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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem, OR, who demanded to see "papers," union says
https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u-s-citizen-injured-by-federal-agents-in-salem-who-demanded-to-see-papers-union-says/"A woman whos a U.S. citizen needed medical help Thursday, Jan. 29, after federal agents pulled her from her car after demanding to see her papers, one of the states largest unions said Saturday.
Service Employees International Union Local 503 said the woman, a union member, was driving to run errands when four agents stopped her on a Salem street. The agents identified themselves as federal law enforcement, according to the unions statement.
The woman, identified only as Maria, is a home care worker who had been on her way to pay rent and pick up a cake for her grandsons birthday, SEIU said. The union declined to give her last name, citing her privacy, and a union spokeswoman did not immediately respond to questions for more information Saturday.
Maria feared for her life during the incident, according to union statements, as she has severe asthma and worried about getting tear gassed."
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U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem, OR, who demanded to see "papers," union says (Original Post)
CentralMass
15 hrs ago
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AverageOldGuy
(3,506 posts)1. I plan to . . .
. . . find a document holder of some kind -- the size and appearance of a passport. Inside it I will insert a card reading "GO FUCK YOURSELF." And when asked for my "papers," I'll hand it over.
Probably get dragged out of my car and thumped but, hey, I'm in my 80's . . . ask me if I give a shit.
mysteryowl
(8,588 posts)2. "Papers" No law enforcement in the US asks people for "papers"
Fools!
So sorry she was terrorized and hurt by the ICE thugs.
aggiesal
(10,627 posts)3. Are we in Nazi Germany? Papiere bitte? n/t

aggiesal
(10,627 posts)5. Does everyone carry citizenship papers? Then why should I? n/t
JoseBalow
(9,253 posts)6. Membership has it's privileges, it's nice not to have to worry
I'm guessing you don't look like these people...

aggiesal
(10,627 posts)7. We're not free if we have to carry papers to prove our citizenship ...
while others don't.
And if we're not free, nobody is free.
My skin color is not Probable Cause.
Vinca
(53,510 posts)8. To be fair, even the Nazis didn't wear masks.