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UpInArms

(53,705 posts)
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 09:38 AM Nov 5

ICE detains U.S. citizen for 7 hours after she photographed agents in Oregon

An Oregon woman who is a U.S. citizen was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for about seven hours last Monday after taking pictures of agents’ unmarked cars near a Gresham Chick-fil-A.

Berenice Garcia-Hernandez, 25, snapped into action after seeing a Facebook post alerting people to the agents’ presence near the fast-food chain. The person who sounded the social-media alarm said he had been too scared to get pictures of the agents’ license plates.



This time, they broke the car’s passenger side window, opened the door and got her out of the car, she said.

Eventually, they detained her, took her to the ICE facility in South Portland and told her she was in “so much trouble,” she said.

“In no way, shape or form did I ever become aggressive,” she said. “I complied the whole time. The only reason why they took a chance on following me, it’s because of the type of car that I was driving.”

More at:

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/11/ice-detains-us-citizen-for-7-hours-after-she-photographed-agents-in-gresham.html

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dutch777

(4,772 posts)
3. Truly. But these sort of acts tie up ICE resources. We need more brave souls like this. Can't jail us all.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:01 AM
Nov 5

sop

(16,848 posts)
2. 'We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:10 AM
Nov 5

They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.'

https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will

ICE cannot legally arrest or detain U.S. citizens for immigration enforcement because its authority only extends to non-citizens. U.S. citizens can be detained when they are suspected of obstructing or assaulting law enforcement officers. That's why in every case where they illegally detain a U.S. citizen, ICE agents lie and say their victims obstructed or assaulted them. Suing them for billion$ is the only legal remedy.

Torchlight

(6,117 posts)
4. ICE and Mr. trump are finding out the people aren't afraid to stand
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:06 AM
Nov 5

We are oft to blame in this... that with devotion's visage, and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.
(Shakespeare)

2na fisherman

(165 posts)
5. Lawyers See Money in This
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:24 AM
Nov 5

How soon will it be before we begin to see lawyers advertising on TV offering to represent plaintiffs in such cases on a contingency basis and sue these Federal goons for millions. It seems obvious that the Feds are exceeding their authority. So it sounds like there's money to be made here and it's the right think to do. It's time to legally "traumatize" these corrupt LEO's. And every citizen should not be deterred from photographing their actions because that is valuable evidence which can expose their perjury in court trials. And many cases will be settled out of court because of overwhelming evidence against them.

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