Trump declares war on Minnesota

[Yazata]

More crazy MAGA racists

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2018737411828920678

[Syne]

More crazy MAGA racists

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2018737411828920678

So many Nazis.

[confused2]

Is it true that ICE agents used to wear 'just doing a job' uniforms and now (under Trump) they wear military style uniforms? If true then it might be worth looking at what happens when people wear uniforms intended to scare people - is it possible that when people wear uniforms intended to scare people that sometimes (this may come as a shock) they do actually scare people?

[Syne]

First, the only difference is protective gear, needed due to mob threats and assaults. Second, none of those attacking mobs seem genuinely afraid of anything, even after some arrests, injuries, and deaths. So if extra protective gear scares anyone, it's not at all apparent.

[Magical Realist]

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[Syne]

Imagine that. More ICE activity needed in sanctuary cities/states that don't cooperate with ICE detainer requests. 9_9

[Magical Realist]

Are sanctuary cities legal?

"Yes. Sanctuary policies have been found to be in compliance with federal law. Federal actions intended to force local jurisdictions to perform immigration enforcement are likely unconstitutional.

According to the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people. This amendment upholds a key principle to divide the balance of power between the federal government and the states. The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this amendment to mean that the federal government may not “issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the States’ officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program.”

Courts have consistently ruled that the federal government may not force states and localities to participate in immigration enforcement. For example, in 2018, during the first Trump administration, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions sued to block California’s sanctuary law, known as the California Values Act, but federal courts rejected this effort, allowing the law to remain in effect.

Why do cities want to avoid cooperating with ICE?

In a fair and functional immigration system, local jurisdictions would not need to shield their residents against immigration enforcement. But the U.S. immigration system is notoriously unjust, outdated, and cruel. Immigrants contribute immeasurably to U.S. communities’ culture, infrastructure, and economy. When people are taken by ICE, they are placed in a shadowy system of detention rife with medical neglect, inhumane treatment, and preventable death. The situation is worsening under the new Trump administration, which has already begun sending noncitizens to Guantanamo Bay and El Salvador’s Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) mega-prison, both notorious for extreme overcrowding and human rights abuses. In fact, the United States has admitted to wrongfully deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to CECOT, blaming an “administrative error” and making no effort to return him to his family in Maryland."--- https://www.vera.org/news/what-is-a-sanctuary-city

[Syne]

Since no one said sanctuary policies were illegal, this is just a deflection from the fact that, again, more ICE activity is needed when there's a distinct lack of cooperation... simply letting them know an illegal alien could be picked up in a court or jail rather than requiring more manpower in targeted operations withing communities.

Cause and effect. Don't like the effect? Quit causing it.

[Magical Realist]

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[Yazata]

Since no one said sanctuary policies were illegal

I'll say it. Joe Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas at the very least, would seem to arguably be guilty of all of the crimes listed below which would make them eligible for the death penalty.

And the leaders of sanctuary jurisdictions would seem to arguably be guilty of - "conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place" - which is a serious felony that carries a penalty of five years in federal prison. And if any alien so shielded and harbored kills anyone (it doesn't say murdered, so presumably a traffic fatality counts) the penalty can be up to death.

Our Minnesota demonstrators (along with those in Chicago, Portland and LA) could arguably be arrested on the same charges. They are clearly trying to conceal, harbor and shield illegals, which is itself illegal.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1324

(Highlighting by me)

(A)Any person who—
(i)knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as designated by the Commissioner, regardless of whether such alien has received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken with respect to such alien;
(ii)knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;
(iii)knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;
(iv)encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or
(v)
(I)engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts, or
(II)aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,
shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).

(B)A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs—
(i)in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), or (iv) in which the offense was done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;
(ii)in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;
(iii)in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and
(iv)in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) resulting in the death of any person, be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under title 18, or both.