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13. can't take cruises now

Reply to PA Democrat (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 04:40 PM

Yesterday

...without being harrassed by government thugs with impunity to kill you.

“From what I understand, all of this was based off my first and last name, a very common Hispanic name. They thought I was someone who had warrants for drug trafficking or some sort of offender,” Martinez said.

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ICE agents wrongly detain veteran aboard cruise ship [View all] PA Democrat Yesterday OP

Unqualified, unbalanced, untrained, unsupervised idiots with guns trying to meet quotas & score bonuses Attilatheblond Yesterday #1

Because there certainly couldn't be another Jose Martinez out there. tanyev Yesterday #2

WTAF? MIButterfly Yesterday #3

Guess I won't be cruising with Carnival cruise anytime soon. n/t Ms. Toad Yesterday #4

I heard that. MIButterfly Yesterday #5

I want to know why they let them board in the first place. n/t Ms. Toad Yesterday #6

Me too. I don't know for a fact, but I'd bet money they didn't have a warrant. MIButterfly Yesterday #7

So our cruise industry and international tourism is going kimbutgar Yesterday #8

It already has.............. popsdenver Yesterday #11

In our local paper they said all of our reservoirs are filled in California to capacity. kimbutgar 23 hrs ago #16

Doesn't help popsdenver 22 hrs ago #17

I see what you mean kimbutgar 22 hrs ago #18

Kick dalton99a Yesterday #9

This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Yesterday #10

Another reason why I will never take a cruise! Coventina Yesterday #12

can't take cruises now bigtree Yesterday #13

I suspect someone on the cruise ship targeted them and called ICE Bev54 23 hrs ago #14

Sorry, wrong Jose Martinez North Coast Lawyer 23 hrs ago #15

Who'd have guessed there's more than one Jose Martinez in the USA??? (nt) muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #19