Derek Guy Admits He Is In US Illegally Amid LA Riots, JD Vance Responds With GIF Threat
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Derek Guy, also known as Menswear Guy on X, admitted to be living in the US without any documentation amid the ongoing riots in Los Angeles. JD Vance has reacted to his remarks.
Derek Guy, who is also known as Menswear Guy on X, claimed that he entered the US from Canada as a child and did not have any documentation to show. In a long post, he detailed his family's migration history from Canada to the US amid a crackdown by the Trump administration against alleged illegal migrants.
The ICE has raided several locations in Los Angeles to arrest the illegal immigrants, which led to riots in the city.
As Derek posted his story, users were quick to tag Vice President JD Vance and flag the illegal status of the man. Vance responded to the post with a hilarious GIF, indicating his deportation too.
'My family escaped Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and went through an arduous journey that eventually landed them in Canada. My father worked there for a time as a janitor; my mother, a secretary. When work fell through, my dad was offered to work with his sister in the United States, so he went, as our family needed money. He ended up staying in the US longer than he was supposed to — not knowing immigration laws — and asked my mom to come be with him. Of course, she went and carried me over the border while I was still a baby," Derek Guy wrote.
'I'm still unsure whether we technically broke an immigration law. The border between Canada and the United States was pretty porous (as it is today, for the most part). But either way, since I came here without legal documentation, I eventually fell into the category of being an undocumented immigrant. Yet, I've been in the United States since I was a baby. My identity and roots are very much based in this country, no different from anyone else," he added.
Derek Guy also asked his followers to stop seeing undocumented immigrants as gang members, the way the Trump administration often describes them. Instead, he said they should be seen as neighbours, coworkers, and friends. 'People like me are your neighbours, not MS-13," he said.
The post quickly drew the attention of Vance, after users began tagging him with comments suggesting he now had a chance to 'do the funniest thing ever".
Vance replied with a meme of actor Jack Nicholson nodding menacingly, which many saw as a cryptic but threatening signal supporting deportation.
i think i can outrun you in these clothes https://t.co/zun1mvpHlN pic.twitter.com/D9o4FfzRWN — derek guy (@dieworkwear) June 9, 2025
In response, Derek Guy fired back, posting photos of suits styled like those worn by Vance and writing, 'I think I can outrun you in these clothes."
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