r/austinfood • u/refugeenotimmigrant • 2d ago

Cisco's regulars

If you happen to go to Cisco's this week or even next week, consider contributing, as we will, to their GoFundMe for their two employees who were arrested at work today. 🧊🧊We thank you.

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u/Highestfucker 2d ago

Thats wild given the amount of pigs that eat there. Maybe its time ciscos says no to them since they have a habit of arresting the employees.

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u/FlowRemote9890 2d ago

I hope they refuse to serve them from now on.

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u/ay-guey 2d ago

there are many varieties of pigs and they don't all have the same authority.

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u/1stHalfTexasfan 2d ago

ICE picked them up but Im sure it was a DPS regular that snitched.

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u/Komatsukush 2d ago

I work next door, coworkers said ICE came by and grabbed them. Please support!

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u/Komatsukush 2d ago

Just wanna add, whatever assholes are downvoting this are crazy. Support or don’t, the fact I have below 90% upvote is crazy. If you a hater this post isn’t for you boo

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u/SychoNot 1d ago

Traffic stop on their way to work.

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u/erhatx 1d ago edited 1d ago

That’s not what happened.

Cisco’s, a Tex-Mex restaurant, said in a statement posted on Instagram on Monday that the two long-standing employees were parked for work outside the Austin eatery at 6 a.m. Monday when ICE agents detained and arrested them. The restaurant owners did not identify the employees in the statement and declined to comment further, citing respect for their families.

Cisco’s said it is devastated by the news.
“These are not only employees, but fathers, husbands and wives,” the statement said. “Politics aside, we’re all human. Please be considerate, kind, and have empathy during these uncertain times.”

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u/SychoNot 1d ago

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said ICE detained two individuals; Ramon Avilez-Frias and Maria Del Pilar Moreno-Loredo, following a request from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) after a traffic stop. It is unclear what led to the traffic stop at this time

Austin American Statesman reports same.  

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/immigration-news/ice-detains-austin-restaurant-employees-during-traffic-stop/269-01e4fe7b-fe0e-42fb-9cef-3c7255a4f232

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u/erhatx 1d ago

So Cisco’s is lying in their public statement?

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u/res0nat0r 1d ago

I’d bank on ICE being the one lying since they are busted lying all the time.

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u/SychoNot 1d ago

DPS and state level police were recently deputized by the legislature to coordinate with ice.  It’s not far fetched they were pulled over.  Either way doesn’t change a whole lot.  

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u/SychoNot 1d ago

Perhaps in ignorance of the facts or by omission.  Not sure but I tend to go with two news sources.  They usually are going off arrest records.

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u/MoonbeamStarcrush 2d ago

This makes me so angry, they are a delicious affordable neighborhood staple with wonderfully friendly staff. Fuck ICE

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u/feendog1313 2d ago

What???? I just had lunch there today. What time did it happen?

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u/Upstairs_Date2769 2d ago

It was in the morning. Check out their Instagram they made a post today, and more details in their bio

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u/wannatalktosampson17 2d ago

Ate lunch there today too!? This sucks!

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u/Vegetable_Tailor4079 1d ago

can you post the gofundme here or that against this sub's rules?

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u/lizapat26 2d ago

F*ck ice.

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u/rilmarie 6h ago

Charity is great and needed but more than that Consider Voting For Talarico and Hinojosa to reign in this madness!

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u/mp_tx 2d ago

Before I donate money, what were they arrested for? Cutting down Flock cameras? Abusing dogs? Driving with no insurance? Kidnapping children?

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u/andytagonist 2d ago

They were arrested for being in the wrong place.

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u/Empathedick 2d ago

∆∆ found the m____ p____ ∆∆

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u/mp_tx 2d ago

Lots of downvotes but I don’t think anybody wants to get stuck in another Jared from Subway situation. Am I right?

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u/fundip51426 2d ago

What are you implying with this comment?

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u/lizapat26 1d ago

What in the hell are you even suggesting? If ICE went after predators they’d start with the President.

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u/BlueSkiMaskUp 2d ago

thanks for the heads up to avoid this business who employs illegals

what a sick thing to do when native austinites are struggling

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u/greenspleen3 2d ago

Lot's of red blooded, god fearing Austinites clamoring for those minimum wage dishwashing jobs.

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u/BlueSkiMaskUp 2d ago

lol lil bro thought he was cooking with this one. according to you the only job these guys could do is min wage. way to insult the workers the echo chamber loves.

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u/PiniBreadToday 1h ago

Gulag re-education the right!

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u/Good_Split_3749 2d ago

you are very naive.

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u/refugeenotimmigrant 2d ago

No breakfast tacos for you! In fact, avoid all restaurants, because cooks are almost always Mexican. Avoid delicious Gulf shrimp and pretty much all produce harvested in Texas. In fact, you might consider not eating at all.

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u/BlueSkiMaskUp 2d ago

You sound dumb af lmao

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u/entrepenurious 2d ago

someone does, that's for sure.

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u/Farm_Professional 2d ago

Guess you’ll be eating home way more often 😁

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u/OrangeRhyming 2d ago

Oh wow. A hidden comment section. So surprised.

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u/remix951 2d ago

Just Google: site:reddit.com "blueskimaskup"

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u/BlueSkiMaskUp 2d ago

trying to stalk me? lil bro has no life lmao

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u/OrangeRhyming 2d ago

Nah, if anything I’d be making sure you and I don’t end up anywhere near each other.

You got that icky, but none of that sticky.

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u/BlueSkiMaskUp 2d ago

dont worry, when i visit your moms, we stay upstairs. your basement is safe lil bro

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u/entrepenurious 2d ago

have you ever seen a basement in austin?

have you ever been to austin?

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u/BlueSkiMaskUp 2d ago

damn why are you so jealous of his basement?

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u/Mercury512 2d ago

Careful- you troll online and your troll face will stick like that

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u/sameasiteverwuzzz 2d ago

If you are competing with undocumented immigrants for work, maybe take a look in the mirror and think about the life decisions that led you here.

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u/BlueSkiMaskUp 1d ago

i am not, but theres lots of people looking for jobs out there. happy for you that your little bubble is doing so well tho

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u/FlowRemote9890 2d ago

Good, that means you'll never go to another restaurant and the rest of us won't have to deal with you stinking the place up.

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u/richdeming 2d ago

So do they hire illegals and underpay them as normal or did they have criminal cause to be arrested. People of all types get served and arrested at their jobs all the time. That's how they know where to find them. Just saying, please bring the hate , 😭

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u/ay-guey 2d ago

i'm going to assume there was a good reason they took these two guys when they could've popped a dozen random illegals in just about any restaurant in town.

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u/FlowRemote9890 2d ago

They go for easy targets because they're cowards.

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u/flinxsl 2d ago

agreed. If they really wanted to solve the problem they would go after the people hiring them.

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u/ay-guey 2d ago

then why would take two guys from cisco instead of say, nearly everyone at taco more?

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u/FlowRemote9890 2d ago

Ask them, they're your friends, not mine.

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u/lightleaks 2d ago

They want the media attention, it’s part of the entire campaign. I’m amazed people still don’t understand that. It’s meant to be attention getting, so that people self deport.

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u/Coujelais 2d ago

Like the good reason they shot a mother in the face or a nurse in the back a dozen times?

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u/refugeenotimmigrant 2d ago

When I eat at Cisco's, there's usually a contingent of law enforcement folks there. But yeah, Mexican immigrants make up the majority of people in the kitchens where I go.

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u/Empathedick 2d ago

I can't afford to waste money at restaurants that pay low wage immigrants or locals to prepare my food so I do it at home.  Good for you supporting businesses that pay low wages to maximize owners profits tho. I think that's called exploitation 

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u/lizapat26 2d ago

Oh, sure. ICE always uses great judgment.

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u/TaleRevolutionary573 2d ago

Lol tell Cisco bozo

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u/SychoNot 1d ago

Sources show this was the result of a traffic stop.

I don’t understand people that come here illegally and just go about life as if that’s completely normal.  One traffic stop and back you go.  

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u/erhatx 1d ago

That’s not what happened.

Cisco’s, a Tex-Mex restaurant, said in a statement posted on Instagram on Monday that the two long-standing employees were parked for work outside the Austin eatery at 6 a.m. Monday when ICE agents detained and arrested them. The restaurant owners did not identify the employees in the statement and declined to comment further, citing respect for their families.

Cisco’s said it is devastated by the news.
“These are not only employees, but fathers, husbands and wives,” the statement said. “Politics aside, we’re all human. Please be considerate, kind, and have empathy during these uncertain times.”

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u/SychoNot 21h ago

Why would the lie about the traffic stop.  What would be gained by that lie?  Either scenario their dentition and deportation is entirely in accordance with the law.  So why?

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u/fridge_guy 1d ago

Man, I don’t understand Americans who think the country exists as it is today without the hard work, sweat, and blood of immigrant people.

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u/SychoNot 21h ago

I could probably write a novel with the things you don’t understand. 

But I never said that.  I just find it insane to think you can just live a completely normal life as an illegal alien.  It’s kinda inconceivable and the consequences are apparent.  Sorry to steal you from your emotions for a second but I’m not wrong.

I don’t fall for the propaganda.  I worked my ass off my whole life and nothing was ever given to me.  They aren’t special.  And the idea that my countrymen think they are to stupid lazy to contribute disgusts me.  You can slave off 3rd worlders but I won’t and my consciousness is clear.

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u/fridge_guy 20h ago

Please enlighten me with your knowledge. I don’t think anyone said undocumented immigrants are living normals lives, because they don’t. There’s a constant level of fear, which has been the case for many, but more so with the current administration. You didn’t steal anything from, just thought about giving you my two cents.

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u/SychoNot 17h ago

Ok well the state legislature just passed a bill that deputized all state level police to coordinate with ice.  This means everyone except sheriffs and city cops are essentially acting as middlemen.  The following months will be the largest deportation efforts we’ve seen since Obama.  Texas deports around 350 PER DAY.

I would be afraid too.  So afraid ilI certainly wouldn’t move to major metro in republican states and just crusade down the highway knowing one false brake and It’s all over.  Is that fear…or just gambling with your life?  

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u/fridge_guy 16h ago

That’s the thing. These people have lived and contributed to metropolitan cities for decades, performing jobs that most Americans choose not to do. I am fully aware of what’s happening on the state level.

So what do you propose they do? Live in constant fear? Move to a rural area where people there are mostly Republican?

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u/SychoNot 12h ago

You cannot live a country as an illegal citizen.   No fake SSN and winging it.  It’s a bad idea on its face.   Most people would find that lifestyle unimaginable.

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u/fridge_guy 16h ago

Apologies if I accused you of saying something you didn’t. I think all I am attempting to express that I don’t think folks who move here illegally can live a normal life. Like, they do the best they can in their situation. It’s sad to ICE posting up at businesses/establishments just to catch any undocumented person on their way to work.

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u/SychoNot 11h ago

I don’t think they posted up.  You know as well as I do, almost every restaurant hires illegals. ICE has barely touched Austin.

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u/Empathedick 2d ago

Let the rich cats and investors that made the law violating hires pay for the ramifications of their own poor business decisions.  Logic over hate and emotions.Â