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Vincent Scardina supported Donald Trump’s tough stance on immigration at the ballot box.

But that decision came back to bite the roofing boss when ICE detained a third of his workforce.

The six men, all from Nicaragua, were pulled over in a work truck on May 27 while heading to a job
—and carted off to jail.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office,
deputies helped transport the men to a local detention facility
“for deportation.”

Scardina, who runs a small roofing business in Florida’s Lower Keys, cannot believe it.

“It’s quite a shock.
You get to know these guys,
you become their friends
—not just an employer but a friend,”
he told NBC6, visibly emotional.

Adding to Scardina’s annoyance, the men had valid work permits and pending asylum applications,
according to their attorney Regilucia Smith.

“They are legally here,”
she said. “Valid work permit, not even close to expired… again, no criminal records—not here, not in Nicaragua.”

ICE’s nationwide raids came after White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told immigration officials in May to target anyone in the country illegally, The Wall Street Journal.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-voter-gets-choked-up-after-ice-detains-a-third-of-his-staff/