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llmart

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11. Or the wife of a researcher at Duke.

Reply to barbtries (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 08:48 AM

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Could be anything. ICE wouldn't care. I had to work closely with the legal department at my university. The faculty usually brought their families with them. The legal department assisted with getting their documention and it was my job to vet them first (the employee only of course). I retired a year before I was thinking because it was the orange asshole's first term and the rules/laws/paperwork changed every other week. I was extremely conscientious in my job and loved what I did, but I couldn't take another year of dealing with all the chaos. This second term is even worse than before.

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I witnessed a detention by Immigration officials [View all] mnhtnbb Friday OP

People should not go quietly. Once they are kidnapped anything can happen. Irish_Dem Friday #1

I'm surprised that RDU isn't a major international hub. Thank you for sharing this. littlemissmartypants Friday #2

There are 15 international destinations mnhtnbb Friday #3

I've flown in and out of there (and Charlotte) myself many times. littlemissmartypants Friday #15

RDU is actually quite small. barbtries Friday #5

Charlotte has about 3x the traffic of RDU. mnhtnbb Friday #8

Maybe all major airports need to have plain clothes ACLU lawyers near the immigration/customs areas. llmart Friday #4

I'm guessing barbtries Friday #6

I suspect a visa issue myself. mnhtnbb Friday #10

Or the wife of a researcher at Duke. llmart Friday #11

" No phones (cameras) are allowed to be used in the area." KS Toronado Friday #7

That's been practice for many years. mnhtnbb Friday #9

that's a rule I'd throw out the window if i suspected a crime was being committed. uncle ray Friday #16

If this bothers you Abstractartist Friday #12

It's frightening. yardwork Friday #13

My wife was detained on two occasions by those clowns at the Atlanta airport DFW Friday #14

The other interesting thing was luggage mnhtnbb Friday #17