Thanks for the elaborated thoughts. I agree that Dems need to put forward a coherent immigration policy. We've needed reform of a broken system for decades. I agree that violence is not the way forward. Agree that violent criminals who are in the US without authorization should be given due process and if found guilty, deported. However, ICE and the Justice Department are not following the existing rules around immigration enforcement, and they are denying immigrants due process in immigration courts. See for example: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-admin-tells-immigration-judges-dismiss-cases-tactic-speed-arrest-rcna212138, the case of Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Kilmar Abrego Garcia...
Agreed - the violations of due process are wrong and need to be contested. I have also yet to see a justification for the use of unmarked vans with officers dressed in paramilitary gear when they are taking civilians into detention that do not present any threat of violence.
Thanks for the elaborated thoughts. I agree that Dems need to put forward a coherent immigration policy. We've needed reform of a broken system for decades. I agree that violence is not the way forward. Agree that violent criminals who are in the US without authorization should be given due process and if found guilty, deported. However, ICE and the Justice Department are not following the existing rules around immigration enforcement, and they are denying immigrants due process in immigration courts. See for example: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-admin-tells-immigration-judges-dismiss-cases-tactic-speed-arrest-rcna212138, the case of Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Kilmar Abrego Garcia...
Agreed - the violations of due process are wrong and need to be contested. I have also yet to see a justification for the use of unmarked vans with officers dressed in paramilitary gear when they are taking civilians into detention that do not present any threat of violence.
I really appreciate your thoughts on this critical conversation as I wrestle with my own. Thank you.