The Trump administration has secretly allowed immigration agents to invade homes without a warrant for over a month, according to a leaked internal memo.

The memo, obtained by USA Today and issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi March 14, orders Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to break into the homes of suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua without a warrant.

It stated that ICE can curb the “proactive procedures” put in place to obtain a warrant, since they “will not always be realistic or effective in swiftly identifying and removing alien enemies.”

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    I have a memo that says I can go as fast as I want. I don’t have to obey the speed limit. It also says I don’t have to stop for red lights. Trump’s memo has the same legal authority to change the constitution as mine does to change the speed limit.

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      🎵 Waiting for the final solution To strengthen the strain Waiting to follow the worms Waiting to turn on the showers And fire the ovens 🎵

      jfc, roger. we failed. sorry.

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        People need to start shooting at ICE agents that break into homes. If Judges have their wits about them they’ll throw out any cases against people who defended themselves against the ICE gang breaking in to abduct them or their family.

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          ICE are federal agents, does that mean shooting at them is a federal crime? Which would mean you end up in a federal court before a judge who directly falls under the Trump hierarchy? If that’s how it works, then that won’t end well for the shooter.

          Even if it also falls under state jurisdiction (like they are doing with Luigi, is that called double jeopardy?) if the state acquits you, you’ll still have to answer to the feds.

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      And then what?

      The executive branch enforces the judiciary’s decisions. It’s toothless when the executive branch ignores it. The third check is for the legislative branch to impeach and convict. And we know that won’t happen.

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        2nd amendment - 1791

        Civil war - 1861

        Most of the southern states didn’t really even exist yet.

        The 2nd was written because the founders literally just finished fighting a war with private arms against a country that tried to take them and oppress the citizens.

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    Didn’t he just sign an executive order that “allows” them to do this, or did I hallucinate?