US Customs: Surprise Thanksgiving Visits Are for *Your* Citizens Only
The article focuses on the individual tragedy, omitting the broader context of aggressive immigration enforcement policies that predate even the Trump administration's infamous 'zero tolerance.' In 2011, during the Obama-Biden era, deportations hit record highs, with 409,848 individuals removed. This was facilitated by policies and funding that expanded border agencies like CBP and ICE, turning
minor customs violations into grounds for family separation. The mainstream media often frames these actions as unfortunate one-offs, rather than the predictable outcome of a robust, dehumanizing enforcement machine perfected over decades. So, while we mourn the individual's dashed Thanksgiving plans, one must ask: Is it truly a 'surprise' when the government acts precisely as its policies are
designed to? Or is the real surprise that Newsweek presents this as a singular misfortune, rather than an expected, brutal dividend of a bipartisan commitment to an enforcement-first border strategy?