dajo9 said:sycasey said:oski003 said:sycasey said:oski003 said:sycasey said:oski003 said:Eastern Oregon Bear said:sycasey said:oski003 said:sycasey said:Community pooled their money to pay for her green card—then ICE locked her up in a private prison instead.
— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨💻 (@LongTimeHistory) October 5, 2025
Agents detained her when she showed up for final green card appointment—a process that lasted years & cost $16,009.
Family was waiting at her house planning to celebrate… pic.twitter.com/DgNWqAvkZX
Assuming the headline isn't misleading, I am glad government employees are being cut. Forcing someone to wait 35 years for green card processing is outrageous.
I don't follow how would cutting more government employees help this process go faster?
What's actually outrageous is arresting and jailing people who are seemingly trying to do it the "right way."
You're running up against the MAGA fevered dream of fixing everything by destroying it all. There is no plan beyond that. To hell with the consequences.
He is also running up against my skepticism and sarcasm when presented only one side of the story.
So I'm guessing your point is that it's the old woman's fault for not getting citizenship before now?
It would just be nice to get a balanced story on this.
Sure. I just fail to see how a balanced story would justify taking a woman who has no criminal history and is clearly trying to become a legal resident, whisking her away, and placing her in some far-off detention center. How is that a good immigration process?
She likely has a criminal history, but it may just be for immigration violations.
Let's lay down a marker here that when I say "criminal" in this context it means "besides illegal immigration."
Being in the country without authorization is a civil offense and not a criminal offense. But she had a green card so they are just guessing at justifications at this point. They don't care.
This statement is only partially true, and that is if she entered the country at a designated specific port of entry. If she entered at a point not so designated, and stayed in the country without authorization, that would be a felony.
Whether or not crossing the border and remaining here is a felony depends also on whether the person had been in the country previously. If she had previously been deported, and then tried to or did enter the country again, she could be charged with a felony.
If she entered at an official port of entry, and provided false information to the Border Patrol, or did not undergo an inspection, and then remained in the country, those also would be charged as felonies.
If she engaged in a fraudulent marriage to gain entry, she could be charged with a felony.
