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He's been scheduled for deportation again.

Now I have to jump through hoops like you can't even imagine.

We literally got him pulled off the tarmac as they were loading him up.

Literally.

Had an ATF agent get him and bring him to a hotel in Atlanta.

He had been in the ICE detention facility for like three or four months.

And you'd think he'd be bitter about this, about his treatment all that, shows up the next day, smile on his face,

jumps right into work, and starts killing it.

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the federal government is standing over you with the world's worst career counselor speech.

Congratulations, you either work for us or you get deported. So now you're not just selling gas

and slim gyms, you're walking into gang neighborhoods, making

friends with violent criminals, pretending to be shady enough to earn their trust while federal

agents sits safely behind the curtain, hoping you don't get shot, stabbed, robbed, exposed,

or all four before lunch. And Ray Kahn, not his real name, obviously, turns out to be

shockingly good at this. No law enforcement background,

no criminal pedigree, no formal undercover training, just charisma, nerve, street instincts,

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