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#DontDeportJose: Detained illegal immigrant's supporters are 'demanding his release' [pic]

Illegal immigrant activist Jose Antonio Vargas has reportedly been detained at the McAllen Border Patrol station in Texas after attempting to go through airport security without a U.S. government-issued ID (the Filipino passport and pocket U.S. Constitution he was carrying didn’t do the trick).

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Despite the fact that Vargas flagrantly violated the law, supporters are mounting a campaign to keep him from being deported:


https://twitter.com/adeperoOduye/status/489046322696454145

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https://twitter.com/juliombarriga/status/489051377889710080

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He has a lot of friends, apparently. Others’ tweets are slightly more original:

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Demanding it!

And then there’s this gal:

https://twitter.com/angela_rye/status/489048780017115136
https://twitter.com/angela_rye/status/489049047848583170

Alllllllrighty, then.

But maybe the #DontDeportJose crowd is on to something. Maybe he shouldn’t be deported — yet:

https://twitter.com/Dr_2A/status/489053142277844992

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Here we go: Jose Antonio Vargas reportedly detained at McAllen Border Patrol station [pic]

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