I’m going to spend the next several months doing everything I can to make sure Americans understand what is happening right now in our country.
I’m talking to Republicans, Democrats, and Independents — people across the political spectrum who are horrified by what they’re seeing. They’re asking for facts, clarity, and truth about the U.S. immigration system and the growing power of ICE. That’s what I intend to provide: facts, stories, and analysis that reveal the real impact of these policies — not the sanitized version from official press releases.
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Across the country, a disturbing pattern is unfolding: American citizens — especially Latinos — are being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite having full legal status. These are not isolated incidents. They are becoming routine.
Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a Florida-born construction worker, was detained at a job site after ICE agents claimed his Real ID was fake. Jose Hermosillo, a citizen from Albuquerque, spent 10 days in immigration detention in Arizona while ICE refused to believe he was American. Jason Brian Gavidia, born in East Los Angeles, was confronted outside an auto body shop and forced to declare where he was born.
Last week, Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura — arrested in Miami-Dade on unrelated charges — was transferred to a brand-new immigration detention center hastily constructed in the Everglades. Officially unnamed, detainees have dubbed it Alligator Alcatraz.
The singer, along with multiple other detainees, has reported inhumane conditions: no access to bathing water for days, only one meal a day — sometimes served with maggots — and 24-hour white light that makes sleep impossible. Some say their religious rights have been stripped, including the confiscation of personal Bibles. One detainee reported being denied critical medication and mental health care.
"We’re human beings, not dogs," one man said. "We’re like rats in an experiment."
Florida officials have denied the allegations, calling the reporting “completely false.” But this facility — built in days on a little-used airstrip in a protected area of the Everglades — is being run using emergency powers, with limited oversight and little transparency. According to the state, it already holds more than 400 detainees.
The rapid militarization of immigration enforcement is no longer hypothetical. It is here. And it's expanding — fast.
Their stories are echoes of a system that is increasingly unconcerned with facts and identities — and obsessed instead with optics, quotas, and intimidation.
ICE’s response? Denial. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson has accused the media of “peddling a false narrative” to demonize agents. But advocates, lawyers, and eyewitnesses tell a different story — one backed by court filings, videos, and firsthand accounts.
Meanwhile, Congress has given ICE a staggering infusion of resources. With $150 billion now earmarked for immigration enforcement and border security, ICE is on track to become the largest law enforcement agency in the country. More agents, more raids, more detention centers — and, inevitably, more abuses.
Private contractors are already bidding on multibillion-dollar detention center projects. Stocks in prison companies are soaring. Immigration enforcement is being transformed into a profit-generating industry, and people — including U.S. citizens — are the raw material it consumes.
Let’s be very clear: This is not just about undocumented immigrants. This is about a government agency that has begun targeting citizens, undermining the Constitution, and criminalizing identity.
And it’s happening in plain sight.
Over the next few months, I will continue reporting on these developments. I’ll share the stories ICE hopes you won’t hear. I’ll unpack the numbers, track the legislation, and highlight the communities on the front lines.
The truth doesn’t spread itself. But together, we can make sure it’s heard.
Because what’s at stake isn’t just immigration.
It’s the future of American democracy.
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