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  • ICE and Due Process: Evidence of Profiling and Wrongful Detention (Multilingual)

    ICE and Due Process: Evidence of Profiling and Wrongful Detention (Multilingual)

    English, Español, Français, العربية, Soomaali, አማርኛ

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    By Ricky Dana, Candidate for U.S. House – Missouri’s 4th District


    ENGLISH — ICE and Due Process: What the Record Shows

    Courts and major news outlets have documented serious due-process failures in U.S. immigration enforcement—alongside patterns of stops and arrests linked to race, accent, and language. These failures have swept up legal immigrants and, at times, even U.S. citizens. The facts demand reform that respects the Constitution and basic fairness.


    Key facts: A federal court recently limited immigration raids in Southern California, barring stops based on apparent race/ethnicity or on someone speaking Spanish or accented English. Judges have also ordered ICE to improve conditions and protect confidential legal access in New York City’s holding facility. Detention has surged to record highs—approaching 59,000–60,000 people—with a large share having no criminal record. Courts have ruled for wrongfully detained U.S. citizens, including Peter Sean Brown in Florida; investigations have documented citizens held for days, months, and even years.


    Bottom line: Enforcement without due process undermines public trust and violates core American values. We can secure the border, follow the law, and protect civil rights at the same time—by ending profiling, guaranteeing access to counsel, and requiring individualized suspicion for detentions.


    ESPAÑOL — ICE y el debido proceso: lo que muestran los hechos

    Fallos judiciales y reportajes han demostrado problemas graves de debido proceso en la aplicación de las leyes migratorias de EE. UU., junto con patrones de detenciones ligados al color de piel, al acento y al idioma. Estos problemas han afectado a inmigrantes con estatus legal e incluso, en ocasiones, a ciudadanos estadounidenses.


    Datos clave: Un tribunal federal limitó redadas en el sur de California y prohibió paradas basadas en la raza aparente o en que una persona hable español o inglés con acento. Jueces ordenaron a ICE mejorar condiciones y proteger la comunicación confidencial con abogados en un centro de detención de Nueva York. La detención alcanzó niveles récord (cerca de 59,000–60,000 personas), muchas sin antecedentes penales. Tribunales fallaron a favor de ciudadanos detenidos por error, como Peter Sean Brown en Florida.


    Conclusión: Hacer cumplir la ley sin respetar el debido proceso viola valores fundamentales. Debemos terminar el perfilamiento, garantizar acceso a abogados y exigir sospecha individualizada para las detenciones.


    FRANÇAIS — ICE et le droit au procès équitable : ce que montrent les preuves

    Des décisions de justice et des enquêtes médiatiques révèlent de graves atteintes au droit au procès équitable dans l’application des lois migratoires des États-Unis, ainsi que des contrôles fondés sur la couleur de peau, l’accent ou la langue. Des résidents réguliers—et même des citoyens américains—en ont été victimes.


    À retenir : Un tribunal fédéral a restreint des opérations en Californie du Sud, interdisant des contrôles fondés sur l’origine apparente ou le fait de parler espagnol ou un anglais avec accent. Des juges ont aussi ordonné à l’ICE d’améliorer les conditions et l’accès confidentiel aux avocats à New York. La détention atteint un niveau record (≈59 000–60 000), beaucoup sans casier criminel. Les tribunaux ont donné raison à des citoyens détenus à tort, comme Peter Sean Brown en Floride.


    Conclusion : Sécurité et droits constitutionnels doivent aller de pair : pas de profilage, accès à un conseil, suspicion individualisée.


    العربية — آيس والإجراءات القانونية الواجبة: ما تُظهره الوقائع

    تكشف أحكام المحاكم وتقارير إعلامية عن انتهاكات خطيرة للإجراءات القانونية الواجبة في إنفاذ قوانين الهجرة بالولايات المتحدة، إضافة إلى أنماط من الإيقاف والاعتقال المرتبطة بالعرق أو اللكنة أو اللغة. وقد شملت هذه الانتهاكات مهاجرين قانونيين وأحيانًا مواطنين أمريكيين.


    حقائق أساسية: حدّت محكمة فيدرالية من المداهمات بجنوب كاليفورنيا، ومنعت الإيقاف بناءً على العِرق الظاهر أو التحدث بالإسبانية أو الإنجليزية بلكنة. وأمرت محاكم بتحسين الظروف وضمان التواصل السري مع المحامين في منشأة نيويورك. بلغ الاحتجاز مستوى قياسياً يقارب 59–60 ألف شخص، وكثيرون بلا سجل جنائي. كما أنصف القضاء مواطنين احتُجزوا بالخطأ، منهم بيتر شون براون في فلوريدا.


    الخلاصة: يجب إنهاء التنميط وضمان الوصول إلى المحامين واشتراط الاشتباه الفردي قبل الاحتجاز.


    SOMALI — ICE iyo Hab-raaca Caddaaladda

    Go’aammo maxkamadeed iyo warbixinno madax-bannaan ayaa muujiyay dhibaatooyin culus oo ku saabsan due process (hab-raaca caddaaladda) ee fulinta qaanuunka socdaalka ee Maraykanka, iyo qaabyo joojin/qabasho oo ku xiran midabka, lahjadda, ama luqadda. Tani waxay saameysay muhaajiriin sharciyeysan iyo mararka qaarkood xataa muwaadiniin Maraykan ah.


    Waxyaabaha muhiimka ah: Maxkamad federaal ah ayaa xaddidday howl-galada Koonfurta California, kana mamnuucday joojinta qof ku saleysan muuqaalka jinsiyadeed ama ku hadalka Isbaanish ama Ingiriisi lahjad leh. Garsoorayaal ayaa sidoo kale amray hagaajinta xaaladaha iyo helitaanka sirta ah ee qareennada xarun ku taal New York. Tirada dadka la hayo ayaa gaartay heer taariikhi ah (qiyaastii 59,000–60,000), kuwa badanna dambiyo ma leh. Maxkamado ayaa garab istaagay muwaadiniin si khalad ah loo hayay, sida Peter Sean Brown ee Florida.


    Gunaanad: Ilaalinta xuduudaha iyo ilaalinta xuquuqda dastuuriga ahi waa inay isla socdaan—jooji qaybinta jinsiyadeed, xaqiiji helitaanka qareen, oo u baahow tuhun gaar ah ka hor xabsi.


    አማርኛ — አይስ (ICE) እና የህግ ሂደት (Due Process)

    የፍርድ ቤት ውሳኔዎች እና የተመረጡ ሪፖርቶች በአሜሪካ የኢሚግሬሽን አስኪያጅ ስርዓት ውስጥ ከባድ የህግ ሂደት ጥሰቶችን እንዲሁም በቀለም፣ በንግግር ልምድ (accent) ወይም በቋንቋ መሠረት የሚፈጠሩ ማቆም/ማሰር አቀራረቦችን ገልጸዋል። ይህ ለሕጋዊ ስፍራ ያላቸው ሰዎች እና አንዳንድ ጊዜ ለአሜሪካ ዜጎች እንኳን ተፅዕኖ አሳድሯል።


    አስፈላጊ ነጥቦች፡ ፍርድ ቤት በደቡብ ካሊፎርኒያ ላይ ያሉ ክዋኔዎችን ገደብ አድርጓል እና በሚታይ ዘር፣ ወይም ሰው ስፓኒሽ ወይም በአክሰንት የተለየ እንግሊዝኛ ሲናገር በመሠረት ማቆም አለመፍቀድ ገልጿል። ፍርድ ቤቶች በኒውዮርክ ያለው መያዣ ማዕከል ውስጥ ሁኔታዎች እንዲሻሽሉ እና ከጠበቃ ጋር የሚሆኑ የስልክ/ቪዲዮ ውይይቶች ምስጢራዊነት እንዲጠበቅ አዘዙ። የመያዣ ቁጥር ወደ 59,000–60,000 ደርሶ ታሪካዊ ከፍተኛ ሆኗል፣ ብዙዎቹ የወንጀል ታሪክ የላቸውም። ፍርድ ቤቶች እንዲሁም በስህተት የታሰሩ ዜጎችን—ለምሳሌ Peter Sean Brown—አገዙ።


    መደረሻ፡ የድንበር ደህንነት እና የመሠረታዊ መብቶች ጥበቃ አብሮ መሄድ ይኖርባቸዋል፤ ማቋረጥ በፕሮፋይሊንግ ላይ አይመሠርት፣ ወጥመድ ከመጀመር በፊት ግለሰባዊ ጥርጣሬ ይጠየቅ እና የጠበቃ መድረክ ይጠበቅ።


    Sources:

    Perdomo v. Noem — Ninth Circuit filing summarizing TRO limits on profiling (Aug. 1, 2025)


    ACLU: Federal court rules for U.S. citizen Peter Sean Brown (May 30, 2025)


    FindLaw: Brown v. Ramsay — opinion excerpts


    Los Angeles Times: U.S. citizen held 1,273 days by ICE


    CBS News: ICE detainees reach ~59,000; nearly half with no criminal record (June 24, 2025)


    Austin Kocher: ICE detention numbers hit new high (~59,000)


    AP News: Judge orders ICE to improve conditions, protect legal access in NYC (Aug. 12, 2025)


    Washington Post: Federal judge orders improved ICE conditions, legal access (Aug. 13, 2025)


    ACLU: Suit over denial of access to counsel at Everglades detention (July 16, 2025)


    American Immigration Council: Barriers to access-to-counsel complaint (PDF)


  • Dean Cain Joins ICE: Another Symptom of Trump’s Corruption Machine

    Dean Cain Joins ICE: Another Symptom of Trump’s Corruption Machine

    ICE uniform standing outdoors near a wooden post, with a “TRUMP” poster showing Donald Trump giving a thumbs-up in the background.

    By Ricky Dana, Candidate for US House, Missouri-4


    Dean Cain—yes, the former Superman actor—has officially joined ICE. He claims it’s a move to “serve America” and support law enforcement. But let’s be honest—it couldn’t possibly be because he’s a washed-up has-been who couldn’t find other work, right? Totally patriotic. 🙄


    This stunt is more than just celebrity cosplay in a government agency. ICE, under the Trump administration, has become a symbol of unchecked power and racial targeting. Reports of extrajudicial kidnappings, raids without proper warrants, and heavy-handed tactics have been piling up for years. And now, they have a Hollywood face to help sell it.


    Here’s the truth: when the House flips, ICE’s abuses will finally be dragged into the daylight. Every questionable detention, every rights violation, every raid that skirted the Constitution—Congress will be watching, and accountability will be non-negotiable.


    Trump’s appointment patterns aren’t about finding the best talent. They’re about rewarding loyalty, fueling fear, and distracting from the scandals that never go away. He’s doing everything he can to make America forget about Epstein, and it’s never going to work. No matter how many celebrity headlines he throws in the way, the truth is still there.


    What we’re seeing is the ugly combination of political theater and real harm. ICE is not a stage for washed-up actors to relaunch their careers—it’s an agency with the power to change lives, often for the worse. Putting a pop culture figure in a badge doesn’t make it noble; it makes it a circus.


    But there’s a bigger issue here: the culture of corruption and ignorance that has become standard operating procedure under this Trump, racially fueled, fear machine. We’ve got an administration more interested in headlines than justice, more committed to division than unity, and more skilled at distraction than at solving the real problems facing our country.


    When I’m elected as your congressman, it is my hope that we can work in a bipartisan way to restore democracy and reverse this dangerous decline. That means not only investigating abuses by ICE, but also rebuilding trust in our institutions, making government accountable to the people, and putting an end to political stunts that waste time and erode confidence in our system.


    We need serious leadership that focuses on results—not reality show casting. We need representatives who will roll up their sleeves, work with colleagues from both parties, and put the well-being of Americans first. And we need to make sure that no administration, Republican or Democrat, ever treats our government like a personal PR campaign again.


    Dean Cain joining ICE might grab headlines today, but tomorrow we’ll still be dealing with the real problems—unconstitutional actions, abuses of power, and a lack of accountability. That’s the fight I’m ready to take on.


    Sources:

    Former Superman Dean Cain Joins ICE After Deeming New Movie ‘Woke’


    Dean Cain to Support Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda


    ICE Barbie Gets MAGA’s Favorite Superman as a Sidekick


    ICE Abuses and Extrajudicial Detentions


    Trump’s Epstein Distraction Campaign

    Oh, and yes, The United States is a constitutional democratic republic.

    Constitutional — The authority of government is limited by the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees certain rights that can’t be overridden by majority vote.

    Republic — Power comes from the people, but it’s exercised through elected representatives rather than direct rule by the public.

    Democratic — Citizens choose those representatives through free and fair elections.

    I can not make it any simpler people!

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