cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/51517598
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.
August 16, 2026 [gift article]
Brent Jindra, a tech salesman, voted for President Trump three times, drawn by his aggressive immigration agenda. He never imagined the crackdown would ensnare his own wife.
Last month, moments after the couple got off their flight in Burbank, Calif., a young man in a brown hooded sweatshirt stopped Galina Bobreneva.
“Congratulations, you’ve been chosen for secondary screening,” he told her, according to the couple’s recollection.
The man was a federal agent, and after questioning Ms. Bobreneva for about 15 minutes, he led her away in handcuffs to an unmarked vehicle.
May he have the day he voted for.
He just did. She, however, did not deserve this.
Someone didn’t unlock this article if I still have to pay with my data.

Being my own hero: https://archive.is/sVRFW
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Aha, he thought they’d be ok because she is white