Illegal immigrant activist Jose Antonio Vargas has reportedly been detained at the McAllen Border Patrol station in Texas after attempting to go through airport security without a U.S. government-issued ID (the Filipino passport and pocket U.S. Constitution he was carrying didn’t do the trick).
Despite the fact that Vargas flagrantly violated the law, supporters are mounting a campaign to keep him from being deported:
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station #DontDeportJose
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station #DontDeportJose
— Paola Mendoza (@paolamendoza) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed
at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station#DontDeportJose— Jessica Malkin (@Jessica_Malkin) July 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/adeperoOduye/status/489046322696454145
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed at McAllen airport + taken to border patrol station #DontDeportJose
— Jeremy Goldberg (@jeremygoldberg) July 15, 2014
My friend+Pulitzer winning journo+undocumented activist @joseiswriting handcuffed at McAllen, taken to border patrol. #dontdeportjose
— kevinhauswirth (@kevinhauswirth) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station #DontDeportJose
— MommaBear (@rdgbtwnthelines) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed
at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station#DontDeportJose— Rachel Paige Goldstein (@RachGoldstein) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed
at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station#DontDeportJose— Nikki Silvestri (@nikkicsilvestri) July 15, 2014
https://twitter.com/juliombarriga/status/489051377889710080
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station #DontDeportJose
— Satya Twena (@satyatwena) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed
at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station#DontDeportJose— Michael Blake (Text BLAKE to 66539) (@MrMikeBlake) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed
at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station#DontDeportJose— Wyatt Rockefeller (@wrockefeller) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station #DontDeportJose
— nia lauryn (@nialauryn) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed @ McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station#DontDeportJose
— Jamira Burley (@JamiraBurley) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed
at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station #DontDeportJose— Alana Elias Kornfeld (@alanaekornfeld) July 15, 2014
My friend +undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed
at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station#DontDeportJose— Albert Sykes (@Darealmrsykes) July 15, 2014
My friend + undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just handcuffed
at McAllen airport + taken to the border patrol station#DontDeportJose— desireepeterkinbell (@DPBell) July 15, 2014
He has a lot of friends, apparently. Others’ tweets are slightly more original:
@paolamendoza @joseiswriting #DontDeportJose hopefully everything will be ok soon! All the support!!!
— Javier Augusto Nunez (@MrXavy) July 15, 2014
I upset about the arrest of undocumented activist @joseiswriting My solidarity to him and all the undocumented Americans. #dontdeportjose
— Aldo Civico (@acivico) July 15, 2014
My brother @joseiswriting was just arrested in Texas. Please put him in prayers! #dontdeportjose
— Lucia (@LuciaAllain1) July 15, 2014
Fuck! @joseiswriting has been detained at the border. @DefineAmerican #dontdeportJose hopefully he won't be deported. 🙁
— flor de la canela ✨ (@anniemated22) July 15, 2014
thinking of the incredible @joseiswriting #dontdeportjose @DefineAmerican
— lil carl (@CDAstudilloO) July 15, 2014
@CustomsBorder #DontDeportJose The whole country is watching. @joseiswriting @DefineAmerican
— Monona Yin (@myinbklyn) July 15, 2014
I'm sick to my stomach over this #DontDeportJose
— Mxdstts (@mxdstts) July 15, 2014
Undocumented activist @joseiswriting was just detained. I'm demanding his release. #DontDeportJose pic.twitter.com/owHXuaSBK1
— Paola Mendoza (@paolamendoza) July 15, 2014
Demanding it!
And then there’s this gal:
https://twitter.com/angela_rye/status/489048780017115136
https://twitter.com/angela_rye/status/489049047848583170
Alllllllrighty, then.
But maybe the #DontDeportJose crowd is on to something. Maybe he shouldn’t be deported — yet:
https://twitter.com/Dr_2A/status/489053142277844992
***
Related:
Here we go: Jose Antonio Vargas reportedly detained at McAllen Border Patrol station [pic]
Join the conversation as a VIP Member