Corral for the face eating leopards now
MagickMuffin
(18,305 posts)The Supreme Court ruled against the 4th Amendment. They approved illegal searches because of drugs and the war fought against them.
hadEnuf
(3,579 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
(93,449 posts)if it did not happen to him personally.
No sympathy from me. He got what he voted for.
AllyCat
(18,715 posts)djacq
(1,775 posts)Constitution don't mean a thing when white supremacy is institutionalized in this country.
LuvLoogie
(8,726 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
(36,915 posts)Keepthesoulalive
(2,217 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
(3,361 posts)Grumpy Old Guy
(4,274 posts)ShazzieB
(22,451 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
(24,540 posts)
Bettie
(19,542 posts)he is getting exactly what he voted for.
Hassler
(4,861 posts)Que sera sera
ProfessorGAC
(76,419 posts)...naturalized citizen in a different town, Machado would not care one iota.
He only cares because it happened to him.
Selfish buffoon!
GoodRaisin
(10,840 posts)That never occurred to you before you voted for him?
JanMichael
(25,725 posts)Blue Owl
(58,818 posts)republianmushroom
(22,212 posts)Enjoy the reap of your vote.
LS0999
(280 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.