But when the 16-year-old’s case resurfaced this week in the context of a ProPublica deep dive into the widespread use of banned chokeholds by immigration agents, there was another detail that stood out as particularly galling in its sheer disregard for the idea that agents might face any kinds of consequences: The fact that the ICE agents in question allegedly sold Arnoldo Bazan’s confiscated phone for cash, potentially on the very same day that they took it from him.
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Do phones still have value when stolen? I thought they were pretty much pretty looking worthless bricks.
If a phone is stolen and an automated machine will only give the thief $5 for the phone, then that’s still $5 the thief can put in their pockets.
