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hunter

(39,687 posts)

9. That's not quite true.

Reply to Pototan (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:52 AM

Monday

If ICE grabbed crew members off Chinese, Japanese, or Korean freighters there would be hell to pay.

Sadly, it may come to that.

For now they are preying upon the weak. The government of the Philippines and the cruise lines are not likely to toss any matches at the gasbag king.

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Legal Filipino Cruise Ship Workers Arrested in Virginia [View all] Pototan Monday OP

I can hear the ICE defense fujiyamasan Monday #1

"They folded a towel MurrayDelph Monday #6

They can't make their 'deportation' numbers if they don't deport innocents. NotHardly Monday #10

Must have been notorious gang members terrorizing the seas tulipsandroses Monday #2

When they are still on the ship Figarosmom Monday #3

As long as they are within US waters (12 nautical miles) Pototan Monday #4

That's not quite true. hunter Monday #9

Desperate blubunyip Monday #5

Filipinos make up many, if not most, cruise ship employees mainer Monday #7

ICE accused them of possessing child pornography dalton99a Monday #8

I don't believe a word ICE says. yardwork Monday #12

But authorities have no evidence mainer Monday #14

If I were a cruise ship, I might think twice about docking usedtobedemgurl Monday #11

That is going to complicate the business. yardwork Monday #13

But you cannot operate a ship without a full crew. usedtobedemgurl Monday #15

Exactly. And I suspect that a lot of cruise customers are Trumpsters. yardwork Monday #16

Yup. usedtobedemgurl Monday #17

Not so fast. mainer Monday #18

You're probably right about Disney and Viking. yardwork Monday #19

CBP evidence against one crew member: a photo of his own baby in the bath mainer Monday #20

More commentary from another site: mainer Monday #21