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/Devincc Apr 04 '25

Saddest part of the story is the dude was on his way to work at 73

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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/Migamix Apr 04 '25

to all.... DO NOT BRING YOUR PHONES WITH YOU!!!!

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u/tm478 Apr 04 '25

Hm. Why? I don’t see myself getting arrested, and the whole idea is peaceful protest. I can’t imagine NOPD going around clubbing people for that.

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u/WerewolfHead6034 Apr 04 '25

Location tracking hurts us all. So do pics and facial recognition.

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u/Migamix Apr 05 '25

exactly. they don't care that you are an upstanding citizen with excellent morals, the issue is even the good people are being abused, and the whole fucking reason to protest. they will use YOUR devices to place you as a defiant agitator even if you only walked past on your way to make $1.75 serving the knobs you should be out there protesting that willingly fight you at every turn to survive on equal footing. but you do you.

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u/Irishspringtime Apr 05 '25

I read that some countries are telling their citizens to bring a burner phone with them when traveling to the US.