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ICE is Turning Up the Heat

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0:00 It's like she has to like win an award of her like in her in her field. >> Yeah. >> You have to be an exceptional >> and it's like bro she already graduated from one of the top schools in the area. She's already working like >> in case you're joining us and you can actually hear what's going on outside. There's a >> there's a really crazy >> It's obo. It's obo >> obo. Yeah. There's an obo gang. There's an obo gang waiting outside and uh lots of guys yelling. It's a very chaotic day around JK. >> Pain is here. Dude, >> that rattle. So, they're redoing the asphalt because they are turning this business park that we've been in. They're shooting Dune outside. >> Oh, yeah. Dune into a ICE detention

0:50 center. I don't has anything to do with it. But how do you feel about that? That'sed up. You just heard that news. That's actually reallyed up, I think. You think it's up? Is it even allowed? >> I don't know. It seems like they're just Well, the whole ice >> already here. There's two units that he said are already functioning. >> Wait, you think the whole ice thing's >> Well, a lot of it. Yeah, bro. You see a lot of bad Well, at least on my algo, you see a lot of American citizens getting picked up and you're like, "Bro, what is this?" And the way they're just like approaching people is like it's it's upsetting to watch. You can't help but get fired up like they just like snatch them up and stuff. >> Yeah, they're like just being they're they're If anyone who runs, they're going to chase, right? >> Yeah. But just like the way they're just coming at these people is just like crazy. >> Did you see the thing about the guy who ran onto the freeway and he got run over? >> Yeah. Yeah. So they they were they were busting a Home Depot and this guy runs

1:40 he goes >> he goes onto the 210 and he gets hit by a car. >> Dead. >> So now there's like protests over there now kind of everywhere because they're like now it's going even way way way way too far. you know, if that's if that's the case. But also, don't go on the freeway no matter what's happening to you. You know, like that's a very very slim chance of survival running onto the freeway. >> But I think for him it was more like I really want to be here. I'm going to do whatever it takes to stay in America. So if he had to cross >> stay on Earth, first of all, the freeway. >> Well, he got sent to, you know, >> but yeah, that that there's a lot of uh uh a lot of fury right now over that one. You know what? What fortified my feeling like the there are ice detention facilities over there now? >> What? >> Did you guys smell like food when you like parked?

2:30 >> Shut up. >> What a child. >> You know it's like Yeah. You know it's that building right there. >> Which building? The one right here. >> Right there. >> Right across from the one we used to walk up and down. There's >> Yeah. On the left. >> On the left. The corner. >> Oh ████ >> Yeah. >> Right. That's the one he was talking about. Right. We're pointing it out. >> Then we were looking at the cones up there. >> That's where we parked >> and I I came out and it like just smelled like food and I was like it never smells like food here. Are you sure you're not just hungry? >> Phantom Foods. >> What if they just have catering to feed them? What if they have catering in the backside? >> Well, I mean, it's a different kind of catering, right? >> They also have, for some reason, remember they have they put cones on the roof. >> We're like, why did they put cones on the roof of only that building? >> What the hell's going on, dude? >> A little weird, right? >> Crazy. >> They must have got paid out. >> Hey, I said we I said we do adventure. >> Let's go check it out. So, Subie on the streets. >> Hey, would you guys know how it is? >> I'm not coming. >> No, you're coming. I lift up a chain.

3:20 >> You're a part of this. No, >> you're What if what if one of the agents comes out and goes, "What's your last name?" >> Yeah. >> I feel like we're all on the table now. >> Looks a little suspicious. >> Smith. >> Bono Smith. >> Do you think we're all on the table? Who's the least on the table here? >> Yeah. Who do you think could be? >> Dude, we're all on the table. >> I've I've seen him pick up I've been seeing him pick up Vietnamese folks, too. Asian all kinds. >> But like us, though, like out of >> us right here, >> the way that you carry yourself, you >> I think you look American as ████ You guys look American as ████ >> That's right. >> You think I look American? That's >> That guy looks like a what? >> Cartel member. >> Wait, who? >> Korean cartel. >> Yeah, >> cuz I feel like they have the most style. And if you The minute you have style, they're like, "Oh, you're for sure American." >> You don't You don't think I I'm I'm Do you think You think I look Mexican adjacent though? >> Yeah. >> You could be any of my >> You look like Rodriguez. >> But they're not picking up like like

4:10 Mexicanamean looking dudes. You know what I mean? They're picking up I think they're the way they're profiling. It's like who looks like they don't belong here? like Pika Rivera. >> At least if I was the profile ████ that's what I would do. >> You laughing at that? >> Like a like if you're wearing a cowboy hammer, I'mma grab your ass up. >> You see, they picked they just picked up a bunch of Vietnamese homies. >> Yeah, but the Vietnamese guys have prior records of uh sexual uh >> Yeah. Yeah. They they be assaulting. >> I saw two brothers get picked up cuz they were they were like fake. They were uh they're pretending they were ICE agents and they were picking up like kids. >> Oh no. >> And they were sexually assaulting them, >> bro. And they had the craziest I' ever heard. >> No way. One of them looks like a mechanic, >> dude. They were both They were like twins almost. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Or something like that. >> How How come it's so messy? How come it's like one side So I know one side says like they're picking up all

5:00 criminals or people with all priors. But then there's another side that's saying they're picking up just random people. >> That's what my mom said. My mom's like always warning me. She's like, "You you look darker, so they might pick you up." And I'm like, "They're not going to bother me cuz I'm dark." But we do see Home Depot raids, right? So from the outside it looks like they're just straight up going if Okay, like I I understand like the sentiment of why this is all ████ up, but like being at Home Depot at this time, >> are you crazy? But what are you like way of getting word? >> But that's the thing though is like sometimes it's like their back is against the wall. What are they going to do? Like it's better them trying to go out and maybe get a >> like if you know that your work is not on the books, right? And that's what they're doing right now. That's it's so on the map. Like it's >> But they have to pay their bills. >> Yeah. >> Where are they supposed to go to look for work? >> Yeah. But if they're going to stay there

5:50 for 8 hours and not get picked up, you're wasting hell of time. >> It's like it's it's the rule that's you know the rule the block is hot rule. >> Yeah. >> Like whether you whether you slang, whether you do what like when the block's hot, you got some people, you know. >> Yeah. But let's be honest though, sometimes when you go to Home Depot, especially on Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard and you know what I'm saying? like that specific one. You see guys with beer cans on next to them cuz they just chilling and drinking. >> They're just kicking it. >> They're just kicking it. You know what I mean? It's not. So, not all of them are going to be like, "Hire me." And if they are, no one's going to pick you cuz you have cans next to you. >> We We have a lot of clients in construction and uh >> they're talking about how all their guys are just getting picked up. >> Like all their like one of our clients, he's like, "Dude, my whole my whole landscaping team, >> are they all got picked up? >> Are they illegal?" >> Some of them are. Yeah. And then you know like from what he was saying he's

6:40 like dude and it's like these guys have ████ legit jobs here. Like they're actually they're part of like millions of dollars of projects >> and they're getting swooped up and it's ████ gone. It's all gone. So all these guys are asked out and they're just like well what the ████ do we do? So it it creates this whole like conundrum especially with all the economy out here especially in California, right? >> And it's just like all these guys are like dude I don't know what to do. This is crazy. So, >> it's just it is really rough to to see someone go through a hard reset like that and not be be able to get their stuff in order. Like imagine you you got like your apartment or whatever with filled with stuff and you're just like bounced. >> Yeah. >> Or you got your truck parked somewhere, you know, like that's it. >> I think they should focus on the gypsies, >> dude. I would love that. >> What's the Home Depot equivalent of gypsies? Where do they hang out?

7:30 >> Neighborhoods with a lot of money. No, Van Eyes around freaking Chinese ladies with necklaces on. Van, >> bro, I see I see recently on the ring cuz this is how you know the block was hot is when the ring is popping off. You see all these >> people talking about the gypsies that are going through like trying to open people's doors and then when people start speaking on the ring they're like, "Hey, what are you doing here?" They're like, "Oh, this is my Airbnb. This is my Airbnb." >> And they're like, "Are you sure?" Like they're like arguing. They're trying to play a game and you can see and it's like, >> "How do they get it? What do they get out of that? >> Well, I don't know. I think that's just their way of covering up or unlocked. >> Yeah, they're casing and then that way like if you're not going to call the cops, you'll just be like, "Oh, what a weirdo." Okay. >> Gypsy ass ████ >> We've been saying my mother-in-laws and we had some guys on the same block just

8:20 trying to open up doors. >> All the doors walking by. I don't know if they're gypsies or not, but >> it's still sketchy behavior. >> That's ████ annoying, man. >> It is annoying. Yeah. That's why it's like that's like malicious behavior and then you have people that are just Yeah. They're maybe the only thing they did wrong is not get their papers in order, you know? >> Right. It's like especially if you're >> working already and ████ you know? Like you have a legit job. >> Yeah. And eventually they might be able to, you know, but again, like >> that's that's what breaks everyone's heart, right? >> If that's the initiative, just the the the fun time criminal in me is just like, "Come on, guys. Like make it a little harder to get caught." >> Yeah. Yeah. For sure. For sure. like go to Lowe's. >> There's all these like taco spans that we all really like and they're all gone now. >> They're actually gone. >> They're not a lot of laying low. >> Yeah. A lot of the trucks next to uh Gio's mom's house um they're gone and

9:11 then one of them is kind of smart where uh I think like they used to alternate the cashier guy. Now they just have this guy cuz he's probably legal. >> He's just working the whole time. But I I usually see them alternate but now it's just him the whole time. >> And >> the one next to our house in Beverly Center. always there. Not even anymore. >> Oh, the >> you know the one Beverly Center. Yeah. >> Is the fruit stand person still here? >> No. No. >> I don't know. I don't think I see person either. They haven't here for a minute. >> Fruit guys not there. >> A lot of fruit guys are gone. >> How hard is it to get a working visa? Cuz I feel like they maybe they they just is a matter of time before they can get a work permit and then be back. >> It's just it's waiting for it. But a lot of people don't want to work. >> It actually is. Yeah. One of my clients dude, she she's from Indonesia. She like she graduated art center. She's already working. She's already working for like these really big uh companies for like graphic design and all that kind of

10:02 stuff. And she her work visa was up and she was trying to renew it, but then their standards for her to renew >> are like it's like she has to like win an award of her like in her in her field. >> Yeah. >> You have to be an exceptional. >> Yeah. And it's like, bro, she already graduated from one of the top schools in the area. She's already working. Like ████ let this girl stay. But now she got to go back to Indonesia. And to her, she's like, "Yeah, it's cool. Like, I'll figure it out." Blah, blah. And then she has to come back and find another job out here back in in April of next year. And it's like, what the ████ is the point of that? Like, she's already one of the brightest from from from Indonesia, right? She's already working. >> That part is pretty. >> She's contributing economy. >> She already has a job. Yeah, >> bro. She has like multiple jobs here cuz can't she get like a sponsor that work sponsors? >> Yeah. And and they during because of all the ████ that's popping off, they didn't want to do it. >> Yeah. >> The company was like, I don't know. I don't >> cuz our our gym sponsored someone

10:53 before. >> Yeah. >> Our remember old manager is Australian. I don't know if you've ever met her. >> What gym? >> Barlo brigade. >> What? >> No way. >> But you got courage. >> But this is before like Ice was like like going crazy. >> Yeah. >> But we sponsored people before and it wasn't too hard. I just had to sign some things. Felt important. >> I sponsor like eight dancers >> and now it's I think I think it's money too. Now it's probably crazy. >> They want a ton of money. >> I've written I've written my good share of of ████ ████ >> sponsors. Not sponsored alleged, but like you make No, I did it. >> No, it's >> it's a letter, right, to >> No. Yeah, you just you just I mean it's not illegal. It's like really me saying this person did these amazing things and that's why they should be here. >> Oh, so you're not like legally liable for them if you sponsor them. >> Well, they're they need letters of recommendation from people that have established businesses that can actually say like, "Oh, that's a skilled

11:44 individual and we need them here to do this thing." >> Oh. So, like uh like we did it for our boy that was uh you know Aayichi the head spin guy from Japan. We did it for him. He he got his ████ like that. >> And we also hit up uh I can't say but we hit him up the guy that usually helps you in the past. >> Mysterious. >> So mysterious.

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