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

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-arre
> >>>>> 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
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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