3 days ago
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Letters to the Editor: A high school student walking his dog is hardly ‘the worst of the worst'
To the editor: Shame upon shame. An 18-year-old high school student walking his dog is arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ('An L.A. high school senior was walking his dog. Then immigration agents grabbed him,' Aug. 14). I thought President Trump was after arresting 'the worst of the worst.' The 18-year-old arrested is Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, who had overstayed his visa — hardly fitting Trump's arrest profile. Overstaying a visa is not a criminal offense; it is a civil violation.
Second shame: The dog the student was walking was tied to a tree by ICE agents and then his collar was unclipped, allowing the, I imagine, scared animal to run loose on Sepulveda Boulevard, according to a GoFundMe page.
Really, Trump? What are you doing? I wonder what happened to both the student and the dog.
Hugo Pastore, Harbor City
