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ICE raids and riots leave young white Americans mocked for their dramatic take on protests
Social media influencers have been roasted for their eerily similar responses to the LA riots and immigration raids.
Anti-ICE protests have swept the nation since agents first conducted raids in Los Angeles on Friday, sparking viral clashes between officers in riot gear and protesters who set vehicles on fire.
Critics blasted the dozens of young Americans who posted messages shamming those who have not spoken out against the issue and called others who support Donald Trump or ICE 'bad people.'
'If you're white and see an ICE raid happening and you don't get involved, I think you're a p***y, and I don't respect you at all,' one influencer said.
'If you support ICE, if you support this current administration, if you think anything that's going on in the U.S. is good for the country, I don't think you're very pretty, and I don't think you're very smart,' said Miami influencer Sydney Michelle.
One woman even said she was ashamed to have purchased a shirt with an American flag on it.
'I accidentally bought an American flag shirt today, and I'm gonna go return it because I wasn't even thinking,' she said.
'With what's going on in our country right now... trash... I'm not wearing that. People are literally getting seized and deported without the freaking due process.'
Others have compared being an illegal immigrant in the United States to a minor traffic offense.
'Being undocumented is not a criminal offense; it's a civil one, and if you've ever jaywalked, congratulations, you've also committed a civil offense,' mommy influencer Allison Kuch said.
Another influencer almost parroted that message, saying, 'Being in a country that you're in illegally is a civil offense, not a criminal one. You know what else is a civil offense, jaywalking.'
Critics were quick to blast the influencers for posting their dramatic takes and pointed out their messages are all suspiciously similar.
'Morons on TikTok,' one person said. 'They're like all manure,' said another.
'I miss the days when not everyone had an internet connection,' a third person said. 'I always love their false equivalencies,' said a fourth.
'Thank you for repeating the same falsehood-laden NGO statements we've seen from dozens and dozens of other social media accounts. Yawn,' a fifth person said.
'The best immigration policy is articulated from the front seat of your car into your camera phone for online attention,' a sixth person said.
'Struggle session. It reminds me of the "Imagine" celebrities during COVID,' said another.
'This is when you think you're a trailblazer and on the cutting edge when you're really just another follower,' a seventh person said.
While physical presence in the United States without proper authorization is a civil violation, entering the country illegally is a federal criminal offense, according to the American Immigration Council.
Illegal entry includes crossing the border at a time or place not designated by immigration officers, eluding inspection by officers, or entering with false information such as fake documents.
Title 8 of the U.S. Code states that the first offense of illegally entering the country is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in prison.
Illegally re-entering the country after previously being deported is a felony with a maximum sentence of up to two years.
