Overview

• Ohanian revealed his mother overstayed an au pair visa before marrying a U.S. citizen and said Reddit would not exist if she had been detained.
• He backed border security but urged “smart borders + humane immigration reform,” including a vetted pathway to citizenship for law‑abiding undocumented immigrants and due‑process enforcement for those who do not come forward.
• The remarks followed Paul Graham’s criticism of viral footage showing aggressive ICE arrests, which he described as agents dragging people off streets at gunpoint.
• Civil‑rights groups reported erroneous detentions of U.S. citizens and family separations connected to the current removal operations.
• Public reaction split quickly, with supporters like Mark Cuban citing net contributions from undocumented workers and proposing more funding for voluntary self‑deportation, while critics such as Blake Masters mocked Ohanian’s argument.