ICE Imprisons Danish Dad of 4 at Citizenship Interview

[Lovebug]

Surprised to see that they're going after white foreigners, too. Looks like nobody is safe in tRump's America.

The felon doesn't want to come across as a racists so he had to set an example or something like that.

I didn't see a link:

Green card holder detained by ICE at immigration appointment, wife says

A green card holder's wife told Newsweek ICE detained her husband during his final interview for U.S. citizenship.

www.newsweek.com

MAGAs will continue to cheer Dear Leader's tyrannical idiocy until a critical mass of white people are negatively impacted.

Thanks.
It looks like he did everything right.

As of September 12, 2024, he received an update indicating that his application (Form N-400) was actively under review, with no outstanding requirements or issues on record.

What gives?

 

[Lovebug]

And the man is from a Nordic country.


Maybe not so much anymore?

Nordic countries are very critical of him. Could that be the answer?

 

[Grizzly Adams]

1. Quotas plus lazy gestapo

2. Trump has a boner for anything related to Denmark.

What is your evidence Trump has ordered increased enforcement against Danish citizens?

 

[NWRatCon]

MAGA folks, remind me what Denmark did?

Establish Greenland?

 

[NWRatCon]

The felon doesn't want to come across as a racist

Oh, no.... he WANTS his followers to understand just how racist he is. It's how he speaks to his followers. Denmark is a special exception, because Greenland.

 

[HumblePi]

Kasper Juul Eriksen is a white man from Denmark. He couldn't be much whiter than that.
Kasper Juul Eriksen is an avid supporter of Donald Trump.

Kasper Juul Eriksen was kidnapped by ICE due to 'paperwork miscommunication'.

Kasper Juul Eriksen is gainfully employed, a father of four kids and one on the way. He has never as much as received a ticket for speeding.

Kasper Juul Eriksen is a green card holder and traveled to Memphis, Tennessee in what he assumed was the "final stage of obtaining his permanent American citizenship."

Does any person here believe, it can't happen to you? If you do, then you're an idiot.

 

[NWRatCon]

Kasper Juul Eriksen is a white man from Denmark. He couldn't be much whiter than that.
Kasper Juul Eriksen is an avid supporter of Donald Trump.

Kasper Juul Eriksen was kidnapped by ICE due to 'paperwork miscommunication'.

Kasper Juul Eriksen is gainfully employed, a father of four kids and one on the way. He has never as much as received a ticket for speeding.

Kasper Juul Eriksen is a green card holder and traveled to Memphis, Tennessee in what he assumed was the "final stage of obtaining his permanent American citizenship."

Does any person here believe, it can't happen to you? If you do, then you're an idiot.

This, the deportations to El Salvador and South Sudan, the public arrests on the street, the arrests at check-in appointments, the transportation to Louisiana and Texas gulags, the masks, the secrecy, holding detainees incommunicado, and, most importantly, the flouting of the Constitution - are all "proof of concept" operations. This is a fascist regime getting its process together and getting the country used to its methods. It will not stop here, it never does.

 

[Along Came Jones]

This, the deportations to El Salvador and South Sudan, the public arrests on the street, the arrests at check-in appointments, the transportation to Louisiana and Texas gulags, the masks, the secrecy, holding detainees incommunicado, and, most importantly, the flouting of the Constitution - are all "proof of concept" operations. This is a fascist regime getting its process together and getting the country used to its methods. It will not stop here, it never does.

Re: This is a fascist regime getting its process together and getting the country used to its methods. It will not stop here, it never does.

But will the country become accustomed to its methods? I think not.

See the polls listed at Ballotpedia's Polling Index: Direction of country rating. Scroll down to the section "Dir. Country." With the exception of Rasmussen's poll, the polls reflect a significant belief the country is going in the wrong direction . . . and getting worse.

Midterm elections fare poorly for incumbents. Unless Trump serves the country something more substantial than a $25 - $45 million birthday/military parade to placate the disgruntled, the midterms will likely be a crushing Democratic landslide. The new Congress will impeach and this time convict.

 

[Peter]

What is your evidence Trump has ordered increased enforcement against Danish citizens?

Why has this not been sorted by now?
How would you feel if the UK had an american citizen in prison for a month without charge for a simple paperwork oversight that was left unchecked by the authorities for a decade?

This guy has most likely already lost his job and is now in massive debt because of loss of earnings on top of his month of needless incarceration.
He should make Ice pay bigly for his trouble.

 

[NWRatCon]

WE should make Ice pay bigly for his trouble.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Why has this not been sorted by now?

No idea, because I don't know what the actual problem is. All we have is the family's contention that it's a "paperwork" issue. That can mean many, many things.

 

[Felis Leo]

Re: This is a fascist regime getting its process together and getting the country used to its methods. It will not stop here, it never does.

But will the country become accustomed to its methods? I think not.

See the polls listed at Ballotpedia's Polling Index: Direction of country rating. Scroll down to the section "Dir. Country." With the exception of Rasmussen's poll, the polls reflect a significant belief the country is going in the wrong direction . . . and getting worse.

Midterm elections fare poorly for incumbents. Unless Trump serves the country something more substantial than a $25 - $45 million birthday/military parade to placate the disgruntled, the midterms will likely be a crushing Democratic landslide. The new Congress will impeach and this time convict.

That is a poor sop. You presume our nation will be able to conduct free and fair elections in 2026 with a hostile Federal government overseeing them. I have my doubts. And even if Democrats sweep...so what? There is no legislative immunity from Federal prosecution that protects the political opposition from trumped-up charges in other countries. Trump can just have Democrats arrested for any number of spurious reasons. And even if they impeach and convict him, if he refuses to leave, what can be done?

 

[Felis Leo]

No idea, because I don't know what the actual problem is. All we have is the family's contention that it's a "paperwork" issue. That can mean many, many things.

Unless this man was a violent criminal, putting him in such detention like this was wholly unnecessary.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Unless this man was a violent criminal, putting him in such detention like this was wholly unnecessary.

Depends on what they want to do with him. If the ultimate plan is to deport him, it's not at all unreasonable to detain him. A lot of people abscond when faced with deportation. Should he be let loose simply because he's white? I don't think so.

 

[Felis Leo]

Depends on what they want to do with him. If the ultimate plan is to deport him, it's not at all unreasonable to detain him. A lot of people abscond when faced with deportation. Should he be let loose simply because he's white? I don't think so.

You see, this statement is fundamentally un-American and weirdly authoritarian, Grizzly Adams. "It depends on what they want to do with him"? What the Hell does that mean? Why such deference to such an opaque Federal organization? Do you believe that a person's liberties and rights against government overreach and tyranny are by virtue of their citizenship and nothing more?

I believe should be let loose on the basis that they have no to put him in prison. If the government cannot present any good reason, he should be released.

 

[NWRatCon]

Unless this man was a violent criminal, putting him in such detention like this was wholly unnecessary.

Of course it was. It is intended to be torturous. Moreover, it is a commercial enterprise. I will not be surprised to find that Tom Homan has a personal stake in GEO Group. "As of September 30, 2024, the company owned or managed 80,000 beds at 99 facilities, making it the largest prison operator in the United States.[4][5] In 2019, agencies of the federal government of the United States generated 53% of the company's revenues.[4]" It has an abysmal record of abuses, illegalities and poor conditions - so perfect for TrumpCo.

"U.S. federal contracts​

On August 18, 2016, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates announced that the Justice Department intended to end its Bureau of Prisons contracts with for-profit prison operators, generally.[40] As of 2015, GEO Group operated 26 federal prison centers, for the departments of both Justice and Homeland Security, which would have been affected by this change in policy. These centers had a total capacity of 35,692 prisoners, representing 45% of the company's revenue.[41]

On February 23, 2017, newly confirmed Trump administration Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the August 2016 guidance.[42] In March 2017, Pablo Paez, GEO Group vice president, defended the legality of his company's $225,000 donation to a pro-Trump political action committee. He said that the donation was made by a subsidiary, GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc., which has no contracts with any governmental agency, rather than directly from GEO Group itself. Democratic Congressmen Emanuel Cleaver and Luis Gutiérrez disputed that claim in a letter to GEO and its rival, CoreCivic. The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint challenging the contribution with the Federal Elections Commission.[43] GEO and CoreCivic each donated $250,000 supporting Trump's inaugural festivities, according to the corporations' spokesmen. GEO gave $275,000 to the pro-Trump super PAC Rebuilding America Now, according to FEC filings. A $100,000 donation had been made only a day after Sally Yates, at the Department of Justice, announced it would be phasing out its for-profit prison and detention contracts.[44]

In April 2018, a wholly owned subsidiary of GEO Group called GEO Acquisitions II gave $125,000 to a political action committee in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act, which bars companies with active contracts with the federal government from making political donations.[45]

On January 26, 2021, United States President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14006 directing the United States Department of Justice to cease the renewal of federal contracts with private prisons.[46] As a result, in 2021 Geo Group reported that they had closed six of their faculties as a result of the contracts not being renewed by the federal government and that their last facility under direct contract with the Bureau of Prisons would phase out in September 2022. They reported that this resulted in a decline of $240 million in revenue for the 2021 fiscal year.[4]

In February 2025, Geo Group announced they would reopen Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey as an immigration detention facility with capacity to detain up to 1,000 people.[47]" Yes, that Delaney Hall...

 

[Along Came Jones]

That is a poor sop. You presume our nation will be able to conduct free and fair elections in 2026 with a hostile Federal government overseeing them. I have my doubts. And even if Democrats sweep...so what? There is no legislative immunity from Federal prosecution that protects the political opposition from trumped-up charges in other countries. Trump can just have Democrats arrested for any number of spurious reasons. And even if they impeach and convict him, if he refuses to leave, what can be done?

I do "presume our nation will be able to conduct free and fair elections in 2026 with a hostile Federal government overseeing them." I not only presume it, I expect it.

If a president is impeached, convicted and removed from office he or she is a private citizen subject to arrest or civil action same as any other citizen. The only open question is who might order the arrest or execute the civil action.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

You see, this statement is fundamentally un-American and weirdly authoritarian, Grizzly Adams. "It depends on what they want to do with him"? What the Hell does that mean? Why such deference to such an opaque Federal organization? Do you believe that a person's liberties and rights against government overreach and tyranny are by virtue of their citizenship and nothing more?

It's the same principle as keeping an accused murderer in jail pending trial. And federal law mandates detention in certain circumstances, even if you don't like it.

I believe should be let loose on the basis that they have no to put him in prison. If the government cannot present any good reason, he should be released.

Nice opinion. Doesn't mean much, though.

 

[Felis Leo]

It's the same principle as keeping an accused murderer in jail pending trial. And federal law mandates detention in certain circumstances, even if you don't like it.

That's the thing, what is the accusation? What has he done wrong? At least when an accused murderer is in jail, they are accused of murder. A government typically cannot deprive someone of their liberty without charge.

Nice opinion. Doesn't mean much, though.

Right back at you, Grizzly Adams old darling. Your opinion also does not mean much, whether you jump up and down with gay abandon in support of President Trump, or sit in sullen indifference. We live in a lawless time where the government acts with greater disregard for people's fundamental rights than ever before. And we are on a debate site. Not in the halls of Congress.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

That's the thing, what is the accusation? What has he done wrong?

No idea. I don't think they typically publicize administrative actions against aliens like they do big criminal cases.

 

[Peter]

No idea, because I don't know what the actual problem is. All we have is the family's contention that it's a "paperwork" issue. That can mean many, many things.

Well, the guy has been incarcerated for a month without charge at this point which is an utter disgrace in itself and needs to be sorted.

How would you like to be in prison for a month without charge?

 

[LostInSeattle]

Depends on what they want to do with him. If the ultimate plan is to deport him, it's not at all unreasonable to detain him. A lot of people abscond when faced with deportation. Should he be let loose simply because he's white? I don't think so.

The guy has been living here - legally - for 10 years. He has four kids and and another on the way. Keeping him from his family is ridiculous. Abscond? Where to? Back to Denmark where they would deport him to anyway?

No, the cruelty and overreaction are the point. ICE does it deliberately to scare (other) people. They have quotas they can't meet - because picking up real criminals is hard - so they take it out on people like him who come in voluntarily for a scheduled meeting. He was not informed at any time over the past decade that he was missing a piece of paper and now suddenly he's clapped in irons and moved to a different location?

The US government doesn't need to behave like an asshole bully, but this is how Trump and Vance like it.

 

[MAGAnificent]

The new Congress will impeach and this time convict.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

[j brown's body]

Depends on what they want to do with him. If the ultimate plan is to deport him, it's not at all unreasonable to detain him. A lot of people abscond when faced with deportation. Should he be let loose simply because he's white? I don't think so.

I don't understand where this support for sadistic cruelty comes from.

 

[CaughtInThe]

I see he has a fifth child on the way. Does anyone know if he has any pets?