I honestly don't see how any president has the authority to deport people into life sentences in foreign dungeons with or without due process. - ThreadSky

digby56.bsky.social • 12 days ago

I honestly don't see how any president has the authority to deport people into life sentences in foreign dungeons with or without due process.

Reposted from Chris Hayes

To put a finer point on it. Trump’s contention isn’t just that he can deport people without them appearing before a judge, but that he can render them into a life sentence in a foreign dungeon with no process whatsoever.

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ericmn.bsky.social•12 days ago

There's basically a direct line from the immunity ruling to this.

trappedinamerica.bsky.social•12 days ago

Well no that’s not a president that’s a dictator

genericcitizen.bsky.social•12 days ago

Hi Digby. Any good reporting you would recommend that explains exactly what is the legal/administrative contract between the U.S. & El Salvador for these incarcerations? U.S. incarceration out-sourced to ES? U.S. deportation and then the people incarcerated under ES law?

crithon.bsky.social•12 days ago

Because he paid for that country to hold them.

waterybint1952.bsky.social•12 days ago

And he can, if we don’t stop him. Remember, the R congresspersons could stop this tomorrow. They won’t.

cuchulu.bsky.social•12 days ago

Why aren’t reporters asking trump officials why state and local police, as well as the FBI are not arresting these “criminals?” Are they incompetent? And why aren’t American prisons up to the task of incarcerating someone if convicted? Are they incompetent too?

jdthom.bsky.social•12 days ago

Kinda fought a whole revolution over that, tbh.

purgatoridk.bsky.social•12 days ago

If nobody stops them, they have the authority - apparently

stonemom.bsky.social•8 days ago

Or, I guess the other way of putting it is that they don't care that they don't have the authority. They just do it anyway. Being lawless with them is a feature, not a bug.

iveseenenough.bsky.social•12 days ago

The Eight Amendment’s prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment” clearly forbids this, with or without due process.

iplayguitarbad.bsky.social•12 days ago

You're looking at this as a person with an ounce of reason, empathy, and respect for the law.

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