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Hekate

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43. Any idea how much a "good immigration lawyer" costs? My husband is naturalized...

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 09:13 PM

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He knows where all his papers are — including Vietnam era military service — but if he were snatched up, I am actually not sure I do. And since I’ve never had to look for an immigration lawyer, I wouldn’t know a good one from a mediocre or a dishonest one. And we both have college degrees and a full command of the English language.

This is all in the category of outrageously illegal crap that ICE is doing, and you know it. Guilty until proven innocent — and the burden of proof is on the accused, not the accuser. Thousands of arrestees have been disappeared, and when they do surface, it’s in another state hundreds of miles from their families. ICE is in the wrong every step of the way.

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This is the man that ICE just detained. Iowa superintendent and former Olympian bested in footrace by 5th-grader [View all] sheshe2 Friday OP

Bastards orangecrush Friday #1

A dangerous criminal, no doubt 🙃 Deuxcents Friday #2

That article about the foot race is great. How is he Superintendent and ICE is stiffing around for him? underpants Friday #3

There is an article in LBN. sheshe2 Friday #5

I've not read anywhere... SickOfTheOnePct Friday #9

I struck that in my comment. sheshe2 Friday #11

Early info is always so iffy n/t SickOfTheOnePct Friday #13

That quote is ambiguous. Referring to Amendment 14, if he was born in Brooklyn, regardless of flashman13 Friday #18

Yes, I'm aware of how birthright citizenship works SickOfTheOnePct Friday #19

I am certainly not implying that you are not. My point was that the existing information is ambiguous. flashman13 Friday #20

Statement by Des Moines board president Jackie Norris MichMan 8 hrs ago #84

Yep, I saw that after I had posted previously SickOfTheOnePct 8 hrs ago #85

I edited after I saw your comment, to include the statement by the Des Moines board president MichMan 8 hrs ago #86

They're laying it at the feet of the vetting company... SickOfTheOnePct 8 hrs ago #87

Didn't he compete in the Olympics for Guyana? MadameButterfly 23 hrs ago #61

Not necessarily. IL Dem 21 hrs ago #71

I'm aware of a female ice dancer MadameButterfly 20 hrs ago #72

And he is a Guyanese citizen... SickOfTheOnePct 20 hrs ago #73

of course. Except there are some people MadameButterfly 16 hrs ago #79

Yes SickOfTheOnePct 16 hrs ago #80

One presumes. maxsolomon Friday #6

ICE claims... SickOfTheOnePct Friday #10

If that's true then he's fucked. A 2024 Final Removal Order would have come under Biden. maxsolomon Friday #16

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Friday #17

Regarding the weapons charge. Riberts says he was deer hunting and had his rifle BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #45

That was from 2022 SickOfTheOnePct Friday #48

This is important MadameButterfly 23 hrs ago #62

DHS states that he had a loaded handgun when he was detained MichMan 22 hrs ago #64

ICE also claims... SickOfTheOnePct 22 hrs ago #65

If this is true of course there's no hope MadameButterfly 22 hrs ago #66

I'm thinking they may have the wrong Ian Roberts from Guyana... SickOfTheOnePct 22 hrs ago #68

It is a body count. 3,000 daily. Consequences and results be damned. underpants Friday #15

IF they have the right guy... SickOfTheOnePct Friday #7

" deportation order from 2024, and an outstanding weapons charge" KS Toronado Friday #12

entered US on student visa, No work authorization. he was living on borrowed time. BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #21

Sure sounds like it SickOfTheOnePct Friday #24

undocumented, no work authorization, removal order. He may be a great guy but it's amazing he was hired. BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #22

Yep Lifeafter70 Friday #41

School says he completed the I9 form, where you deckare legal to work in US BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #46

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Friday #49

Abolish ICE. WhiskeyGrinder Friday #4

I don't believe a GD word ICE says at this point! n/t ReRe Friday #25

Hopefully he has a lawyer... SickOfTheOnePct Friday #36

Better yet... Dark n Stormy Knight 18 hrs ago #77

In Russia they would feel right at home. Dave Bowman 16 hrs ago #78

Kick dalton99a Friday #8

"in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed blade hunting knife" KS Toronado Friday #14

Except for the $3,000 cash markodochartaigh Friday #26

In Iowa Bettie Friday #27

IF he is here illegally... SickOfTheOnePct Friday #29

Im not understanding Riberta timeline, in US as student in 99, competed in Olympics for Guyana in 2000 BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #47

It's not uncommon for a foreign-born athlete to represent their native country if they still have citizenship of dalton99a 22 hrs ago #70

The republican American Gestapo at work. republianmushroom Friday #23

what an Endearing story of Ian Roberts Cha Friday #28

To those trying to establish the guilt of this man: why would you believe anything ICE says? Hekate Friday #30

Thank you for this Hekate. sheshe2 Friday #32

Right, Alex Padilla, going about his lawful business as a US Senator. Thugs. Lawless, sadistic, thugs. Hekate Friday #35

I remember watching the videos as he was tackled to the floor. sheshe2 Friday #39

... Less Than Zero Crediblity... Damn Shame If The Whole Organization 'Melted'... Damn Shame... Big Tears... MayReasonRule Friday #33

They could be lying about the loaded gun, the knife, & the cash... SickOfTheOnePct Friday #37

And? If he doesn't have his naturalization papers to hand, why do they need so badly to lie abt all else? Hekate Friday #40

I'm not saying they should lie or need to lie SickOfTheOnePct Friday #42

Any idea how much a "good immigration lawyer" costs? My husband is naturalized... Hekate Friday #43

He's making close to $300k/year, he can afford a good attorney SickOfTheOnePct Friday #44

So the option of lawsuits makes it all right in your mind? Bcs that's what I hear you saying... Hekate Yesterday #50

I never said it was no biggie SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #51

Your last paragraph includes the truth ReRe Yesterday #53

Thank you for getting it. Any person on our soil is Constitutionally entitled to due process... Hekate Yesterday #57

It must be hard for you . ReRe Yesterday #59

There is one flooding the thread. Kingofalldems 22 hrs ago #67

School superintendent? This is Nazi Germany shit. Joinfortmill Friday #31

Any black-faced person who is a HERO some_of_us_are_sane Friday #34

"40 acres and a mule" is what it sounds like to me. n/t ReRe Yesterday #54

Precisely. some_of_us_are_sane 23 hrs ago #60

If life survives the next 20 years, surviving humans need to remember stuff like this so it doesn't happen again 0rganism Friday #38

Is anyone keeping a collection of all of the folks ICE is doccumented to have taken quakerboy Yesterday #52

IMO, Ice needs to be publishing ReRe Yesterday #55

Given the number of folks, including citizens quakerboy Yesterday #56

You're right. ReRe Yesterday #58

It would certainly be great if there was a running record of All the incidents carried out by ICE. riversedge 19 hrs ago #76

Once we get back control in 2029, need to abolish ICE, prohibit all deportations, & repatriate any deported since 2017. MichMan 23 hrs ago #63

Oh sarcasm. Kingofalldems 22 hrs ago #69

and that there will be elections in 2028 WhiteTara 20 hrs ago #74

So you're telling me that this man who has served in various positions in education indusurb 19 hrs ago #75

Fuck this administration. Fuck this administration. Fuck this administration. Initech 16 hrs ago #81

This is how Greg_In_SF 16 hrs ago #82

It's all really strange SickOfTheOnePct 15 hrs ago #83