We’re told immigration enforcement is about following the law.

But if you’re using tax records to track people down,
then it was never about them not paying taxes.

If you’re arresting people at their jobs,
then it was never about them not working.

If you’re detaining them at court dates, green card check-ins, or asylum interviews,
then it was never about them “doing it the right way.”

If you’re rounding up men, women and children who haven’t committed any crimes,
then it was never about violent offenders.

If you’re denying due process,
then it was never about the Constitution.

If agents are given quotas, and rewarded per arrest or deportation,
then it was never about justice.

If some are only in the job long enough to get student loan forgiveness,
then it was never about dedication to the rule of law.

And if all of this is happening in the name of a man convicted of 34 felonies,
then let’s stop pretending this was ever about law and order.

ICE isn’t targeting people who “broke the rules.”
They’re targeting people who followed them. People who showed up, paid taxes, did things by the book.

If the system punishes people for complying,
then compliance was never the goal.

Reminder:

• Undocumented immigrants do pay taxes – over $23 billion a year.
• ICE agents are reportedly quitting in droves, citing burnout and moral injury.
• Some are paid per arrest, working under quotas set by the Trump administration.
• In many cases, the agents are not federal law enforcement, but county correctional officers deputized to carry out raids in exchange for debt forgiveness or other incentives.

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