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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 8:52:18 PM
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-immigration-officers-arrest-michigan-214400552.html

A respected doctor who has been in the United States for nearly 40 years has been picked up by American immigration agents after the Trump administration denied his attempt to renew his green card. Lukas Niec, an internal medicine doctor known for long hours at the hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was picked up by Immigration and Customs enforcement agents over the weekend. Hes now reportedly sitting in a jail cell waiting for word on when hell be allowed to return to his normal life or if hell allowed to do so at all.

Mr Niec, an internal medicine doctor at Kalamazoos Bronson Methodist Hospital, moved to the United States nearly 40 years ago when he was five years old. His parents brought him from Poland in 1979, alongside his sister, who said that they had packed just two suitcases before making the journey. In 1979, my parents were both doctors, left Poland, and took two suitcases and two small children my brother was five, and I was six, and they came here for a better life for their kids, Iwona Niec-Villaire, Mr Niecs sister, told a local reporter.

But now Mr Niec is facing potential deportation after living here for the vast majority of his life. He doesnt even speak Polish, Ms Niec-Villaire, who is now an attorney, said. The arrest was made Tuesday while Mr Niec was enjoying a day off with his daughters at a lake home he owns near Kalamazoo. Three Immigration and Customs agents entered the home and took him into custody.

While Bronson Healthcare, like others, respects the laws and regulations concerning United States immigration, we are following the situation surrounding the detention of Dr. Lukasz Niec closely and are doing everything we can to advocate for Dr. Niec, the hospital where he works wrote in a statement Monday. We have been in contact with our elected representatives and we have our immigration counsel coordinating with Dr. Niecs attorney to explore all options to secure his prompt release from detention.

The Trump administration has overseen a spike in immigrant arrests over the past year, and US immigration services say that the priority for arrests and raids made is to target individuals with criminal or dangerous histories. While arrests have been elevated, there have been fewer over all deportations since President Donald Trump took office. ICE did not respond to a request for comment about Mr Niecs case, and for clarification on how his history qualified him as a target for the agency.


Typical Trump supporter: "Polish doctors are not good people. They're rapists and drug dealers ..."
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a42ozslushie
01/23/18 8:56:50 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 8:57:04 PM
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16-BITTER posted...
Because this needed a repeat.

That topic got closed because apparently certain snowflakes believe that ****panzee is an insult.
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Fishy
01/23/18 8:57:40 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
That topic got closed because apparently certain snowflakes believe that Trumpanzee is an insult.

Are you telling me you're using it lovingly?
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SwordMaster13X
01/23/18 8:58:15 PM
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Posting a topic that just got locked seems like a bad idea
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 8:58:20 PM
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Fishy posted...
Are you telling me you're using it lovingly?

I didn't make any personal comment about ****panzees.
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JustMonika
01/23/18 8:58:42 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
That topic got closed because apparently certain snowflakes

You'll probably get modded for snowflake now.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 8:58:51 PM
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SwordMaster13X posted...
Posting a topic that just got locked seems like a bad idea

The moderator explained why the topic was closed. So I adjusted the offending remark.
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01/23/18 8:58:52 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 8:59:30 PM
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JustMonika posted...
You'll probably get modded for snowflake now.

Why? I didn't refer to anyone as snowflakes.
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iClockwork
01/23/18 8:59:34 PM
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Why didn't he become a citizen if he wanted to stay? He should be smart enough to realize that his gree
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eggcorn
01/23/18 9:00:22 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...

Typical Trump supporter: "Polish doctors are not good people. They're rapists and drug dealers ..."

Why do liberals always say dumb racist shit under the guise of an imagined conservative thought process.
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ChainedRedone
01/23/18 9:01:06 PM
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iClockwork posted...
Why didn't he become a citizen if he wanted to stay? He should be smart enough to realize that his gree


This post seems incompl
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ChainedRedone
01/23/18 9:01:47 PM
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eggcorn posted...
Barenziah Boy Toy posted...

Typical Trump supporter: "Polish doctors are not good people. They're rapists and drug dealers ..."

Why do liberals always say dumb racist shit under the guise of an imagined conservative thought process.


It's called ridiculing. Mockery. Etc
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iClockwork
01/23/18 9:01:56 PM
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ChainedRedone posted...
iClockwork posted...
Why didn't he become a citizen if he wanted to stay? He should be smart enough to realize that his gree


This post seems incompl

n card could be denied.
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ChainedRedone
01/23/18 9:02:29 PM
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iClockwork posted...
ChainedRedone posted...
iClockwork posted...
Why didn't he become a citizen if he wanted to stay? He should be smart enough to realize that his gree


This post seems incompl

n card could be denied.


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AvantgardeAClue
01/23/18 9:03:05 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
16-BITTER posted...
Because this needed a repeat.

That topic got closed because apparently certain snowflakes believe that ****panzee is an insult.


Getting pissy isn't a pass to start getting abrasive, you know.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 9:04:02 PM
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eggcorn posted...
Why do liberals always say dumb racist shit under the guise of an imagined conservative thought process.

Imagined? Trump literally said that.
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thronedfire2
01/23/18 9:04:04 PM
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has candlejack been in this to
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marc55
01/23/18 9:08:15 PM
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he had a green card.......and people on the other thread say he is an illegal

i was sure green card holders arent illegal inmigrants
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Freddie_Mercury
01/23/18 9:12:50 PM
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so much goddamn #WINNING
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gatorsPENSbucs
01/23/18 9:18:58 PM
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eggcorn posted...
Barenziah Boy Toy posted...

Typical Trump supporter: "Polish doctors are not good people. They're rapists and drug dealers ..."

Why do liberals always say dumb racist shit under the guise of an imagined conservative thought process.

Because it makes them feel better about themselves when they try to point the blame on someone else. Its why they are always the first with name calling. I have a racist thought but Ill blame others so I look good is basically the Democrats or liberals or whatever way of thinking.
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iClockwork
01/23/18 9:24:26 PM
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marc55 posted...
i was sure green card holders arent illegal inmigrants

He no longer has a green card and was an illegal immigrant.
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cjsdowg
01/23/18 9:28:18 PM
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He is going full Archie Bunker now.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 9:30:04 PM
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iClockwork posted...
He no longer has a green card and was an illegal immigrant.

And why was he suddenly denied green card renewal?
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008Zulu
01/23/18 9:34:11 PM
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iClockwork posted...

He no longer has a green card and was an illegal immigrant.

"Illegal Immigrant" is someone who enters the country illegally.
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BLAKUboy
01/23/18 9:37:53 PM
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008Zulu posted...
"Illegal Immigrant" is someone who enters the country illegally.

It technically also covers people that come here legally and then have their documentation expire. But this guy was fully playing by the rules, so I don't know why they would refuse to renew his card. Outside of Trump wanting to make all immigration illegal, but I don't think he's quite that stupid.
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iClockwork
01/23/18 10:09:02 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
iClockwork posted...
He no longer has a green card and was an illegal immigrant.

And why was he suddenly denied green card renewal?

Doesn't matter he had 40 years to gain citizenship knowing something like this could happen eventually. He chose to gamble with his immigration status and lost.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 11:09:07 PM
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iClockwork posted...
Doesn't matter he had 40 years to gain citizenship knowing something like this could happen eventually. He chose to gamble with his immigration status and lost.

Why is Trump treating his residency as a game?
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StucklnMyPants
01/23/18 11:18:22 PM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
Typical Trump supporter: "Polish doctors are not good people. They're rapists and drug dealers ..."

Now why does this not constitute trolling, but the other day, topics were getting locked from right wing posters that were essentially doing the same thing?
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KILBOTz
01/23/18 11:20:12 PM
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Good, this makes me feel safer. All those dangerous doctors running around, treating people. Scary stuff.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/23/18 11:20:52 PM
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StucklnMyPants posted...
Now why does this not constitute trolling, but the other day, topics were getting locked from right wing posters that were essentially doing the same thing?

Trump literally said this about 'illegal immigrants'. And his supporters voted him in based on this. So why would this be considered an insult to them?
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iClockwork
01/24/18 12:49:01 AM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
Why is Trump treating his residency as a game?

Doesn't matter a doctor should have the foresight to realize a Trump administration might take a hard line on immigrants and immediately work towards becoming a citizen if he wanted to stay.

He had 40 years and acted like his status in the United States was a game.
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Siaperaz
01/24/18 12:51:58 AM
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40 years and he never applied for citizenship. It seems that he never wanted to be assimilated to the American Culture. Fair next.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/24/18 1:15:08 AM
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Siaperaz posted...
It seems that he never wanted to be assimilated to the American Culture. Fair next.

WTF are you talking about? He's a successful doctor who speaks only English. You can't get more assimilated.
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Barenziah Boy Toy
01/24/18 1:16:14 AM
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iClockwork posted...
Doesn't matter a doctor should have the foresight to realize a Trump administration might take a hard line on immigrants

Yes, we all should've had the foresight to realize that bigots would be THAT xenophobic.
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SK8T3R215
01/24/18 1:17:13 AM
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Feel like we're missing a lot of information about why he was denied.
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iClockwork
01/24/18 1:18:07 AM
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...
Yes, we all should've had the foresight to realize that bigots would be THAT xenophobic.

Yup, life is cruel. Want to be guaranteed a way to stay in American? Become a citizen.
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L0Z
01/24/18 1:20:58 AM
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why didn't he take the civics test and become a citizen in that time?

Im about to start a company that runs people through the citizenship application process
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gmanthebest
01/24/18 8:04:53 AM
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Why didn't he become a citizen? Everyone knows that green cards expire, so why take that chance?
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frozenshock
01/24/18 8:26:16 AM
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It seems like this stuff happened because he had two misdemeanors in 1992

https://www.snopes.com/ice-detain-michigan-doctor-40-years-u-s/

The doctor, Lukasz Niec, is a green card holder who has a was reportedly convicted of two misdemeanors in 1992: malicious destruction of property under $100; and receiving and concealing stolen property over $100. His second conviction was later expunged from his record.


ICE officials said in a statement that Niec was amenable to removal proceedings as a result of two 1992 state convictions for malicious destruction of property and receiving stolen property, both of which are crimes involving moral turpitude.

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01/24/18 8:28:19 AM
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UnfairRepresent
01/24/18 8:30:41 AM
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So much winning
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The Admiral
01/24/18 8:31:22 AM
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gmanthebest posted...
Why didn't he become a citizen? Everyone knows that green cards expire, so why take that chance?


Liberals don't believe people are responsible for their own actions if they view the person as a victim.
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zH0mPfR
01/24/18 8:31:59 AM
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But I thought Trump was only deporting brown people.
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A_Good_Boy
01/24/18 8:36:44 AM
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The Admiral posted...
gmanthebest posted...
Why didn't he become a citizen? Everyone knows that green cards expire, so why take that chance?


Liberals don't believe people are responsible for their own actions if they view the person as a victim.

Where do you see that at?
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treewojima
01/24/18 8:57:17 AM
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Sounds like ICE next wants to pad their numbers to justify their existence. Since Trump has basically given them carte blanche to deport whoever they like, why wouldn't they get their jollies by going after everyone? It takes a special sort of person to work for ICE anyway, I'm sure they love pulling the trigger on guys like this.
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NibeIungsnarf
01/24/18 8:59:22 AM
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Theres a place in America called Kalamazoo?
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s0nicfan
01/24/18 9:09:44 AM
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The last time a story like this got posted, an "innocent landscaper" who had been living here for 30 years turned out to have been selling drugs, which is why he got his deportation orders in the first place.

I'm willing to bet this story is the same. You always see articles like this post the sob story, but they never go into the details of why they were targeted in the first place. You can hate Trump, but ICE still doesn't have enough people or time to go after everyone, and thus far every instance of someone like this I've seen was due to a crime of some kind.
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