Detaining a Canadian mom and her 7-year-old autistic daughter for nearly three weeks — despite valid work authorization with an expiry date of June 2030 — is rogue enforcement, plain and simple. Sleeping on floors under foil blankets while ICE agents pressure a child's mother to "self-deport" isn't border security, it's cruelty. Tania Warner's case proves this administration is targeting law-abiding families, not dangerous criminals.
ICE arrests averaging 1,100 per day prove the enforcement surge is real and necessary — Texas field offices alone are arresting at triple the rate of other regions. Work permits don't automatically confer legal status, and checkpoints exist precisely to verify compliance. Letting paperwork ambiguity become a shield against enforcement undermines the entire immigration system and rewards those who exploit procedural gaps.
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