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By William Tauro
When the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) agents were first sited in Somerville this past March, rumors of I.C.E. raids became true and people began to take them seriously! During that week in March, I.C.E. raided a local Somerville business where I.C.E. agents were looking for one targeted bad guy who worked there at the local Somerville business which they found and arrested.
Unfortunately the rules unofficially say that if I.C.E. runs across a building/business and whoever else is found there, a bad guy or a good guy is found, if you are here illegally you’ll be automatically detained as well. Even though is an innocent, hard-working person who was in the wrong place at the wrong time will be arrested as well. This individual may have been providing for his or her family but they are illegally here and so the unofficial rules apply and they will be apprehended as well.
So one illegal bad guy and two undocumented residents, a father who owns the business and his son were arrested as at the same time. Another illegal undocumented immigrant snuck out the back door and ran down the street during the raid and avoided apprehension.
Another undocumented immigrant who is found working there as well provided the proper paperwork to the agents showing that his citizenship paperwork was in line and awaiting immigration approval so he was not arrested.
Out of respect for the family who are a very decent and honorable family, I decided to not release their names of who they arrested on that day, but we all know that rules are rules and I am a 100% for the rules and laws!
On another note to all Democrats and especially to our three major political hacks, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congressman Ed Marky and Congresswoman Ariana Presley were nowhere to be found to date two months after, nor have they reached out to the arrested immigrants to help these people. Maybe they were a no-show because there were no cameras around where they would gain free political news coverage to look like heroes. We can definitely tell you though that surveys tell us that their days are numbered in politics!”
Thanks for keeping the human side of this raid in view, especially the detail about the father and son who were simply present that day and the worker whose paperwork was already pending approval — that’s a useful reminder that status is often a process rather than a bright line. The turn toward who didn’t show up is telling too, since local enforcement stories so quickly become political theater. What I appreciate most is the sourcing discipline here: names withheld out of respect, specific dates and actions kept straight. That same habit of showing your work is what I look for in fan documentation, and it’s why Azeroth Survivors guides stand out to me — every page there names its source and the date it was last checked, much like a good news account should.
This piece captures something that gets lost in the shouting match over immigration enforcement: the way a raid aimed at one person can sweep up a business owner and his son who were simply present that day. The detail about the worker who had paperwork pending approval and was released is a good reminder that “legal” status is often a process rather than a fixed line. What struck me most is how quickly the story turns from the family to the politicians who didn’t show up, which says a lot about how local enforcement stories get absorbed into wider political theater. For readers who like following how complex rule systems get documented and analyzed piece by piece, the breakdowns and matchup data at Pokemon Survivor tier list are a surprisingly good example of transparent, sourced methodology. Either way, thanks for keeping the human side in view.
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This situation really highlights the tension between enforcing the law and the real-life impact on families who are just trying to get by. It’s tough to find a balance that doesn’t unfairly punish innocent people caught in the middle of immigration enforcement.
The residents of the living and breathing George Orwell novel city called Somerville think everything taking place today is normal. ie illegal immigration, drag queen story hour, cutting off body parts in an effort to change how God made you(that still doesn’t work) , men and boys playing dress up allowed to use the ladies room.
Are you really sure that you want to be the Mayor of this brainwashed train wreck?