Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Grand Rapids will pay a $190,000 settlement to a Latino American war veteran who was wrongfully detained by federal immigration officials. The City Commission unanimously approved the payment to Jilmar Ramos-Gomez on Tuesday to resolve a Michigan Department of Civil Rights complaint. Ramos-Gomez was detained last December by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials for deportation after he was arrested on trespassing charges, said immigration attorneys. ICE and county officials had confused Ramos-Gomez, 27, with being an immigrant even though he had his U.S. passport and other ID on him at the time of his arrest. He was held for three days and set to be deported, until his mother contacted an attorney to rescue him from jail. The detention outraged his family and civil rights attorneys who say it's an example of how immigration and county officials have become overzealous in immigration enforcement. They also say it's an example of racial profiling of Latinos by immigration officials, and police. "I don't feel good about what they did to my son," Maria Gomez-Velaquez, his mother, told the Detroit Free Press during a phone interview. "They were not listening to my son even though he had ID on him. It's not right. My son is from here, he's born here, a United States citizen. He served in the Marines, the military, but they don't care what my son did for his country." While the mother of Gomez-Ramos is an immigrant from Guatemala, it's unclear what country ICE wanted to deport Ramos-Gomez to. Police Capt. Curtis VanderKooi served a 20-hour, unpaid suspension for violating department policy after he alerted ICE about Ramos-Gomez' arrest. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and Michigan Immigrant Rights Center filed the complaint on Ramos-Gomez’s behalf in April, saying VanderKooi discriminated against him based on his race, violating the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ramos-Gomez served in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2014 as a tank crewman and lance corporal. He was awarded a global war on terrorism service medal, national defense service medal, an Afghanistan campaign medal, and a combat action ribbon, among other awards, said the ACLU. Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/14/us-born-latino-marine-gets-190-k-after-ice-error/4189140002/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Disgusting how the racist police chief only got a slap on the wrist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 35,129 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 ICE is racist trash, we been knew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 He had his passport too. Literally the gold standard of citizenship... Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,565 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 White nationalism is a REAL mental illness whew. Bc how the **** else do you **** up this badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 19 minutes ago, ALGAYDO said: ICE is racist trash, we been knew 12 minutes ago, derpmonster said: He had his passport too. Literally the gold standard of citizenship... Thank god president Bernie has plans to abolish ICE and the CBP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyDWUW 3,971 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 This is why tf we need to abolish ICE Reminder that WARren said we need ICE? Need ice for what!? For these kinds of cases?! Smh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanxDream 2,049 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 It was a mistake and he deserves an apology. But not y'all acting as if ICE is the same as the Gestapo; keep trying that "Trump is Hitler" angle I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariana Grindr 3,173 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, Oshawott said: It was a mistake and he deserves an apology. But not y'all acting as if ICE is the same as the Gestapo; keep trying that "Trump is Hitler" angle I guess. Oh wow sis, the racist jumped out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaxboy 6,924 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Oshawott said: It was a mistake and he deserves an apology. But not y'all acting as if ICE is the same as the Gestapo; keep trying that "Trump is Hitler" angle I guess. This was more than just a mistake, my fellow Trumpster qween. This was downright racism. This was disgusting and plain disrespectful to a Marine. What a horrible way to treat a person who had honored their country. I’m surprised the conservatives aren’t enraged by this mistreatment of a war veteran. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gaygay 9,321 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, Oshawott said: It was a mistake and he deserves an apology. But not y'all acting as if ICE is the same as the Gestapo; keep trying that "Trump is Hitler" angle I guess. ICE literally is the Gestapo- STREAM JUICE BY LIZZO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith Grey 3,219 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, skaxboy said: I’m surprised the conservatives aren’t enraged by this mistreatment of a war veteran. I know. I can’t qwhite put my finger on why they aren’t Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 35,129 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 17 minutes ago, Oshawott said: It was a mistake and he deserves an apology. But not y'all acting as if ICE is the same as the Gestapo; keep trying that "Trump is Hitler" angle I guess. Oh yes, profiling a Latino and assuming he’s an illegal immigrant just because of his ethnicity, even tho he had proof stating otherwise, is just a mistake. Totally wasn’t racist at all. Also, the sky is green and grass is blue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn MonHoe 11,011 Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 Just now, ALGAYDO said: Oh yes, profiling a Latino and assuming he’s an illegal immigrant just because of his ethnicity, even tho he had proof stating otherwise, is just a mistake. Totally wasn’t racist at all. Also, the sky is green and grass is blue. That user is a right wing troll. Remember my thread where they declared that they don’t care about immigrant children dying of deadly diseases? No morals, empathy or any intellect to speak of. It’s best to just ignore them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,677 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Abolish ICE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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