A video recorded last week has ignited outrage online after it captured ICE agents violently arresting two brothers in South Norwalk, Connecticut, in broad daylight without producing a warrant. The men, identified as Ricardo Chavez and his brother, reportedly hold legal status to live and work in the United States.

The footage (credit @alwaysfilmthepolice) shows plainclothes ICE agents forcibly detaining the men in a public area. Witnesses say the agents refused to provide identification or present a warrant when asked, instead resorting to physical force and a taser to subdue the brothers before hauling them away. They also allegedly damaged their vehicle.

Community members who know the Chavez family insist that both men are law-abiding residents with valid documentation. “They work, they pay taxes, and they belong here,” said one South Norwalk resident who witnessed the arrest. “This was nothing short of a kidnapping.”

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    7 days ago

    You’re standing there, telling your neighbor “at least I didn’t pick a child killer!”

    The part where you abstained from helping your neighbor, and the 9 additional children, etc.

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      7 days ago

      When did I ever say anything about how I voted?

      In any case, my individual vote had no effect at all on the outcome of the election. A change in dem policy and action would have had an effect.

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        7 days ago

        You picked up an argument against people who pushed against voting for Kamala. If you’re defending a position you don’t hold, that’s on you.

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          7 days ago

          I pointed out what politicians need to do to get elected, namely improve the material conditions of the people whose votes they want, but other ways too. If you interpret “dems need to not suck shit to earn votes” as telling people not to vote, thats on you.

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            7 days ago

            If you want to pretend there wasn’t a huge base of people here telling others that they are genocide supporters if they vote for Kamala, that’s on you.

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              6 days ago

              They are factually genocide supporters, this is the fault of the democratic party.

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                6 days ago

                You’re telling your bleeding neighbor he’s a baby murder supporter, while pretending you care about him.

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                  6 days ago

                  Who are the democrats in this metaphor? Some guy who was stabbing my bleeding neighbor with a different knife after Trump briefly stopped stabbing them?

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                    6 days ago

                    They’re the ones that only kill the one baby.