'Seriously?' Roll Call editor decries 'unfair' detention of Jose Antonio Vargas

Sarah D. | 11:49 AM on July 15, 2014

The news that illegal immigrant activist Jose Antonio Vargas has been detained at a Texas Border Patrol station is hitting some of his fellow “journalists” pretty hard. Roll Call’s editor in chief Christina Bellantoni is beside herself:

No matter where you stand on immigration debate, this has gotten out of hand and unfair: https://t.co/JcVukMGp9S @joseiswriting

— Christina Bellantoni (@cbellantoni) July 15, 2014

Is that so?

@cbellantoni @joseiswriting My God! They arrested an admitted illegal immigrant??? Where's my fainting couch when I need it?

— Rufus (@Rufus_GB) July 15, 2014

https://twitter.com/RockmanHalo/status/489061196864421889

.@cbellantoni Wait. Why is the arrest of a celebrity activist the thing that is just too much? @joseiswriting

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 15, 2014

So, “It’s. The. Law,” unless the person bound by it is a celebrity. In which case, it’s outrageous? http://t.co/pvb2hq5aOu

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 15, 2014

Outrageous and “unfair,” apparently:

I'm sorry, but how is it unfair? He went there knowing he could be arrested. You know this, right? @cbellantoni @joseiswriting

— RBe (@RBPundit) July 15, 2014

Sooooooo deciding to finally enforce the law against a criminal who violated it is "unfair". Gotcha. @cbellantoni @joseiswriting

— Xi Jinping’s Bat Dealer (@GameOnJD) July 15, 2014