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In reply to the discussion: ICE Is Out Of Control [View all]moniss
(8,627 posts)telling people to consider their safety and to think about leaving. We got roundly criticized by people saying various things like "it won't be that bad", "the courts will stop them", etc. or claiming that leaving was somehow "not fighting" etc. We tried to get people to understand that being able to leave on your terms or being able to leave at all could quickly become a very difficult if not impossible matter.
For the time being they don't appear to be heavily restricting leaving but that could change for people in STEM fields who have worked on government projects, defense systems etc. I can easily see them deciding that certain scientists and engineers are not allowed to leave. Unless they wanted to go to Russia. This crowd would probably hand them suitcases full of classified documents to take with them to deliver to "Daddy".