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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/49156902

A German man has died while in the custody of the immigration authority ICE in the United States.

The 85-year-old died in Harlingen, Texas, where he had been in a clinic since November, ICE announced on Thursday.

He had been receiving treatment there for dementia, high blood pressure, cognitive impairment and stomach ulcers. A doctor confirmed his death on June 24.

An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 122 points 1 week ago (8 children)

This is what USA is now. It may be an anecdote, but it is an anecdote that fit the larger pattern.
USA is a rogue nation and a terrorist regime. That's what happens when you let a criminal psychopath lead your country.

[–] Sineljora@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, and 100 million regular American terrorists still support this. Some of them travel abroad unarmed too.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 32 points 1 week ago (10 children)

I can guarantee you that the ones who travel abroad are not the ones who support this.

[–] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup. The ones supporting this don't even have passports, because they legitimately believe there is nothing they need to see / learn / understand anywhere else in the world. They were told the US is the best and they firmly and blindly believe it.

[–] M137@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago

They never even give thought to anything outside the US other than hate and disgust (which is actually fear, ignorance and stupidity).
They barely give thought to other states in the US, which is very obvious by just being online. Americans not remembering that timezones are a thing is so damn common, and it's so weird since the US is one of the few countries that have several. They also think all laws in their state are objective and often fight others about it.
The patriotism that's used to brainwash kids in the US goes so far that it even destroys their ability to think of differences withing their own country.

[–] toohotforsoup@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are you forgetting about the business class that has been backing trump the entire time? Or how about the embarrassed "Libertarians" (conservatives too cowardly to admit their own beliefs) that don't admit that voted for Trump but agree with his views on immigration and support the tariffs beyond all economic reason.

They all go overseas. Ken Paxton is in London right now.

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[–] Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How is there not one person on these teams with the guts to speak up and do something. It's actually incredible that they are able to properly weed out anyone who has a conscience so reliably.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Steve Bannon went around screening all the different racist militias to make sure they knew to apply for these jobs. They had years to make sure those groups were true believers before telling them to apply for the jobs.

I'm assuming. Idk what that guy was talking about when he talked to all the neonazi militias after trump won the first time.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They even specifically said you could still be accepted into ICE if you were pardoned from J6 related charges.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Probably got a signing bonus if you were charged

[–] LePoisson@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Exact same way there wasn't someone doing something when the Nazis perpetrated the Holocaust.

Same way all the other genocides happen. People usually don't like conflict and prefer to stay alive. Interfering with this stuff often ends with you losing your life and is a lot harder than shutting up and keeping your head down so long as you're not getting clubbed too.

Plus, these ICE goons are volunteering to be bastards - nobody is forcing them. That right there self selects for applicants who want to be a horrible human being. These are men and the occasional women who lack a conscience. They are straight up just morally reprehensible bad people whose disappearance would improve this planet.

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[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm curious to see if our esteemed Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has anything to say about this. Well, actually not, because he's more of a U.S. lobbyist than a representative of the people, and so he certainly won't level any criticism at his employers.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 10 points 1 week ago

Thus far he hasn't shown that he's not capable of anything let alone say something against America or Israel, fucking lapdog.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

I feel safer already. /s

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 34 points 1 week ago (9 children)

A German man has died while in the custody of the immigration authority ICE in the United States.

The 85-year-old died in Harlingen, Texas, where he had been in a clinic since November, ICE announced on Thursday.

He had been receiving treatment there for dementia, high blood pressure, cognitive impairment and stomach ulcers. A doctor confirmed his death on June 24.

An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.

[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Jesus. Everything about these facts are fucked up. Why was this man in custody in the first place? Fuck these fascist pigs.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 13 points 1 week ago

Why was this man in custody in the first place?

From the article:

According to the statement, the man had attempted to enter the US at the Laredo border crossing at the end of August 2025, but was refused entry due to a lack of valid documents.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency initiated proceedings and referred the case to a court under the US Department of Justice. One day later, the man was transferred to ICE custody. The agency placed him in a care home a month later.

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[–] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I'm convinced this immigration and boost in ice employees is more about building a force to be ready for when the government opens up about Ai surveillance, profiling, and policing. Immigration is the beta test.

[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Let's all play a round of "Which List Am I On?"!

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

I'm on the gay and antifa list for sure.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They're also bait to justify a lockdown. It's a wonder none of them have been murdered so far. One of them eventually getting killed is a core part of Steven Miller's goals for them.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sooo... is the EU going to apply some diplomatic pressure now, orr...

[–] M137@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't remember specifics but I'm pretty sure this isn't the first European to die in ICE custody. I really need to sleep so I don't have time to look it up, but try a search, and no matter if you do I'll look it up tomorrow and add links here.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I wouldn't be surprised. There was that British woman who got shot and killed by her Texan father, and the courts let him walk. The British government did *nothing*

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

An entire generation of world citizens are going to hate and mistrust the U.S. because conservatives/regressives just HAD to elect a low IQ felon rapist pedophile to own the libs (and themselves).

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just the rapists and killers and child traffickers of course

[–] Gregers@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Had he been 15-20 years older he probably could have said he was a former SS soldier, and received a medal and a citizenship

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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 16 points 1 week ago

I am tired of paying for Republicans' piss-pants fear of things.

[–] SouthEndSunset@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When are they announcing why this guy was in custody?

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 week ago

Too old to run

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 11 points 1 week ago

It's in the article.

According to the statement, the man had attempted to enter the US at the Laredo border crossing at the end of August 2025, but was refused entry due to a lack of valid documents.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency initiated proceedings and referred the case to a court under the US Department of Justice. One day later, the man was transferred to ICE custody. The agency placed him in a care home a month later.

The question for me is why he'd want to enter the USA. It sure as hell wasn't for the medical care.

[–] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The ONLY acceptable condition for anyone employee by ICE is execution. Not a single one should see tomorrow. Not a single one. No mercy, no forgiveness, no sentence bargaining.

If you work for ICE, you die. Simple as.

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[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

Anything Yahoo produces isn't news. Please stop giving that website any attention and clicks. They deserve none.

[–] maam@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

Watch Merz pretend this never happened.

[–] deliciEsteva@piefed.world 4 points 1 week ago

must have been one of those checks notes raping and murdering illegal aliens

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