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An American citizen born and raised in California is unsettled after receiving an e-mail from the US Department of Homeland Security ordering him to leave the country "immediately."

Aldo Martinez-Gomez received the DHS notice on April 11, threatening "criminal prosecution" and fines if he does not depart within seven days.

Martinez-Gomez works full-time assisting immigrants in court for a non-profit and believes his advocacy work may have placed him on the government's radar.

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[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 39 points 1 year ago

If that's the case, why is the email addressed to him and not one of his client's names? How would you even know which one it's supposed to be going to?

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Looking at the body and subject in the scan of the printout of the email indicates they didn't specify his name.

His name appears in the To: line of the header, but without the opportunity to examine the raw headers of the email, I would assume that his mail client replaced his email address with his name for display purposes.

While there is certainly more than enough incompetence, it seems clear that it falls short of actually targeting him.

[-] radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 1 year ago

It is a huge mess. How can someone write a letter that does not contain the addressee? Let alone a letter that is threatening you to run away or else.

[-] notabot@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

How can someone write a letter that does not contain the addressee?

It's easier to bulk send them this way. No need for a mail merge, just spam it out to everyone on your list. Efficiency!

This is not the happy timeline.

[-] jdnewmil@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

Failing to provide the name of the person in the body of the email is incomptetence.

Fox included the disclaimer about contact email... but IMO the person who built the mail merge was incompetent and that will not prevent ICE from coming after Aldo.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

You're expecting competence from this administration?

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I get your point, but YES we should expect competence. Don’t give up.

[-] ExtantHuman@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Writing a letter is quite literally something you learn to do in second grade...knowing how to do that isn't remotely where the bar for competency is.

[-] jdnewmil@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Not if cheeto is hiring.

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