In yet another real-time example of Niemöller’s “And then they came for me,” the Trump Administration, in coordination with the Florida government, are now responsible for the arrest and detention of at least one U.S. citizen. Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez is a citizen who was detained in Florida by ICE. After he was detained, his mother showed his birth certificate in court, leading the judge to dismiss all charges. Gomez still ended up in ICE detention.

No one, regardless of their citizenship status, should be subjected to the cruel and capricious system that is now championed at the highest levels of the executive branch. And make no mistake, the disappearance machine [that] they’ve assembled recognizes no authority other than its own.

(Taken from an email sent to me by Never Again Action. Emphasis original.)