My husband and I know this man. My husband taught his kids. He's an incredible sweet guy. He is in the country legally- he pays taxes, he's married to a US Citizen, he has no criminal record and now he's in ICE detention. For those who thought "it can't happen here" it is happening here. #FreeKarim https://www.instagram.com/p/DHzAZhxJHcF/?img_index=1
from that insta post. "Karim was detained after an appointment to pick up documents to fulfill his work authorization requirement and to remain in the United States as he has since he has been in this country. When he arrived at the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program office, he was informed that there had been a mistake and he had to go to ICE. Once at the Newark ICE facility, Karim was apprehended. He had gone there willingly under the pretense of clearing up a “mistake”. Let that sink in."
@OldAndCranky Shades of #khashoggi ?
@OldAndCranky Despicable, what's happening there. I hope the best for the speedy release of your friend.
@OldAndCranky shit happens. Listen
In America before Trump, COINTELPRO or it's later and former incarnations, would murder you, or set you up for a murder rap, if you interfered with biz as ush.
Citing in order, Fred Hampton, Leonard Peltier as obvious examples, but there are literally thousands more you never heard about. White middleclass people too. Citing Sam Melville.
But for the BLUE FACTION only #Trump has ever been #humanscum. It's called #trumpderangementsyndrome. It washes your mind.
@heretical_i that’s a huge assumption on your part. Some of us have been aware and active for a very long time. As I am not living in the past, I choose to deal with current threats now- and Trump is the biggest current threat.
@OldAndCranky of course it’s terrible when it’s someone you know and love, but this shouldn’t even happen to some punk kid with a record of petty crimes
@dgodon indeed. It should happen to no one.