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Tonk

(88 posts)
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 05:24 PM Aug 2025

ICE agents caught on camera looting and destroying property in Pittsburgh restaurants.

Last edited Mon Aug 11, 2025, 04:38 AM - Edit history (1)

Eerily similar to the Kristallnacht.

Exhibit A:

What happens if you don’t do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total authority?

ICE has been caught looting and destroying property at Pittsburgh restaurants. They even tried to break into the safes. They loaded food, supplies and equipment into vehicles

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social (@lorennacleary.bsky.social) 2025-08-09T23:11:37.786Z


Exhibit B:

Inside Emiliano's: Pittsburgh area restaurant shows inside building after raid by ICE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZsE...

Bartelds (@bartelds.bsky.social) 2025-08-10T17:20:11.364Z


Reporting from the Pittsburgh ABC News affiliate WTAE.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Federal agents stormed two Emiliano's Mexican Restaurant and Bar locations in the Pittsburgh area on Thursday, according to the restaurant.

Federal agents confirmed 16 people were detained between the restaurant's Cranberry Township and Gibsonia locations.

"During the execution of the search warrants, 16 individuals were encountered and found to be illegally present in the United States. These 16 individuals were taken into ICE custody and placed into immigration proceedings," a statement from ICE said.

Witnesses told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 the officers on scene would only identify themselves as police.
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ICE agents caught on camera looting and destroying property in Pittsburgh restaurants. (Original Post) Tonk Aug 2025 OP
Kick and rec. This story should go nationwide bronxiteforever Aug 2025 #1
ICE Raid At Emiliano's Restaurants In PA struggle4progress Aug 2025 #2
Emiliano's shares video from inside restaurant after ICE operation struggle4progress Aug 2025 #3
holy crap! nt orleans Aug 2025 #4
K&R hay rick Aug 2025 #5
Cops have been doing this shit forever Kali Aug 2025 #6
Yes I've seen more than one report of FBI or local authorities newdeal2 Aug 2025 #7
so why NJCher Aug 2025 #8
I looked at their FB. page Norbert Aug 2025 #9
I'm still in shock Pennsylvania went to the make-up splatered con-man Mysterian Aug 2025 #10
Lived in PA over 80 years. Pittsburgh, Philly and sometimes Erie are blue. Rural is strictly red. appleannie1 Aug 2025 #20
My hatred for these fucking assholes grows every day. Initech Aug 2025 #11
It's exactly what NAZI brown shirts did to Jewish businesses. speak easy Aug 2025 #15
Yup. I don't want to live in Nazi Germany! Or North Korea. Initech Aug 2025 #29
Can a redux Just Jerome Aug 2025 #12
Can a redux orangecrush Aug 2025 #19
ICE are the fucking criminals.... NOT the immigrants.... IcyPeas Aug 2025 #13
Local fuckheads are cheering for these gestapo raids Orrex Aug 2025 #14
When we take power again, we will remember. nt Hotler Aug 2025 #16
Absolutely embarrassing. calimary Aug 2025 #17
I am at a loss for words. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #18
Hope they file charges. Figarosmom Aug 2025 #21
Over $100,000 has been donated to Emiliano's restaurant to support employees detained during ICE raids. appleannie1 Aug 2025 #22
America's Gestapo republianmushroom Aug 2025 #23
Who are the criminal gangs? JoseBalow Aug 2025 #24
"What happens if you don't do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2025 #25
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you. Right Wing Death Squads. spike jones Aug 2025 #26
Same thing Russian troops did when they invaded Ukraine. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #27
Many ex felons pardoned from Jan6 went to work for ICE so not surprised by what they are doing. FloridaBlues Aug 2025 #28
I still fear there will be shootings and death Norbert Aug 2025 #30

bronxiteforever

(11,212 posts)
1. Kick and rec. This story should go nationwide
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 06:20 PM
Aug 2025

The ICE agents trashed the inside of the restaurant too. I saw this yesterday and I am glad someone posted it!

struggle4progress

(126,037 posts)
2. ICE Raid At Emiliano's Restaurants In PA
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 06:30 PM
Aug 2025

Jillian Pikora 08/10/2025 8:00 a.m.

Federal immigration agents stormed the Cranberry and Gibsonia Emiliano’s restaurants in what owners described as a “show of force” that “went far beyond anything reasonable or humane,” according to a statement shared on the restaurant’s Facebook page and GoFundMe.

The raid left the businesses “trashed” and employees “shattered,” the owners said ...

https://dailyvoice.com/pa/york/ice-raid-at-emilianos-restaurants-in-pa-spurs-120k-gofundme-to-support-detained-workers/

Kali

(56,820 posts)
6. Cops have been doing this shit forever
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 06:54 PM
Aug 2025

Background checks and vetting don't mean shit if there is no accountability.

newdeal2

(5,339 posts)
7. Yes I've seen more than one report of FBI or local authorities
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 06:57 PM
Aug 2025

Absolutely tearing up people’s homes. It’s literally a disaster zone after they leave. And in some (all?) cases it was done by “accident” they meant to go to a different house.

NJCher

(43,068 posts)
8. so why
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 06:57 PM
Aug 2025

snip

Witnesses told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 the officers on scene would only identify themselves as police.

snip


does it say "FBI" on their uniforms in the pics?:

Norbert

(7,737 posts)
9. I looked at their FB. page
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 06:57 PM
Aug 2025

They didn't go into any detail about the raid or destruction but said the community has stepped up a lot.

Mysterian

(6,415 posts)
10. I'm still in shock Pennsylvania went to the make-up splatered con-man
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 06:59 PM
Aug 2025

I really thought PA was better than that. Pittsburgh's a great town. I'm sorry to see ICE criminals looting businesses there.

appleannie1

(5,451 posts)
20. Lived in PA over 80 years. Pittsburgh, Philly and sometimes Erie are blue. Rural is strictly red.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:42 PM
Aug 2025

Initech

(108,617 posts)
29. Yup. I don't want to live in Nazi Germany! Or North Korea.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 10:03 PM
Aug 2025

I want to live in the United States.

IcyPeas

(25,397 posts)
13. ICE are the fucking criminals.... NOT the immigrants....
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:14 PM
Aug 2025

Glad to see some of these posters on BlueSky forwarding this to some Dem leaders to make sure they see it. This is the correct way to spread this. (I think the video should be sent to every Republican piece of shit leaders too)


@aoc.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@booker.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schiff.senate.gov
@padilla.senate.gov
@governor.ca.gov

You aware of the theft by ice!?

(@franko25.bsky.social) 2025-08-10T18:39:16.863Z


@fetterman.senate.gov hey man. What the fuck? Can you step up and be a leader now? This shit is happening

Jacob (@jacobbisaacson.bsky.social) 2025-08-10T12:46:19.225Z


For sure! @fetterman.senate.gov - do your fucking job or get the fuck out.

(@1bravo.bsky.social) 2025-08-10T17:25:53.558Z

appleannie1

(5,451 posts)
22. Over $100,000 has been donated to Emiliano's restaurant to support employees detained during ICE raids.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:48 PM
Aug 2025

A GoFundMe campaign, launched after the raids, has raised over $33,000 alone, according to primetimer.com. In total, more than $100,000 has been raised to assist the 16 individuals taken into custody.
Unfortunately, I doubt it will do any good. ICE would take the money and not release anyone. They are a bunch of thugs and thieves, just like their leader.

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,889 posts)
25. "What happens if you don't do background checks or training for thousands of people and you give them all total
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 08:23 PM
Aug 2025
authority?


Training and background checks don't prevent this behavior. See also cops.

Irish_Dem

(81,048 posts)
27. Same thing Russian troops did when they invaded Ukraine.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 08:55 PM
Aug 2025

The US is being invaded by ICE agents.

FloridaBlues

(4,661 posts)
28. Many ex felons pardoned from Jan6 went to work for ICE so not surprised by what they are doing.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 09:13 PM
Aug 2025

We may never know who all these agents are in real life.At some point Americans will have had enough. Matter of time.

Norbert

(7,737 posts)
30. I still fear there will be shootings and death
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 10:10 PM
Aug 2025

I don't see any way around it especially when ICE quadruples and it if full of thugs that follow him blindly.

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