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Airport security video shows another way federal agents are taking immigrants to detention centers — in some cases they’re using commercial flights, with escorts dressed like any other passenger.

Video obtained through a public records request shows the 5-year-old boy, who became a face of the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis when he was detained while wearing a bunny hat, being flown with his father to Texas on a Delta Air Lines flight, just a day after they were taken into custody.

Adrian Conejo Arias and his son Liam Conejo Ramos seemed calm in these recordings as they were being escorted through the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by a man and two women dressed in plain clothes. Since the father and boy didn’t appear to be in custody, their trip to San Antonio likely went unnoticed by fellow passengers.

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[-] femtek 57 points 2 months ago

Sounds like what human traffickers do.

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago

Walk like a duck... etc

[-] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 months ago

So Delta flies politicians around AND supports human trafficking for paramilitary oppressors who kill citizens in broad daylight? Got it.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Well, not anymore, their bribes didn't work.

[-] deacon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That move was all about pressuring dems holding out on the ICE funding bill. It was craven corporate allegiance signaling.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 2 months ago

The 🤬 reporters keep mouths shut and fingers still for governments and billionaires committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, rape, murder, human trafficking, but keep mouths running and fingers tapping to snitch on good people, nation-states, or outright lie to cover government and billionaire crime!

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

reported by ap news.

I don't disagree for a moment that the mainstream broadcasters are certainly quiet about the raging fascism, but reporters is a wide net; we're seeing great reporting from AP, but also the bulwark, mother jones, propublica and many more.

support media that bucks the trend.

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ding ding ding.

Also, a lot of the media outlets are owned by the oligarchs who control the message, soooooooo it shouldn't be a fucking surprise as to what they don't cover.

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

On top of the illegality and inhumanity, and as much as at least commercial is cheaper than charteres flights, the sheer amount of money we waste on this bullshit compared to just helping these people out...... it's fucking insane.

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