We Jailed An American Citizen for Having Brown Skin - That’s not “populism” and it’s sure as hell not “patriotism.”

No, this is what happened.

He was with a group of friends and his brother.

They are stopped by border patrol.

He presents hi valid state issued ID, social security card, and pocket birth certificate all of which confirm his identity and citizenship.

For some unexplained they still arrest him along with his brother.

Then, after fingerprinting him they find the mistake his mom made over a decade ago on a tourist visa and use that to retroactively justify having detained him in the first place.

He is then denied his fundamental constitutional rights for three weeks.

There so no part of this story where the government acted appropriately.

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