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The 23-year-old was pulled out of the van, placed in handcuffs, and detained for about 25 minutes while the agent searched him. When the agents finally found his ID confirming his citizenship, the agents let him go — without offering any explanation or apology.

A 23-year-old electrician from Brentwood is speaking out after a disturbing encounter with federal immigration agents left him handcuffed and shaken, despite being a U.S. citizen.

Elzon Lemus says he was on the job, driving in a work van with his co-worker in Westbury when they were pulled over by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The incident was recorded on Lemus’ phone.

“What’s up, guys? Can I see your ID, please?” an agent asks in the video.

When Lemus questions why they’re being stopped, the agent replies vaguely, "Cause you look like someone I’m looking for. Can I see your ID?"

Lemus continues, “Who are you looking for exactly? Because it’s definitely not me.”

The agent then warns him, “This is going to go one of two ways here. I need to see your ID — if you’re not the guy I’m looking for, you’re not the guy I’m looking for. But we need your ID.”

When Lemus continues to question why he’s being stopped the agent escalates and says "If we don’t get your ID we are going to need to figure out another way to ID you and that may not work out well for you."

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[-] [email protected] 234 points 5 days ago

"You look like someone I'm looking for" seems to be a recurring quote from these guys.

[-] [email protected] 155 points 5 days ago
[-] [email protected] 28 points 5 days ago

They really hit the nail on the head with that cutaway

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

Imagine having this in your car on a card and when ICE asks for your ID you pull this out.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Man, tfw I'm an immigrant, but I'm pale as the fucking moon so I can't do this

[-] [email protected] 97 points 5 days ago

"You fit the profile"

Next is Stop and Frisk nationwide followed by "Papers Please"

[-] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

Based on the latest reports, no way they would be polite enough to say "please"

[-] [email protected] 63 points 5 days ago

removes wig
removes prosthetic teeth
removes rubber nose
removes lifts
removes muscle suit
"Do I still look like them?"

holds up color chart "Yeah, you're still a dead ringer."

[-] [email protected] 44 points 5 days ago

I've yet to see these guys looking for a middle aged white male or female.

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Can't say it's something I'd root for but is black/brown face still bad if you use it to waste cops and ice's time?

[-] [email protected] 60 points 4 days ago

Since when can ICE make traffic stops?

[-] [email protected] 37 points 4 days ago

Anyone can do anything. There are only consequences after the fact and only if the state agrees there should be.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

The Yankee Gestapo have been allowed to do what they want by The Fatboy Tangerine ...and by the us population.

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

Since they are Trump's secret police.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Laws are just agreements not to do stuff

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[-] [email protected] 66 points 5 days ago

Lawsuit time and this one is legit.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago

Agreed, this is a clear cut Constitutional violation. Should be worth millions.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

And he might get justice in ten years.

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[-] [email protected] 65 points 5 days ago

"Papers, please!"

No wait, they are not that polite...

"Papers!"

Wait, they didn't even lead with asking about his papers?

Damn...

[-] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

"Submit to the skintone inspection!"

[-] [email protected] 78 points 5 days ago

Quotas for DEI initiatives bad: no merit for chosen employees

Quotas for ICE good: no merit for those arrested in order to meet quota...

I know I know, you don't logic a Magoo. There is none to be had...

[-] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago

The scary part is that there absolutely is logic to it. They're still just slightly short of being willing to say that part out loud.

[-] [email protected] 46 points 4 days ago

It's a common theory that many of thr 1/6 rioters are now ICE members. So here is a list of the pardoned fucks. https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-january-6-prisoners-released-2018097

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[-] [email protected] 46 points 5 days ago

ICE has been directly and illegally ordered to violate the fourth amendment and are doing it every day.

[-] [email protected] 55 points 5 days ago

“Papers, please” - just like Soviet Russia and the other Soviet-bloc countries.

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[-] [email protected] 45 points 5 days ago

Can they legally ask if you aren’t suspected of a crime? Surely, driving to work is not a crime.

[-] [email protected] 51 points 5 days ago

Bold of you to assume the law applies to them.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago

Bold of you to assume the Federal government still follows the law.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

They said he looked like a suspect. Cough cough.

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[-] [email protected] 48 points 5 days ago

No reasonable, articulable suspicion of crime? No ID.

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[-] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago

Time to exercise the 2nd Ammendment

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[-] [email protected] 42 points 5 days ago

For the love of God, SUE!!!

[-] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago

Good luck. The government has pretty consistently ruled that the government is immune from liability in situations like this.

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

"Mom, I don't wanna go to school today"

"Stop being lazy"

"No mom, I don't want to get arrested by ICE"

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Since the republicans passed laws allowing teachers to be armed in schools it would be such sweet karmatic justice if one them melts an ICE agent.

[-] [email protected] 34 points 5 days ago

Welcome to the Diapered States of America, papers please.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago

working as designed

[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Isn't illegally detaining folks a violation of their civil rights/freedoms? Pretty sure that one that isn't protected by qualified immunity... fucking scum

[-] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Family lives near Brentwood and I can absolutely see ICE thugs doing this to them.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Guilty until proven innocent

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

“Papers, please”

[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

The Gestapo strike again.

Papers please.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago

DO NOT PULL OVER FOR NAZIS

[-] [email protected] 30 points 5 days ago

DeSantis has a tip for those whose cars are surrounded in a threatening manner.

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

When they say that, you say, “Oh, you must be looking for the guy with the big dick. You found me.”

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