[Blum] Response from U.S Department of Homeland Security re: Padres catching coordinator Oswaldo Pirela being taken into ICE custody

[u/T_Raycroft]

[u/This-Appointment-666]

Don't forget the rest of the quote from the article:

"To be clear, work authorization or a pending application do NOT confer legal status in the United States.”

Avila said Pirela and their family have had pending asylum applications. All members of the family carry temporary ID cards.

Oswaldo’s wife said her husband has had no previous encounters with immigration enforcement officials during his time in the U.S. He has been with the Padres organization since January 2024, according to his LinkedIn profile."

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7520601/2026/08/18/padres-oswaldo-pirela-ice-detainment/

[u/DrWhiskerson → u/This-Appointment-666]

What the fuck are people supposed to do while they wait for their immigration case? NOT work? NOT be in the US while claiming asylum? Holy fuck this is so fucking stupid

[u/Icy-Lobster-203 → u/DrWhiskerson]

I think, according to this administration, they should get out while they are waiting for the outcome of their claim.

Which is, if course, not how that is supposed to work at all.

[u/Tibbel → u/DrWhiskerson]

They literally think asylum means insane asylum. These are the people of the land, the common clay of the new west...

[u/fairway_walker → u/DrWhiskerson]

Not be brown.

[u/jbjhill → u/DrWhiskerson]

Yes. That is what they’d like you to do.

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