Summary courtesy of CantStopPoppin:
On February 1, 2025, a disturbing campaign of surveillance began targeting a Spokane family. According to firsthand accounts, ICE agents started shadowing the family nearly two months before the dramatic incident. In a calculated move, one of the agents even pretended to hit the family’s parked car. This staged accident was designed to give them a pretext to detain the husband on the spot while investigators “looked him up” as part of their covert operation.
Then, on April 30, 2025, the situation escalated dramatically. ICE agents arrived at the Diaz home without a warrant and refused to properly identify themselves. In the ensuing chaos, Martin R. Diaz—a devoted business owner, long-time U.S. resident of over 33 years with no connection to any gangs—was brutally tackled and restrained right outside his home. Witnesses report that this aggressive intervention was the culmination of a meticulously planned operation that had been in motion for weeks.
After the violent confrontation, Diaz was swiftly transported to a high-security facility in Northern Idaho, a detention center known for hosting individuals with links to extremist groups, including members of the Proud Boys. The combination of prolonged stalking, deceptive tactics, and forceful detention has raised significant questions about ICE’s methods and the apparent disregard for due process.
A TikTok video capturing parts of these unsettling events has gained widespread attention for showing the shocking tactics employed by the agents. You can view the TikTok coverage here.
For a detailed report and further analysis of this case, including interviews with community members and legal experts, please read the in-depth coverage by KREM here.
https://www.tiktok.com/@kendall.diaz6/video/7499238185369734430
This incident has ignited fierce debate among civil rights advocates, community leaders, and legal experts, as many call for a thorough investigation into ICE’s practices. As the community seeks answers and accountability, this case serves as a stark reminder of the potential consequences when law enforcement agencies overstep established legal boundaries.
You’re definitely spot on about that! Overton window has been dragged completely off of the right side deep end in USA. Democrat politics are in fact considered conservative in most other parts of the world.
Conservatives in the US (eg, far right extremists) have tried to subvert the term “progressive,” similarly to what they did with “socialist,” and pin it on Dems as if it’s some kind of pejorative admonishment. I don’t think Dems are very progressive at all, they couldn’t even be bothered to do things like increase the minimum wage, pass paid family leave, or codify roe, during the times they had power to do so.
imho progressive = leftist, dem = center right, and repug = authoritarian fascist, to align more fully with global political spectra. However, many of my fellow Americans might disagree with that characterization.