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Wisconsin resident Bradley Bartell voted for Trump's promise to crack down on "criminal illegal immigrants," but now his Peruvian wife Camila Muñoz has been detained by ICE.

Muñoz, from Peru, overstayed her visa but had applied for legal residency. On their way home from a honeymoon, immigration agents detained her at a Puerto Rico airport.

Despite no criminal record, she remains in a Louisiana detention center. Her case reflects ICE’s broadened enforcement that now includes documented immigrants.

Bartell, once supportive of stricter immigration policies, now questions the impact on families like his own.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 72 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

I hate that as americans were so stupid we have to learn like this because we can't hear people out before it gets to this point.

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 35 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Like I believe one of your founding fathers Benjamin Franklin said: "Experience holds a dear school, but fools learn from no other"

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

He would have been pretty nonplussed by our current batch of fools who can't even learn from experience.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 17 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I had a Scottish chick in Edinburgh tell me that I was the only American she enjoyed talking to. I didn't realize just how poorly we were viewed overseas until I went myself.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The amazing thing about this is that Americans who travel are on average a lot more open-minded and intelligent than those who don't. And we still make a terrible impression.

[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Guess you can't take the murica out of an american

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago

I didn’t realize just how poorly we were viewed overseas

We are poorly viewed by intelligent beings here too.

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[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago

Thoughts and prayers

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 103 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

"but... it shouldn't have affected ME, you know?"

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 50 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Right because my situation is special. I’m special and these laws don’t apply to me. @shithead I’ve voted for you 3 times, please help rectify this mistake.

[–] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

How ironic would it be if he pressured his illegal immigrant wife to vote for t too 🤔

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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 47 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] casmael@lemm.ee 17 points 18 hours ago

Heey I didn’t think they’d eat my face

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 298 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You shouldn't have to have it happen to you before you realize the impact it has on others, but that's what we're up against.

[–] sowitzer@lemm.ee 43 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

From the article I don’t get a sense he is at all questioning his vote. He feels his case is special and the government messed up. For him. She’s vetted, so it’s ok. The others deserve what they are getting.

[–] Astra@lemmy.ml 49 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Yep. Brackets by me:

[Him and his wife] have been thinking a lot about [his] vote for Trump.

"I knew they were cracking down," he said. "I guess I didn’t know how it was going down."

He imagined the administration would target people who snuck over the border and weren't vetted

But his wife, "they know who she is and where she came from," he said. "They need to get the vetting done and not keep these people locked up. It doesn’t make any sense."

The dumbfuck doesn't show any contrition at all, he just says oops I didn't know. When this topic came up in the interview, he didn't admit any regret or that he put himself (and his wife) in this position - he just says that the government is wrong to do this to him/his wife, and that they should go after other illegals instead. What a piece of shit.

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[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 132 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Empathy takes a little thought and many people just can't think.

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[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 23 points 20 hours ago

My sister in law's family are all El Salvadorian refugees in Houston. Everyone under 50 are citizens now, but las abuelitas are not. They were all massive Trump supporters hoping that he will kick out "all the illegals" but are convinced that their grandparents wont be deported, and that they might be able to bring in more family.

Juxtapose that to my family, where my English mom was naturalized 20 years ago after coming to the US on a green card. My family have always been pro-immigrarion since we would never dream of denying someone the same opportunity that we were given. We are all ao flabbergasted by it, but they all love Bukele as well, so i guess it shouldn't be a surprise.

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[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 128 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (17 children)

Hold the fuck up, she was already OVERSTAYING her Visa and these idiots thought it was a good idea to TRAVEL? Nah they both got what they fucking deserved. It doesn't matter that you're awaiting your residency application, you have already passed your exit date, why the fuck would you be traveling for your honeymoon

Edit: I'm literally standing in the airport awaiting my fiance's return from Mexico right now, this shit makes all the people who actually read their paperwork and follow the rules, look bad when they get lumped in with these idiots.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Being in an international relationship, I'm sure you understand how tricky and stressful some of these paperwork matters can be. Just deciding what type of visa to apply for when you are in a relationship can be taxing.

You are right that for the majority of people, the bureaucracy works as long as you file things correctly. They should have done it right from the start. But there are a lot of personal situations that can complicate it.

As an aside, it is mind boggling to me the number of immigrants who wholeheartedly support Trump, even with family ties that are endangered by his actions.

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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 43 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently she got stuck in the States when all the borders were closed during the pandemic, which seems pretty reasonable grounds for overstaying.

But - she didn't leave when the borders re-opened. She had fallen in love and at some point she filed paperwork to normalize her status - though they're pretty coy about when they filled the papers, so I suspect that was done after the borders re-opened and she should have left.

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I'm also going to point out what I haven't seen in any of the comments so far which is that, with ICE being pressured to increase the number of deportations, they're opting to go for low-hanging fruit. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean raiding places that they've known for decades are hiring illegal immigrants, arresting and prosecuting and imprisoning the owners and managers.

It does mean that they're hanging out at at least some airports, and it sounds like they're running passenger lists ahead of time (because they knew exactly who to approach). I mean, why to go the trouble of driving out to some farm or factory in the middle of nowhere, trying to chase down people who know the area better than you ever will, when you can sit at a comfy air-conditioned desk and only bother to get up when the computer lets you know that your "target" is trying to check in for their flight?

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[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 28 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody deserves to be punished for arbitrary political boundaries.

That being said, it's satisfying to see the people supporting those boundaries get punished by them.

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago

Wisconsin mostly went to TRUMP.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 42 points 21 hours ago

The money the couple saved for a down payment on a home has evaporated into attorneys fees and savings to pay a bond for her release, if she's given that chance.

There's a silver lining to this. Think about all the high quality white collar jobs (lawyers) that this is supporting. Way to stimulate the economy, Trumpers! /s

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 134 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I honestly believe these idiots that voted for Trump somehow thought that they would be immune to his policies. He doesn't give a fuck about you.

[–] marzhall@lemmy.world 99 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For sure. It's the classic:

Tweet that says, "I never thought the leopards would eat my face" says woman who voted for the leopards eating people's faces party

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 139 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I pity Madam but I have little sympathy for Sir.

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[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 24 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Why would you do that to your own wife?

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 6 points 15 hours ago

Cheaper than a divorce? /s

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 29 points 20 hours ago

Well, that was stupid wasn’t it

[–] chrischryse@lemmy.world 40 points 22 hours ago

Me when I read stories like this

FAFO vote for a clown don't complain it's turning into a crazy circus

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 88 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Muñoz, from Peru, overstayed her visa ... Bartell, once supportive of stricter immigration policies, ...

"Supportive of stricter immigration policies," doesn't turn in his wife for violating existing immigration policies.

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[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 3 points 13 hours ago

Boo hoo. Boo hoo. FAFO MAGAtard.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

HA HA HA! The dipshits Bradley and Camila found out. The article indicates Camila was flown to a privately run detention center in fucking Louisiana, WTF, GITMO was closer. Are the fuckers at DOGE checking how much the shit is costing US taxpayers?

[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

Have to go to a private detention center so that Drumphs mates who own the centers, can profit as mightily as possible.

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