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20 hours ago
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Youth Baseball Coach Says He Caught ICE Questioning Kids At Practice
A New York City youth baseball coach said he intervened to inform armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers of his players' constitutional rights after the officers approached kids during a practice at a local park last month. Youman Wilder, a founder of Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy, told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace that practice was wrapping up at Riverside Park in New York's Upper West Side when he saw several officers — armed with guns and Tasers — walking up to players, asking them where they and their parents were from. 'I just stepped in and said, 'This is very inappropriate to ask these kids anything,'' explained Wilder, noting that he advised the agents that the players would implement their Fifth Amendment rights. Wilder, who claimed that one agent referred to him as 'another YouTube lawyer,' said the agents then 'kept changing the goalposts.' In a separate interview with New York-based news site West Side Rag, Wilder said the officers began talk of 'obstruction of justice' on his part, entertained the idea of cuffing him and claimed that if the kids — 11 U.S. citizens in middle and high school with African, South American and Mexican families — 'were here legally [then] what do they have to lose by answering' questions. 'It's all about civics. If you don't know your rights, they will trample on them,' explained Wilder, adding that there was 'no moment of hesitation' when it came to pushing back at the officers. Wilder, who holds a master's degree in law, told Wallace that it shouldn't take someone with his educational background to know people's rights and stressed that such an encounter could 'happen to anybody.' Wilder — a coach of over 20 years in the Upper West Side who has worked with dozens of draft picks and a number of players in Major League Baseball — said there's now just one kid showing up to practice, which is at a new location and time since the encounter. He choked up as he expressed his disappointment with the 'cowards' who were nearby and didn't intervene, noting that he fears predominantly-Latino schools in the area will be agents' next target. He added that people have to continue 'speaking up.' 'The only way you can protect people is understanding that the Constitution has a role. And we have to rely on that. And we can't cherry-pick it,' Wilder said. ICE is set to receive billions of dollars in additional funding since President Donald Trump signed his 'big, beautiful bill' into law earlier this month. Already, immigration arrests in the New York City area have reportedly 'rapidly accelerated' in recent weeks as the president looks to deliver on his mass deportation agenda. ICE has turned its attention to immigrants with no criminal history since May, according to The City in an analysis of federal records provided by the Deportation Data Project. HuffPost has reached out to ICE, which was not immediately available for comment. Trump Held On To Flashy Gold FIFA Trophy... Leaving Soccer Champs With A Replica Trump Leveled A Baffling Threat At Rosie O'Donnell — Experts Explain Why It's Truly Terrifying Trump Mocked For Claiming 'Big Beautiful Bill' Helps Ugly Rich Guys Stay Married
Free Malaysia Today
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Home ministry to table peaceful assembly amendment in next Dewan sitting
Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Malaysians had become more mature in peacefully and responsibly exercising their right to assemble. PETALING JAYA : The home ministry will table an amendment to Section 11 of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012 in the next Parliament sitting, says minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Section 11 of the PAA requires organisers of assemblies to obtain the consent of the location's owner or occupier. 'The government will always uphold the democratic principles and the constitutional rights of the people by ensuring they are able to assemble peacefully,' he said. In a statement today, Saifuddin said his ministry would also examine the Federal Court's ruling today that deemed it unconstitutional to criminalise the failure to notify the police five days in advance of holding a peaceful assembly. Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said Section 9(5) of the PAA was 'a disproportionate intervention' and amounted to a prohibition rather than a restriction of that right. Saifuddin said his ministry would consider proposals to amend the provision so that it would be in line with the constitution. He also noted that over 10,000 rallies had been held since 2023 with no restrictions placed on 98% of them. He said this number rose to 99% out of 7,000 rallies in 2024, showing Malaysians' maturity in peacefully and responsibly exercising their right to assemble. Saifuddin went on to say that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had enforced a moratorium on any legal proceedings under Section 9(5) of the PAA as part of his agenda to reform the law. The section imposes a punishment that exceeds the limits permitted under Article 10(1)(b) of the Federal Constitution, which guarantees the freedom of speech, assembly, and association.
