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Cyclists alarmed by report ICE targeted e-bike rider
Original: the above story also seems like it might be of interest to # bikeTooter community as it appears possible that ICE target
A claim that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped a brown-skinned man riding an e-bike, allegedly for no reason other than his appearance, is spreading among cycling communities online. Riders using the bikeTooter hashtag are sharing the story as a warning, arguing it shows enforcement actions extending to people on e-bikes based on racial profiling.
Why now: Concerns about ICE enforcement and racial profiling are resurfacing, and cyclists see the reported stop as a warning that e-bike riders could be targeted.
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- the above story also seems like it might be of interest to # bikeTooter community as it appears possible that ICE targeted a brown guy on an e-bike for no reason other than being a brown-guy on an e-bike # uspol · inquiline@assemblag.es · 5
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