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Crew members were still wearing their Disney uniforms when they were escorted away from the boat with their hands zip-tied behind their backs, reports say

Some travelers on Disney’s Magic cruise ship were left disturbed earlier this month after ICE agents stormed onto the vessel and detained several crew members.

Immigrant rights groups said at least 10 crew members were detained at the Port of San Diego on April 23 after the Disney-run cruise ship returned following a five-day trip.

Dharmi Mehta and her family had enjoyed their trip, but were upset when they saw the head waiter, whom they had become close with, being led away from the docked boat with his hands zip-tied behind his back.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 139 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (4 children)

Wait, these crew members were on a ship, not on US soil. US Customs and Immigration is on land which you have to pass through to get to the USA. ICE actually dragged them onto US soil just so they could say they were there illegally? WTF?!

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

ICE actually dragged them onto US soil just so they could say they were there illegally?

Oh you sweet summer child: ICE has already executed American citizens in broad daylight (on camera) for exercising their constitutional rights. Why would laws matter now?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not talking about laws. I'm talking about their supposed mandate to deport those in the US illegally. These folks on the ship weren't even in the USA so there was no need to take them into the USA to deport them.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

There's also plenty of people in the US legally they have detained and deported / have killed.

Their mandate is racism, control, and projecting power.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

I don't disagree with any of that, but it has nothing to do with my specific point.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 74 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Technically you need permission to dock. It means that the entire crew manifest was known to the government prior to arrival and they were given permission to dock. Then they were arrested. If there was a problem with them being in the US they should never have been given permission.

[–] Reviever@lemmy.world 14 points 9 hours ago

Applying logic here won't work.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 58 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Apparently DCL registers its ships in the Bahamas. I don't know if ICE/CBP have jurisdiction on foreign ships without a bunch of warrants.

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 8 points 7 hours ago

Even if the workers aren't eligible to enter the US, it should only be an issue if they disembark

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 76 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

I know Disney's lawyers are well funded and ruthless, but does anyone think they'll go into bat for these people? They only seem to care about copyright infringement, not their actual workers.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

If it becomes a big enough embarrassment they'll respond.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 25 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

not their actual workers.

Are they even their "actual workers" or are they contractors?

(Read the tone as snark towards Disney for over using contractors and refusing to hire people, not at who I am replying to.)

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Indeed. They'll care even less about them. I'm sure they're being exploited to the hilt. Fuck Disney.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 58 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

This hurts the Disney image and the margins on their cruises, so they might.

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 hours ago

I've done some work for Disney and the amount of effort that goes into the Disney image is astounding. It's the main thing they care about besides money although they are related.

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 39 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

Mickey Mouse organisation vs Mick-Mouse organisation

[–] Hazor@lemmy.world 18 points 16 hours ago

A high profile lawsuit might be seen as something which could also hurt their image. The entire population of The Villages would probably boycot Disney World. Hopefully Disney's execs pay attention to public opinion and not just their golf buddies.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 35 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

If ICE shows they'll storm a foreign flagged cruise ship to abduct crew members, why would any passenger think they wouldn't also try to grab them, too?

Wearing an embroidered polo doesn't change your rights.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 20 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It depends if the optics become so severe it’s impossible for them to ignore.

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

There are ways to make that happen.

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 24 points 19 hours ago

They seem to think they have jurisdiction in AMERICAN CITIZENS’ HOUSES without a judicial warrant; surely foreign ships are considered gimmes.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

CBP comes onboard to process all the guests and crew before a ship gets to the US. I'm thinking these crew members couldn't get their I-95's and got deported (instead of not getting shore leave in the US) so that Trump can flood the zone with more "winning".

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours ago

I'm thinking these crew members couldn't get their I-95's and got deported

I'm thinking nobody bothered to check the paperwork and they just grabbed some people that weren't "white enough".

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago

The handful of cruises I've been on you pass through CBP immediately after getting off the ship.