I explained to them that I was granted Asylum here in the United States, and that the work permit they currently hold and the license are impossible to get unless your presence here is legal. They told me that I was lying and these could pretty much be falsified.
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They got on the phone with immigration and gave them my name and document number and I can hear the person on the end of the line saying that yes they can see my name and yes, I entered the country legally.
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The ICE agent ended the call and then said “there are no records of your Asylum” and I again said that was impossible. Then said I should had my Asylum approval on me which is ridiculous, why would I carry that where I have my IDs.
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I kept it together and told them that what they are doing now is illegal and that they must hand me my documents back or I will have to call my lawyer and take legal action.
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Another ICE agent then started yelling at me to take my hands out of my pockets and I did which is stupid because it was snowing and they were wearing gloves and my hands were freezing cold.
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They handed my documents back and said “next time, have your papers on you” which means nothing because I did and they said they were fake.
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To be honest, I have never felt as terrible as I did today. I have never imagined that I would have to go through this.
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It was an another reminder that even though I have been here for 5 years working my ass off, I was still considered “Other” and I have never felt as alone as I did in that station full of people.
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The ironic part is that I though that smell on the Greyhound bus was gonna be the worst part of the trip. Also, fuck you
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Here is a photo of the racist trash Fox News call “heroes”.pic.twitter.com/oXbSfoKvB7
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Some people have brought to my attention that based on the photos I taken, those were CBP and not ICE. Here is a photo of my ticket in case anyone wants to make sure I was on the bus. There was snow on the floor and it was freezing cold in Spokane. Feel free to ask me anything.pic.twitter.com/s6X7EKxuj3
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I had some nice people DM me to ask me if I needed support and what my Venmo/PayPal were. Although I like money, I am not looking to profit out of this but only bring attention to a larger issue. Please donate your money to the ACLU or any organization that supports immigrants.
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