30 taken by ICE Kings Mountain NC, US citizens ordered to turn phones off

[orangecrush]

"One employee began livestreaming and posting video on Facebook, showing dozens of employees and some law enforcement officers standing on the factory floor. One officer is seen wearing a vest marked "police." Two others are seen wearing masks and carrying assault-style rifles.

Buckeye employee Eric Pinon told Queen City News that he recorded the raid's initial moments until an agent grabbed his phone and turned it off. "He was like, 'Everybody turn off your phones now. If it's not, you'll be detained," he told the television station."


https://www.wfae.org/race-equity/2025-06-27/ice-30-detained-as-agents-raid-kings-mountain-factory

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And I don't buy that this is about "identity theft". Everything that comes from these nazis is a lie.

It's about filling Miller's quota.

[NutmegYankee]

1. Photography and recording are protected by the First Amendment

That was a clearly unlawful order.

[newdeal2]

2. You'll be deported before you ever see a trial

SCOTUS prefers it in fact.

[NutmegYankee]

4. I would never be deported.

My family has been here for 400 years. I'd rather lunge for a pen or any similar object and go down fighting on my own soil than allow myself to be deported.

[orangecrush]

6. Clearly.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. What authority gives them permission to order phones be turned off?

[Qutzupalotl]

12. None, just their hurt feelings

and fear of repercussions.

[lindysalsagal]

5. Why are the GOP members allowing this? It's the end of freedom and democracy

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Might create a run on public burner phones. / nt

[TommyT139]

18. They also make Ray-Bans that are web cams.

[0rganism]

8. The only recourse now is direct action against anonymous masked thugs

The courts did not hold. The republic nears its end. A cruel would-be monarch squats above us all, shitting vengeance upon his personal enemies.

There will be no "free and fair" election to remedy these circumstances.

[orangecrush]

10. We do NOT CONDONE VIOLENCE

There are other forms of resistance.

[0rganism]

11. "Direct action" doesn't necessarily mean violence

You're correct, there are other forms of resistance, but they can no longer rely upon institutional support. Those days are gone.

[BoRaGard]

9. The gop's #gICEstapo in fascie haircuts and boots is curb stomping America

[Qutzupalotl]

13. Situations like this are what the First Amendment is for.

May I suggest wearing a shirt with a pocket and leaving your phone recording from there. Makes you less of a target, and you might be able to document more of the incident.

[Beaverhausen]

14. All of you saying "they can't make you turn off phones" are clearly not paying attention

These goons, whoever they are, are getting away with whatever they want to do.

If you don't know that by now, please pay closer attention.

[orangecrush]

15. Astute observation

And no sarcasm.

[Beaverhausen]

16. I live in Los Angeles so it's just more in my face here I guess

It just pisses me off when people think that anything is normal anymore.

Men with no identification are hauling people away to who knows where and their families can't find them.

[orangecrush]

17. Check this out

MUST WATCH: Oceanside CA: Militarized DHS (HSI) smashed windows, assault rifles drawn, tossed flashbangs and sent drones into the apartment which had 2 kids inside. They then told neighbors they were going to use tear gas, and they’d probably be exposed. Please share widely. WTF

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2025-06-27T15:13:26.357Z

My rule of thumb - they can do anything they aren't stopped from doing.

These people don't understand the constitution, compassion, or reason.

All they understand is force.

[Demovictory9]

19. Those with verified legal status were given blue wristbands.

[Demovictory9]

20. Everyone is in danger of being handcuffed and pushed around just by being near Hispanic people

This effects all of us.