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> He was in court for battery charges

Oh I’m sorry, I misread, I thought you said he had been convicted of something.

The law is very important to you when it’s a misdemeanor immigration offense but that whole innocent till proven guilty thing is just an inconvenience.



I dont understand what you mean by your comment. He was arrested for being in the country illegally. The way this is supposed to work is: 1) you get a warrant, 2) then you make the arrest, and 3) the person gets due process in court. We finished 2 and we definitely need 3. If we dont we have a problem. But what they did so far was correct.

He also was in court for battery. It seems like you're implying that since battery is not illegal entry that he couldn't be arrested. ??? If anything thats just another good reason not to aid his unlawful presence in the country.


Like I said, as someone who has been charged for something I factually did not do, you’re just parroting the Trump line, “these are bad people, criminals”.

He may well have committed battery. But again, not convicted. But hey, go ahead and assume criminality. Why even bother with court?


>you’re just parroting the Trump line, “these are bad people, criminals”.

They got a warrant based on evidence that he entered illegally then arrested him. That's following the process.

We can argue if showing up in court for battery charges is a good look. But it has nothing to do with whether or not ICE could arrest him.


Don’t backpedal, “we can argue if it’s a good look”. You are the one who brought up the battery charges in the sense of “look at the kind of person she’s helping evade ICE”.




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