Man 'Disappeared' by ICE Was on El Salvador Flight Manifest, Hacked Data Shows

Authoritarian Drift and “Disappearances”

• Many see the reported ICE “disappearance” as a classic authoritarian tactic: removing people off the books, ignoring courts, and outsourcing detention to foreign prisons.
• Commenters compare it to historic disappearances and early-stage fascism; some explicitly invoke Nazi Germany and political prisons.
• Several stress that in a functioning democracy, people do not simply vanish into foreign prisons, regardless of their immigration status or alleged crimes.

Public Concern, Apathy, and Media

• Debate over whether there is “widespread concern”:
  • One view: people are worried but feel powerless, tune out depressing news, or believe it “can’t happen to them.”
  • Another: concern exists but is underreported or distorted by media captured by political and corporate interests.
• Strong criticism that mainstream outlets are either supportive of the administration or fearful of retaliation, and so soft-pedal or normalize extreme actions.
• Others counter that some major outlets are openly critical, though critics respond that owners can and do constrain coverage at key moments.

Due Process vs. “Who Is He?”

• A subthread asks who the disappeared man is and why he was targeted.
• Several argue that this is irrelevant: the core issue is lack of transparent process, notification, and legal safeguards.
• It’s noted he had an immigration court order of deportation; others respond that still does not justify secret transfer to a foreign mega-prison or hiding his whereabouts from family and lawyers.

Trust in Evidence and Hacked Data

• Some distrust all actors—government, media, and activist hackers—arguing that anyone willing to break the law to obtain data may manipulate it.
• Others reply that insisting on perfectly “clean” messengers is a recipe for paralysis and denial, especially when the state itself is breaking its own laws.

What To Do: Resistance, Exit, and Alternatives

• Suggested responses include: organizing local communities, creating independent non-ad-driven news outlets, adding “legal friction” to state abuses, and boycotting the airline involved.
• Disagreement over tactics: some call for riots; others say rioting backfires and strengthens repression.
• A parallel thread argues about whether to flee an increasingly authoritarian U.S. or stay and “fight,” with both paths seen as morally valid but risky.