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BumRushDaShow

(162,190 posts)
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 03:44 AM Yesterday

'Chilling': FBI shocks with visits to homes of innocent protesters under Trump's orders

Last edited Fri Oct 24, 2025, 07:26 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: Raw Story

October 23, 2025 3:48PM ET


Under orders from President Donald Trump, the FBI has started visiting the homes of innocent protesters, according to a report. In one case, special needs teacher Miles Serafini, 26, told independent journalist Ken Klippenstein that agents visited his home after he participated in a June protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Arizona. The two agents, who only identified themselves as "James" and "Keith", were recorded on Serafini's security camera.

"We came out here to ask you questions regarding a protest that happened on the 11th of June," one of the agents explained. "We've been just basically going around asking questions for a few people … and your name was brought up."

Last month, Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), which authorized the Department of Justice to treat "extremism on migration" as an indicator of terrorism. Attorney General Pam Bondi cited Trump's memorandum in a Sept. 9 directive adding any necessary FBI agents to a "temporary ICE Protection Task Force."

The president's order suggested that "law enforcement can intervene in criminal conspiracies before they result in violent political acts." Serafini said the agents that visited his home "were trying to figure out the shadowy entity behind the protest." "What a waste of their time to go after s—t that doesn't exist," he added.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/fbi-protest/

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'Chilling': FBI shocks with visits to homes of innocent protesters under Trump's orders (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP
The video I've seen of one guy talking to two agents had me wondering... He was a lone protestor hlthe2b Yesterday #1
Where can we find this video? MadameButterfly Yesterday #2
At about 6:50 on this video: hlthe2b Yesterday #5
This ploy to intimidate will backfire big time. SleeplessinSoCal Yesterday #3
Your link isn't showing up as a clickable link muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #4
That's bizarre because the copy of the link should automatically include it BumRushDaShow Yesterday #7
Rat fuckers. Javaman Yesterday #6
"Do you have a warrant" DBoon Yesterday #9
FBI working against Americans daily. travelingthrulife Yesterday #8
American Gestapo spreading to the FBI, sowing fear. republianmushroom Yesterday #10

hlthe2b

(111,856 posts)
1. The video I've seen of one guy talking to two agents had me wondering... He was a lone protestor
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 05:56 AM
Yesterday

and just saw a flyer or a social media post and decided to go. It is clear FBI used AI to identify him. He was rightfully suspicious of how they identified him, as he'd done nothing and was with no one else. He was very polite. I think I immediately would have been interrogating THEM as to why they thought it appropriate to do what they are doing against peaceful protestors and whether or not ANY OF THEM had actually read the constitution--specifically the First Amendment? I would have been polite, but assertive as hell, which would undoubtedly have them pissed off. But, how else to respond to such tactics?

BumRushDaShow

(162,190 posts)
7. That's bizarre because the copy of the link should automatically include it
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 07:28 AM
Yesterday

I just manually added that (could be a Firefox buggy boo - it updated to 144.0 last week and probably needs a "0.01" ).

Thanks!

DBoon

(24,403 posts)
9. "Do you have a warrant"
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 11:25 AM
Yesterday

followed by, "I need to contact my attorney before I talk to you"

republianmushroom

(21,746 posts)
10. American Gestapo spreading to the FBI, sowing fear.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 11:55 AM
Yesterday

Last edited Fri Oct 24, 2025, 12:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Republicans, so proud of their President.

Did they show up in uniform w/o mask ?

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