Despicable Treatment of an Immigrant Who Never Was a Security Risk

If you haven't read or heard the story of Hiu Lui Ng in the news the last couple of days, do me a favor. Go read it now, before you finish this post.

Ng died in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of Homeland Security. He died agonizingly, having spent the last 16 months of his life imprisoned on U.S. soil for the heinous crime of having one time, years ago, overstayed a tourist visa. The ICE effectively executed him because of that minor infraction and because he had the temerity to hire lawyers and battle their attempt to deport him despite his being married to an American citizen.

How could my wonderful, uplifting, dream-fulfilling country have stooped so low? It is well past time to rid our nation's corridors of power of the vermin that now occupy it. I just hope it's not too late for untold other Hiu Lui Ng's out there.