Bryan José Rojas Galofre wanted to give his wife a lovely honeymoon to see the beach for the first time and perhaps a glimpse of President Donald Trump, whom she supports.
Their January 2025 road trip from Wisconsin to Miami, however, turned into a nightmare, according to the couple: Rojas, a Venezuelan immigrant whose wife and young children are U.S. citizens, was detained following a stop at a Trump hotel security checkpoint.
He spent more than three months in ICE custody in Florida. Rojas also faced accusations of gang affiliation; he says he feared being deported to El Salvador and lost his stable job and work permit. The family says they’ve lost their house and car, had to deplete Rojas’ 401(k) and are in debt.
“In the end, it was a bad decision,” Rojas, 34, said
“I’m his fan. I believe Trump is a good president,” she said. However, Zaragosa noted this political loyalty co-exists with the disappointment she feels over the months her husband spent in detention.
“What he is doing to migrants isn’t fair,” Zaragosa said of the president. “What happened to my family wasn’t fair.”
Holy shit, dude thought he was part of the in group 😂. How does a person become that oblivious/ brainwashed? Astounding.
Social Media firehose coupled with vague fill in the blank populist rhetoric.
It’s an effective combination.
Don’t forget decades of defunding education!
It doesn’t really matter honestly. In order to be immune to this type of thing you have to either be off social media or constantly thinking critically. It’s impossible to think critically all the time so the one way too win is by not playing.
Here I am telling you this while on social media…
And people still call me weird for doing so.