Subject: Definitely a real MAGA fascist
The president of the Boston University College Republicans appeared to claim credit for an immigration raid on a car wash in Allston in which nine workers were detained, saying in a social media post that he had been “calling ICE for months on end” to “detain these criminals.”

Zachary Segal, president of the university’s GOP student chapter, made the comment in a post on X on Nov. 7, above a Boston.com article about the raid.

“This week they finally responded to my request,” Segal wrote. “As someone who lives in the neighborhood, I’ve seen how American jobs are being given away to those with no right to be here.”

“Pump up the numbers!” he added.

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An ICE spokesperson declined to comment on Segal’s claim or say whether his calls led to the raid.

Five women and four men were detained in the Nov. 4 raid, and many of them hold legal status and valid work permits, according to their attorney, who said they have no criminal record to warrant deportation.

Segal declined to comment Thursday beyond confirming he had made the post. But later Thursday morning, he made a follow-up post that included a screenshot of a Boston Globe article about his involvement, writing “we must stand up for this country.” (The follow-up was reposted by the official