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In It to Win It

(10,454 posts) Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:07 PM Thursday

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a US citizen arrested for entering Florida as an "unauthorized alien", has been released.

Article: U.S. citizen released from jail after arrest under Florida’s new anti-immigration law

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Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a US citizen arrested for entering Florida as an "unauthorized alien", has been released. (Original Post) In It to Win It Thursday OP

None of this is surprising ecstatic Thursday #1

Florida arrested him for coming from Georgia? That might be a nice false arrest suit struggle4progress Thursday #2

It sounds like they arrested him for not being able to speak English well muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #3

RIGHT ?!?! ... and the court admits there's no probable cause to arrest ... that's kidnapping uponit7771 Yesterday #5

So when so the lawsuits start flying?!?!?!?! uponit7771 Yesterday #4

ecstatic

(34,732 posts)

1. None of this is surprising

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:10 PM

Thursday

I knew this would happen.

struggle4progress

(122,706 posts)

2. Florida arrested him for coming from Georgia? That might be a nice false arrest suit

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:43 PM

Thursday

muriel_volestrangler

(103,460 posts)

3. It sounds like they arrested him for not being able to speak English well

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 04:49 AM

Yesterday

Most of his childhood was in Mexico. With fascist goons roaming the land, any US citizen who has a bit of an accent is going to have to carry their birth certificate with them to avoid illegal detention until the kidnapping can be exposed.

uponit7771

(92,730 posts)

5. RIGHT ?!?! ... and the court admits there's no probable cause to arrest ... that's kidnapping

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 04:57 AM

Yesterday

uponit7771

(92,730 posts)

4. So when so the lawsuits start flying?!?!?!?!

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 04:55 AM

Yesterday

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