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Human-rights attorneys in Chicago say they cannot account for more than 3,000 people arrested during a federal immigration crackdown known as "Operation Midway Blitz," raising concerns about due process, transparency, and possible coerced departures.

Immigration and Border Patrol officers have arrested more than 3,000 people who authorities say were in the U.S. illegally and in some cases wanted for serious crimes, all in the seven weeks since feds intensified their efforts in the state.

Attorneys consulted by NBC Chicago, however, say federal authorities have refused — or are unable — to disclose where many of those detainees are being held or whether they have already been deported.

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Are the executions happening already?

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is what disappearing people looks like. We still okay with doing nothing about it?

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No, we're not, but we don't know what to do. Do you?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)
  1. Get guns
  2. Aim guns
  3. ???
  4. Fascists are gone
[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That ??? is doing a lot of work.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you expecting the solution to not require a lot of work?

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What you've presented is not a solution.

[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

If history is any indicator, it's probably the only realistically viable solution.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Mhmm sure buddy, not like it's historically the only real answer to fascism or anything.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nah, it's propaganda to think this will be won simply by adding military might. It's what our Government tells you won WW2. Behind the war machines that toppled the Nazis was a collective production effort. Even the most esteemed guerilla warrior needs a village to support them.

[–] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I think this is exactly what Trump and his administration want, they want us to escalate to violence so they can step theirs up even more or even declare martial law and then we're really screwed.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.” - Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025

I dunno, kinda sounds like they're getting exactly what they want already and your calls to inaction further enable it.

[–] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Who said I said to do nothing? I'm just saying don't go out and start shooting people as at this point it will only make things worse.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Whether it's what they want or not, it's what will happen.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

They're also fine with us just engaging in performance politics and peaceful protest because they can and do ignore it.

One of the two strategies at least forces the fascists to respond on terms you determine.

And if you continue to advocate for strategies that can be ignored, you'll find yourself in a position where it's impossible to engage in strategies that are historically demonstrated to be more effective: fascism has never been stopped by asking them to.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Investigate what you could be doing until you're doing something.

[–] salacious_coaster 14 points 2 days ago

I can only hope that if anyone is serious about doing something meaningful, they're going to be smart enough to stay quiet about it on public social media.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 33 points 2 days ago

This is why if due process is not done for one person its not done for anyone as its the cop or his agency that decides if its ok that your the one to not get due process. This is what woke means you stupid maga dumb shits. get woke. wake the fuck up.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are the farmers that need workers still complaining about that? I'm worried that they're being used as slaves.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

You don't have to worry.

They are.