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A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official confirmed Saturday that arrests of Democratic members of Congress "is definitely on the table" following a confrontation at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark, New Jersey.

This statement comes after Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday at the Delaney Hall detention center, sparking a dispute over what actually occurred during the incident.

A legal move to arrest officials would mark a significant escalation in confrontations between the Trump administration and Democratic officials. It raises questions about the separation of powers and congressional oversight authority, as members of Congress routinely conduct site visits to federal facilities.

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 158 points 1 year ago

Protesting is our right you fucks

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 94 points 1 year ago

… until it isn’t.

At least they’re not shooting protesters on sight yet; that was a thing at multiple points in US history.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago

If you read it closely (ie normally), our constitution says we should kill politicians who do this.

[-] raltoid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

3 day supension for promoting or threatning violence!

10 seconds later:

Your account has been permanently suspend for attempting to circumvent a suspension

-Reddit to a person who only has one account.

[-] j0ester@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

we have decided to permanently ban your account

Happened to mine, when I talked about Luigi.

[-] abdominable@lemm.ee 43 points 1 year ago

Umm... They've always done that, they just call it a riot when the cops start shooting.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Sometimes they even call it a riot before they start shooting instead of after the fact.

[-] boydster@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tin soldiers and ICE is comin'

[-] swab148@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago
[-] celeryfc@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

This summer I hear the drumming

[-] Zenith@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Ok, but it IS while these protests have been going on unless they’re trying to arrest people for future protesting under changed laws

[-] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

But err, protesting never accomplishes anything and just drives away us genuinely good people who want some Starbucks. You need to find a better way to get your point across without leaving your designated spot.

This bullshit is a long time coming.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Look at all the US citizens getting illegally detained without due process. Trump and his admin don't give a iota of a fuck and they certainly won't care about respecting protesters' rights.

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yea lol

I call them opportunities for the police to arrest your leadership and beat your heads in as examples.

Keep it up. You're doing something by burning all that energy in this way instead of others. It's not like it's the fucking digital age. Jesus

[-] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 year ago

lol, go watch the footage that shows the "assault". no way they are sticking with this story. absolute gaslight

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

Guys, call them fascists some more. I think my grandmother is almost on board. I know none of you ever intended to do anything like spread a palatable message. But the way these Republicans are acting, it's causing normal people to take notice.

[-] Trees@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] illegible@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago

If you have to wear a mask to hide your identity, at what point do you say “maybe we’re the bad guys?”

[-] dmtalon@infosec.pub 9 points 1 year ago

Better recall those January 6th "protest" pardons

[-] theotherbelow@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 1 year ago

Do it! I'm sure they'll fall in line then!

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