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I do have to give some credit to the dem governors and mayors of the sanctuary jurisdictions that are being targeted, but have formed a coalition and are actively suing Trump in federal court to block him from doing things like cutting their funding. I really think if the U.S. is actually going to make it without dissolving into sperate state countries, we're going to have ban together in a similar coalition and unite to go against Trump and those that would prefer to live in a monarchy controlled authoritarian nightmare.
Meanwhile my blue city in a red state with a federal consent decree preventing police from dealing with immigration, is being used like a guinea pig to test out different strategies for Republicans before they get used on a bigger scale.
Our mayor is in the last few months of her final term, and I'm pretty convinced she sold out our city in a deal to save herself from federal charges around 2022. She put up no resistance despite the concerns of civil rights advocates when our insane governor establish a permanent police force in the city last year (which can't be regulated by any city ordinance bc they're under state jurisdiction and now they're officially partnered with ICE, so yeah that's great), and filed a motion to speed up the removal of the consent decree, which is the only thing standing between the governor forcing all city police and law enforcement agents to work with ICE instead of as he and Trump put it, "refusing to take off the federal handcuffs" that prevent them from carrying out federal immigration orders.
As of August 1st a new state law goes into effect which makes it a felony punishable with up to 10 years in jail for any law enforcement (city police and sheriff) or any state official to hinder, delay, or interfere with federal immigration orders.
Our "progressive sheriff," who the governor believes was installed by George Soros, has said she plans to stick by the ruling of the consent decree, and a criminal court judge has now found an excuse to hold her in contempt of court on a completely unrelated bullshit matter, with a trial date of August 4th, 3 days after it becomes possible to throw her in prison for 10 years for not blindly following orders.
So, while I'm fine with shitting on Democrats like Chuck Schumer for doing nothing or refusing to support Mamdani, I do feel like it's important to acknowledge the Dems who are at least trying to fight back or at least stand their ground. Some of them have formed coalitions, and some seem to be left to fend for themselves while Dems like my mayor not only refuse to join in something like protective a coalition, but appear to be are actively helping the administration destroy any shields we have left protecting democracy in the United States
I think they need to start thinking in terms of power politics rather than lawsuits. The Supreme Court isn't going to save them. Start instituting local laws and regulations that make the ICE bullshit difficult. Install allies in the local and state police forces so you can believe your laws will be followed by them.
Someone with power is going to have to say 'no' and back it up, not call a point of order and ask the court to scold them officially.