Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.

Key facts here:

  1. He entered the us legally, with an appointment to apply for asylum
  2. He had a Michael Jordan tattoo
  3. US officials decided he was a gang member based on this, even though officials “found that he did not appear to have ties with the Tren de Aragua,” the gang he is accused of belonging to
  • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
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    5 hours ago

    I hate you say it, but it’s kind of right in a way. Those of us who knew right from wrong and let it slide by because the wrong was coming from our family and friends and loved ones and we ignored it long enough to fester to the point we have a full on nazi party again. It’s not our fault these people are vile soulless creatures, but it’s our fault for doing nothing about all the obvious signs that have been present for decades.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      3 hours ago

      I wasn’t. I was trying to educate the people around me, but they didn’t want to be educated. They wouldn’t listen. Hell, my grandparents swore they wouldn’t vote for Trump again and did it anyway. What was I supposed to do, take them out back and put em out of their misery?