Relevant to this discussion of the deterioration of civil liberties in America, has anybody been following the case of 21 Savage? Because it totally looks to me like some gestapo-level bullshit.
He's a somewhat famous musician, who was apparently brought to the US by parents who then overstayed their visa, making him technically an illegal alien. He has been living in the US for the past 14 years and has filed the required paperwork, and his application is still pending. Meanwhile, he got famous, started a family, made millions of dollars and supported a variety of charitable causes, which you might think would make him one of the desirable immigrants, the kind of person the US wants to encourage to move here. He's a celebrity of sorts. This is not a man who lives in the shadows.
Last week he publicly spoke out against Trump's border wall at a concert, and 5 days later ICE arrested him for deportation because his visa expired 13 years ago. He is currently being held without bond, meaning he cannot be released under any circumstances, even though he has not been charged with any crime. His crime is publicly speaking out about immigration reform, and for that he was apparently targeted for arrest and imprisonment.
He filed a U-Visa application with USCIS in 2017, so it's not like ICE just found out about this. He has a legal right to stay in the US under existing law, because he is supporting a family of legal US resident. He's arguably too famous to be a flight risk. So why is he currently locked up, today? It looks like he's been locked up for speaking out against Trump, specifically to communities of color.
He's also a convicted criminal, having once served 12 months probation for unspecified drug-related charges. You could say that about most rappers, though.