From Patriot to Prisoner: A Trump's Supporter Disturbing Tale of ICE Detention and the Battle Against Racial Profiling

A Virginia man of Hispanic descent, who supported President Donald Trump, recently found himself ensnared in the administration’s immigration enforcement campaign. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained him at gunpoint, mistakenly believing he was the individual they were pursuing for deportation. Jensy Machado, the citizen, expressed disappointment, noting that he expected Trump’s focus would be on genuine criminals, not law-abiding Hispanic citizens. “Now, they’re just targeting Hispanic individuals,” Machado told Telemundo 44’s Rosbelis Quinoñez, the reporter who broke the story. The Trump administration has propelled a significant increase in deportation operations. Democratic Rep. Don Beyer, whose district encompasses the incident, highlighted Machado’s experience, stating the man is reconsidering his Trump support. Similarly, Rep. Jamie Raskin has voiced concerns about heightened wrongful detentions of innocent individuals.