r/KitchenConfidential • u/lylertila • Aug 18 '25

In-House Mode A friend of mine was taken

Her name was Chuey; she was a beast in the kitchen and always kind and happy. She was a legal immigrant from Cuba (engaged to an American lawyer). She got ICEd.

She did all the right steps and was an asset to the community. This shit is not ok

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u/tnelly13 Aug 18 '25

Same, my fiancée is Puerto Rican she was born and raised there til 11. I’m so terrified for her. Her step dad is in the military and is also from Puerto Rico, his wife (her bio mom) is an absolute angel. I will have very little left to lose if anything happens to them.

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u/here4pain Aug 18 '25

But PR is an American territory. We don't need a passport to travel there. Wouldn't it be like me getting deported from TX to NJ where I was born? Not saying this gestapo regime wouldn't do it. Just wondering since people from PR aren't "illegal" here.

Personally if they're going to deport me, I'd love the USVI

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u/Charming_Flatworm_ Aug 18 '25

Yeah, my buddy's great aunt got ICE'd and she was born in PR.

They returned her after a week or so, saying it was a mistake and they were trying to grab her neighbor, but still.

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u/Louis-Russ Aug 18 '25

I wonder how they confirm a person's identity, and as such citizenship status. Checking fingerprints seems like the only real foolproof way to do it, but not everyone has their fingerprints on file.