Ian Millhiser

They never told me what I was charged for.

They just kind of threw me in there and didn't care.

And, you know, I think the more frequently that it happens, the more it, you know, shines a pretty striking light on the mass deportation strategy overall.

I think it's because we've seen the courts bless

The Supreme Court in particular blessed this notion that race can be a factor in the way, you know, and accent and language can be a factor in the way immigration officers do deportation stops, detention stops, arrests to, you know, at least make an inquiry about someone's status.

And a lot of times if they don't get a satisfactory answer, someone can be arrested.

They might have

You know, documentation, maybe it's not with them, maybe they don't walk around carrying papers if you're a U.S.

citizen.

It hasn't been something we've had to do or think about for the most part.

Now it's becoming more of a reality where people are getting swept up because of the, again, the sort of roving, sweeping effort to detain so many people, you know, that...

It's very easy.

The notion that someone can get swept up as a U.S.

citizen is very easy.

And then proving that, especially in a scenario where we just talked about where immigration courts are denying bond, denying even a chance to prove yourself, that could become very complicated if you're a citizen.

Say, hey, I'm a citizen.

And they say, well, we can't give you a bond hearing.

Well, that's the nightmare scenario.

Where do you think all of this is headed?

Well, certainly the Supreme Court.