Irish-born husband of U.S. citizen, based in Wakefield, Mass., in ICE detention for 5 months
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Anonymous
Is there any factual reporting on this? |
Anonymous
Right? Why have borders or laws at all. We should all be free to move wherever we want, whenever we want. |
Anonymous
I assume you're being sarcastic, but yes, essentially. So much of what we just accept as necessary and a fact of life contributes to so much unnecessary suffering. Why have we chosen to organize ourselves in ways that leave so many people so vulnerable? |
Anonymous
DP. Bc the alternative has, historically, been far worse. |
Anonymous
Please explain |
Anonymous
Sure, I guess? Like, anar |
Anonymous
People say they want this, but what they do not see is that it is the very protections that exist in our country (and others) are what made people want to come here in the first place. If we cannot define the boundaries of our country, then do laws apply? Where do they apply, and to whom? Do we just make laws that apply to the entire planet? What if some people don’t like that? |
Anonymous
How does making immigration seamless and simple change our laws or boundaries? How would that possibly cause making laws for the planet. We can still have borders and sovereignty while making immigration and citizenship ( heck how about just work permits?) simpler and more accessible. |
Anonymous
He has a right to a bond hearing, but they are illegally denying him that. That would get him out while he awaits a hearing on whether he actually violated any immigration law, which has not been determined. He missed his green card hearing because he’s locked up. |
Anonymous
No. What made this country rich and the reason people come here is because we stole their resources, enslaved their people, and destabilized their countries to enrich ourselves. They come here because there's nothing left in their homes, not because America is just so perfect and exceptional. I don't know the solutions. But I can recognize that what we're doing now isn't working. We're cooking the planet, resources will become more scarce, and your borders will not save you (or your children and grandchildren) from the scramble to survive that is coming. If we mindlessly continue down this path, we will destroy ourselves. |
Anonymous
Families and lawyers are being denied access to detainees and not being informed of their whereabouts. The administration denies that these people are missing, of course, but the lack of transparency is making it difficult to verify the claims one way or the other. The fact remains that the loved ones and legal counsel of many taken into ICE custody have not been able to locate them. The confusion is very much on purpose, and insisting on factual reporting from an authoritarian regime rather listening to the voices of their victims is exactly how you manufacture consent and give cover to this regime for its crimes. https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/09/25/men-lost-from-alligator-alcatraz/# |
Anonymous
| So he did a scam marriage after living in the us illegally as a last ditch effort to avoid deportation. Yeah sure no one will figure it out. Luk of the Irish lol |
Anonymous
Even if immigration were procedurally “seamless” that doesn’t mean there should be unlimited amounts of it. People complain about the “broken” immigration system but the reality is most Americans do not want unlimited immigration. |
Anonymous
Yes, the apocalypse is surely upon us. Plainly obvious. All the result of the capitalist colonialist oppressors. Whatever shall we do? Wring our hands and pontificate on a message board, of course! |
Anonymous
Exactly. It's highly doubtful he did. And what is doubtful as well is that he was licensed as a plasterer in MA. This protects homeowners from shoddy work and ensures that if a plasterer removes something hazardous such as asbestos containing popcorn ceilings or tiles they are following proper procedures and not cutting corners. MA has strict rules on licensing: Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) Registration: Any contractor (including a plasterer) who works on an existing, owner-occupied residential property with one to four units must register as an HIC if the total cost of labor and materials exceeds $500. This is a registration process with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. There does not appear to be anyone with his name licensed. This guy came to the US on the Visa Waiver Program that allows people traveling on certain passports, an Irish passport in his case, to enter the US without applying for a visa. That program allows people to visit the US for tourism for up to 90 days. The catch is that if you use this program to enter the US you waive your right to appeal your removal if you overstay the 90 days (with the exception of making an asylum claim and he said he didn't want to apply for asylum). The fact that a white guy at home depot gets pulled over after driving out of a home depot means his license plate was somehow flagged and this doesn't appear random. This case rubs me the wrong way because there is reports of this individual complaining detentions is miserable in part because all the Hispanics stick together in detention and they don't speak English as if he doesn't really belong there because he is white and speaks English. This is someone who could have legally migrated to ANY of the 27 European Union member states without needing visas, permits, or specific work authorization. He would have a leg up migrating to Canada or Australia as well. He has massive advantages that the vast majority of undocumented immigrants don't have who come here with no other options if they want to feed themselves and their families. I have much more sympathy for these migrants and wish for years and years and years there had been more uproar over these hardworking migrants getting deported. But of course the white Irish guy gets the media spotlight. |