They think I’m like ICE

Quick Overview

The speaker recounts an incident where an Uber driver, unable to speak English, asked the speaker to press the "Start Ride" button on his phone, leading the speaker to file an immigration violation report with ICE, which resulted in extreme verbal retaliation from the driver who threatened legal action and deportation.

Key Points: The speaker took 125 Uber rides in five weeks in Florida, finding that only 3 of the drivers could speak English, suggesting an issue with Uber hiring practices. During one ride, the driver handed the speaker his phone asking the speaker to press the 'Start Ride' button, implying the driver could not operate the app himself. Following this incident, the speaker reported the Uber driver to ICE using the online Immigration Violation Report Form. The driver subsequently called the speaker back and aggressively threatened him, stating, "I've reported you to the FBI, the CIA, and the DOJ. Come after me. I want you to." The driver threatened to have the speaker arrested and his head spun, escalating the confrontation beyond the initial immigration report. When the speaker later followed up with Uber about the experience, he was asked to complete a survey about his experience, prompting him to curse at the survey request.

Context: This video documents a personal confrontation experienced by the speaker involving an Uber driver who allegedly could not speak English and required assistance operating the ride-share application. Based on this observation, the speaker decided to utilize an online Immigration Violation Report Form to report the driver to ICE, believing it constituted an immigration violation concerning Uber's hiring practices.

Detailed Analysis

The speaker narrates an experience where he suspected an Uber driver of being an undocumented immigrant due to a severe lack of English proficiency, noting that out of 125 recent rides, only three drivers spoke English, leading him to believe Uber was hiring illegal immigrants presenting valid, but possibly fraudulent, driver's licenses. The critical incident occurred when a driver, after pickup, handed his phone to the speaker and asked him to press the 'Start Ride' button, confirming the speaker's suspicion that the driver could not manage the app. Consequently, the speaker reported the driver to ICE via the online form. The driver then retaliated by calling the speaker and threatening him aggressively, claiming he reported the speaker to the FBI, CIA, and DOJ, and promising to have him arrested quickly. The speaker then recounted a follow-up call from Uber asking him to fill out a survey rating his experience, which led to the speaker responding with extreme profanity towards Uber for their perceived incompetence in handling the situation and questioning why they would send a survey after such an event.