In regards to the ICE raids in East Boston
One narrative is that the 12 individuals arrested by federal agents were all violent, undocumented immigrant criminals. This may be true.
However, please consider the following:
A) These 12 people were in separate locations and had no apparent connection other than being undocumented and allegedly criminal.
B) We already have laws and procedures enabling federal law enforcement to apprehend such individuals; nothing Trump has done so far has specifically increased ICE’s authority regarding these arrests.
C) Building a case against each person is labor-intensive and rarely happens overnight.
D) Fox News was embedded in all 12 arrests, ready to report and frame a particular narrative.
Hypothesis:
This appears to be propaganda designed to generate support for a heightened federal presence, normalize these actions, and make the public think all targets are unruly criminals.
It seems authorities waited weeks or even months to carry out these arrests right after Trump took office for political purposes.
If they truly cared about protecting communities from violent criminals, they would have acted sooner rather than holding off to bolster a political image. Allowing violent criminals to remain free for the sake of political theater is unethical.
If these arrests were truly about protecting communities from violent criminals, the deliberate timing and media spectacle surrounding them raise alarming questions about the integrity and motivations of those in power.
Allowing dangerous individuals to remain free until it is politically expedient to act is not only reckless but deeply unethical. This kind of calculated manipulation prioritizes optics over public safety, exposing communities to unnecessary risks for the sake of political theater. Even more concerning is how this tactic weaponizes fear, painting an entire group of people as threats to justify broader, more aggressive enforcement measures against families and children.
I am not an investigative journalist, but if you are, I strongly believe this is a story worth exploring.