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Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 09:26 AM

Jul 22

Emmanuel left Belize in 1998. He went to Mexico, and four years ago, he crossed the border into the United States, looking for what everyone else is looking for. When he lived in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he had a plumbing business, he was stabbed in the neck and had one of his ears cut off. He had to leave, and now he’s afraid to return.

It’s the same fear his other cellmate, Jaime Navarro, a 54-year-old Mexican, feels. “I’m fleeing my country because they tore my tendons, broke my hand, and almost ripped off my heel.” He says it’s because of drug cartel issues.

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"The day I leave here, I'm going to remember the injustices ICE has done to us; there are so many things." [View all] Demovictory9 Jul 22 OP

Trump treats them like animals because that's how he thinks of them. sop Jul 22 #1

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For the next three generations, Americans will be apologizing Torchlight Jul 22 #3