Summary courtesy of CantStopPoppin:
On February 1, 2025, a disturbing campaign of surveillance began targeting a Spokane family. According to firsthand accounts, ICE agents started shadowing the family nearly two months before the dramatic incident. In a calculated move, one of the agents even pretended to hit the family’s parked car. This staged accident was designed to give them a pretext to detain the husband on the spot while investigators “looked him up” as part of their covert operation.
Then, on April 30, 2025, the situation escalated dramatically. ICE agents arrived at the Diaz home without a warrant and refused to properly identify themselves. In the ensuing chaos, Martin R. Diaz—a devoted business owner, long-time U.S. resident of over 33 years with no connection to any gangs—was brutally tackled and restrained right outside his home. Witnesses report that this aggressive intervention was the culmination of a meticulously planned operation that had been in motion for weeks.
After the violent confrontation, Diaz was swiftly transported to a high-security facility in Northern Idaho, a detention center known for hosting individuals with links to extremist groups, including members of the Proud Boys. The combination of prolonged stalking, deceptive tactics, and forceful detention has raised significant questions about ICE's methods and the apparent disregard for due process.
A TikTok video capturing parts of these unsettling events has gained widespread attention for showing the shocking tactics employed by the agents. You can view the TikTok coverage here.
For a detailed report and further analysis of this case, including interviews with community members and legal experts, please read the in-depth coverage by KREM here.
https://www.tiktok.com/@kendall.diaz6/video/7499238185369734430
This incident has ignited fierce debate among civil rights advocates, community leaders, and legal experts, as many call for a thorough investigation into ICE's practices. As the community seeks answers and accountability, this case serves as a stark reminder of the potential consequences when law enforcement agencies overstep established legal boundaries.
This pisses me off. I live in Spokane and didn't hear about this. I don't have cable TV and don't watch much news, however.
I couldn't follow the tiktok link since I refuse to download the app, so I found another link to the story here.
The sad thing is, Washington may be a VERY blue state, but Spokane and the east side is fairly red, aligning more with Idaho. Not to say that everyone here is a MAGA loving inbred, but it's more than you expect from the only state that went more blue this election. Until these atrocities start to happen to these people, I fear little change will occur.
This isn't perfectly representative of the entire WA political situatiin, but here's WA State House of Representatives by Party:
Here's another way of looking at it, the Partisan Voting Index, by County:
WA is only a very blue state because the mass of people live between Bellingham and Olympia.
Get 50 miles away from the Salish Sea and basically, everyone is a Republican.
Spokane is a very weird oddball of... basically being a swing city/county, within WA the state.
It is also surrounded by MAGA loving inbreds, and is extremely close to Idaho, which is basically just Gilead at this point.
Indeed, there is still an ongoing Republican plan to try and break off the eastern counties of Oregon and Washington, and merge them into 'Greater Idaho'.
https://greateridaho.org/
They used to be more public about Phase 2, incorperating eastern WA as well.
... And now that Trump is dictator, the chances of this happening are... a whole hell of a lot more plausible than if he'd lost.