The March 14 directive, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, uses an obscure 18th-century law — the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — to give law enforcement nationwide the power to bypass basic constitutional protections.

According to the memo, agents can break into a home if getting a warrant is “impracticable,” and they don’t need a judge’s approval. Instead, immigration officers can sign their own administrative warrants. The bar for action is low — a “reasonable belief” that someone might be part of a Venezuelan gang is enough.

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      16 hours ago

      I’m sure the other people living in the US legally that were shipped off to El Salvador thought the same thing.

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        16 hours ago

        Abrego Garcia is the only one viewed as a “legal citizen”, despite entering the country illegally.

        Give me a list of legal citizens that have been deported to El Salvador.

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          15 hours ago

          Just to be clear, Abrego Carcia was not viewed as a US citizen but was in the US legally. This could be the same case for many others that have been sent to the prison camp but how exactly are we supposed know when none of them have been their due process?

          How can it even be acceptable to send someone to a foreign prison indefinitely without sentence, even if they were in the US illegally?

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      16 hours ago

      Lol do you think that actually matters to these people?

      With hate like this the goal posts are always moving, searching for a new scapegoat…

      You are a fool if you think that process won’t turn against you.