Francisco Galicia, an 18-year-old American citizen, was detained by ICE based on his appearance, even though he carried authentic state ID verifying his citizenship. After three weeks, and the work of an attorney, he was released.
“They have had their lives disrupted and in some cases destroyed by false accusation for which there is absolutely no basis other than some people desperately wish that it was so,” Stewart said.
Was he talking about people like Francisco, harassed and detained based on their appearance? No, he was despairing over the treatment of Donald Trump and associates.