Juanita Avila later helped expose ICE’s ‘arrest first, justify later’ tactics in a lawsuit that won a major victory for immigrants’ rights

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44121230

March 6, 2026

The moment 19-year-old Emely Agustin spotted the group of masked immigration agents tackling a woman facedown on the pavement, her heart dropped.

She saw the woman’s red jacket.

“Oh my fucking God. That’s my mom!” she screamed.

It was the morning of 5 November in Cottage Grove, in central Oregon, and masked officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had dragged Juanita Avila out of her van. The agents pinned her down as she cried out for her daughter, who started filming. Juanita, a 47-year-old legal permanent resident, had her green card in her pocket, but officers handcuffed and detained her.

  • athatet@lemmy.zip
    2·
    8 hours ago

    I think you have it backwards. Usually it’s the Feds advocating for this type of thing.

    • outofthisworld@lemmy.org
      11·
      7 hours ago

      Lies.

      The “fed post” is a fallacy. A concept used to shut people down. Show me an example of the US government telling people to revolt against the government. A real example I can see, not some theory.

      Telling people to obey is fascism. Telling people to calm down is fascism. Telling people not to rise up against an oppressive government is fascism.