Re: ICE Brags About Arresting 700 "Alien" US Citizens

big dutch baby <[email protected]> wrote in
news:20260612151120.02daabcd@z-z: 

> On Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:09:36 +0000
> Mitchell Holman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Governor Swill <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>> > On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 23:17:27 -0600, Gronk <[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>> >   
>> >>zendejo wrote:  
>> >>> On 5/30/26 12:20 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:  
>> >>>> Lee <[email protected]> wrote in
>> >>>> news:XnsB45C772D9471DLeegmailcom@  
>> >>>>> The White House_s Aliens.gov Site Brags
>> >>>>> That ICE Arrested More Than 700 US Citizens
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> A SPACE-THEMED WHITE House website that
>> >>>>> mocks immigrants and compares them to
>> >>>>> extraterrestrials claims Immigration and
>> >>>>> Customs Enforcement has arrested almost
>> >>>>> half a million people in nearly 12,000
>> >>>>> cities and towns in the United States.
>> >>>>> In 715 of the locations listed, the site
>> >>>>> identifies at least one of the people
>> >>>>> arrested as being born in the United
>> >>>>> States. In 83 of the locations, every
>> >>>>> single arrestee is reported to be an
>> >>>>> American.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> In more than one-fifth of the locations
>> >>>>> the site flags as the site of an arrest,
>> >>>>> no criminal charges are recorded. Puerto
>> >>>>> Rico, a US territory whose residents are
>> >>>>> American citizens, is mapped on the site
>> >>>>> as a separate jurisdiction; in one row,
>> >>>>> the site lists Puerto Rico itself among
>> >>>>> the foreign countries the arrestees came
>> >>>>> from.
>> >>>>> https://www.wired.com/story/white-house-aliens-gov-us-citizens-a
>> >>>>> rre sted/   
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ____ "Illegal aliens"
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ____ From Puerto Rico
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ____ Only a MAGA could be that stupid.  
>> >>> 
>> >>> Only a Hollowman could waltz right past the facts in his own
>> >>> citation: 
>> >>> 
>> >>> "in one row,the site lists Puerto Rico itself among
>> >>> the foreign countries the arrestees came from."
>> >>> 
>> >>> AI Overview
>> >>> 
>> >>> Illegal migrants from Puerto Rico generally fall into two
>> >>> categories: foreign nationals who used Puerto Rico as a stepping
>> >>> stone to enter the U.S. mainland illegally, and U.S. citizens
>> >>> from Puerto Rico.   
>> > 
>> > When AI tells you American citizens can be illegally present in the
>> > US, you know something has gone wrong.  Perhaps a touch of
>> > Artificial Stupidity?
>> >    
>> 
>> 
>>     "AI overview" no better a source
>> than Facebook or Reddit. Those using
>> it are too lazy to cite a legitimate
>> source. 
> 
> Hole-man, you go take it up with:
> 
> Google AI Overview               
> 
> Yes, Puerto Rico is used by human smugglers


    So is Texas. Even more so. 


https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/operation-lone-star-arrest-drug-human-
smugglers-in-texas


https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/border-patrol-arrests-
29-people-multiple-human-smuggling-events-rgv


https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_bd0c194e-73fd-11ed-a39f-
8bf1f75bfab4.html

 
    What should be done about that?   
    

     

> as a major maritime entry point and "stepping stone" for undocumented
> immigrants trying to reach the continental United States. Because
> Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, once an individual successfully
> reaches its shores, they are technically within the United
> States.Smugglers and migrants use this route for several key
> reasons:Geographical ProximityThe island sits roughly 80 miles across
> the Mona Passage from the Dominican Republic and Haiti. This makes it
> a vulnerable target for wooden smuggling boats, known as
> yolas.Domestic Travel LoopholeDomestic flights out of Puerto Rico to
> the mainland U.S. do not pass through federal customs or traditional
> passport checkpoints. Smugglers attempt to exploit this lack of
> international border screening to fly migrants straight into
> continental U.S. cities.Enforcement and RealitiesTargeted
> Nationalities: The largest undocumented population in Puerto Rico
> consists of Dominican nationals, alongside thousands of Haitian
> migrants.Strict Border Control: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
> (CBP) and the Ramey Border Patrol Sector actively patrol these waters
> and domestic airports. Passengers on domestic flights are still
> subject to immigration status verification.Mass Enforcement
> Operations: Large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
> raids have broken the long-held perception that Puerto Rico operates
> as a safe haven or "sanctuary" for undocumented individuals.Detention
> Infrastructure: Because Puerto Rico lacks the permanent infrastructure
> to long-term harbor immigration detainees, federal authorities
> routinely fly arrested individuals out of Puerto Rico to mainland
> detention centers located in states like Florida and Texas.(Note: It
> is crucial to distinguish undocumented immigrants traveling to Puerto
> Rico from local Puerto Ricans. Anyone born in Puerto Rico is a
> natural-born U.S. citizen and can move freely to the mainland without
> any passport or immigration restrictions.) 
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