Cuz now we are living in #TheManInTheHighCastle real-fuckin-deal #AmericanAutocracy
[wakey-wakey-eggs & bakey; this is not a drill — no joke #TimothySnyder, what is the best way forward?]
#SCOTUS for now allows #Trump to #deport migrants to ‘third countries’
[real world definition; #rendintion].
The acting US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Rob McGuire, argued on June 13 that the likely attempt by #ICE to try to #deport #KilmarAbregoGarcia was one reason to keep him in jail.
But Holmes said then that she had no intention of “getting in the middle of any ICE hold.”
“If I elect to release Mr. Abrego, I will impose conditions of release, & the US Marshal will release him.” If he is released into ICE custody, that is “above my pay grade,” she said.
The #Trump admin is [still] seeking to #deport #MahmoudKhalil over his role in pro-#Palestinian #protests. He was detained on March 8 at his apartment building in Manhattan.
Khalil was released after US Dist Judge Michael Farbiarz said it would be “highly, highly unusual” for the govt to continue detaining a #legal US resident who was unlikely to flee & hadn’t been accused of any violence.
#MahmoudKhalil, a prominent figure in pro-#Palestinian #protests against #Israel's #war on #Gaza, was arrested by #immigration agents in NYC March 8. #Trump falsely called the protests #antisemitic & vowed to #deport foreign #students who took part.
Khalil had condemned #antisemitism & #racism in interviews w/news outlets last year. Khalil, a #legal permanent #resident of the #UnitedStates, says he is being punished for his political #speech in violation of the #Constitution's #FirstAmendment.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government #Surveillance
Donald #Trump has vowed to #deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.
#privacy
https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/
Lawyers for the government have said they intend to #deport #KseniiaPetrova to #Russia, a country she fled for political reasons in 2022. She has said that if she returns, she fears arrest or even death because of her #activism.
"I NEVER THOUGHT THE LEOPARDS WOULD EAT MY FACE" (after voting for the "Leopards Eating Faces" Party.)
An innocent high school student? A mom who worked in a local restaurant? A church pastor? 
"We thought we were voting to #deport gang members." It was okay as long as it was happening to someone else.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/-no-one-voted-to-deport-moms-trump-suffers-backlash-as-ice-targets-local-friends-and-neighbors-240581701547
What Is #DueProcess ?
In the first months of his administration, #Trump repeatedly threatened due process, a fundamental principle enshrined in the US #Constitution. His attacks have spanned from the arbitrary use of the #AlienEnemiesAct to #deport legal residents, to the unlawful detention of students.
For years due process has protected us from such unfair, unlawful & unequal treatment. But what is due process? Why do we all have a stake in defending it?
#rights
https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/what-is-due-process
#Trump already has the weight of the #ExecutiveBranch behind his efforts to strip funding from top #universities, #deport millions of unauthorized #immigrants & pressure #ForeignGovernments to change their economic policies.
With the sprawling bill that passed through the #House on Thurs, #Republicans are also preparing to enlist the #TaxCode as another tool against Trump’s political foes.
#law #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/politics/republicans-taxes-trump-opponents.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=D8897650-C8DC-4320-B385-DFA3B3D729D8
A #DHS ofcl said on Wed that the #US is seeking to #deport 8 #immigrants convicted of serious crimes, but declined to confirm an allegation raised in federal court that they were bound for #SouthSudan.
US Dist Judge Brian Murphy on Tues ordered the #Trump admin to not let a group of immigrants being flown to South Sudan to leave the custody of #US #immigration authorities, after saying they appeared to have been deported in violation of a #CourtOrder.
#law #judiciary
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-official-says-us-seeking-deport-eight-serious-criminals-declines-confirm-2025-05-21/
LORD I DESPISE THIS MAN. 
I want JUST ONE reporter with a spine to ask #DonCapone:
"HOW DO YOU KNOW? How do you know these people are 'murderers, drug dealers, gang members or mentally insane' if you refuse to prove it in court?"
#US Moves Russian #Scientist’s Case to #Criminal Court in Boston
For months, the #Harvard researcher #KseniiaPetrova has challenged efforts to #deport her to her native #Russia for a #customs violation. This week, the #Trump admin charged her with a criminal #felony.
#law #immigration #BrainDrain
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/science/petrova-scientist-harvard-russia-charges.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=36C5441F-C021-428E-BB0F-5B2B34E9E8BE
The arrest of the judge marked an escalation of the #Trump admin’s warnings that local ofcls must not impede federal efforts to #deport millions of undocumented #immigrants. AG #PamBondi & other admin ofcls have defended the case against Judge #Dugan.
“It doesn’t matter what line of work you are in, if you break the #law, we will follow the *facts* & we will prosecute you,” Bondi said in a video. [unless you’re effing Donald Trump]
US #Customs and #Border Protection Plans to #Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car
A #CBP spokesperson tells WIRED that the agency plans to expand its program for real-time face recognition at the border, potentially aiding #Trump administration efforts to track people who self-deport.
#privacy #facialrecognition #biometrics #selfdeport #deport #immigration
https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-face-recognition-exit-us-border/
#Trump, a [purely self-interested] #Republican, is also trying to #deport some pro-Palestinian #international #students at #US #schools, saying their presence could *harm* US #ForeignPolicy interests [utter crap].
The #protesters in the library also demanded the release of #MahmoudKhalil, a #Palestinian activist & #Columbia graduate student who remains in a Louisiana immigrant #jail after he was among the first to be #arrested for #deportation.
#trump is floating an idea to give undocumented immigrants 1000 dollars to self #deport and I see a problem immediately nobody is talking about -
People would definitely grift that. They'd come back over and over for a free 1000! Use fake IDs or something.
Also how would you even implement this? Would they have to leave first? Would they come to you? Why wouldn't you just deport them with no reward if they did?
So many problems.
#Trump said he was unsure whether people in the #US are entitled to #DueProcess rights guaranteed in the US #Constitution as his admin pushes aggressively to #deport immigrants who are in the country illegally & other non-citizens [& even #citizens].
Kristen Welker asked Trump whether he agreed w/Secy of #State #MarcoRubio, who said last month that "of course" all people in the US are entitled to due process….
#law #immigration #CivilRights #5thAmendment #14thAmendment
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-hes-unsure-whether-people-us-are-entitled-due-process-2025-05-04/
#GOP #MAGA #TR#UMP #ICE #FBI #DoD #Homeland House Republicans have voted down an effort to block #immigration enforcers from using federal resources to #detain or #deport U.S. #citizens. https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-vote-against-ice-deporting-us-citizens-2066548 #democracy #civilliberties #law #congress #budget #politics #deportation #law disenforcement
