New Republic: Trump Has a New Target for His Mass Deportations: U.S. Citizens

[Eugene]

Earlier DU threads:
• Trump is on MSNBC now indicating that he may want to send people other than immigrants to El Salvador.
• Trump Backs 'Blatantly Unconstitutional' Proposal to Send US Citizen Inmates to El Salvador Prisons

Deporting citizens is be unconstitutional, unlawful and unhinged, but I fear that T. Rump is as serious as a heart attack about this.

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Source: The New Republic

Trump Has a New Target for His Mass Deportations: U.S. Citizens

Edith Olmsted
Mon, April 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM EDT·3 min read

Donald Trump loves the idea of deporting American citizens to El Salvador—no, seriously he said that.

A reporter asked Trump Sunday whether he was considering an offer from El Savador President Nayib Bukele to “take American citizens in the federal prison population.”

“Well, I love that,” Trump replied.

“If we could take some of our twenty-time wise guys that push people into subways and hit people over the back of the head, and purposefully run people over in cars, uh if he would take them, I would be honored to give them,” Trump continued.

“I don’t know what the law says on that, but I can’t imagine the law would say anything different,” Trump said, claiming that it could likely save the U.S. money to house their prisoners in El Salvador. In fact, the law does say something different: It is illegal to deport U.S. citizens.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/news/trump-target-mass-deportations-u-142214066.html

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The article goes on not only to state how Eighth Amendment forbids such an act but also to list the various laws Trump wants to violate.

[Ocelot II]

1. Even Magna Carta says he can't do that. It was illegal in 1215, FFS!

“No free man shall be seized, imprisoned, dispossessed, outlawed, exiled or ruined in any way, nor in any way proceeded against, except by the lawful judgement of his peers and the law of the land."

[Irish_Dem]

3. Trump wouldn't know what the Magna Carta was if it hit him on the head.

And he wouldn't care.

SC will probably back him on most everything.

Shredding of the most important documents in human history.

[magicarpet]

2. This is how djt will disappear any US citizen,...

.... who is mean to him or says nasty things about him. Just dump them in that El Salvador prison.

Do not disparage djt or you will regret your actions. To the dungeons and torture chambers with you.

[maxsolomon]

4. "twenty-time wise guys that push people into subways"?

WTF is he on about here?

Pushing people into the path of subways is a crime that delusional people commit.

"Wise Guys" are Mafioso.

[Seinan Sensei]

8. His lack of self-awareness is unbelievable

[Joinfortmill]

5. Be careful what you wish for, boyo. Karma is overdue for you.

[BurnDoubt]

6. Balance of Trade: Send them to El Salvador...

Import "Trump Steaks"... "Everything But The Squeal!"... "Fixed It!"... "Win Win!"

[Paper Roses]

7. I just read the article and according to the news, this is blatantly illegal.

I would like to think that even the repubs would try and stop him. This...and a ton of other things he has done are against the law. That is, if there is any law he will not break and all without consequences. I'm disgusted.

[BlueWavePsych]

9. Kick