ICE begins raiding Home Depot parking lots, lettuce fields, and poultry plants to capture “dangerous weed-whackers and chicken deboners.”
EL PASO, TX — In a shocking turn of events that has baffled border hawks, criminal gang members who once thrived on a steady diet of extortion, drug smuggling, and general mayhem are reportedly being forced to take up day labor and agricultural work just to make ends meet.
“Yes, I used to be a feared enforcer for Los Cabezas Locas,” said Miguel “El Soplón” Reyes, wiping sweat from his brow after a long day drywalling a suburban bathroom. “Now I’m mostly just trying to get paid under the table so I can send money home and afford tortillas.”
According to ICE, this latest criminal tactic — known in national security circles as “Operation Earn an Honest Living” — is a deceptively quiet invasion. Agents claim that dangerous individuals are now lurking in plain sight, cleverly disguised as roofers, line cooks, and tomato pickers.
“These are not your grandma’s illegal immigrants,” said ICE Deputy Director Buck Ramrod. “We’re talking about cartel-trained assassins who now specialize in tile work and tomato harvesting. It’s a clear threat to the American way of life... and by that I mean the right to pay $2 for a head of lettuce picked by a ghost worker.”
In response, ICE has expanded its operations to new frontiers of American security:
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Home Depot parking lots, where “suspiciously skilled” men gather with tool belts and unmatched work ethic
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Farm fields, where lettuce, strawberries, and avocados are now considered “national security produce”
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And meatpacking plants, where anyone who can process a chicken is automatically added to a watchlist
“We intercepted a suspected gang member making artisanal fences in Temecula,” said one ICE officer. “You think MS-13 just forgets how to commit crimes and learns precision carpentry overnight? Wake up, America.”
Critics of the raids have pointed out that this new generation of “criminals” seems mostly focused on feeding families, dodging heat stroke, and fixing roofs faster than licensed contractors. But ICE officials remain skeptical.
“Just because someone works 12 hours a day in 100-degree heat for $40 and a burrito doesn’t mean they’re not a cartel boss in disguise,” said Ramrod. “We’re not fooled by humility or calluses.”
At press time, El Soplón was seen finishing a tile backsplash in a gated community while fielding a call from his cousin in Michoacán, who reportedly asked, “So... is this the American Dream or the world’s most elaborate work-release program?”
ICE responded by deploying a helicopter.
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