Agents tried to detain Castro Rivera and the three other passengers, and he fled on foot, tried to cross Interstate 264 in Norfolk and was fatally struck, according to state and federal authorities.

DHS blamed Castro Rivera’s death on “a direct result of every politician, activist and reporter who continue to spread propaganda and misinformation about ICE’s mission and ways to avoid detention.”

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      Not necessarily, ICE is now monitoring social media to identify and target illegal immigrants. If your account is already flagged as one, a simple public post with tagged location can be enough for an “intelligence based operation”.

      Be safe out there, try to not leave any public trace.

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        I’m not disagreeing with you, but if they were targeting him specifically it’s probably likely that another employee turned to him in. It happens all the time.

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          The problem with making that assumption is that it downplays the very scary degree of spying technology (evidenced by contracts with firms that supply such) they are using.

          It’s a new degree of surveillance escalation to this fascist organization, and it’s bad news for everyone.

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            Everyone in the US should be dumping their social media, and if they must, creating burner accounts. I gave up on social media long ago, and burn everything every few weeks.