Trump says he'll use federal forces to invade U.S. cities over immigration policy
Trump’s Unhinged Threat to U.S. Cities Should Terrify You
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might as well rename them to Schutzstaffel
A word like that is too big for his base to understand. They need something simple like the SS.
Stroopwaffel?! YAY!
Federal stormtroopers invading cities to grab every Hispanic person they see and figure out who to arrest/deport later. Really every minority who doesn’t have a government ID physically on them when stopped and questioned.
Raids of entire neighborhoods. Forcibly and likely at night while everyone is sleeping for “officer safety.” The child separation policy could also be in effect, ripping families apart as they are hauled away separately in police buses to overcrowded concentration camps with little food, clean water, and medical care.
Trump’s America
You forgot tagging human beings with tattoos of serial numbers or chips in the scruff
Forehead or wrist, if they want to go full antichrist
Bu bu but
States Rights...
Right?
These people tend to equate rights with power.
The Christian candidate is being pretty antisancuary.
Reminds me of the story of how Jesus ordered the Roman military to attack -his- scapegoats!
You silly billy, didn't you hear? Trump is the second coming of Jesus! He can do whatever he wants!
(Only h/j, because some of his followers actually think this.)
Reminder to all federal forces:
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title:5%20section:3331
You swore an oath to defend the constitution against domestic enemies. Between Agent Orange over here constantly calling to attack some part of our country and literally carrying out an insurrection, vs the undocumented Latino dude selling badass street food out of his corner food truck... which do you think poses the greater threat to our constitution?
The title is misleading. He said he'd use federal law enforcement. This is an important distinction because the military is very serious about their oath. Cops aren't though and already showed they would be willing to serve him directly during the BLM protests.
The tamale lady is like the perfect example of what we were taught about the idealized USA and immigration as kids.
They fuck with the tamale lady and they have no idea the hell they'll unleash.
“As soon as I take office, we will immediately surge federal law enforcement to every city that is failing, which is a lot of them,” he continued. “To turn over criminal aliens, and we will hunt down, capture every single gang member, drug dealer, rapist, murderer, and migrant criminal that is being illegally harbored.
“I will ask Congress to pass a law outlawing sanctuary cities nationwide, and we demand the full weight of the federal government on any jurisdiction that refuses to cooperate with [Immigration and Customs Enforcement],” Trump added.
Title is misleading. He mentioned federal law enforcement specifically because when he tried to use the military in 2020 they told him to fuck off. It is certainly possible to make a force out of cops that's a distinction without a difference to the people being taken but the distinction is very important because if the military does go for Trump then the course back to democracy becomes very bloody. A bunch of cops are much more like bullies, liable to stand down in the face of local ire.
How would this look in actuality? Like I hear what he's saying, but how does it actually look if he somehow did it? Are we talking like tanks rolling into houston? Is it like open war in the streets? Are they going to start gunning down police officers?
How would this look in actuality?
Probably a bit like this,
https://www.opb.org/news/article/federal-law-enforcement-unmarked-vehicles-portland-protesters/
It's hard to imagine police officers not backing their boy.
He specifically mentioned federal police. Because he knows the military won't do it without years of purging the officer corps. So it'll look a lot like the BLM protests/police riots of 2020.
Yes to tanks, shoot anyone that gets in the way.
And might as well enforce voting laws while you’re federal police are in town.
Watch this. This move will get serious support in large parts of the country.
Posse Comitatus much?
So now today he has vowed to march forces across the country and tag immigrants with serial numbers. Give him a few hours he's gonna say the immigrants will be detained in camps. He's gone full Hitler.
They were already detained in camps and cages under his administration. Cruelty is a feature for him. But it isn’t a requirement for effective illegal immigration deterrent, as Biden has shown.
Simple Facts
Action Taken By the Biden Administration
By the Numbers: Trump vs. Biden on Illegal Immigration
Trump Administration (2017-2021)
Biden Administration (2021-Present)
Effectiveness by the Numbers
Conclusion
By raw numbers, Biden's administration has been more effective at expelling or deporting more migrants than Trump's. However, this is partly due to the significantly higher number of border crossings during Biden's term, which led to an increase in expulsions under Title 42. Biden could have been more effective if not for Trump’s interference in passing bi-partisan immigration legislation.
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