House Republicans have voted down an effort to block immigration enforcers from using federal resources to detain or deport U.S. citizens.

During a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Wednesday, Democrats tabled amendments to a sweeping budget bill that President Donald Trump has dubbed “one big, beautiful bill.”

One amendment introduced by Representative Pramila Jayapal, the Democrat from Washington state, sought to make clear Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot detain or deport U.S. citizens under any circumstances. GOP lawmakers killed that amendment.

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The main message from Trump supporters is they don’t regret anything even if they suffer, long as the right people get hurt. It is impossible to have meaningful society built with people like that as a collective.

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Funny since their leader (Trump) came here illegally and so did the Musk family! While we have a douche Canadian calling himself “Ted”… fleeing to Mexico to avoid blame in TX. The GOP party is straight up liars, rapists, and uneducated hypocrites. Basically, just all around TRASH! The “American Experiment” has clearly fucking failed! Let’s clean house and move the fuck on!

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Words matter. They are not deporting citizens. They are kidnapping and quite possibly murdering. It’s a crime. Acknowledge this for the crime that it is. Call it human trafficking. But deporting it is not.

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Right, so we should add language to the bill that says you can’t kidnap and murder US citizens and then see how that’s used in court when the other side says they merely deported the person.

Brilliant strategy.

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If words matter, I’m curious to know what definition of “deporting” you are using to claim that what they are doing is not deporting people.

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Til, I guess to vcan technically deport a citizen.

deport dɪˈpɔːt verb

  • expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime.
  • exile (a native) to another country.
  • conduct oneself in a specified manner. archaic
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Indeed.

Of course, they are doing all the other for you mentioned, too. Morally, even if not legally. IANAL, so I can’t speak with authority.

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At least the line is clearly visible now. It’s just us vs them.

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always has been.

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Fascists to the right and do nothings to the left.

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Here I am, stuck in the middle with BoThSiDeS!!!

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The question is. If you got to choose between the two. Which would you choose. Democrats are awful, but imagine how nice it would have been for nothing to happen. Ukraine and Palestine not become worse. Our allies not alienated. Roving squads of redcaps not on the street kidnapping innocent people, AND THEN FORCING THE PUBLIC TO PAY FOR THEIR BONDAGE IN A FORIEGN NATION. DENIED JUSTICE. Nothing, man; what a dream.

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I have always thought that when a professional does his job properly, you don’t even realize he’s there.

He’s doing what NEEDS to be done.

I have 138 “pet” names for Donald. None of them are flattering.

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To defend the democrats, it’s pretty hard to get anything done when the right wing will basically say “no” to whatever the dems put their name on. Half of a dems job is fixing the shit that got broke when the republicans were in office.

True, they could push a lot harder to the left. But let’s be realistic, if they did they would lose at the polls because the US is like 75% center or right.

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Kamala supported genocide tho. /s

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So I’m guessing you’re a do-nothing?

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House Republicans are traitors

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Traitors should be hanged.

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US gonna have to find a way to make these people accountable if they ever want to get out of this shit. But I’m afraid it’s already to late,the fascist state will protect those who bend to the dictator.

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