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US unveils new app for 'self-deportations'

by FriedPickles on 3/10/25, 11:26 PM with 8 comments

• by Terr_ on 3/10/25, 11:27 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 3/10/25, 11:50 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 3/10/25, 11:47 PM

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