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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. Segals 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, Ive 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
Chasstev365
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kimbutgar
(26,510 posts)CanonRay
(15,831 posts)Iggo
(49,435 posts)cbabe
(5,953 posts)Javaman
(64,949 posts)Jersey Devil
(10,682 posts)What a patriot!
hunter
(40,208 posts)If he's qualified.
Bread and Circuses
(1,425 posts)✅ The nine detained employees all had work permits, Allston Car Wash Manager Jose Barrera told Boston.com.
Hes from the UK ! Why is he President of College Republican Club? I bet that hes 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
Ill try to find more information and post!
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TommyT139
(2,097 posts)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]
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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)Youre correct that hes 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 .
Hell probably be the newest darling for the groyoers . Probably invited to the WH.
fujiyamasan
(1,003 posts)Also comes from a Jewish family, and his own uncle has condemned him.
What ass holes
IzzaNuDay
(1,194 posts)No one deserves it more!
ColoringFool
(108 posts)Iggo
(49,435 posts)Prairie Gates
(6,884 posts)Very probing and important stuff.