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IcyPeas

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2. "Kavanaugh Stop"
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:00 AM
17 hrs ago

A Kavanaugh stop is a law enforcement practice in the United States in which federal agents can stop and detain a person based on their perceived ethnicity, spoken language, and occupation. Kavanaugh stops originated in a September 2025 Supreme Court concurrence by Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo.

The term "Kavanaugh stop" originated in October 2025 in media reporting.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The term was coined by Drexel University School of Law Professor Anil Kalhan who in reference to a later case where a Latino man was detained overnight by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite ICE not inquiring about his immigration status, and then releasing him only "once a supervisor realized he had been illegally arrested", which prompted Professor Kalahan to post on social media in response to a description of the situation "What we might refer to as a 'Kavanaugh stop'."[7]

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Makes my blood boil watching these nazi assholes strutting around dressed in full battle gear, harassing people. sop 17 hrs ago #1
Agreed. And the immediate action of ALERT mysteryowl 17 hrs ago #3
It's part of their fantasy to look just like their G.I. Joe doll. mdbl 16 hrs ago #9
"Kavanaugh Stop" IcyPeas 17 hrs ago #2
As legal theory, its "Kavanaugh Slop". milestogo 14 hrs ago #21
Is this the same thing that people have complained about in Mexico with the cartels just grabbing people and LiberalArkie 17 hrs ago #4
it is the same as soviets in the 1960s propaganda that were so abusive rampartd 16 hrs ago #6
"Papers, show me your papers." Fascism. This should not happen in the US. Jim__ 16 hrs ago #5
I wonder if ICE observers followed them? mysteryowl 16 hrs ago #7
How do I know you're a federal agent? Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #8
And why does the vest say Police? Hope22 15 hrs ago #17
Scary shit, can't get gas or drop your kids off at school etc. 😡😡 TommieMommy 15 hrs ago #10
They get a Bounty for everyone they grab Joinfortmill 15 hrs ago #11
It's good seeing all of the local pushback. I can't tell from the video, did they take that guy or move on? themaguffin 15 hrs ago #12
They left this particular US citizen alone mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #13
I wish that states/local authorities would (could?) do more to intervene. This is insanity. themaguffin 15 hrs ago #14
I've watched a few interviews with the Mpls police chief mysteryowl 15 hrs ago #15
They should be able to stop kidnapping though. themaguffin 14 hrs ago #20
I notice they weren't asking the shouting white guy for his ID, just the quiet brown guy pumping gas Ohioboy 15 hrs ago #18
I thought these idiots had specific people they were going after???? Ohioboy 15 hrs ago #16
The ICE dragnet for POC who look vaguely foreign. sop 14 hrs ago #19
Sometimes i feel like, to act like nobody is there. bluestarone 14 hrs ago #22
Well, they kidnap people with no warrants whatsoever (crime against the 4th A). Justice matters. 12 hrs ago #23
I want my country back! yellow dahlia 2 hrs ago #24
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