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AZLD4Candidate

(7,081 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 08:32 AM 5 hrs ago

Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents issued a warning to a Syracuse woman Tuesday to remove a social media account they said threatens federal agents.

Paigelynne Gonyea said she believes they are referring to a January post where she named the ICE agent who shot protester Renee Good.

Gonyea was working as a poll worker Tuesday afternoon at the Central Library on Salina Street when agents called to meet with her. She said she invited them in.

She said she did not want to meet them outside alone.

“I’ve seen the news, especially in Minnesota,” she said. “And I didn’t want anything to happen to me at all.”

The agents handed Gonyea a form letter that says they were investigating threats made against ICE personnel. The form says the agents had identified an Instagram account they believe breaks federal law. They asked her to remove and discontinue the behavior, according to the unsigned document she shared on Instagram.

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The Stazi, the Gestapo, and Xi Jinping's plain clothed PSB agent, would be so impressed and humbled that our Constitution and 1st amendment privileges are just that.

ICE are assholes serving assholes under the leadership of an asshole that other assholes would say "wow, what an asshole."

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AZLD4Candidate

(7,081 posts)
2. Their overlord God-king has pretty much taken off the veil. He thinks Congress is a quaint "tradition"
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 08:40 AM
5 hrs ago

while he and his minions want a unitary executive with all power. I actually heard one on NPR claim Congress has no power in war because "Trump is Commander-in-Chief," even though the power to declare war is in Article One of the Constitution, which are the powers of Congress.

sop

(19,852 posts)
4. All she did was quote a news story with his name, and call for the killer to be indicted.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 08:46 AM
5 hrs ago

"Gonyea said she does not consider it doxxing to quote a news story and call for an indictment...'I didn’t dox his personal information, such as address, phone number,' she said." She said she will not take down her post.

BTW, I've never seen a "federal agents" dressed like those two in the image shown. The female "agent" is wearing canvas slip-ons (aka prison shoes) and yoga pants, the other "agent" makes John Fetterman look like a "sharp dressed man" in comparison. Who are these goons?

Seinan Sensei

(1,728 posts)
13. Who are these "agents" indeed
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:36 PM
43 min ago

Bounty hunters?
No side-arms.
No vest.
No Temu-grade battle-rattle.
Lady has car-keys and cellphone in her hand.
Weird.

TVguyCards

(78 posts)
5. Thank you very much for sharing this
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 08:48 AM
5 hrs ago

I'll be sharing this with a lot of my friends. Thank you.

For those wondering, this is the Instagram post in question that she's being investigated over. Yes, it is still up.

Seinan Sensei

(1,728 posts)
8. Someone did exactly the right thing
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:30 AM
2 hrs ago

… by taking pics and videos
Need to get a closeup of badges and badge numbers.
Also of the vehicle they’re in - especially their license plate.
I’m surprised the “agents” wore no masks.

And a form letter?!?
Yeah, right.
If you ain’t got a warrant - signed by a judge - then hit-the-bricks

MustLoveBeagles

(18,308 posts)
12. I'm wondering if they're freelancers
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:18 PM
2 hrs ago

This wouldn't be the first time we've had civilians posing as ICE. Just a thought. I could be totally wrong.

Mad_Machine76

(25,072 posts)
10. Testing?
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:59 AM
2 hrs ago

Republicans REALLY want ICE at polling places in November. And this isn't even the first time they've tried showing up *randomly* at a polling place.

Takket

(23,862 posts)
11. The lawsuits for civil rights violations are going to cost the country trillions.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:03 PM
2 hrs ago

I mean this situation is an open and shut civil rights violation. And there are thousands of other stories like hers.

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