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.

    • @naught@sh.itjust.works
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      14 months ago

      What about all the people who it’s happened to that didn’t die? I’m not saying it’s good and to roll over, but pretending like a shootout somehow creates a better outcome is genuinely not based in reality… yet