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Police Visit Veteran's Home Over Facebook Comment Sparks Outrage

1/22/2026

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Raquel Pacheco, a Florida mother, military veteran, and small business owner, says Miami Beach police visited her home to question a Facebook comment about city leadership.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) says political speech is highly protected and such police actions may deter public expression.
Jones justified the visit due to antisemitic violence concerns, and Pacheco says the encounter felt like repression she fled.

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Raquel Pacheco, a Florida mother, military veteran, and small business owner, says Miami Beach police visited her home to question a Facebook comment about city leadership.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) says political speech is highly protected and such police actions may deter public expression.
Jones justified the visit due to antisemitic violence concerns, and Pacheco says the encounter felt like repression she fled.