• by Terr_ on 3/10/2025, 11:27:33 PM

    The next step is they will try to somehow make failure to self-report a felony, and then leverage that into claiming that "only felons" are being deported.

    The article alludes to it at the end:

    > In late February, the administration said it would create a national registry for undocumented migrants and those failing to sign up could possibly face criminal prosecution.

    This is significant because most undocumented immigrants arrived normally and then overstayed a visa, which is not a felony nor misdemeanor, but an even lower category of "civil infraction"--like a parking ticket.

  • by duxup on 3/10/2025, 11:50:54 PM

    Spending a ton of money to potentially jail a lot of people who otherwise were doing better things than sitting in jail…

  • by readyplayernull on 3/10/2025, 11:47:25 PM

    So they want to waste resources in courts and keep them in jails to feed them?