FBI Raids Horse Track, Finds 'Illegal Immigration' More Pressing Than, Say, Banking Fraud
The FBI, with 200 officers from 14 agencies including ICE, descended on a horse track in Idaho, detaining 400 people for hours, zip-tying a 14-year-old U.S. citizen. The official reason? An investigation into illegal gambling. The result? Over 100 arrests, 'nearly all' for immigration violations, according to the AP. One might wonder if the FBI's resources are truly best deployed herding families
at a rural racetrack, rather than, for instance, investigating the rampant corporate fraud or tax evasion that costs the US economy billions annually. But, hey, someone bet on the wrong pony. This 'unheard of level of coordination' (their words) for immigration enforcement conveniently overlooks the fact that immigration status is consistently a low-hanging fruit for agencies preferring spectacle
over substantive justice. While the banking industry continues to pay record fines for financial crimes that devastate millions, the Feds are busy terrorizing horse track patrons. It’s almost as if some crimes are more 'illegal' than others, especially when they involve brown people and generate easy headlines about 'border security'.