Lawmakers slam Ice after US military veterans are arrested, injured

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Mon 20 Oct 2025 06.00 EDT
Last modified on Mon 20 Oct 2025 10.33 EDT


Some of the most decorated military veterans in Congress say they are outraged after a report in the Guardian revealed US military veterans have been arrested or injured amid protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy the national guard to American cities.

“I went to war three times for this country to defend the right of Americans to say things I may not like,” said Representative Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado and former army ranger who was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Iraq as a platoon leader with the 82nd airborne division. “Now is the time for every American to speak out.”

Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois who received a Purple Heart after her helicopter was shot down over Iraq, said: “No one – especially those who have already sacrificed so much for this country – should ever be assaulted, detained or thrown in solitary confinement for peacefully protesting government overreach.”

The Guardian has identified eight instances in which military veterans have been prosecuted or sought damages after being detained by federal agents. Two of those individuals were arrested in late September protesting outside a Chicago-area Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/20/military-veterans-arrested-injured-lawmakers-ice

[BlueKota]

1. Notice it's only Democrats

speaking out against the veterans being injured.

[paleotn]

4. Republican concern about people in uniform is about as fake as those damn yellow ribbons during the Gulf War.

As fake as their patriotism.

[BaronChocula]

2. Now when I hear "slam ice"

I no longer think of frozen cocktails. And that is a crime within itself.

[Mr. Evil]

3. I hope ICE gets creamed.

May the receive all the heat they deserve.

[IbogaProject]

5. Actually no one should face that abuse

As our bill of rights enumerates some rights that all people reguardless of citizenship status have. And our founders were clear as they debated what to include that the list could never ne comprehensive. The Bill of Rights was a set of enumerated rights they knew sh!theads would violate as the King had before the revolution.

[slightlv]

6. You're absolutely right!

Every person in this country, according to our constitution, has rights, privileges, and dignity. ALL people should be treated with dignity by these authoritarian guards. Add one more thing to the Truth and Reconciliation ledger!

[UT_democrat]

7. Veterans

But not civilians.