Is JD Vance about to deport a Canadian-born fashion writer who is an undocumented U.S. immigrant? | Unpublished
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Author: Kenn Oliver
Publication Date: June 10, 2025 - 15:49

Is JD Vance about to deport a Canadian-born fashion writer who is an undocumented U.S. immigrant?

June 10, 2025
An American-based Canadian men’s fashion writer who shared his story of being an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. put himself in the crosshairs of conservative critics questioning his legal status to remain in the country, including perhaps U.S. Vice-President JD Vance. In response to the heated L.A. protests over Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the city, Derek Guy, who works out of San Francisco, made a candid post on X detailing his experiences. After the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam and following an “arduous journey,” his father and mother landed in Canada, where they found work as a janitor and secretary, respectively, and where Guy was born. Work eventually dried up, so his father went across the border to work with a sister in the U.S. “He ended up staying in the US longer than he was supposed to — not knowing immigration laws — and asked my mom to come be with him. Of course, she went and carried me over the border while I was still a baby,” Guy wrote, noting he remains unclear about whether laws were broken when the trio crossed a border he considers to be still mostly “porous.” “But either way, since I came here without legal documentation, I eventually fell into the category of being an undocumented immigrant. Yet, I’ve been in the United States since I was a baby. My identity and roots are very much based in this country, no different from anyone else.” Many people commenting on his post felt differently, with several calling for his deportation. Eventually, X user @growing_daniel suggested Vance had “the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever,” to which the VP reacted with a gif of actor Jack Nicholson nodding in a scene from The Departed. “I think I can outrun you in these clothes,” Guy wrote, resharing Vance’s post, accompanied by two photos of the vice-president. Guy, a freelancer who contributes to the likes of the New York Times and Esquire, has previously critiqued Vance’s wardrobe choices on his X account, which has 1.3 million followers. Shortly after the former Ohio senator joined Trump’s team last July, Guy opined that “Vance’s jackets don’t hug him very well.” In summarizing a thread on tie choices during the vice-presidential debate with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz last fall, he wrote that Vance’s “was a distraction” and likened it to “something you’d wear to summer garden parties.” In March, he responded to a user wondering why Vance’s pants were so short, saying a bespoke tailor he spoke to suggested the pants “are too slim, hence why they ride up on him like this.” In the remainder of his post about L.A., Guy said the best solution is “systemic” and emphasized a necessity for citizenship paths for non-violent people such as himself and others, who “are good, honest people.” “Ultimately, I hope me sharing this story helps push back against the idea that all undocumented immigrants are MS-13 members. I know many people in my position and they are all like your neighbors.” Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark nationalpost.com and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here.


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