The March 14 directive, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, uses an obscure 18th-century law — the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — to give law enforcement nationwide the power to bypass basic constitutional protections.

According to the memo, agents can break into a home if getting a warrant is “impracticable,” and they don’t need a judge’s approval. Instead, immigration officers can sign their own administrative warrants. The bar for action is low — a “reasonable belief” that someone might be part of a Venezuelan gang is enough.

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    This is a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment, and they are counting on the Supreme Court to back then, which they won’t. Then they’ll just ignore the Supreme Court, and do it anyway.

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    Fucking kill them you dumb fucks. Take your 2nd amendment guns and kill every cop, every ice agent, every cia agent, every fbi agent, every nazi, every magat, every politician, every elon and every trump. Then kill yourselves because you have officially fucking failed, and the rest of us are going down with you, you fat fucks.

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      I hope a lot of them (ICE agents) do. I wonder where all these gun toting larpers who take guns to walmart to “protect the innocent” are?

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    Enter my home without a warrant or identifying yourself, and your gonna leave in a casket.

    I’ve also explained to my family that we do not open the door to anyone, especially people who claim to be cops. Way too easy to claim it, then force their way in while your waiting for them to prove who they are.

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      I think trump is a fwit, but sounds like there will be more than 1 bodybag leaving.

      Not a good survival strategy for your family honestly…

      Better off moving somewhere safe like Australia. No guns here. No idea why anyone would want to live in that shit hole anymore with all the corruption, shitty leaders, dangerous living environment, and uneducated idiots in charge

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    Read as: Enter your home under the false pretense they’re looking for migrants, so they can search for any reason to charge you with a crime and toss you in a camp.

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    Considering ICE likes to abduct people in masks, civilian clothing and without any identification and thus are easily confused with burglars, i’d say shoot on sight for trespassing would be a viable option.

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    If a bunch of armed guys in masks show up refusing to identify themselves or provide warrants, what do you think most people would assume they are???

    In a country with more guns than people, this seems line an insanely stupid tactic that guarantees preventable tragedies.

    Warrants get rubber stamped on a regular basis, the argument that it’s suddenly too onerous a burden and they’re just allowed to ignore our constitutional rights is pretty fucking absurd too.

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      It’s the rubber stamping that is the problem. Sometimes they get a talking to when they get too rambunctious and kill a few innocent bystanders. Now there’s no rules to bind them, so have at er!

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    So… where is that outrage from preppers and gun enthusaists of the government barging into their homes?

    Can you image if Biden, Obama, or even Bush did this?

    There would literally be a massive armed mob outside the White House.

    Turns out guns are useless in the face of propaganda, I guess.

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      Turns out guns are useless in the face of propaganda, I guess.

      This is the real takeaway. Orwell was right about a lot of shit, but the use of language as a means of control was extra prescient.

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      See they are not coming for their guns, so there does not appear to be a problem. Yet.

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    Oops, thought it was a republican breaking into my house. ICE does love wearing those masks because they know what they’re doing is wrong, sorry not sorry.

    And it was. I don’t like guns, but I live in a shithole with fascists 🤷