A video recorded last week has ignited outrage online after it captured ICE agents violently arresting two brothers in South Norwalk, Connecticut, in broad daylight without producing a warrant. The men, identified as Ricardo Chavez and his brother, reportedly hold legal status to live and work in the United States.

The footage (credit @alwaysfilmthepolice) shows plainclothes ICE agents forcibly detaining the men in a public area. Witnesses say the agents refused to provide identification or present a warrant when asked, instead resorting to physical force and a taser to subdue the brothers before hauling them away. They also allegedly damaged their vehicle.

Community members who know the Chavez family insist that both men are law-abiding residents with valid documentation. “They work, they pay taxes, and they belong here,” said one South Norwalk resident who witnessed the arrest. “This was nothing short of a kidnapping.”

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      18 hours ago

      'Muricans should have more than enough guns. Where are they now? Hiding like rats, waiting for the Nazis to fully take over?

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        17 hours ago

        Organized federal financed paramilitary units with a hierarchy and a support structure and a multi-billion dollar PR budget are going to outperform random disconnected vigilantes who are too afraid to so much as wave at one another.

        This is the same problem the Spanish Anarchists had against Franco. Its the problem German and Italian Communists had against the Fascist/Monarchist alliance. It’s the problem the French Resistance had against the Nazi occupation and the Hamas / Hezbollah resistance has had against the IDF.

        Simply owning a firearm isn’t enough. You need a community of like-minded people operating in concert towards a recognized goal. That’s the difference between the Vietcong and Ruby Ridge. That’s what separates successful insurgencies from “lone wolf waterboarded to death in Gitmo blacksite”.

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        13 hours ago

        Blue states have encouraged disarming while the red are stockpiling. Wonder who ICE are targeting…

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        17 hours ago

        That’s because the majority of them are fascists. What happened to American exceptionalism? It never existed. it’s a nation of soft wanna be humans disguised as capitalists.

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        many of us have mental illnesses that would put us or others in danger if we had a gun. trust me, i believe in arming ourselves, especially minorities, but what if one day i have no impulse control and shoot myself? im at a loss.