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In reply to the discussion: Trump administration deports hundreds of migrants even as judge orders that removals be stopped [View all]cadoman
(1,617 posts)These are members of a terrorist group who migrated to the US in undocumented status. TdA was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). Congress had 45 days to challenge that designation and they rightfully did not.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/designating-cartels-and-other-organizations-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations-and-specially-designated-global-terrorists/
The POTUS essentially has full military power to combat these entities. What TFG executed here is a highly restrained use of that power (compare with Al-Aulaqi for an idea of the full scope of power the executive has here).
It would be a fucking disaster to waste political capital defending TdA against a perfectly legitimate executive action. Any Democratic administration would be executing similar action to protect us.
Please use discretion when criticizing the Mango Madman because even a broken clock is right twice a day and we lose credibility when we blindly criticize everything he does.
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