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Pro-Trump Idaho Farming Town 'Nearly Destroyed' As ICE Raid Leaves Community Without Harvest Workers (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

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Nobody in Wilder, Idaho expected this. The tiny farming town of 1,725 people—where nine out of ten voters backed Donald Trump in 2024—is now scrambling to figure out what comes next after federal immigration agents swept through in mid-October and arrested more than 100 Hispanic workers at a local horse racetrack. So far, 75 people have been deported, and the farms that keep this place running are facing a labour shortage with no easy fix in sight.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 145 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

John Carter runs a security company that worked at the racetrack, and he's a Trump supporter himself. But what he saw that day shook him up. He watched agents point automatic rifles at people and set off flash-bang grenades while arresting Ivan Tellez, who allegedly operated the track.

It wasn't just Immigration and Customs Enforcement, either. Multiple agencies turned up—federal, state, local. The sheriff came through on horseback. A black military helicopter circled overhead. Adults, including parents holding toddlers, and plenty of teenagers got their hands zip-tied. Everyone at the track was rounded up and herded to one end.

Carter's own 14-year-old daughter was there. She got zip-tied, too. He saw officers pointing guns at teenagers. The whole thing felt less like a law enforcement operation and more like a military raid.

Well, sounds like they had the day they voted for.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would bet my next paycheck that he's still a Trump supporter.

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

"look, there's a lot I disagree with the president on, including pointing a gun at my daughter. But I'm really... But I really like what he's doing with immigration."

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 weeks ago

Can we call them nazis yet, or is that still an "exaggeration"?