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struggle4progress

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10. More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 04:51 PM

Oct 30

They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
by Nicole Foy, photography by Sarahbeth Maney

October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm

Americans Detained: The government doesn’t track how many citizens are held by immigration agents. We found more than 170 cases this year where citizens were detained at raids and protests.

Held Incommunicado: More than 20 citizens have reported being held for over a day without being able to call their loved ones or a lawyer. In some cases their families couldn’t find them.

Cases Wilted: Agents have arrested about 130 Americans, including a dozen elected officials, for allegedly interfering with or assaulting officers, yet those cases were often dropped ...

https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will

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Noem says no Americans get arrested by ICE: [View all] applegrove Oct 30 OP

Technically, they don't get arrested, just disappeared and processed for release... Wounded Bear Oct 30 #1

They're picked up and "detained", not arrested. haele Oct 30 #14

All in the semantics... Wounded Bear Oct 30 #16

Noem lies like her boss pfitz59 Oct 30 #2

Stick it up your ass, Craterface. Aristus Oct 30 #3

I was going to jump ugly with Secretary puppy-killer, but I can't top that! 11 Bravo Oct 30 #11

19Kilo has your back, Infantry. Aristus Oct 30 #13

Bite me, Kristi! no_hypocrisy Oct 30 #4

Every day noem takes the truth by its neck to the gravel pit, like she did her dog. Blues Heron Oct 30 #5

She lies with the best liars. Diamond_Dog Oct 30 #6

Yeah, they just get beat up and taken for a rough ride C_U_L8R Oct 30 #7

She needs to be kidnapped and educated. milestogo Oct 30 #8

JD Vance done said puppy killers are bad people Blue Owl Oct 30 #9

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration struggle4progress Oct 30 #10

So help me! usonian Oct 30 #12

She's a liar JustAnotherGen Oct 30 #15

A US citizen just got his ribs broken this week NickB79 Oct 30 #17

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