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TexasTowelie

(126,362 posts)
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 02:31 AM 12 hrs ago

MAGA Town Gets Reality Check When Beloved Coach Is Deported - The Logical Leftist



A conservative high school football referee in a deep‑red Alabama town has just been deported to Mexico — and the same people who backed “tough on immigration” policies are suddenly shocked at how those rules work in real life.
In this video, I break down:

• Who this referee was in the community and what actually triggered ICE involvement
• Why a previous misdemeanor turned into full deportation
• How conservative media and local forums reacted once it was one of “their own”
• What this case exposes about MAGA’s immigration agenda and who really pays the price

This isn’t about one small‑town ref. It’s about a system designed to be merciless — until it hits one of the 'good ones'. When that happens, suddenly the same people who cheered “deport them all” start asking if maybe we need nuance, mercy, and reform.
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MAGA Town Gets Reality Check When Beloved Coach Is Deported - The Logical Leftist (Original Post) TexasTowelie 12 hrs ago OP
And they'll thank Trump for it. RandySF 12 hrs ago #1
nuance, mercy, and reform.... for their favorites. Norrrm 11 hrs ago #2
Bingo. Raven123 10 hrs ago #3
Same story that was posted here on Feb. 1. I was blasted for saying these things: sinkingfeeling 6 hrs ago #4

Raven123

(7,668 posts)
3. Bingo.
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 04:28 AM
10 hrs ago

Trump set this up a long time ago. Once you declare all of “them” to be criminals and the worst of the worst, what is happening now is the natural consequence. Anyone who says they voted for Trump but didn’t vote for this is not telling the truth.

sinkingfeeling

(57,506 posts)
4. Same story that was posted here on Feb. 1. I was blasted for saying these things:
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 09:03 AM
6 hrs ago

"God, people! I read the complete article and am crying. That young man was raised in bright red Alabama and all
the comments here are only focused on the single issue of his support of TSF (like 90% of his county). The crime is not in his choice in candidates, it's in what America has become. We are kicking out good people, who have lived their lives for decades as Americans. We are destroying families on both sides of the border. The United States that I grew up in has turned into a true sh*thole country. Fonzie wants to return to the only life he has ever known. I cry for him and thousands of other good human beings being destroyed by TSF."


Most replies were 'good riddance' .

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