Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater

Re:Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater by mikevm on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @07:27AM (#45101614)

You are a liar. Plain and simple. He DID NOT come in legally. He had a deportation order and was granted a "witholding of removal" status in 2019 because he claimed he will face persecution BY MS-13's RIVAL GANG if he were to be deported to El Salvador. The rest of your nonsense can be safely ignored.

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Re:Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater by malnourish on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @08:26AM (#45102194)

> He left El Salvador at the age of 16, around 2011, to join his brother, who had become a U.S. citizen and was living in Maryland.

> Although he was denied asylum, the immigration judge did issue an order shielding Abrego Garcia from deportation to El Salvador because he faced credible threats of violence from a gang there that had terrorized him and his family.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/kilmar-abrego-garci...

Where did you read, "rival gang"? Under what circumstances are you ok with forcibly removing people to other countries without a trial? What scenarios is it ok to do so and also ignore judge's orders?

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Re:Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater by gwd on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @09:32AM (#45102893)

> He DID NOT come in legally.

So here we have what I think is some of the nonsense of the current laws. My understanding is that how you generally apply for asylum is:

1. Show up in the country one way or another

2. Apply for asylum

So, is #1 "illegal", since he didn't have an official reason to be here long-term when he came into the country? Or is #1 "legal", since the laws for step 2 seem to be written in a way that step 1 is necessary?

If you know more about how asylum actually works, feel free to enlighten me.

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