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Miguelito Loveless

(5,101 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:48 PM Apr 2025

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects

Source: KFOR News, Oklahoma

A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were not the suspects the agents were looking for.

The agents had a search warrant for the home, but the suspects listed on the warrant do not live in the house.

The woman who actually lives in the house had just moved to Oklahoma City from Maryland with her family about two weeks earlier.

But any comfort they had disappeared Thursday morning when about 20 men, armed with guns, busted through the door.

“I keep asking them, ‘who are you? What are you doing here? What’s happening,’” she said. “And they said, ‘we have a warrant for the house, a search warrant.’”

She said they ordered her and her daughters outside into the rain before they could even put on clothes.

Read more: https://kfor.com/news/local/were-citizens-oklahoma-city-family-traumatized-after-ice-raids-home-but-they-werent-suspects/



The FBI is admitting they "assisted" DHS, but nobody knows anything. I find it hard to believe anyone will be held to account or that this isn't soon to be a common occurrence.
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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects (Original Post) Miguelito Loveless Apr 2025 OP
That's outrageous. I hope an attorney will step forward and help these people pro bono. Vinca Apr 2025 #1
The plan for this happening Miguelito Loveless Apr 2025 #7
The full story... Scully Apr 2025 #2
Yeah, almost want to have a buried stash in the back yard with a burner phone and cash/credit cards to get by dutch777 Apr 2025 #3
This whole article is really good but read the section on burner phones before you buy & activate one! CrispyQ Apr 2025 #10
Thanks, You should share this generally on DU. dutch777 Apr 2025 #11
This fucking worthless administration needs to be thrown out on their ass now! Initech Apr 2025 #4
Where is that old testament vengeful God when we really need them? dutch777 Apr 2025 #12
Awful. So, what's that 2nd Amendment good for?? Justice matters. Apr 2025 #5
No sarcasm from me JustAnotherGen Apr 2025 #8
Remember, they are protected head to foot bluestarone Apr 30 #17
Let them JustAnotherGen Apr 30 #19
Good to know that you are trained and ready. I feel same as you. bluestarone Apr 30 #20
I truly believe JustAnotherGen Apr 30 #21
Like i told another DUer When the shit hits the fan in our country, i'll (like you) bluestarone Apr 30 #22
Another administrative warrant drawn and served on their own? EarthFirst Apr 2025 #6
What do you expect when the 'FBI' is assiting 'DHS' ToxMarz Apr 2025 #9
It's a good thing I don't live in Oklahoma DFW Apr 2025 #13
Mistake #1: "... fresh start in Oklahoma..." live love laugh Apr 2025 #14
EXACTLY!!! bluestarone Apr 30 #18
This is the first time I've heard of them taking someone's money Bayard Apr 2025 #15
The police have been stealing money for decades now Miguelito Loveless Apr 30 #16

Miguelito Loveless

(5,101 posts)
7. The plan for this happening
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:25 PM
Apr 2025

is that the federal/state/local governments will be defended by the law firms promising pro bono assistance to trump.

Scully

(89 posts)
2. The full story...
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:56 PM
Apr 2025

... is even worse than the headline. Leaving them without any way to contact anyone and no money... and no recourse. That must feel terribly dehumanizing and helpless. I can't imagine.

dutch777

(4,650 posts)
3. Yeah, almost want to have a buried stash in the back yard with a burner phone and cash/credit cards to get by
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 01:03 PM
Apr 2025

just in case stupidity strikes. You would think there would a lead agent on site that has authority to look at IDs and such and say "Whoops, sorry...wrong house fellas, let's get out of here".

CrispyQ

(40,024 posts)
10. This whole article is really good but read the section on burner phones before you buy & activate one!
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:08 PM
Apr 2025

JustAnotherGen

(35,875 posts)
8. No sarcasm from me
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:38 PM
Apr 2025

It's only a matter of time before they barge into the wrong home. The home that is armed and ready.

JustAnotherGen

(35,875 posts)
19. Let them
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 02:00 PM
Apr 30

A black local elected Democratic, Democratic Committee Member, daughter of one of America's first green berets, member of the D.A.R. - gets head blown off.

It won't look good - and would probably trigger the formation of even more Black gun clubs.

There are now 5 in my county that didn't exist a year ago.

bluestarone

(19,985 posts)
20. Good to know that you are trained and ready. I feel same as you.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 02:22 PM
Apr 30

Don't need these types in our country.

JustAnotherGen

(35,875 posts)
21. I truly believe
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 02:28 PM
Apr 30

That local elected Democratics are the firewall for the people we represent.

Now is not the time to be a feckless coward. It is much different to people when it is your neighbor who is experiencing these things.

I also believe that since the entire state of New Jersey is within the 100 mile port coverage of DHS -

We are in the Fed Gov's crosshairs.

It's only a matter of time before they try to arrest my State AG. You watch what Habbadabbadoo is going to try and pull. She's here for one reason and one reason only - to try and break NJ.

Trump can come kill us all (Elected NJ Dems) if he thinks it's worth it. I triple, double dog dare him.

bluestarone

(19,985 posts)
22. Like i told another DUer When the shit hits the fan in our country, i'll (like you)
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 02:37 PM
Apr 30

Be out there some where fighting the fight!!

EarthFirst

(3,744 posts)
6. Another administrative warrant drawn and served on their own?
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:06 PM
Apr 2025

Or did they convince a judge that a physical address was enough; any other corroborating information be damned?

Fuck ICE! #ACAB

ToxMarz

(2,505 posts)
9. What do you expect when the 'FBI' is assiting 'DHS'
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:44 PM
Apr 2025

Fucking Noem and Patel, what could go wrong?! Noem is still looking for her purse, maybe she had intel it was in Oklahoma.

DFW

(58,580 posts)
13. It's a good thing I don't live in Oklahoma
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:29 PM
Apr 2025

I hear it's a rather violent place, which means I'd probably have firearms with armor-piercing ammunition (if I could get it) in the house. I don't keep them where I live now, but I know how to use them. If a bunch of armed thugs burst into my home with no valid documents or verifiable ID, I'd keep firing until I was out of ammo. I'd assume they were the "finance division" of some visiting crime cartel, especially in the face of no solid evidence to the contrary. It would not end well.

There have been instances where "law enforcement" has burst into the wrong address, the occupants defended themselves, not knowing who their assailants were, and were exonerated, even though at least one of the invaders died in the defenders' fire.

Bayard

(26,131 posts)
15. This is the first time I've heard of them taking someone's money
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 03:47 PM
Apr 2025

Sounds like robbery. And a peep show.

Beatings will continue until morale improves......

Miguelito Loveless

(5,101 posts)
16. The police have been stealing money for decades now
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 12:53 PM
Apr 30

They simply declare it proceeds from illegal activity and seize it. You then have to hire a lawyer and sue to get it back.

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