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In remarks to a private audience in 2023, Russell Vought, who is Trump’s budget chief and the intellectual force behind Trump’s unprecedented power grab, said he championed the term “invasion” because it “unlocked” extraordinary presidential powers.

By @mtredden.bsky.social

The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the…

The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy

The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the…

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    @mjayne01.bsky.social

    Vought obviously has never visited the Statue of Liberty or read the US Constitution. Not 1 employer has been arrested for hiring undocumented, underpaid workers.

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    @chipcroft.bsky.social

    We need immigrants! They are the strength of our democracy and economy! They commit far less crime than whites! THEY ARE NOT THE ENEMY BY FAR!

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    SchautBlos @blos-schaun.bsky.social

    The only invasion of illegal immigrants on those two continents happened 500 years ago. They came with sailing ships across the atlantic. Sadly the indigenes/natives had nothing similar to ICE to drop these thiefes and murderers back into the water.

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    Mike Doughney 🇺🇸 @mike.doughney.net

    I was hearing this sort of BS from a libertarian nutcase over a decade ago, about how Mexican soldiers coming over the border should be shot on sight.

    Paranoia runs deep.

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    We're continuing to report. Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought?

    Reach out to our reporter @andykroll.bsky.social on Signal at (202) 215-6203.

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