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Rhiannon12866

(242,139 posts)
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 10:52 PM Jul 25

'Praying for it to end': Vermont superintendent speaks out after ICE interrogation - All In - MSNBC



“I told them I was an American citizen. I questioned why they were using those tactics on me. I asked about my constitutional rights. An officer outright said out loud that I have no constitutional rights at a point of entry,” says Wilmer Chavarria, a school superintendent for the Winooski school district in Vermont who was detained and interrogated by border agents. - Aired on 07/25/2025.
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'Praying for it to end': Vermont superintendent speaks out after ICE interrogation - All In - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 25 OP
You gotta figure they picked on him because his spouse is a man. SunSeeker Jul 26 #1
That was my first thought, too Rhiannon12866 Jul 26 #2
Because the ICEtopol are trying to Make America Great Again ... aggiesal Jul 26 #3
And to think in 9th grade history we learned all about the Civil Rights Movement Rhiannon12866 Jul 26 #4

SunSeeker

(56,557 posts)
1. You gotta figure they picked on him because his spouse is a man.
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 01:38 AM
Jul 26

As he recounted, they tried to get him to admit he was in a sham marriage. Fucking bigots.

Rhiannon12866

(242,139 posts)
2. That was my first thought, too
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 01:43 AM
Jul 26

Yesterday when I went to the store, the door was politely opened for me by 2 men holding hands. I just smiled and thanked them. Why would these ICE agents care??

aggiesal

(10,289 posts)
3. Because the ICEtopol are trying to Make America Great Again ...
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 01:58 AM
Jul 26

Which basically means Make America White Heterosexual Again.
All Non-White Heterosexual people can only be servants.

Rhiannon12866

(242,139 posts)
4. And to think in 9th grade history we learned all about the Civil Rights Movement
Sat Jul 26, 2025, 02:10 AM
Jul 26

And now the Republicans want to take over our public schools - that one teacher was asked to remove her poster that said Everyone Is Welcome, showing hands of many shades.

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