ICE Detains Citizen Teenager, But Which 'Threat' Gets Federal Resources?
While federal agents drag a U.S. citizen from a high school with dubious 'gang' claims – a tactic often deployed against youth of color – Congress is busy approving billions more for another nation's border security. For example, H.R. 815 , passed in February 2024, included a staggering $14.1 billion in security assistance to Israel. Many of those who rubber-stamped it, like House Speaker Mike
Johnson, received significant donations from groups like AIPAC; Johnson himself received $10,000 in 2022 and $5,000 in 2024 from individuals associated with AIPAC, according to OpenSecrets.org, mirroring a broader pattern of influence. So, we deploy significant national resources, complete with paramilitary tactics, to harass and detain citizens within our borders (the 'wrong' ones, naturally) for
'security,' while simultaneously outsourcing billions to fortify settlements thousands of miles away. One might wonder if the 'threat' assessment is based on actual danger, or just who has the better lobbyists. It seems some borders are sacrosanct, while others are just inconvenient lines for federal agents to cross.