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US House Republicans vote against blocking ICE from deporting US citizens (www.jurist.org)
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Republicans on the US House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee universally voted against an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using federal funds to detain or deport US citizens.

Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal from Washington proposed the amendment to a budget bill, which was approved in the House of Representatives on April 10. She stated that since President Donald Trump began his second term, “a troubling pattern has emerged with US citizens being detained by immigration authorities,” citing numerous examples over the past few months. Jayapal described this trend as “unconstitutional, dangerous, and fundamentally wrong.”

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

Balkanization is the good ending. But like most good endings getting there requires more effort than getting to the bad ending. So you're getting the bad ending.