A Call to My Fellow Grandparents: Share the Truth – Defend Our Families and Democracy
On June 14, 2025, Americans from all walks of life took part in the No Kings protest—a peaceful, powerful stand against a disturbing trend: ICE’s public arrests of migrants and now even Democratic leaders.
Our families are watching this unfold. Our grandchildren are asking questions. And we must answer them with the truth.
What’s happening isn’t just a policy shift—it’s a full-scale campaign of fear, driven by media silence and propaganda. Asylum claims are being dropped with little notice, not because they’re invalid, but to make way for swift deportations. Migrants are being arrested at courthouses, schools, and hospitals—and now, so are the public servants who stand up for them.
📣 Who Has Been Detained? Recent Democratic Leaders Arrested by ICE
Name
Title
Date & Location
What Happened
Sen. Alex Padilla (D–CA)
U.S. Senator
June 12 – Los Angeles
Arrested at a press event after identifying himself; video contradicts ICE’s claim he resisted.
Brad Lander
NYC Comptroller & Mayoral Candidate
June 17 – Manhattan
Handcuffed at immigration court while supporting a migrant family.
Mayor Ras Baraka
Newark, NJ
May 9 – ICE facility
Detained for participating in a peaceful protest; released same day.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D–NJ)
U.S. Representative
May 9–19 – Newark
Charged with “interference”; remains under federal review.
Judge Hannah Dugan
Milwaukee County
April 25 – Courthouse
Accused of “obstruction” for intervening in an ICE arrest.
David Huerta
SEIU Labor Leader
June 6 – LA Raid
Detained while protecting undocumented workers; released on bond June 9.
Each of these arrests has been minimized or spun by mainstream outlets—and sensationalized or outright misrepresented on Fox News.
📺 What Fox News Is Saying – And What the Facts Say
On The Ingraham Angle, Fox hosts claimed a “400% surge in assaults” on ICE agents—a number not verified by any independent law enforcement source.
The Faulkner Focus portrayed June’s protests as “coordinated leftist riots,” when outlets like The Guardian and Reuters confirmed they were overwhelmingly peaceful, attended by grandparents, veterans, and clergy.
Senator Padilla’s arrest was falsely reported as a refusal to comply, despite video footage proving he clearly identified himself.
🧓👵 What We Grandparents Can Do:
Speak out. Post the truth on Facebook. Add your voice to local forums and family chats.
Share trusted journalism—from The Guardian, Time, Reuters, and MSNBC. These outlets are doing the legwork that many corporate-owned media won’t.
Educate across generations. Let your grandchildren know why these protests matter. Help them understand how propaganda works—and how facts feel different.
Support independent media—from the Meidas Touch Network, The Bulwark, The Contrarian, The Warning by Steve Schmidt, Lincoln Square, Jim Acosta, Katie Phang, Joe Walsh, Adam Kinzinger, Terry Moran, Aaron and Lev Parnas, Aaron Rupar, among others. Repost. Subscribe. Comment. Donate when you can. We need strong, independent press now more than ever.
We’ve seen enough to know what happens when good people stay silent. On June 14, we showed up. Let’s keep showing up—in our homes, online, and in our communities.
Let’s be the generation that still knows how to use our voices—with truth, heart, and courage.
I wish your Law firm would take up a class action lawsuit against Kennedy Jr and his total dismantling of the vaccine department of the CDC. The American Pediatrician Group is the one to support this class action for threatening the lives of all American children. You talk against Kennedy but your law firm is saying you do not want to take up this suit.
Now governors and senators can sidestep a presidential power and adopted as their own simply because they want to run to an underling senators could be that underling that a governor informed their discretion in a federal matter
Sorry. If appeals court rules for trump, explain how this doesn’t mean the game is over? Friday, ‘the marines’ ‘case’…may be has legs?? One marine touched one citizen. ( no rebellion…)we all know what this is! Suppress us come 2026 or any protest he deems dangerous (all).He can still claim insurrection…and shit could hit the fan as this regime is absolutely dangerous and how much court room patience do we have left in us?
We absolutely NEED to flip the House, flip the Senate, get a decent human being (and staff) in the WH, and expand the SCOTUS ... all to remedy the outrageous harms inflicted on our great country by the GOP (Greedy Odious Parasites).
I just want to spread the word, that all of the "trans families" (if that's the term?) are more than welcome to move to a True Blue State -- including beautiful California! 🌈🇺🇸💙❣️😍
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A Call to My Fellow Grandparents: Share the Truth – Defend Our Families and Democracy
On June 14, 2025, Americans from all walks of life took part in the No Kings protest—a peaceful, powerful stand against a disturbing trend: ICE’s public arrests of migrants and now even Democratic leaders.
Our families are watching this unfold. Our grandchildren are asking questions. And we must answer them with the truth.
What’s happening isn’t just a policy shift—it’s a full-scale campaign of fear, driven by media silence and propaganda. Asylum claims are being dropped with little notice, not because they’re invalid, but to make way for swift deportations. Migrants are being arrested at courthouses, schools, and hospitals—and now, so are the public servants who stand up for them.
📣 Who Has Been Detained? Recent Democratic Leaders Arrested by ICE
Name
Title
Date & Location
What Happened
Sen. Alex Padilla (D–CA)
U.S. Senator
June 12 – Los Angeles
Arrested at a press event after identifying himself; video contradicts ICE’s claim he resisted.
Brad Lander
NYC Comptroller & Mayoral Candidate
June 17 – Manhattan
Handcuffed at immigration court while supporting a migrant family.
Mayor Ras Baraka
Newark, NJ
May 9 – ICE facility
Detained for participating in a peaceful protest; released same day.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D–NJ)
U.S. Representative
May 9–19 – Newark
Charged with “interference”; remains under federal review.
Judge Hannah Dugan
Milwaukee County
April 25 – Courthouse
Accused of “obstruction” for intervening in an ICE arrest.
David Huerta
SEIU Labor Leader
June 6 – LA Raid
Detained while protecting undocumented workers; released on bond June 9.
Each of these arrests has been minimized or spun by mainstream outlets—and sensationalized or outright misrepresented on Fox News.
📺 What Fox News Is Saying – And What the Facts Say
On The Ingraham Angle, Fox hosts claimed a “400% surge in assaults” on ICE agents—a number not verified by any independent law enforcement source.
The Faulkner Focus portrayed June’s protests as “coordinated leftist riots,” when outlets like The Guardian and Reuters confirmed they were overwhelmingly peaceful, attended by grandparents, veterans, and clergy.
Senator Padilla’s arrest was falsely reported as a refusal to comply, despite video footage proving he clearly identified himself.
🧓👵 What We Grandparents Can Do:
Speak out. Post the truth on Facebook. Add your voice to local forums and family chats.
Share trusted journalism—from The Guardian, Time, Reuters, and MSNBC. These outlets are doing the legwork that many corporate-owned media won’t.
Educate across generations. Let your grandchildren know why these protests matter. Help them understand how propaganda works—and how facts feel different.
Support independent media—from the Meidas Touch Network, The Bulwark, The Contrarian, The Warning by Steve Schmidt, Lincoln Square, Jim Acosta, Katie Phang, Joe Walsh, Adam Kinzinger, Terry Moran, Aaron and Lev Parnas, Aaron Rupar, among others. Repost. Subscribe. Comment. Donate when you can. We need strong, independent press now more than ever.
We’ve seen enough to know what happens when good people stay silent. On June 14, we showed up. Let’s keep showing up—in our homes, online, and in our communities.
Let’s be the generation that still knows how to use our voices—with truth, heart, and courage.
With love and determination,
✍🏼 Clarissa Sr.
American Grandma 🇺🇸
🔗 Sources to Share:
https://time.com/7295823/elected-officials-arrests-confrontations-immigration-protests
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/19/new-york-mayoral-candidate-brad-lander-interview
https://www.thedailybeast.com/video-disproves-ice-barbie-kristi-noems-claim-her-goons-didnt-know-who-padilla-was
https://nypost.com/2025/06/18/us-news/pair-of-dems-ice-d-out-of-immigration-court-where-brad-lander-cuffed
Please post this on your Substack so we can restack it💗
I wish your Law firm would take up a class action lawsuit against Kennedy Jr and his total dismantling of the vaccine department of the CDC. The American Pediatrician Group is the one to support this class action for threatening the lives of all American children. You talk against Kennedy but your law firm is saying you do not want to take up this suit.
What business is it of the Supreme Court?!
Here’s a good state law !
You vote and get $200.00
You don’t vote you pay $200.00
You can mail In your ballot for free or drop off at post office
Every judge needs to be so blunt!
So !
Now governors and senators can sidestep a presidential power and adopted as their own simply because they want to run to an underling senators could be that underling that a governor informed their discretion in a federal matter
I'm curious what her response was. Why cut it off?
Sorry. If appeals court rules for trump, explain how this doesn’t mean the game is over? Friday, ‘the marines’ ‘case’…may be has legs?? One marine touched one citizen. ( no rebellion…)we all know what this is! Suppress us come 2026 or any protest he deems dangerous (all).He can still claim insurrection…and shit could hit the fan as this regime is absolutely dangerous and how much court room patience do we have left in us?
ALOHA...
Great show, you two. ...Might I add... Michael, I love your face, but miss the beard.
Well, SCOTUS could have bugged out on vacation "on time" if it hadn't let this Repug regime screech in with purported emergencies every other day.
We absolutely NEED to flip the House, flip the Senate, get a decent human being (and staff) in the WH, and expand the SCOTUS ... all to remedy the outrageous harms inflicted on our great country by the GOP (Greedy Odious Parasites).
I just want to spread the word, that all of the "trans families" (if that's the term?) are more than welcome to move to a True Blue State -- including beautiful California! 🌈🇺🇸💙❣️😍
Dina Doll! 💙 Lady Joan Rivers is watching with pride. 😍