By the early 21st century, denaturalization was mainly sought for accused terrorists, war criminals and human rights violators who had concealed their backgrounds on their visa and citizenship applications.
The first full week of the new administration, amidst an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in a Newark, NJ, agents detained several U.S. citizens, including a military veteran.
According to ICE, though, that's just the price of doing business, as a statement after the raid explained agents "may encounter U.S. citizens while conducting field work and may request identification to establish an individual's identity as was the case during a targeted enforcement operation at a worksite today in Newark".
As explained in a piece in Meidas News:
In other words, in Donald Trump's America, individuals must be ready at all times to show their papers to avoid being caught up in deportation sweeps to detention centers where they will be forced to wait to see an immigration judge to prove their status. The veteran was reportedly forced to prove his military service to avoid detention.
With an enemies list now revealed, it's anyone's guess who will among the those deprived of citizenship, rounded up, and deported.
Will it be former Special Council Jack Smith?
Former Rep. Liz Cheney?
Bill Barr, Joe Biden, Lloyd Austin, Sally Yates, Kamala Harris?
Me?
You?
The felon promised, after all, to begin deporting at least "15 million people" he claims are "poisoning the blood" of our country.
Sound familiar?
It ought to.
That crazy little German man with the weird mustache 80 years ago collaborated with other countries beyond the reach of the law to carry out the persecution and mass murder of Jews, Roma, Poles, Slavs, homosexuals, and political dissidents. for the same stated reason.
We're there, folks.
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