sat . BREAKING: US citizen and Army veteran George Retes recounts the appalling abuse he suffered at the hands of Trump’s ICE goons while driving to work in powerful testimony to Congress!
Speaking to the Judiciary Committee, Retes shocked the room into a stunned silence with his harrowing tale.
“My name is George Retes. I’m here today not to reopen old wounds, but as a veteran, a father, and an ordinary person who still believes in the promise of this country and the values represented by our flag. I respect law enforcement. I respect the men and women who serve, but I also believe that accountability is not the enemy of respect. It is its foundation. On July 10th, 2025, I was confronted by ICE agents on my way to work. I want you to understand exactly what that looked like.”
“Not because I want sympathy, but because it exposes a crack in the law that must be fixed. I was driving to my job as a security guard at a licensed farm in Camarillo, California. Federal immigration agents were lying across the road leading to the farm. I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn’t matter. Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out. I was choking on gas, unable to breathe while officers shouted conflicting commands, even after I complied.”
“They pinned me down, one kneeling on my back and another kneeling on my neck, while my hands were already behind me. I was first taken to a Navy base where agents collected my DNA, and after that I was taken to a detention center and held for three days without charges. No phone call, no lawyer, no medical care, even though my skin burned from the chemicals. I wasn’t allowed to shower.”
The assembled lawmakers — well, the Democratic ones, at least — were furious. “Our witnesses today have been, in some cases, abused, smeared, and mistreated by our own government. The Trump administration has told blatant lies about their conduct and their interactions, which we’ve heard from all of you. You are all American citizens. This is all happening because of Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Kristi Noem, and their anti-immigrant and anti-American enablers!” thundered Rep. Garcia.
Stomach-turning, blood-chilling, and sickening are the only words that can describe the treatment of American citizens by Trump’s Gestapo thugs. As soon as Democrats retake Congress, stripping ICE of all of its funding and initiating immediate prosecutions needs to be the first thing on the menu.
THIS CANNOT GO UNPUNISHED.
