ICE cannot be trusted.
Earlier this week, two 17-year old boys were driving down the highway in Alamo, TX. Multiple sources say they were on the way to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps before noticing ICE taking PARENTS who were at their children's’ Elementary School. According to witnesses, the boys had stopped their car and started filming what was happening, which lead ICE Agents to focus their attention on these boys. Shortly after, these agents forced these minors from their car and physically assaulted them. 1 boy was pinned on the floor while an ICE Agent started to hit his face multiple times. The other boy, which we can assume was the driver, was pepper-sprayed before he ran into a nearby restaurant begging for someone to help.
Patrons of the restaurant reported the young man was telling these Agents that they were rightful U.S. Citizens, in which the ICE Agent responded with “I don’t give a damn … your parents can’t save you now.”
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I want to take a moment to get personal with you, I do not care where your political views align, or where your beliefs stand. If you cannot agree that what these men did to those MINORS was absolutely horrific, please take a much needed reflection on yourself. Those boys did NOTHING wrong, they were within their rights as U.S. Citizens, and they were assaulted for no reason. Let’s not forget that they were on their way to ENLIST IN THE MARINE CORPS. Now, according to one of the boys’ mother, they’re not sure if they even want to serve a country that doesn’t abide by its own laws. ICE Agents are not here to help the people of America. They are here to tear families apart, and get away with heinous acts of violence without any repercussions.
