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President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemy Act of 1798 against Tren de Aragua raises a bunch of messy (but really important) legal questions.
Via "One First" (and cross-posted at @justsecurity.org), I take a shot at asking and answering five of them:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/132-five-q...
Via "One First" (and cross-posted at @justsecurity.org), I take a shot at asking and answering five of them:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/132-five-q...
132. Five Questions About Trump's Alien Enemy Act Proclamation
A quick take on some of the questions raised by President Trump's ... dubious invocation of a 1798 statute as a basis for arresting, detaining, and removing non-citizens with ties to Tren de Aragua.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."
April 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
April 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
>>> Act in such a way that Future You will be *proud* of your answer when ensuing generations ask: "What did YOU do?" in this perilous, pivotal moment.
RESIST! For as long as it takes.
"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in"
>Rosa Parks
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indivisible.org
RESIST! For as long as it takes.
"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in"
>Rosa Parks
5calls.org
usa.gov/elected-officials
indivisible.org
April 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Crockett: It has taken Texas’ largest measles outbreak in 30 years with more than 500 confirmed cases and the deaths of two children for the secretary of health and human services to say what we already knew. The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the vaccin
April 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Raskin: If they can just sweep someone off the street, put them on an airplane, and send them to a torturer’s prison in an authoritarian state like El Salvador without due process… then they could do it to anybody.
April 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If Trump can sic the DOJ on his critics now, who’s next? Journalists? Whistleblowers? You? This isn’t justice—it’s authoritarian revenge. Even conservatives are calling it “shameful” and “constitutionally corrupt.” #TrumpWatch www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
If Trump can sic the Justice Department on his critics and perceived enemies, who’s next?
The president has an enemies list, and this week, he began using the power of the presidency to target two of its members. That can't be a one-day story.
www.msnbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tim Walz: "It's not a 'woke policy' to provide food for children to get breakfast and lunch, and we get better outcomes from that. They defined things on their terms that weren't true ... we got timid."
April 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The Social Security Administration is now wrongly informing some SSI recipients they are no longer receiving benefits.
This comes as agency cuts have led to repeated website crashes and overwhelmed phone lines.
This is what DOGE's "efficiency" looks like.
This comes as agency cuts have led to repeated website crashes and overwhelmed phone lines.
This is what DOGE's "efficiency" looks like.
April 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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NEW VIDEO: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a major voter suppression bill that would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and badly undermine democracy.
Paige and I break it down. youtu.be/XS8aePRgFU4?...
Paige and I break it down. youtu.be/XS8aePRgFU4?...
BREAKING: House Passes SAVE Act, Major Voting Suppression Bill
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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April 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Buckle up, folks. This is a constitutional crisis unfolding before our eyes.
Trump now saying — contrary to his previous statements and those of federal officials — that people removed from the U.S. to El Salvador are in the “sole custody” of El Salvador
April 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
🚨 April 19 is happening — and it’s more than just a protest.
Yes, people will be in the streets again. Others will be organizing food drives, volunteering at shelters, hosting teach-ins, and finding other creative ways to show up for their communities and push back against this administration.
Yes, people will be in the streets again. Others will be organizing food drives, volunteering at shelters, hosting teach-ins, and finding other creative ways to show up for their communities and push back against this administration.
April 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
April 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
YOU earned your Social Security. You shouldn't have to wait in long lines, be put on hold, or be told you don't deserve it by Trump or Musk.
This Social Security Day of Action, we need to stand up together for the benefits millions of Americans should always be able to rely on.
This Social Security Day of Action, we need to stand up together for the benefits millions of Americans should always be able to rely on.
April 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
April 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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'We are all afraid': Republican US Senator Lisa Murkowski disclosed that the threat of political retaliation from President Donald Trump is real enough to make her anxious about speaking out about his tariffs, executive orders and cuts to federal agencies reut.rs/4j7FbPw
Republican Senator Murkowski on threat of Trump retaliation: 'We are all afraid'
Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski disclosed this week that the threat of political retaliation from President Donald Trump is real enough to make her anxious about speaking out about his tariffs, executive orders and cuts to federal agencies.
reut.rs
April 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
April 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A key federal elections agency is requiring states to drop all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in order to receive crucial election security funding. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
EAC Tells States: Drop DEI Policies if You Want Election Security Funds
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
May 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It's not the cloture vote you're watching, but six Democrats just voted for cloture to make the CEO of Cerberus Capital the Deputy Secretary of Defense:
John Fetterman (D-PA)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
John Fetterman (D-PA)
Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
Mark Warner (D-VA)
March 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thanks to all our members from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee who came out for today’s Region 8 Rap Session. After President Renfroe kicked things off this morning, attendees rallied together to make our message loud and clear: We are ready to #FightLikeHell!
March 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
According to people near the negotiations, Trump and his supporters care as much or more about public rituals of self-abasement— as in the ABC and law firm settlements — as they do about the substantive details of the original disputes. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will
The lessons we can take from how easily institutions have folded to Trump’s remarkable revenge campaign.
www.politico.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM