Crew members were still wearing their Disney uniforms when they were escorted away from the boat with their hands zip-tied behind their backs, reports say

Some travelers on Disney’s Magic cruise ship were left disturbed earlier this month after ICE agents stormed onto the vessel and detained several crew members.

Immigrant rights groups said at least 10 crew members were detained at the Port of San Diego on April 23 after the Disney-run cruise ship returned following a five-day trip.

Dharmi Mehta and her family had enjoyed their trip, but were upset when they saw the head waiter, whom they had become close with, being led away from the docked boat with his hands zip-tied behind his back.

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[–] 110 points 4 months ago* (23 children)

I’m confused, cruise ships usually have all their work permits and stuff handled ahead of time for the crew. How can you be an illegal immigrant if you’re just working on a boat for a day and not staying here?

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  • [–] 191 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Because ICE don't give a fuck about facts. They have been arresting, incarcerating and murdering legal American citizens too. They have Trump and Vance's backing.

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  • [–] 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Like Wilson Fisk and the police except way more Beavis and Butthead without the good parts.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    and MSM have basically stopped reporting it, likely to change the narrative when fox and grifter news decide to report on it, its just sound bytes for fox for years. "california,NYC is a hellhole, allowing illegal immigrants"-right wing news, and right wing youtubers.

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  • [–] 53 points 4 months ago

    As far as I know almost no cruise ships are actually American flagged vessels and therefore are perfectly able to directly employ foreign nationals without citizenship or US work authorization. They aren't even under the jurisdiction of ICE.

    Disney ships are all Bahamanian flagged ships and have absolutely no obligation to employ American citizens.

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  • [+] 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Probably because ICE doesn't arrest illigal immigrants. They adbuct political dissidents.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    They also abduct people who are the wrong color, are in the wrong place at the wrong time, and anyone else they feel like, it's not like they need to explain themselves at any point in the process.

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    ABC is owned by Disney. Jimmy Kimmel works for ABC. Trump is getting revenge

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago

    Legality has nothing to do with it. It is super simple.

    ABC didn't fire Jimmy Kimmel.The people on that ship are paying a high cost for that defiance. They are merely externalities for Disney's punishment. I suppose terrifying people is a nice side effect for those in charge. But retribution is the motivation.

    Simple as that.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    Because they want numbers not rights. The new leader of the agency said they would deport more people than any other period. (Trump hasn't even reached half of Obama peak deportation numbers.) when you try to deport every immigrant it slows the deportation of the violent ones.

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