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The Justice Department quietly authorized immigration agents to seize power in arresting people under the Alien Enemies Act—no warrant required.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Do we call ICE the Gestapo now or is it too soon?

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 11 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Now.

They are literally walking around on the street demanding papers, then arresting people even when they produce papers. And if you don't produce papers, you're disappeared. Just because they don't like how they look or their name. At this point, the only actual differences between ICE and the Gestapo is the country/language, uniform and the group they target.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sounds like a good way to get shot if you ask me...

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 16 points 1 day ago

Don't worry, they're just going after innocent people that are just quietly raising their kids and working their jobs. They're not going to go after actual gang members.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 6 points 16 hours ago

I'll take your gestapo, and raise you a 2nd ammendment, Castle doctrine, concealed carry laws and a genuine fear for your life.