“Trump’s immigration crackdown pervades Long Island suburbs,” reports The New York Times. First, let’s make it clear that the majority of us voted for President Donald Trump on his campaign promise of mass deportations. His “immigration crackdown” is simply the immigration laws passed by Congress being enforced, finally, after four years of an open border.
Speaking of the Long Island suburbs, remember that that’s where New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay, in 2021, was “really disturbed” by “just dozens of American flags” on display.
Now, The Times is reporting that school children on Long Island are being intimidated by children of Republican parents who show up to school with American flags. Frankly, we were a little intimidated by rioters standing on the roofs of burning cars in Los Angeles, waving the Mexican flag, so we can relate.
“Children of Republican parents have intimidated our kids,” Ms. Valencia said in Spanish. “They showed up to school with American flags.”
If the American flag is so intimidating, maybe they shouldn’t be in this countryhttps://t.co/Rs5aQBuBjm
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) May 4, 2026
Ana Ley and Albert Sun report:
The expansive roads of Long Island have been fertile terrain for agents to capture migrants without the scrutiny that has often accompanied officials’ actions in big cities. Residents must drive for miles to get to work or to go grocery shopping, allowing officers to detain them during traffic stops beyond the critical eye of observers.
“It’s harder to say something when you’re in your car driving in a suburban area,” said Serena Martin, an immigration advocate and the executive director of New Hour for Women and Children, an organization that helps mothers, women and children whose lives have been affected by incarceration. “It’s not that people care any less. We just aren’t on the street walking in the way that people in urban areas have the ability to do to quickly mobilize, to take the photos, to take the video.”
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ICE agents have turned Nassau County’s fire stations into rest stops, pulling into parking lots to take a break from patrolling. Sandra Valencia, who runs a youth leadership program on Long Island through Rural & Migrant Ministry, an advocacy group, said that agents park outside schools after classes are released, frightening parents.
“Children of Republican parents have intimidated our kids,” Ms. Valencia said in Spanish. “They showed up to school with American flags.”
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Everyone comes here from somewhere else and learns the grievance industry very quickly.
— The Texas Embassy (@THETXEMBASSY) May 4, 2026
If the American flag is so intimidating then they should leave the country. Not maybe, but definitely
— Kathryn (@kbean511) May 4, 2026
They wield minority status as a shield to bash us with, weaponizing shame they never felt.
They’ll gladly burn everything down; all roads lead to Communism, because this time they’ll get it right.
— Hansel Ang (@hanselang) May 4, 2026
If the American flag scares you, you don’t truly want to live here and you should show yourself the door.
— NeverBeSilenced (@JonConn65769672) May 5, 2026
Aren’t they aware that the flag is a symbol representing where they’re at? If you’re scared of the flag, why aren’t you scared of the country? We need to tell these wannabe victims to shut the fuck up or get out
— zon (@indazon87) May 4, 2026
More flags are necessary here.
— Meredith (@Opportunitweet) May 4, 2026
If you’re intimidated by the American flag, please get out of America. https://t.co/joCfDuyYBx
— Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (@VickieforNYC) May 4, 2026
There is a surprising number of people in the replies complaining about right-wingers “weaponizing” the American flag and using it to “bully” people. We’d like to know more about these kids showing up at school with American flags and how they’re allegedly intimidating illegal immigrants with them.
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