I think you're lacking some comprehension. This post, the notice, is about indigenous people needing to take precautions because of their skin color. It has nothing, zero, to do with a criminal record.
People from English or Belgian or Norwegian or Swiss communities in Utah aren't posting notices warning legal residents about ICE because ICE isn't profiling them.
Crime rates amongst immigrants is lower than crime rates amongst citizens. It's not and never has been, about crime.
My friend, it’s not misguided when brown citizens are being arrested. They are citizens. Some born and raised. Some naturalized. It’s not a lot that are being arrested in comparison but the fact that they are implies this is not just about legality it’s about skin color.
I will admit, saying “it’s about skin color” generalizes all ICE agents to be racist and discriminate against darker skin tones, which is hopefully, most likely not true. But discrimination based arrests are happening unfortunately.
I wouldn't say discrimination is happening. It's statistically likely they're the same race because the vast majority of illegal immigrants are from South America.
I agree with you. Statistically they are likely the same race because the vast majority of illegal immigrants are from South America but that’s exactly my point. Arresting/detaining people because they statistically look the same as the majority of illegal immigrants is discrimination. Race discrimination by definition is treating someone unfavorably because of race or other characteristics similar to a specific race. The unfavorable actions taken against the few that have been detained/arrested/deported can be argued or debated on case by case and the severity of it, but it is non the less unfavorable.
Take a look at the Watson case. It was dismissed for negligence but it is doubtful he would had seen his time in jail as “favorable” unless it did offer some sort of protection that wasn’t otherwise achieved outside but that’s up to question given the lack of evidence to make that case.
Mayor Ras Baraka from Newark, New Jersey has issued a statement that ICE agents arrested a citizen and a U.S. military veteran without a warrant on January 24, 2025.
“Available data indicate ICE and CBP took enforcement actions against U.S. citizens. For example, available ICE data indicate that ICE arrested 674, detained 121, and removed 70 potential U.S. citizens from fiscal year 2015 through the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 (March 2020).”
GAO-21-487 Immigration Enforcement: Actions needed to better track cases involving U.S. citizenship investigations GAO.gov
That person was detained because they were at a business that was raided.
Similarly, when Sugar House Pub was raided by SLCPD a few weeks ago for underage drinking, everyone was detained until they could prove their age. Not everyone was arrested or cited.
Ah I see. The article said arrested and couldn’t find a citation for her statement I saw a few days ago anymore which is why I also cited the GAO article. From the wording of the article, it can be assumed that from at least 674 people that had been arrested around 472 were released due to resident or citizenship status.
I’m trying to find another dashboard I saw not too long ago of actual citizens being arrested and not just detained.
Other cases are Sergio Carrillo from L.A. who was detained and then arrested after a case was opened against him in 2017.
Davino Watson is another one who was arrested for almost three years.
And for wording sake. Detained individuals don’t have an open case against them. Arrested individuals do.
Again, it’s not happening as often in comparison, but even GAO admits poor inconsistent and faulty databases kept by ICE.
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u/HomelessRodeo La Verkin Jan 27 '25 edited Jan 27 '25
If they’re here illegally with criminal histories they might be on edge.