Crew members were still wearing their Disney uniforms when they were escorted away from the boat with their hands zip-tied behind their backs, reports say
Some travelers on Disney’s Magic cruise ship were left disturbed earlier this month after ICE agents stormed onto the vessel and detained several crew members.
Immigrant rights groups said at least 10 crew members were detained at the Port of San Diego on April 23 after the Disney-run cruise ship returned following a five-day trip.
Dharmi Mehta and her family had enjoyed their trip, but were upset when they saw the head waiter, whom they had become close with, being led away from the docked boat with his hands zip-tied behind his back.
Apparently DCL registers its ships in the Bahamas. I don’t know if ICE/CBP have jurisdiction on foreign ships without a bunch of warrants.
I know Disney’s lawyers are well funded and ruthless, but does anyone think they’ll go into bat for these people? They only seem to care about copyright infringement, not their actual workers.
This hurts the Disney image and the margins on their cruises, so they might.
ICE vs MICE
Mickey Mouse organisation vs Mick-Mouse organisation
A high profile lawsuit might be seen as something which could also hurt their image. The entire population of The Villages would probably boycot Disney World. Hopefully Disney’s execs pay attention to public opinion and not just their golf buddies.
I’ve done some work for Disney and the amount of effort that goes into the Disney image is astounding. It’s the main thing they care about besides money although they are related.
If ICE shows they’ll storm a foreign flagged cruise ship to abduct crew members, why would any passenger think they wouldn’t also try to grab them, too?
Wearing an embroidered polo doesn’t change your rights.
Are they even their “actual workers” or are they contractors?
(Read the tone as snark towards Disney for over using contractors and refusing to hire people, not at who I am replying to.)
Indeed. They’ll care even less about them. I’m sure they’re being exploited to the hilt. Fuck Disney.
It depends if the optics become so severe it’s impossible for them to ignore.
There are ways to make that happen.
You think Disney are going to go to bat for people on CSEM charges? Can’t see it myself.
Depends how “trumped up” those charges are.
If it’s clearly and easily provable that it’s bogus, they might fight back.
Me neither. My question was expressing my doubt.
Well yeah “Disney helps free pedos” is not really a headline they’re going to want.
What’s with the presumption of guilt?
What presumption of guilt?
If it becomes a big enough embarrassment they’ll respond.
Maybe with some sort of statement, but no actual action.
They seem to think they have jurisdiction in AMERICAN CITIZENS’ HOUSES without a judicial warrant; surely foreign ships are considered gimmes.
Even if the workers aren’t eligible to enter the US, it should only be an issue if they disembark
Normally all people on a ship have to go through immigration at the first port the ship stops at in a country. Everyone has to go through the immigration process, whether they say they plan to go ashore or not.
That include passengers, crew and ship’s officers.