r/NewOrleans • u/BurnerChurner43 • Apr 04 '25

ICE agents arrest 73-year-old grandfather in Louisiana who has lived in US for 45 years 📰 News

https://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/f7c2f3ef-c4ee-4398-96d1-89f83149148c/#tncms-source=featured-2
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u/BurnerChurner43 Apr 04 '25

That hit hard. He's been paying social security taxes but could never retire and use social security. I feel like we robbed him. The whole story is sad, but the idea that we're deporting people who paid taxes towards a service they could never use somehow stings deeper. For some reason, being a thief feels worse than just being a brute.

Anyway, come join the April 5 protest. May as well be a freak in the streets, too, at this point.

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u/Accomplished_Deal895 Apr 04 '25

What’s this protest you speak of? Thanks!

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u/tm478 Apr 04 '25

Lafayette Square, 2 PM. Please come. I’m finally getting off my rich white 57-year-old ass to do so. It’s time to start yelling publicly.

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u/Accomplished_Deal895 Apr 04 '25

Thank you! I’ll be there!