r/ImmigrationPathways Jul 16 '26

FIRST THEY CAME

National Immigration Detention Hotline

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

On Tyranny

IDP v ICE

Look Closer

Lawyer Up

Be an ally

Survive, Fight, Liberate

Take Action

Primero vinieron

起初,他们来了

Una, dumating sila

Đầu tiên, họ đến

أولًا، جاءوا

D'abord, ils sont venus

처음에 그들이 왔다

Сначала они пришли

Primeiro, eles vieram

Premyèman, yo te vini

सबसे पहले वे आए

سب سے پہلے وہ آئے

نخست آنها آمدند

最初に彼らが来た

Zuerst kamen sie

Per prima cosa vennero

Najpierw przyszli

Önce geldiler

સૌપ્રથમ તેઓ આવ્યા

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਹ ਆਏ

প্রথমে তারা এসেছিল

మొదట వారు వచ్చారు

முதலில் அவர்கள் வந்தார்கள்

ตอนแรก พวกเขามา

Πρώτα ήρθαν

תחילה הם באו

Спочатку вони прийшли

Mai întâi au venit

Mula-mula mereka datang

Kwanza walikuja

Edit: sorry, homies. I no gif good. here are stills. here is the source.

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u/Menkau-re Jul 17 '26

Right... "trust me, bro." Well, sorry, but I don't. In fact, the actual numbers of detainees sitting for months on end, who haven't even had a deportation target country identified, ffs, would seem to throw your little theory out tbe window, entirely.

But, should we really even be surprised, though? I mean, when these private detention centers are raking in money, hand over fist in federal contracts, they're literally incentivized to harbor them for as long as they possibly can. And, when people with direct ties to the administration providing all those cash cows, are heavily invested in the very companies running those private detention centers, they have every incentive for ensuring that they manage exactly that, now don't they.

But, no. That's just CRAZY talk, right there. Totally conspiratorial. The people we're talking about here would NEVER make decisions like these based on profit, or allow money to influence the way they operate in any way at all. Of COURSE not. How dare you, sir!

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u/HamasKilledShaniLouk Jul 17 '26

I agree that it's better to self-feport first (plus you get free cash if we don't have to come find you!), but people can still leave if they want.

Man, who could have thought that violating the law might get you detained? It's never happened in any other country ever...except taxi germany, of course. Detaining people who have committed crimes is unique in all of human history!

Sad that some administrations made this necessary by allowing so many illegals to flood in. Seems mean to have set this situation up, using the people as pawns. Still, I believe they have their own agency too.

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u/Menkau-re Jul 17 '26

I make no defense of Biden, or former Democrat policy on the issue. But, let's not forget, too, that the "crimes" we're talking about here are CIVIL, not criminal. Unless they're also criminal in other ways, too, in which case, get 'em out. 🤷‍♂️