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choie

(6,440 posts)
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:12 PM Friday

Boston University Student Faces Backlash After He Called ICE on Workers

republicans are a scourge of humanity

The president of the Boston University College Republicans has been attacked online for saying on social media that he had called immigration agents before a raid at a Boston carwash in which nine workers were detained.

Zac Segal, a Boston University junior and a track athlete, according to his school bio page, posted on social media on Nov. 7 that he had “been calling ICE for months” about workers at Allston Car Wash, near the Boston University campus in the Allston neighborhood. Federal agents swarmed the business on Nov. 4, detaining five women and four men who worked there, according to their lawyer, Todd Pomerleau. The workers are contesting their detentions in court, he said.

Mr. Segal’s post about the carwash included a link to an article about the raid. He wrote that immigration agents “finally responded to my request to detain these criminals. As someone who lives in the neighborhood, I’ve seen how American jobs are being given away to those with no right to be here. Pump up the numbers!”

Hundreds of people have attacked Mr. Segal online for his post. On the Instagram page of the B.U. College Republicans, one person wrote that “Zac Segal should be deported!” Another suggested more ominously, “Zac Segal should be afraid.” Mr. Segal also received messages of support on the social media platform X, such as “Patriot!” and “Thank you Zac.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/boston-university-republican-student-ice-carwash-workers.html
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Boston University Student Faces Backlash After He Called ICE on Workers (Original Post) choie Friday OP
A-Moral Little Shit Chasstev365 Friday #1
fucking berk Celerity Friday #2
Probably still a virgin ! kimbutgar Friday #5
Very punchable face CanonRay Friday #10
Oh dear gawd! (I hope he's rich.) Iggo Friday #13
Give back the tomatoes on your salad. Etc etc... cbabe Friday #3
A Stephen miller wannabe in the making nt Javaman Friday #4
Yeah, gotta save those car wash jobs for Muricans Jersey Devil Friday #6
Maybe he'll get a job someday working in a car wash. hunter Friday #7
‼️‼️ He's from the UK ! Why is he President of College Republican Club? Bread and Circuses Friday #8
Reddit's BU group has a reasonable backstory TommyT139 Friday #11
Many thanks! Bread and Circuses Saturday #15
Sounds similar to Stephen Miller in some ways fujiyamasan Saturday #16
Hoping Karma pays him a visit. IzzaNuDay Friday #9
DEPORT THIS POS! ColoringFool Friday #12
He's an American citizen. Born here. Raised over there. Iggo Saturday #17
The New York Times story: people are saying mean things about an asshole on social media Prairie Gates Friday #14

Bread and Circuses

(1,425 posts)
8. ‼️‼️ He's from the UK ! Why is he President of College Republican Club?
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:57 PM
Friday

✅ The nine detained employees all had work permits, Allston Car Wash Manager Jose Barrera told Boston.com.

He’s from the UK ! Why is he President of College Republican Club? I bet that he’s a protege of Farage and the Tory Scum!
Is he here in a student visa? Does he have an athletic scholarship?


Attended St Albans School, Hertfordshire . Hertfordshire has a reputation for being one of the most expensive counties in the UK to buy a property.

Son of James and Emma Segal

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TommyT139

(2,097 posts)
11. Reddit's BU group has a reasonable backstory
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:49 PM
Friday

As you may imagine, the conversation on this topic is...lively. The block indent paragraphs are the redditor's.

Summarizing some other comments for visibility (and adding my own detail):

Zac is Jewish. His great (?) grandparents fled to the UK during the Holocaust. He is the product of immigrants. He is American by passport (was born in the US), but he has lived most of his life in the UK. The only thing that separates him from the car wash employees is privilege, like that of being born in the right place at the right time.

Also Daddy is a lawyer for a pyramid scheme [link removed but available at Reddit thread]

From
https://old.reddit.com/r/BostonU/comments/1ox3bul/irony_of_zac_segal/

Lots more discussion in the BU subreddit.
https://old.reddit.com/r/BostonU/

I use "old" instead of "www" in the URL because I don't have a reddit account and the older format works better with my browser.

Bread and Circuses

(1,425 posts)
15. Many thanks!
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 01:12 AM
Saturday

You’re correct that he’s a privileged shitehead, stirring up trouble to make name for himself.

Why did he come here for Uni? Seems like he has an agenda and a sponsor to be a flame thrower .
He’ll probably be the newest darling for the groyoers . Probably invited to the WH.

fujiyamasan

(1,003 posts)
16. Sounds similar to Stephen Miller in some ways
Sat Nov 15, 2025, 02:02 AM
Saturday

Also comes from a Jewish family, and his own uncle has condemned him.

What ass holes

Prairie Gates

(6,884 posts)
14. The New York Times story: people are saying mean things about an asshole on social media
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 11:53 PM
Friday

Very probing and important stuff.

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