Trump is sending immigration shock troops with military gear and "sniper certification" to conduct "supercharged arrests" of residents of cities which don't like him, have a great weekend everybody
Immigration enforcement was always going to be the quickest route to American fascism. Shows of force against non-citizens will be welcomed by those who might otherwise distrust federal law enforcement; it doesn't take long before a garrison is normalized into permanence 
Today it is "high-risk operations," tomorrow maybe it's best and safest for our men and women in uniform to use these kinds of tactics against the regular undocumented population. Five years later, it's you
As it is, we're now likely going to have armed federal officers out in force in America's bluest cities in time for November, when they will no doubt be needed to monitor "election unrest"
Great work @SenatorCollins, really gotta say it looks like he got the message about how abuse of executive power will be tolerated
For as awful as it's all been, there are analogues in US history for almost everything Trump has done with immigration policy so far. But this--this so far beyond anything that has ever been contemplated before.
This feels like the moment I've been expecting for years now.
This feels like the moment I've been expecting for years now.
Everything that went down with the DOJ this week has been terrifying and plainly, flagrantly authoritarian its own way.
But DOJ lawyers don't typically have sniper certification
But DOJ lawyers don't typically have sniper certification
To date:
1) Trump pulls Global Entry for NY in retaliation for sanctuary status
2) Trump demands that NY Gov Cuomo drop suits and criminal investigations against him along with sanctuary status in exchange for federal benefits
3) Trump invades/occupies sanctuary cities
1) Trump pulls Global Entry for NY in retaliation for sanctuary status
2) Trump demands that NY Gov Cuomo drop suits and criminal investigations against him along with sanctuary status in exchange for federal benefits
3) Trump invades/occupies sanctuary cities
"Sanctuary cities" are only exercising their right not to do ICE's job for them unpaid--pretty traditional conservative stuff tbh--but Trump is rapidly & very intentionally moving us toward "enemy of the people" territory. Look how he's already routinely talking about Dems
"Emboldened by impeachment acquittal, rogue corrupt president sends heavily armed security forces to defiant cities until Election Day"
is actually worse than anything I could have imagined DHS used for, and I have wanted to #AbolishDHS & #AbolishICE pretty much since inception
is actually worse than anything I could have imagined DHS used for, and I have wanted to #AbolishDHS & #AbolishICE pretty much since inception
