ICE Arresting American Citizens and Lying About It
Nov 6, 2025
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A ProPublica report documents ICE's detention of approximately 170 American citizens during immigration enforcement operations, revealing widespread Fourth Amendment violations. The article details multiple cases of ICE agents using excessive force against U.S. citizens, including pepper-spraying a man filming agents, tackling a 79-year-old car wash owner, and detaining a woman without outside contact for over two days, despite Department of Homeland Security claims that ICE does not arrest U.S. citizens for immigration enforcement.
Sources
- Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It
newrepublic.com·Nov 6, 2025·archived copy
newrepublic.com·Nov 6, 2025·archived copy
newrepublic.substack.com·Nov 6, 2025·archived copy
- ICE is arresting US citizens for ‘impeding’ their operations | CNN Politics
- D.C. Pipe Bombing Suspect Believed Trump’s Biggest Lie
newrepublic.com·Dec 5, 2025·archived copy
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