A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/florida-miami-georgia-court-records-english-b2735812.html


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    5 days ago

    Legal Eagle has recently made a few videos where he explains how due process and laws were thrown out the window. Previously, it was just a ridiculous PR dumpster fire, but now it’s also a legal dumpster fire.

    Looks like USA is spiraling towards some sort of dictatorship/anarchy/chaos/idunno. Some queer people are also giving the advice to go back in the closet before it’s too late, which is something I was not expecting to hear.

    I wonder if some Americans could seek political asylum in Germany. You know, historical symmetry and all that?