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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    163 months ago

    Yeah what you need to do is 2nd amendment some of those house invaders under the castle doctrine of your State

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      83 months ago

      I’m sure they will only apply castle doctrine to non members of the state. So if you shoot an ice officer breaking into your house, without a warrant. They will still be found guilty of murder, if they are somehow taken alive.

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      13 months ago

      Badge or not, without a warrant it’s straight breaking and entering. Treat them as any common criminal breaking into your home since they are just cosplaying LE at that point

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      163 months ago

      I hope a lot of them (ICE agents) do. I wonder where all these gun toting larpers who take guns to walmart to “protect the innocent” are?

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    213 months ago

    It’s totally fine everyone. Obviously this would only ever happen to poor people or bad people or other people /s.

    Seriously though, where the fuck are all the people screaming about freedom?

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    103 months ago

    I said we would have late night, door to door searches by year’s end,

    They’re running early

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    83 months ago

    Something something illegal search and seizure blah blah blah, meaningless paper to the people who claim it to be the one all, be all document.

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    Any law, rule or regulation that violates the constitution is invalid. The Supreme Court has ruled on this in multiple cases. Unless Congress passes a constitutional amendment that eliminates the 4th amendment, the executive branch must abide by the law as it’s written. The executive branch has no authority to make, change or interpret law.

    Edit: A lot of laws and constitutional amendments have been made since the 1798 Alien Enemies Act was passed. The 13th Amendment banned slavery (with a loophole) The 14th Amendment gave equal protection under the law among other things. The 1964 Civil Rights Act made it a crime to discriminate based on race and national origin, which pretty much destroys the Alien Enemies Act. No altering the enforcement of our laws based on where the person came from or what they look like.

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      433 months ago

      Correct. At this point a few ICE agents need to be treated as armed intruders and dealt with.

      We don’t do this in an armed society … it’s why we are armed.

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      73 months ago

      the executive branch must abide by the law as it’s written

      That’s adorable.

      Arm yourselves.

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    223 months ago

    Enter my home without a warrant or identifying yourself, and your gonna leave in a casket.

    I’ve also explained to my family that we do not open the door to anyone, especially people who claim to be cops. Way too easy to claim it, then force their way in while your waiting for them to prove who they are.