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ICE agents tracked down and confronted a Syracuse poll worker on Election Day, demanding she delete Instagram posts about ICE at polling sites. An anti-ICE activist received a 30-year sentence for moving a box of protest literature during an ICE facility demonstration. A Mexican
ICE agents showed up at a Syracuse poll worker's home on Election Day and demanded she delete Instagram posts about ICE presence at polling sites. Separately, an anti-ICE activist received a 30-year sentence for moving a box of protest literature during a demonstration at an ICE facility. These aren't isolated incidents—they're part of a pattern where federal enforcement is being weaponized against speech and protest activity.
The poll worker confrontation is particularly stark because it happened during voting. ICE didn't arrest anyone or present evidence of a crime. The agents simply showed up and demanded the deletion of social media posts documenting their own activities. The activist's 30-year sentence for moving a box during a protest is wildly disproportionate to the actual conduct—it reads like punishment for the cause, not the action. Together, these cases show enforcement being used to chill dissent rather than address criminal behavior.
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