Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests
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Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting ICE sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

US military veterans increasingly face arrest and injury amid protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy national guard members to an ever-widening number of American cities.

The Guardian has identified eight instances where military veterans have been prosecuted or sought damages after being detained by federal agents.

The latest incident occurred in Broadview, outside Chicago, where 70-year old air force veteran Dana Briggs was charged with felony assault on a federal officer on 29 September.

  • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
    918·
    23 hours ago

    If they signed up any time after 2001 and didn’t expect to kill brown kids: They are clearly too stupid to function in human society.

    And… a lot of the late 90s homies should have known better considering EVERYONE talking about Desert Storm “not being finished”

    So get the fuck out of here with that apologia.

      • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
        31·
        16 hours ago

        Sad tragedy, lack of support. My brother was lucky enough to get help from conscientious objection groups and get out before being haunted by the decision.