Showing posts with label Laken Riley Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laken Riley Act. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Trump and Congress are skipping out on the bill for mass deportations

"So law enforcement officers can now arrest someone they suspect of being a non-citizen and claim that the person admitted that they committed one of the designated offenses. That person can then be taken into federal custody without ever filing a charge in state court. 

This violates one of the oldest rules of evidence: A person cannot be convicted of an offense based solely on their confession. The rule is designed to discourage officers from trying to extract confessions from someone when they have no other evidence of their guilt…"

Friday, January 17, 2025

Laken Riley Act is a threat to due process — and not just for immigrants

This new law would expand mandatory detention to people simply arrested for or charged with such crimes, regardless of whether they actually committed them. 

The law thus raises serious due process issues that should concern us all, including the senators who will consider the bill soon…


Wednesday, March 13, 2024

"The Idea That You Would Bring A Bill Like THIS To The Floor... Is Really, really sad.

Rep. Jim McGovern rips apart MAGA Republican Chip Roy and the GOP for tanking the bipartisan border deal. McGovern criticizes the Republican party for not coming up with solutions to the border, choosing to only complain, turning the House of Reps. into a debate club and so much more. McGovern refuses to hold back and destroys the GOP in epic fashion.







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