They have moved slowly, encumbered by a belief that a reversion to the old ways of #federal - #state cooperation might still be possible. The killings of #ReneeGood & #AlexPretti — & the federal response to those killings — ought to put this lingering nostalgia to rest. A return to the days of state-federal cooperation will not happen unless the #states reassert themselves to protect their citizens & punish federal #lawlessness.

#law #Trump #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung

It tells them that even if they effectively execute a #US #citizen who presents no threat on camera on a public street, they will face no consequences—a recipe for future tragedies. The state’s interest in finding a way to at least create some deterrence to deadly federal lawlessness is not just a matter of #justice: It is also a way of keeping its people safe moving forward.

#law #Trump #immigration #Constitution #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExtraJudicialKillings #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung

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First Comes #ICE, Then Come Lawsuits

When a direct path to #justice is blocked, #states must look for a legal work-around.

By Aziz Huq

#law #Trump #immigration #Constitution #CivilRights #FirstAmendment #DueProcess #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #ExtraJudicialKillings #murder #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #MafiaState #StateSponsoredTerrorism #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #tyranny
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First Comes ICE, Then Come Lawsuits

When a direct path to justice is blocked, states must look for a legal work-around.

^{Aziz Huq (The Atlantic)}

Liam & his dad were taken across the country to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas — an #ICE #detention facility [#ConcentrationCamp] for families.

The father has filed a lawsuit against #DHS Secretary #KristiNoem, #USAttorney General #PamBondi & other #federal officials.

#LiamRamos #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #Trump #law #immigration #DueProcess #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #despotism #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy

#DHS claimed Liam’s father is an “illegal alien” from Ecuador & said agents took the boy with them after the father said he wanted Liam to stay with him.

But an attorney for Liam’s family said Conejo committed no crimes & followed “all the established protocols” for legally seeking #asylum in the #US, including “showing up for their court hearings.”

#LiamRamos #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #Trump #law #immigration #DueProcess #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy