ICE traffic stop arrests brown skinned young man, born in Long Island, Arrested because Latino
A traffic stop is causing outrage, after a young man born and raised on Long Island was pulled over and searched by ICE agents. He said it was simply because he’s Latino. When ICE found out he’s a U.S. citizen, they let him go—without giving an explanation or apology—but the damage was already done.
A traffic stop is causing outrage, after a young man born and raised on Long Island was pulled over and searched by ICE agents. He said it was simply because he’s Latino. When ICE found out he’s a U.S. citizen, they let him go—without giving an explanation or apology—but the damage was already done.
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2025-06-14T20:46:15.655Z
Because of the color of his skin this is racism and enough is enough
— (@abluedi.bsky.social) 2025-06-15T01:08:59.773Z
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/long-island/video-long-island-man-driving-to-work-handcuffed-by-ice-despite-being-citizen/6301068/
…….. The incident comes amid increased ICE enforcement efforts across the country, but civil rights experts say this stop may have violated constitutional protections.
“They can’t randomly, on a hunch, stop people,” said Fred Brewington, a civil rights attorney representing Lemus. “That’s contrary to the Constitution.”
Brewington argues this was a clear case of racial profiling.
“Unless there is an articulable basis to ask someone for identification — which this officer did not provide — there’s a concern there,” he said.
Despite being a citizen, Lemus says the incident has left him fearful of future encounters with law enforcement.
“It felt like I lost all rights when they pulled me over. I felt like I had nothing anymore, Felt like they stripped my rights, I was honestly shocked.” Lemus said.
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