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In reply to the discussion: How can deporting someone to a strange country -- where they've never lived & don't know the language -- not be "cruel & [View all]

Ms. Toad

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12. Legally, deportation isn't punishment.
Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)
Mon Aug 25, 2025, 10:22 PM
Aug 2025

So the 8th amendment doesn't apply. The 8th amendment primarily limits criminal punishment - and in limited cases - excessive civil fines.

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How can deporting someone to a strange country -- where they've never lived & don't know the language -- not be "cruel & [View all] eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 OP
Exactly! KT2000 Aug 2025 #1
It is malaise Aug 2025 #2
"& don't know the language" speak easy Aug 2025 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2025 #11
It's complicated .... eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #17
Just 2 clarify, speak easy Aug 2025 #20
They are saying undocumented immigrants don't have ANY constitutional rights William Seger Aug 2025 #4
The Trump Regime wants him dead without being the ones who do the actual killing. Solly Mack Aug 2025 #5
Kick and recommend bronxiteforever Aug 2025 #6
The tv show Law & Order was fiction. Yet so many expect Sam Watterson IRL irisblue Aug 2025 #7
Cruelty is the point. AverageOldGuy Aug 2025 #8
My understanding is that immigrants always have first Melon Aug 2025 #9
Yes, They always have a right to "self-deport" to their home country. But many came to the US to begin with to escape Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #14
That was KAG's situation. They could have deported him to Costa Rica instead, but refused. nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #18
Costa Rica sounds culturally preferable to getting shipped to Melon Aug 2025 #19
Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2025 #10
Legally, deportation isn't punishment. Ms. Toad Aug 2025 #12
Last week some were claiming that Nicole Collier choosing to stay on the House floor was false imprisonment. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #21
That would vary depending on state law. In most states it would be false imprisonment. Ms. Toad Aug 2025 #22
She was free to move around the Capitol, but guard(s) were assigned to make sure she did not leave the building. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #23
It's the surveillance and guard duty if they left the building that makes them not free to leave. Ms. Toad Aug 2025 #24
Got it! She filed a lawsuit. I don't believe anyone else did. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #26
The one she filled was a bit odd. Ms. Toad Aug 2025 #28
Not NEARLY enough has been said about this, and to my knowledge, the regime has never attempted to Karasu Aug 2025 #13
Oh it absolutely is. They don't care, at best. nolabear Aug 2025 #15
K&R UTUSN Aug 2025 #16
Human trafficking Blue Full Moon Aug 2025 #25
Cruel and Unusual is exactly what they want. spanone Aug 2025 #27
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