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Summary

Donald Trump threatened to send American citizens convicted of vandalizing Tesla vehicles to El Salvador’s infamous Terrorism Confinement Center, labeling the vandals as "sick terrorist thugs" deserving 20-year sentences.

This statement followed a major vandalism incident in Ontario, Canada, where around 80 Tesla cars were damaged.

Trump’s comments coincide with controversy over his use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants, halted by a court order.

The White House defended the deportation despite legal challenges, denying any violation of the court’s injunction.

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[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I kinda want to dare them to deport me, a relatively well off white heterosexual male multi-gen native born US citizen, just so I have the pleasure of suing the ever loving fuck out of the government on as many fronts as are legally feasible. Every single minute infraction committed will be a knock-down, drag-out affair.

FIrst, the tough guy act impresses nobody. How well do you think you're going to do as a white boy that doesn't speak Spanish in a prison cell with 79 Venezuelan and El Salvadoran gang members? You'll be lucky if you survive the week.

Second, you'll never have a chance to sue. Trump isn't giving that option. He is arresting these people and deporting them to El Salvador before he even figures out who the hell they are. We can't even confirm they are even documenting who is being sent there. They could just be picking random people who look brown enough or who have the "wrong" tattoos, throwing them on a plane, and shipping them off. There's no court case involved. You'll be sitting in a cell, in El Salvador, 23.5 hours a day, 7 days a week. Forever. With no access to communication. No access to family visits. No access to a lawyer. How the fuck you gonna sue? You'll be lucky if you ever even talk to someone who speaks English again.

Maybe your family can sue on your behalf, if they even know where you are or what happened to you. Good luck with that. Maybe, Maybe if you're lucky, you'll be the .0000001% of cases the SC actually hears. After years of legal wrangling (where you'll be sitting in that cell the entire time for), the Supreme Court may very well issue a ruling for Donald Trump to completely ignore.

And the US courts have no jurisdiction over El Salvador's prisons. A US court demand for the release would just be met with being told to fuck right off.