Posted on 10/09/2026 5:33:51 PM PDT by simpson96
A Cedar Rapids woman believes police targeted her and another protester last week. Annya Mari said she's been protesting ICE for the past 20 years and was slammed to the ground by the Cedar Rapids Police Department outside the building where ICE check-ins are held. She was charged with harassment of a public official and interference with official acts. (snip)
Mari said she was just there to accompany migrants to their check-ins and document cars coming in and out of the building.
Video of the interaction shows CRPD claiming the advocates were obstructing government vehicles. Those standing around deny that was happening and began arguing with law enforcement. Then CRPD points to Mari and said they'll start by putting her in cuffs.
"It confirmed to me that the way that they show up for ICE is so, so aggressive and personal and I do believe I was targeted," Mari said. "I feel like I was targeted as well as the other person that was arrested. We were targeted. We were being made examples of so that the loud mouths of the protestors would stop showing up."
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Naturally, there’s a GoFundMe out there for her.
A life well-lived! I wonder what St. Peter at the Pearly Gates will ask her.
When you paint a target on your bigass you’re going to get “targeted.” Embrace the suck.
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NOT SURE I EVEN HEARD OF ICE 20 YEARS AGO.
More nightstick, please.
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Me, either!
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) probably needs a DOGE-style proctological exam for illegals and scams (think “learing centers”). Lots of overseas wire transfer services, “African” and “Asian” retailers, etc... Des Moines and Dubuque aren’t any better, but acquiantences from CR tell me that CR now is rife with the seriously insane leftism that used to be largely confined to Iowa City.
,/ , a target you will be ! .
“NOT SURE I EVEN HEARD OF ICE 20 YEARS AGO.”
Same here.
Yeah, right. I’m sure she was all up in ICE’s business, protesting, throughout the Obama and Biden terms.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was created on March 1, 2003, as part of the new Department of Homeland Security after the 9/11 attacks.
Related functions went to other new agencies: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The INS was abolished.
So it HAS been called "ICE" for 19 years now! Time flies when we are having fun keeping islamists and terrorists out of the country.
>>I wonder what St. Peter at the Pearly Gates will ask her.<<
Likely he will ask her if she obeyed God.
“The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.” Leviticus 19:34
It used to be I.N.S. (Immigration & Naturalization Services).
Yep! Well done.
And one of the creepiest moments in cinematic history. It rather made an impression on me as a six-year old, a moment I shall never forget...
(Remember when, once a year, The Wizard of Oz would be broadcast? A HUGE deal, kinda for the entire nation. And the only time I ever heard of Dolly Madison baked products...)
I heard about them.
They refused to do anything about the illegal I caught working at my company with a fake SS number.
They were just not doing sh!t.
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