Chilling that the DHS official is unwilling to say no - ThreadSky

brendannyhan.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Chilling that the DHS official is unwilling to say no

In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"

(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)

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paresisting.bsky.social•5 days ago

Why not hold musk to same standard ?

olliemae.bsky.social•5 days ago

Incredible work by Michel Martin. Martin pressed Edgar about which offenses trigger deportation, including criticism of the federal government. She repeatedly corrected Edgar's purposeful mischaracterization of Khalil as in the U.S. on a temporary visa. Great journalism.

cnroberts.bsky.social•5 days ago

"Homeland" was *always* a #dogwhistle for "fatherland".

peanut24.bsky.social•5 days ago

They can’t really answer this because they know that a deportable offense is whatever Trump says it is in that moment. This is government by fiat.

mannedaniels.bsky.social•5 days ago

This, my friends, is how it's done!!! @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social is practicing journalism as it is MEANT to be done. Challenge statements until they are clarified. Keep stating facts. DO NOT JUST ACCEPT what these people say and move on!!!!

greenhombre.bsky.social•5 days ago

Fantastic interview by @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social
More courageous journalism, please!

notmymonkeymon.bsky.social•5 days ago

At the end of the clip the 'activity' 'on the tv' 'at the university' that the sputtering hapless lackey was referring to was freedom of assembly, a protected 1st amendment right.

billejzak.bsky.social•5 days ago

This shouldn't be a difficult question for this administration: It depends on what Trump decides.

jsradford.bsky.social•5 days ago

If they were a college president they'd be gone yesterday

tobellz.bsky.social•5 days ago

He knows what he says will be brought up in court.

I mean, he also knows that ICE and the Trump administration violated the law, but he doesn't care about that.

plmichel68.bsky.social•5 days ago

Michel Martin doing the Lord's work. Holding people in power accountable for their words and actions—and not allowing them to deflect or ignore real questions that need real answers!

ricosuavejd.bsky.social•5 days ago

"1A is more of a suggestion"

prasad.bsky.social•5 days ago

yes and I think deliberately so — to get people to self-censor, to drop out of public conversation, to stay in the shadows

heingoemans.bsky.social•5 days ago

Understatement of the day.

zathras5.bsky.social•5 days ago

The goober clinging to his talking points in a manner suggestive of a drowning man clinging to a piece of driftwood is evidently Troy Edgar, Deputy Secretary of the Department. I hope giving radio interviews is not the best thing he does.

rugnerd.bsky.social•5 days ago

One of the first things they asked for when they took office was the list of Democratic campaign contributors. Maybe we won’t get deported maybe just a concentration camp in the Arizona desert

ttipton.bsky.social•5 days ago

OMG making protesting illegal is probably next.

like-eike.bsky.social•5 days ago

So, yeah, pardon the J6 criminals, arrest/deport peaceful protesters.

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