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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 81 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the deputy marshal “fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE.”

100% chance the description was "Mexican".

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Yeah, exactly. Mexican." -Kristi Noem

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 13 points 1 day ago

Muslim?

Mexican!

Persian?

Mexican!

Greek?

You guessed it, Mexican!

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 84 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You’d think when they asked him for his ID and he showed them his badge and ID card, they’d realize they got the wrong person.

What this illustrates is that ICE does a horrible job of checking people’s identity. It took validation by multiple state officers to get him released.

Good, way too many jackboots with non-pasty complexions voted for this. I hope they eat their own more often.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 73 points 1 day ago

the U.S. Marshals Service saying in a statement that the deputy marshal “fit the general description of a subject being sought by ICE.”

Description: "non-white"

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lot of people wrongly detained by these jackbooted thugs, not just Marshal Mathers

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wait, what? Did I miss some news??? ICE got eminem???

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

"In our defence he was way better at brown people things than a lot of brown people"

He was identifying as slim shady at the time.