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ICE agents told a Syracuse poll worker to delete a political Instagram post and detained a Catholic nun traveling to Mass in McAllen before state legislators intervened. The incidents sparked civil liberties concerns over immigration enforcement targeting lawful activity.
ICE agents told a Syracuse poll worker to delete a political Instagram post about voting and detained a Catholic nun traveling to Mass in McAllen, Texas before state legislators intervened. These aren't border enforcement actions against undocumented immigrants—they're direct interference with lawful civilian activity. The poll worker incident is especially direct: an immigration agent explicitly demanding deletion of political speech on social media.
Both incidents suggest enforcement priorities that extend well beyond immigration law into intimidation of ordinary people doing lawful things. A nun going to Mass and a poll worker posting about voting aren't immigration matters. That ICE moved against them anyway signals either a massive mission creep or deliberate use of enforcement authority to suppress political participation and religious practice. State legislator intervention was needed to get the nun released.
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