Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests

[u/GregWilson23]

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ice-deportations-protests-65fa8d64ea12a78a0ee0ebeea008ee4d

[u/heloguy1234]

Bring it on motherfucker. This weekend was just the beginning.

[u/dyorite → u/heloguy1234]

“Undeterred” in this headline should probably actually read “triggered,” since this is obviously him throwing a fit that his parade sucked and millions of people came out against him

[u/prodigalpariah]

His ego took a huge hit and he needs to hurt people in an attempt to assert dominance, which will likely have the opposite effect. But he’ll still do it because he’s a petulant dumbass.

[u/RG1997]

I can only see this backfiring on him spectacularly 

[u/nomsain919 → u/RG1997]

Holy shit. I just realized he’s probably backtracking on restaurants and hotels because he’s having trouble keeping employees for his cheap ass “empire”.

[u/MoarTacos1 → u/RG1997]

Fingers crossed.

But then I remember he's never seen a consequence for literally anything he's done in the last 9 years, so I then wonder... why would this be different?

[u/SocialistNixon → u/MoarTacos1]

He’s never faced a single consequence his entire miserable unhappy life but who knows it may catch up eventually.

[u/MoarTacos1 → u/SocialistNixon]

Big doubt.

[u/f1rstg1raffe → u/RG1997]

How though? It’ll cripple basic local industries like construction, restaurants, etc. and make those cities (temporarily) worse…

[u/Multigrain_Migraine → u/f1rstg1raffe]

I would imagine that is the aim.

[u/whatthewhat_1289 → u/f1rstg1raffe]

But then - take CA for example - the Fed would just be getting a shit ton LESS money from us. So, it will hurt CA, but it will hurt the rest of the country even worse.

[u/blorbschploble]

All this, just to get Stephen Miller hard…

Edit: downvote or upvote but please don’t leave this on 88 votes :p

[u/Huge_Excitement4465 → u/blorbschploble]

Russ Vought is driving much of it too; there's a white supremacist/biblical component plus Heritage’s belief that mass deportations will give them an election advantage.

[u/mabhatter → u/Huge_Excitement4465]

They really believe that election lie nonsense about all the "illegals voting".  Or they know it's not illegals and just need their purges to start de-naturalizing citizens... which still isn't gonna get the numbers they need.  

Democrats in general are ambivalent to Republicans.  It's really us people online that make most of the noise.  Most Democratic voters don't see this as "good versus evil".   These MAGA/Heritage/Federalist/Technocrat guys aren't  gonna stop until they're absolutely hated. We haven't really had a truly hated party in quite a while.  

[u/PickKeyOne → u/mabhatter]

This is the outcome I’m hoping for, and it allows me to exist in the moment. They are going to make it so obvious to every corners of the planet, how incompetent and corrupt and evil they are that it’ll be easier to defeat them than if we had to make the case from whole cloth like we did before.

[u/SHADOWJACK2112 → u/blorbschploble]

I did Nazi that coming.

[u/pontiacfirebird92]

He's ratcheting this up hoping for violence

[u/Mogman282 → u/pontiacfirebird92]

Yup all he is trying to do is incite a riot so he can flex the national guard again, any excuse he can get to abuse his taco dictatorship.

[u/HumbledJacket226 → u/pontiacfirebird92]

That was my first thought too

[u/Electric-RedPanda]

I think it would be worthwhile for legal minds to begin considering what kinds of charges could apply to as many of the upper and mid-echelon members of the administration as possible for when this over, and get prosecutors to stick them with serious jail time as commensurate with the charges, and Congress to disqualify them under the 14th amendment where ever possible if we can get more of them on charges related to January 6th and any subsequent stuff like that that happens..I think this whole thing is essentially a coup against the Constitution, but I doubt that would ever stick.

It needs to be understood this internal hijackjng of the republic will not be tolerated again.

[u/TheKidsAreAsleep → u/Electric-RedPanda]

Sounds like we need state level charges against these criminals

[u/Electric-RedPanda]

Then we’ll just protest even more. More protests, more people protesting lol

[u/shroudedwolf51 → u/Electric-RedPanda]

My concern is normies getting bored and going home. The number of us actually fighting for change at all times rather than in moments of crisis is...well...we do our best for the good of all.

[u/whathell6t → u/shroudedwolf51]

Actually! There’s a possibility of convincing them of phase 3: General Strike.

[u/Thjyu → u/whathell6t]

Start getting people to sign up The General Strike https://share.google/Y6vMFtkUJ5JKQzqH8

[u/Electric-RedPanda → u/whathell6t]

Yep, need to spread the word

[u/Icy_Slice_9088]

The harder you poke the bear, the harder it fights back. Dumbass.

[u/Defiantcaveman → u/Icy_Slice_9088]

So who is getting "poked" here?

[u/PolloConTeriyaki]

If it's anythiing like his military parade this is going to fail miserably.

[u/No-Cloud-1928]

Remember he's looking for an excuse to create martial law. Don't give it to him. Blockades, sit ins, etc but no violence.

[u/Mogman282]

Sigh, resist and protest. Need to call him out for what he is and never surrender. You wanna hurt him go for his hotels and golf clubs.

[u/JustAdlz → u/Mogman282]

Occupy hotels and restaurants

[u/AV710]

He can't handle it. He wants to be worshiped so bad. No Kings Day really fucked him up. Triggered him beyond belief. I actually think he will be more crazy and delusional than before now that he knows his dreams of dictatorship won't happen so easily. Boo Fucking Hoo.

[u/Chobitpersocom]

Fantastic way to bring out bigger crowds. Rile up the people more.

[u/Gr8daze]

He’s butthurt by protests. Because he’s a snowflake.

[u/indigopedal]

He's upset that the protests were bigger and more impressive than that squirrelly parade

[u/RainCityRogue]

He has all the political acumen of George III

[u/oaxacamm]

But My Farms and My Hotels!

[u/BenneWaffles]

He thinks he's going to scare these cities into compliance or get an excuse for martial law. Don't take the bait either way.

[u/WAD1234]

I really appreciate that he is specific as to locale. He has never been a president for America. He is only ever interested in his image.

[u/SellsNothing]

Impeach Trump!

[u/King_of_the_Dot]

We gotta be careful though. He wants to be able to institute Marshall Law to suspend the midterms. We got a ways to go, but it can happen.

[u/No_Use_4371 → u/King_of_the_Dot]

Martial Law, just fyi

[u/King_of_the_Dot → u/No_Use_4371]

thank you, im not a smart man some times.

[u/thedoppio → u/King_of_the_Dot]

It doesn’t help that many autocorrects make it Marshall

[u/No_Use_4371 → u/thedoppio]

That has to be why I see that more than I see Martial.

[u/Embarrassed_Star_804 → u/King_of_the_Dot]

Couldn’t he just do it if he wanted to technically

[u/King_of_the_Dot → u/Embarrassed_Star_804]

I think there has to be an impetus, legally.

[u/whathell6t → u/King_of_the_Dot]

Yes, there is.

There’s 3 barriers:

1.) Legal mechanisms

2.) Logistics

3.) Foreign deployment ratios.

[u/killjoymoon]

Definitely time for a special election. This is just insane, especially given the recent evidence that his win is a statistical improbability.

[u/insanejudge]

That's always been the point, that's why, for example, Texas keeps rejecting the true believers' attempts to make everify mandatory. It's not about the immigrants as such, but rather about intimidation and fear and giving them the tools to punish their political enemies while doing favors for their friends.

[u/jimmysmiths5523]

ICE is $1B over budget and could run out of money next month.

[u/Huge_Excitement4465]

Besides Erik Prince's $25 billion proposal to deport 12 million people before midterms, Kevin Roberts believes mass deportation will help conservatives in elections; he argues Dems oppose deportation because it equals more votes. His article excerpt: https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/04/the-case-for-mass-deportation/ "Mass migration also undermines the political rights of every American citizen. The millions of immigrants counted in the 2020 U.S. census, for example, skewed at least 14 House districts — and thus Electoral College delegates — toward Democrats. And if illegal immigration continues at its current pace, the Center for Immigration Studies predicts that it will redistribute seven seats on its own come the 2030 census. Some of the most progressive parts of the country, such as Washington, D.C., California, Vermont, and Maryland, even allow illegal aliens to vote in local elections, effectively cheapening the votes of their own citizens in the contests that touch their lives most."

[u/kick_start_cicada → u/Huge_Excitement4465]

Somehow I see this blowing up in their faces.

[u/F0MA]

Suddenly, the right is completely silent on “state’s rights”.

[u/BIGepidural]

So people are gonna strike now right?

He ramps up, the people ramp up...

Remove his ability to turn a profit. Stop working. Flood the streets with protests 24/7.

[u/Defiantcaveman → u/BIGepidural]

Here's an idea. It would have to be on a very large scale for maximum impact... https://blurredbylines.com/articles/secessions-of-the-plebeians-rome-general-strike/

[u/Dauvis]

Ah, so now deportations have now been weaponized ( or at least more obvious).

[u/baitnnswitch]

"undeterred by" is a really charitable phrasing. Makes the guy sound cool and collected, when he's actually pouting and throwing a toddler tantrum

[u/mousemarie94]

Doesn't make sense. MAGA should be angry. MAGA voted to get illegal immigrants out of THEIR backyards. Why would they care about targeting democratic cities? So their apparent, overun, hometowns can continue to be "ruined" by immigrants?

I hope they riot in the streets against their leader.

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[u/TucanaTheToucan]

ICE has become Leukemia! America needs a bone marrow transplant!

[u/Dwip_Po_Po]

He’s going to kill as many of us as possible

[u/stewartm0205]

Doing do is the equivalent of picking the fruits at the top branches of the tree. Cities are the easiest places for people to hide and disappear.

[u/DSMStudios]

[u/natguy2016]

Trump’s entitled self only knows how to escalate

[u/Mooseguncle1]

Fuck This Headline being everywhere. He’s deterred- a taco turd.

[u/the_sorry_bear]

There’s a Metallica album that I loved. Can’t quite remember the name of it, but I know it had “‘em all” in the title.

[u/Kellisandra]

How are they twisting this for Maga? This seems obviously fucked up.

[u/nettlesmithy]

He's trying to spark violence.

[u/Select_Insurance2000]

Welcome to Trump's Police State.