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The number of reported arrests is relatively few, but immigrant rights advocates said the operation appears to mark a shift in ICE tactics. Before this operation, local activists said, agents had been targeted in their tactics, presenting warrants at specific homes or detaining people at immigration court. Stopping people on the street in what appeared to be a fairly random fashion is new, they said.

In short, the Supreme Court decision not to uphold an injunction barring the use of racial profiling a basis for arrest is having fairly immediate consequences .

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[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was never about safety, just about hurting minorities. The GOP is very clear in their message; they have no idea what they're doing and need a group to blame. I guess don't walk around with a tan....

I wish the administration would focus on reducing crime and helping the economy. First step is to arrest donald trump and his goonsquad so we can start to recover from their dumpster fire.

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

It's the Operation Midway Blitzmensch for a reason!

https://youtu.be/45quOTuvsNc

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Just as the Supreme Court ruled they can target people based on race too. How convenient.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 49 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn't calling it a "blitz" a little too on the nose (even for them)?

[–] blacklisted@lemmy.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So couldn't you demand they display a badge if stopped? And failure to do so means they don't have authority to detain you?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

This is why everyone should walk around armed. Need to start passing out spears to protestors.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

In a fair and just world, I would think so. But I don’t think they care about what authority they actually have.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 35 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Get the fuck out of my city you ghoulish fascist shit-fuckers.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Get the fuck out of my city

You and your neighbors will have to force them out.

You can't wait for someone else to do it for you.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 1 day ago

For my own personal safety I don't own guns, but even if I did guess who gets in trouble for doing the right thing.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The only way they are gonna leaveis if they deem the risk to be greater than the reward. Chicagoland might just be the place that shows us how to tip the balance on that.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah but they won't be going to the West Side of they're looking for immigrants.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Trump is just begging for this, so he can justify his seizure of the National Guard and wage war against citizens. Pretty good distraction from Epstein too.

They're chasing a narrative that the cities are misbehaving and need daddy Trump to spank them. Nonviolent (but persistent) resistance is the only way to avoid that narrative.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do nothing or they'll have an excuse to do more?

Buddy, wake up! They aren't looking for excuses, they are going to do it anyway!

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My point isn't quite the same one you're responding to.

I'm saying that what we're seeing now is not what they're doing "anyway." Trump stretches his delusional reality as far as he can, but he cannot currently stretch it to the point he needs to actually institute martial law. We have to climb that ladder with him, and he's trying to tempt us as much as possible to do it. Don't take the bait.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago

He's going to just do all of that anyway.

[–] liuther9@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cant you just shoot them cause they are masked unrecognizable dudes trying to harm/kidnap/kill you? I think you wont even go to jail for that?

That's not how it will play out, unfortunately. A sustained violent widespread resistance may work, as an insurgency to a now-or-soon-to-be established fascist regime.

But that isn't likely in the US. More likely you have pockets of violence that will be politicized for many times the harm compared to the benefit. And we've already seen our judiciary is spineless, and even the historically neutral judges will err on the side of not upsetting the right.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 42 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Midway Blitz" dude you're a glorified mall cop and bully. You don't know shit. Sit your ass down.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago

glorified mall cop

Nazi. Tempting as it may be to just insult them, imo things like 'glorified mall cop' mitigates the threat they pose to our country and constitution. They are Nazis.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

But the enemy was advancing with their picket signs... /s