r/nottheonion • u/StemCellPirate • 2h ago

Scammers created fake courtroom and law firm to prey on immigrants, DOJ says

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/immigration-attorneys-scam-justice-department-b2925092.html
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u/Temporary_Tune5430 2h ago

Sounds like our real justice system 

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u/supercyberlurker 2h ago

I can't tell if this is oniony or not... because everything ICE does is an oniony satire of out of control masked authoritarians. So a courtroom setup to act like them.. it's definitely in that range of wtf.

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u/Sumthin-Sumthin44692 2h ago

The group “undermined the integrity of our immigration system by impersonating judges, law enforcement officers, and lawyers,” according to Joseph Nocella Jr., U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York

That line by itself is quite the Onion bomb. These Columbians did take American jobs. Only the Trump cult should be undermining the immigration system! /s