Summary

Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes and allowing state attorneys general to sue over immigration enforcement.

Despite warnings from civil rights groups and some Democrats about racial profiling and due process violations, the bill received bipartisan support.

Critics like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Cory Booker argue that Democrats who backed it succumbed to conservative fear-mongering, potentially harming immigrants and undermining civil rights.

    • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      The good cop bad cop duopoly has been in effect in the united states since citizens united.

      Both sides literally do whatever their rich donors tell them. Because they will lose their campaign funds and won’t be allowed to stay in office if they defy their owners.