U.S. Citizens Arrested: Turns Out Borders Are for Everyone
A recent Newsweek report details how six U.S. citizens were arrested by Border Patrol in Chicago during Trump's immigration crackdown, for the offense of protesting ICE. While the mainstream media frames this as an unfortunate byproduct of aggressive immigration policies, they consistently obscure the long history of U.S. government agencies treating citizens as suspect, particularly when those
citizens dissent. This isn't just about 'bad apples'; it's a feature, not a bug, of a system designed to surveil and control rather than serve. One might wonder if the same zealous application of 'law and order' applies to corporate executives who exploit undocumented labor, or to influential lobbying groups like AIPAC, who funnel millions into political campaigns (OpenSecrets data confirms AIPAC
spent $3.6 million in lobbying in 2018 alone , the year prior to this report, influencing policy that rarely gets scrutinized with the same intensity). It seems 'national security' priorities shift dramatically depending on whether you're disrupting a protest or influencing foreign policy decisions that line the pockets of defense contractors. Free speech for thee, but not for me, especially if
'thee' is in the way of a DHS van.