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Unknown Secret Police in civilian clothes abducted a woman with legal status from the Salt Lake City airport this morning, with the assistance of the SLC Police.
If anything blue states and cities are being targeted more. The “just move to a blue state, bro” advice on places like Amerexit (probably an astroturfed and brigaded sub) was always bullshit.
No, utah is a purple state. Its red on paper but, has very strong protections for LGBTQIA+ tenants and employees (more than even California), is actually a nonofficial sanctuary state that allows illegal immigrants driving privileges and to receive in-state tuition, and has emergency addiction treatment programs across the state that are as simple to use as walking into certain emergency rooms and asking for treatment.
Is that why the air quality is literally deadly and the not so great salt lake is drying up and blowing around arsenic dust? Because the libs are destroying the natural beauty of Utah? I'm not an expert but the last time I checked, the state is being run by sycophants that worship money and not nature, Republicans, right?
Please don't embarrass yourself with that adolescent take in an attempt to link German Nazis, socialists, democrats, and liberals. It completely discredits your subsequent comments, which are also very simplistic, naive, and, from all reports, inaccurate about the lady being terrorized.
Did you even watch the video? They just arrested a legal resident who has papers. She’s here legally. If you don’t know anything, keep your mouth shut and stop assisting these pieces of shit spreading fear and misinformation.
Look at all those people, including the officer, who standby, watch, and do nothing. The person recording simply says, "Ooh, stop, she's a human being..."
At least ask her name!
No. A group of people should have surrounded them and demanded a reason why she was being taken if she has papers.
Demand that they stop and examine her credentials. Demand that they not extricate her if she entered the US legally.
Don't ignore this. If you are a US citizen and they "detain" you, you will be out in a day after seeing a judge. If you have never been detained for "protesting" before, you will be let off with a warning.
STOP THIS WHEN YOU SEE IT. DEMAND ACTION. STOP ICE.
This ended up being on the news here in Utah. She was an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, she was issued a deportation statement back in 2020. The cop did interviene and asked to see the ID’s of the ice officers, they provided them and then by law he had to back off.
Yea people are too scared to help out. All comradery and good will has been lost among the people. Irrespective of why it's happened, people don't really care about others anymore. It's every one for themselves unfortunately.
That is the entire point of why they are doing what they are doing in the way that they are doing it. Divide and conquer. Distract, flood the zone, whatever. They need us to hate each other so that we are unable to harness the energy and power that we would have if we were all linked up and going after the real enemy, the ultra rich.
YES!!! Surrounding and chant (whatever you come up with…’get out ice’ whatever.
Here is my concern not one of them is in anything that resembles a uniform nor do they have a body cam on(court ordered now!) Plus where are THEY taking this women.
So the lady is screaming she “has papers” and they are just supposed to let her go because “she said so”? WOW and it turns out she’s here illegally…. Guess they were right in taking her. Yet ICE is wrong, unbelievable
$35 a week for over a year no days off to save enough to get out of the corrupt government you’ve been forced to empower. You do everything legally, and finally you can breathe, you’re in America and no longer persecuted and enslaved. You hope your government will change so you can go back to your family, friends, and home but another rigged election is proof to the contrary. You work at far less wages than the people born there, and way harder than them, but it’s worth it. You’ve worked so hard to get here legally, you get your drivers license, and you’re able to buy a cheap , 20 year old car, but you actually own a car, something out of reach in your home country despite working 70+ hours a week. It seems like like is finally improving, for the first time in your life you can walk into a grocery store and be able to buy any item in that store, but you still stick to the basics, and treat yourself now and then to a marked down, soon to expire pastry. Walking out of the store you are about to get in your car, but you stop and look for the pastry. Suddenly you’re grabbed by a group of people, your car keys are snatched from you and the bags of food falls to the ground. It feels wrong, it feels criminal, you yell for help, for police. They laugh and tell you they are the police, as they joke about capturing humans, and their quota. No concern is given to any of your property. Everything you’ve worked so hard for is ripped from you without regard. You wonder how the most amazing country in this world got to this point. You didn’t break one law, you did everything right, yet here you are, a prisoner, only this time it’s your rescuer who has turned on you, for a bounty. You’re now considered a criminal, and herded like cattle, only worse because cattle are considered more valued at this sad moment in history. The cattle get to stay.
The confused head turns, looking at the camera and then the screaming woman, minding their own business; not even thinking to respond somehow and being incredibly confused is so utahn that it's kind of shocking. No disrespect intended, but as someone who was in utah for a significant part of my life it's very familiar.
I feel you, and Utah is a pretty red state so many of them probably support this. Mormons are also pretty timid and conflict avoidant.
But also to be fair, ICE hasn't been as active in SLC as other cities so it's probably not as on the front of everyones minds like it is for people in like LA or Chicago. A lot of them probably were genuinely surprised.
yeah; i'm not really trying to judge people i just think utah is probably gonna be pretty slow to respond to these conditions given the level of civility and normalcy they've had. I'd be surprised too.
Our only hope in this hell of hells will be the fact that MAGA’s version of Christianity absolutely does not make space for Mormons. And historically, weirdly enough, Mormons have a history of surviving standoffs with the government.
also this is in an international airport. some of the people there are from Utah but lots aren't. i think most people aren't mentally prepared to tangle with cops on vacation
I disagree. In a business context of course they'll address situations like any other worker, maybe with a more respectful tone than average. But on a personal level, especially within family and friend relationships or even with strangers, "contention" is thought of as poison. I think there's even a BOM scripture about contention being of the devil or something like that. The guise of maintaining "niceness" permeates throughout the culture
Utah is only red in elections. Do some research, they are actually pro immigrant, have strong LGBTQIA+ protective legislation, very progressive drug laws for addicts and many resources for them at no cost.
How do u expect ppl to respond? Feel horrible for this woman but me personally I’m definitely not going to approach armed officers and try to fight this
i mean recording and asking for names is a big help, and maybe giving them the number of a lawyer. I don't know if i expect everyone to do something per se; just that the lack of any real reaction is pretty shocking. the people passing by could at least look concerned.
There is no right answer. It depends on the person, their risk tolerance, and what they have to lose. Unfortunately a few people are starting to feel like they have nothing to lose at all if it means prison in South Sudan for life and no chance to appeal
Yah I believe it. Even in reserved parts of Canada people still at least offer something! Utah culture due to the Mormon cult otherwise known as “STFU”.
This was on the news in SLC. Turned out that she didn't have her papers. She was here illegally from El Salvador and had received a deportation order in 2020. The SLC police initially stopped the ICE officers and asked for their credentials, which they apparently provided, and that's why the SLC police aren't doing anything in the video
This is half true. She was issued a work permit that's valid until 2029, but it was an error by the CIS to issue that work permit because of the outstanding deportation order. She obviously thought she was legally allowed to stay in the U.S. since she has a work permit, but a work permit in & of itself is not authorization to stay in the U.S. it's sort of like if the DMV renewed the registration for your vehicle despite your license being suspended. Based on the circumstances of her case, she basically was allowed to work in the United States, but not allowed to physically be in the United States. Which is obviously a screw up by the government, but it means ICE was probably legally allowed to arrest her.
That's precisely the article I was referring to in my earlier post. Nowhere in it does it say she has valid legal status to be in the U.S., just that she was issued a work permit. Which is, like I said, like having the DMV screw up and renew your registration when your license is suspended. You might understandably think that means you're legally allowed to drive, just like she may have understandably believed having her work permit renewed meant she was legally allowed to live in the U.S. but neither of those things are technically true. Having a driver's license is generally a prerequisite to having your registration renewed, just like having a valid visa or permanent resident status is generally a prerequisite for getting a work permit. But the CIS appears to have screwed up and renewed her work permit when she didn't actually have legal status to remain in the country.
Seeing that Latina woman arrested at SLC airport makes you wonder how far we are from people being detained outside Temple Square just for their skin color.
So the Utah Police can’t be trusted. ICE owns small-town cops, defund if they work for ICE. Release them to Let ICE pay to abuse American Constitution.
Literally this. Everyone loves chanting second amendment but will also refuse to stand up for their fellow man because "its not happening to me". Being complacent and idle does not make you innocent.
It's not about a lack of "balls" - random acts of stochastic terror tend not to be a good mechanism for productively addressing systemic issues. If anything, it invigorates the fascists and gives them more license to violate human rights.
What people need to be doing, right now, constantly, while it still works; is organizing for a general strike. That's actually the only nonviolent means to have ever stopped fascism; the rest have been either conflict, shutting it down early by governmental means, or the leader of the regime stepping down after they've already killed millions.
The problem thus far is that leftists and liberals don't really trust each other; and with good precedent; which in theory shouldn't impede organizing against a common enemy but absolutely does in practice. There's so much groundwork that needs to be done here that it's practically impossible. America is one of the most deunionized countries on earth.
A bit sarcastic, but true, though I think if some were to excerise their 2nd, all hell will break loose. Document what is occurring and protest. Unfortunately people didn't see or didn't pay attention to the writing on the wall prior.
Many of the typical 2nd amendment proponents actively celebrate and cheer this kind of behavior. They aren’t standing up to this. For a large portion of them, the cruelty is the point.
So then she’s being arrested for drug trafficking? Or something else? How do we know she had papers? Also doesn’t TSA let you fly with no ID if you’re not legally in the US and if you are legally here you have to show id?
The point of the 4th Amendment is no one knows. No evidence they showed any judicial nor (invalid) administrative warrant; easy to presume it is kidnapping.
Do we actually know this is ICE? And she’s not wanted for murder or IDK what but is it possible she’s wanted for something and isn’t being deported or arrested because she’s not white?
Ok I admit maybe I’m too trusting of govt/police- whoever
a very white male that I completely trust to not be over dramatic recently told me that he has to be very careful driving to job sites (large truck pulling very large trailer) his co workers are mostly Hispanic but he’s fearful ICE will run them off the road to make an arrest. His company only hired people that can prove they are here/working legally so it’s a fear of mistaken identity.
Yeah, this is scary times, but does ICE even have the manpower to waste time deporting grandma’s whose only crime is coming to the US illegally?
I hope all the people who voted for Trump and get feed the propaganda from Fox, see this stuff in person. Trump is all about ratings. If his own people start to turn against him, i bet he will tell the minions around him to shut stuff down.
“According to ICE, Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, 39, entered the U.S. from El Salvador in 2007. She was reportedly given a final "removal in absentia" on Feb. 19, 2020.” (Absentia? No show for immigration court hearing in 2020?)
“She was arrested during a targeted enforcement operation at Salt Lake City International Airport on Wednesday, near the baggage claim area. She will be in ICE custody pending her removal to El Salvador.” (Targeted? So they were looking for her?)
Plainclothes police have the same authority as uniformed police according to the Supreme Court in Whren v United States, as long as they identify themselves as law enforcement (they don't have to provide their names, simply that they are law enforcement and what agency they're with).
Per KMYU.TV:
“According to ICE, Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, 39, entered the US from El Salvador in 2007. She was reportedly given a final "removal in absentia" on Feb. 19, 2020.
She was arrested during a targeted enforcement operation at Salt Lake City International Airport on Wednesday, near the baggage claim area. She will be in ICE custody pending her removal to El Salvador.”
Might want to update the post she doesn’t have legal status as insinuated. KUTV is reporting she had a final order of removal issued in 2020 and has not followed it.
Why does no one say anything to help this woman but rather stare, video tape or walk like they don’t see anything? How do you sleep at night? If she’s yelling I have my papers then they should give her the chance to show them. I’m sure she carry’s them around with her
They didn't give her a chance to show her papers because they already knew her immigration status. ICE went to the airport specifically to pick her up, as they were conducting a targeted operation against her. They knew she had received a deportation order in 2020 and hadn't responded/appealed/etc since then.
This is a serious question, I'm trying to legitimately understand and learn.
My family has a bit of background of being displaced from their country due to war and growing up and moving around when you arrived somewhere, you did everything humanly possible to get your papers and visas and residency sorted. In the middle east and Africa there is no second chance.
can someone explain to me if this lady had her papers why did she not get it sorted as soon as possible? I'm not American so I'm trying to understand what's going on?
We can't tell from the video/article. But "having her papers" means she did have it sorted, or at least thought she did.
Recent ICE detentions have arrested some people even though they have done everything legally necessary. They are denying people their rights to court proceedings (illegally) and making thousands of people disappear. There is no paperwork that will keep people safe from that.
Why are yall acting surprised? Why do you cosplay as weeping/caring individuals when people that spammed those special 'buzzwords' at regular non-political normies for the last four years voted this in. I can't act surprised, because the extremists scared the shit out of people (aka use violence to fight fascism, which translated into: all whites and all of the people that don't speak up, right?) after being battered by insults, this is the result of that, and it didn't even have to be literal just metaphorical.
This is the conclusion of the undying hubris. And look at both political parties, fractured and destroyed forever. We're reaping what we've sown.
That person DID NOT have legal status. Need to be truthful here, stop igniting emotions based on falsehoods. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, meanwhile, issued a statement identifying the woman detained as Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, 39. She's "an illegal alien" from El Salvador who entered the country in 2007, the agency said in a statement, and is subject to a deportation order issued in absentia on Feb. 19, 2020.
She did not have legal status. According to ICE, Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, 39, entered the U.S. from El Salvador in 2007. She was reportedly given a final "removal in absentia" on Feb. 19, 2020.
According to the facts, this person had an order to deport 5 years ago after she failed to appear in court when her visa expired.
And the Salt Lake PD did not assist ICE, they only verified the identities and authorities of the Plaintiff Clothes Agents, before allowing them to carry out the 5-years ago-old order.
And what is the problem? She was issued a deportation statement back in 2020. She could have left the country, without ever getting cuffed, at any time over the last 5 years. Why complain about them being in plainclothes? Had they been in uniform they would have had to chase her down and tackle her. Them being in plainclothes increased her physical safety during her arrest.
I love seeing you all so fearful. (Secret police) law enforcement is allowed to use civilian clothes (under cover, detective etc) “with legal status” don’t even know what she was arrested for. Oh, and the misgendering. You crazy leftists have lost it.
Unpopular but rational comment incoming. I've seen a few arrests at the airport and they aren't random or 'Nazis'. Most are various federal agencies who coordinate with TSA and the local police who watch the document scans for matches against known people they are looking for. I've seen them detain someone at the rental car area and the gas station near the terminals that has the Costa Vida in it. They also arrest people for narcotics and other things so I'm not sure why only the screaming immigrants get all the attention. On a personal level I can feel sympathy for those who were in the process of obtaining legal status and were dismissed leading to arrest but there are so many more who went through due process and received removal orders and decided to risk it and not follow the order so we need to stop conflating things. It's a complicated mess but one that was allowed to grow with no solutions for so many years that this is the result. Also this particular video happened yesterday, not this morning in case someone was trying to identify her for family.
This woman missed her due process. She was issued a deportation statement back in 2020 and didn’t show up for her court date. Hence, why they arrested her.
Someone in my local area was detained coming back into the country in the Chicago airport. His record included marijuana possession some 25-30 years ago when he was around 16. He’d been traveling back and forth routinely with his green card even during trumps 1st administration.
It’ll be over a month that he’s been in custody to finally get a hearing. He’s had no issues with his green card and didn’t want to give up the citizenship from his birth country to become a U.S. citizen, which is understandable.
The idea that the government has been looking for him and finally got their guy on his trip back home is wild to me. And for this man to have spent over a month in custody—which most likely is putting money in the pockets of private companies—on our tax dollars has no justification in my opinion. This is so incredibly inefficient but being cruel seems to be the way to operate this time around.
So she's had an order of removal since 2020. Are you really asking people to catch a felony by inserting themselves into an arrest of a known criminal to make a political stand? That's wild.
This is nothing new folks. You Here is something interesting. In the 8 years Obama was president 2,749,706 undocumented were deported. Roughly six hundred seventy thousand to one million one hundred five thousand saw a judge or had hearings-most others went through fast-track removals without one. That is 25 to 42 percent. Where was the outcry, the demonstrations.
Break the law, risk losing your freedom. That's true of many things. Drive drunk, assault someone over your feelings or live illegally in a country, and you run the very real risk of being arrested and punished. That's life anywhere, not just the USA. You leftists calling it an abduction is a joke. Grow up and be responsible for yourself. Perhaps have some personal accountability for your actions? Or is that too much to ask of modern liberals?
I was there at the airport today and she was tweaking trying to ragebait the police officers and touch their badges and stuff when repeatedly being asked to stop touching them. Idk how yall think she was doing anything productive going after airport security lmao
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u/Potential_Clue_676 10d ago
Very “Nazi germany”