ICE Smashes Car Window and Detains a U.S. Citizen: Is This the America We Want?

The chilling reality of unchecked federal power hit Oregon this week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, in a move that screams of overreach and blatant disregard for basic rights, smashed the car window of a 17-year-old U.S. citizen, Christian Jimenez, and detained him during his lunch break. Jimenez stated he was American, but an agent callously replied, “I don’t care.” Is this the respect we expect for our citizenship?

This isn't an isolated incident. Jimenez is reportedly one of at least 170 U.S. citizens detained by ICE under the guise of deportation efforts. Our fellow Americans are being apprehended, and their rights trampled, while officials likely hide behind bureaucratic jargon. The community's outrage, evidenced by hundreds protesting, shows a fundamental rejection of this heavy-handed tactics. But outrage alone doesn't stop it. We are left with a disturbing question: Are you okay with federal agents acting as judge, jury, and thug against American citizens?