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U.S. cites its power to deport people for beliefs

https://apnews.com/article/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-university-trump-c60738368171289ae43177660def8d34

#HackerNews #UScitizenship #Deportation #FreedomOfBelief #ImmigrationRights #HumanRights

From #Wikipedia: Internment of Japanese Americans

"During World War II, the United States forcibly relocated and incarcerated about 120,000 people of Japanese descent in ten concentration camps operated by the War Relocation Authority (#WRA), mostly in the western interior of the country. About two-thirds were U.S. citizens.

"These actions were initiated by Executive Order 9066, issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, following the outbreak of war with the Empire of Japan in December 1941. About 127,000 Japanese Americans then lived in the continental U.S., of which about 112,000 lived on the West Coast. About 80,000 were Nisei ('second generation'; American-born Japanese with #USCitizenship) and Sansei ('third generation', the children of Nisei). The rest were Issei ('first generation') immigrants born in Japan, who were ineligible for citizenship. In Hawaii, where more than 150,000 Japanese Americans comprised more than one-third of the territory's population, only 1,200 to 1,800 were incarcerated.

"#Internment was intended to mitigate a security risk which Japanese Americans were believed to pose. The scale of the incarceration in proportion to the size of the Japanese American population far surpassed similar measures undertaken against German and Italian Americans who numbered in the millions and of whom some thousands were interned, most of these non-citizens. Following the executive order, the entire West Coast was designated a military exclusion area, and all Japanese Americans living there were taken to assembly centers before being sent to concentration camps in California, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Arkansas. Similar actions were taken against individuals of Japanese descent in Canada. Internees were prohibited from taking more than they could carry into the camps, and many were forced to sell some or all of their property, including their homes and businesses. At the camps, which were surrounded by barbed wire fences and patrolled by armed guards, internees often lived in overcrowded barracks with minimal furnishing."

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Prior use of internment camps in the United States

"The United States Government had previously employed civilian internment policies in a variety of circumstances. During the 1830s, civilians of the indigenous #CherokeeNation were evicted from their homes and detained in 'emigration depots' in Alabama and Tennessee prior to the deportation to Oklahoma following the passage of the #IndianRemovalAct in 1830. Similar internment policies were carried out by U.S. territorial authorities against the #Dakota and #Navajo peoples during the American Indian Wars in the 1860s.

"In 1901, during the Philippine–American War, General J. Franklin Bell ordered the detainment of #Filipino civilians in the provinces of Batangas and Laguna into U.S. Army-run #ConcentrationCamps in order to prevent them from collaborating with #Filipino General Miguel Malvar's guerrillas; over 11,000 people died in the camps from malnutrition and disease."

Immigrants who are trying to come here legally, please don't do this. It makes the rest of us who are doing it the right way look bad.
https://youtu.be/2kddSEEMr84?si=3zISdTwTwi8janiU
#Immigration, #USCitizenship

#Maine: As Maine eyes voter ID law, Trump order tightens federal registration rules

by Caroline LeCour, March 27, 2025

"As Maine voters eye a statewide voter ID proposal, a new #ExecutiveOrder from President Donald #Trump is adding another layer to the conversation around election integrity and access.

"The order signed Wednesday would require proof of #USCitizenship to register for #FederalElections and mandate that all ballots be received by Election Day—a change from the current system in many states that allows ballots postmarked by Election Day to count if received later.

"Though separate from Maine's voter ID proposal—which addresses identification at the polls rather than registration—some in the state see a common goal.

"'This is a policy, different policies to strengthen our elections, to increase confidence of voters to participate in our democratic process,' #AlexTitcomb, of the grassroots organization The Dinner Table, [a #Conservative #PAC] said. The group spared Maine's voter ID proposal, which was certified by the Maine Secretary of State earlier this year.

"Critics argue that requiring documents many voters may not readily have—especially those whose names may not match across forms of ID—could discourage legitimate voters from participating.

"'A lot of married women have changed their names, some of their documents don't match up,' Jen Lancaster, with the League of Women Voters of Maine, said. 'Maybe they don't have the perfect document, and they get turned away. That's what #VoterSuppression is. It's eligible voters being denied their right to vote.'

"Lancaster says the executive order is likely to face legal challenges, echoing concerns from national #VotingRights organizations."

Ihre Papiere, bitte. #Trump Wants Immigrants on U.S. Soil to Hand Over #SocialMedia Accounts to Apply for #Citizenship

Trump is demanding social media handles for #citizenship, #GreenCard, and #visa applicants whether they're already in the U.S. or not.

by Matt Sledge, March 23 2025,

"President Donald Trump’s administration wants to force people in the U.S. applying for green cards or citizenship to fork over their social media handles, in a move with far-reaching implications as the government cracks down on #ProPalestine activists.

"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or #USCIS, which oversees naturalization and immigration, earlier this month proposed requesting social media names from people in the U.S. who apply for asylum, permanent residency, or naturalization, expanding a policy that used to only target people living abroad applying for visas.

"The proposal references Trump’s day-one executive order laying the groundwork for a new #MuslimTravelBan, which also asked federal agencies to identify #immigrants in the U.S. who hold '#HostileAttitudes” toward the government.

"'This policy would disparately impact #Muslim and #Arab applicants seeking #USCitizenship.”

"The shift would affect an estimated 3.5 million people per year — some of whom have lived in the U.S. for decades.
In light of #ColumbiaUniversity #protester #MahmoudKhalil’s ongoing detention, one official from a Muslim civil rights group said the new policy poses special danger for critics of #Israel and the Trump administration.

"'This policy would disparately impact Muslim and Arab applicants seeking U.S. citizenship that have voiced support for #Palestinian #HumanRights,' said Robert McCaw, director of government affairs at the Council on American-Islamic Relations. 'Collecting the social media identifiers of any potential green card applicants or citizens is the means to silencing their #LawfulSpeech.'"

Original article:
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/23/trump-immigrants-social-media-citizenship-green-card/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/nYlTX
#USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #Authoritarianism #BigBrother #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou #BigTechBrosAreWatchingYou #SilencingDissent #FreeSpeech

Africa: Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy Targeting Foreign Officials and Others Facilitating Illegal Migration into the United States: [State Department] Securing our nation's borders is critically important to making America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. Countries along migratory routes must do their part to prevent and deter the transit of aliens seeking to illegally enter… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJMFFL #VisaPolicy #IllegalMigration #BorderSecurity #ImmigrationReform #UScitizenship

#GoldCard #UScitizenship #immigration

You know who has $5,000,000 to spend on a Gold U.S. residency card?
Drug cartel heads and human sex trafficers.

Why I rejected U.S. citizenship – Akinwunmi Adesina: The outgoing President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, explained why he chose not to obtain citizenship of the United States. Adesina emphasized the value he places on his Nigerian passport, stating that it is important to him. He said: “You know, one of the things that I’m grateful for as a Nigerian: […] https://creebhills.com/2025/02/why-i-rejected-u-s-citizenship-adesina?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AkinwunmiAdesina #AfricanDevelopmentBank #Nigeria #USCitizenship #NigerianPride

See how many questions you can answer
https://civicsquestions.com/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADj_npz1XQ3yVyCv2ekbKVLONrfet&gclid=CjwKCAiAwaG9BhAREiwAdhv6Ywtf0nNvKq-_bNLql7xKpvcyrDg9JDidhR8PM0TLrcspsL6YIVIXDBoC2tcQAvD_BwE

#UScitizenship #UShistory #USA #constitution #USlaw #USACivicquestion #equalrights #humanrights #superbowl #democracy

'People are scared': #FortPeck #TribalChair urges members to carry IDs to avoid #deportation

by Nora Mabie Jan 24, 2025

"#FortPeckAssiniboine and #Sioux Tribal Chairman #JustinGrayHawk on Friday issued a statement urging tribal members to carry their tribal IDs amid growing concern over President Donald #Trump’s recent executive orders.

"Gray Hawk wrote that community members feared the possibility of '(deporting) #NativeAmericans along with Mexicans in the hope that nobody can tell the difference.'

"When asked if the tribal enrollment office had received an uptick in calls after Trump’s inauguration, Enrollment Officer Twyla Red Eagle said, 'Yes. Yes. Yes.'
'Just this afternoon, we had 15 people in here,' she said. 'And people are calling from out-of-state where they had deportations already. … People are scared.'

"Fort Belknap Indian Community Vice President Judy King on Friday issued a similar statement, advising members to 'keep a copy of your tribal identification card on you at all times.'

"#NavajoNation Council delegates said they'd been contacted by tribal members in #Arizona who said they were detained by #ICE, according to the Arizona Republic.

"On his first day in office, Trump issued a slew of executive orders related to #immigration. He declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and said he plans to send U.S. troops to support agents, according to The Associated Press.

"Trump issued an executive order denying #USCitizenship to the children born in the states of parents living in the U.S. illegally. A U.S. District Judge temporarily blocked the order and as of Jan. 21, 22 states had sued to block the move, according to The Associated Press.
To request a #TribalID, visit the Fort Peck Tribes’ enrollment department or call 406-768-2311. The Fort Belknap Indian Community enrollment office can be reached at 406-353-8531 or 406-353-8532."

Original link:
https://missoulian.com/news/local/indigenous/tribal-id-deportation-fort-peck-montana-president-trump-birthright-citizenship/article_4729c4fa-da9f-11ef-b840-cf8dd675ea3c.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/uwm9b
#ICERaids #NoHumanIsIllegalOnStolenLand

#Maine Law Firm Tells #PublicSchools to #ResistICE Enforcement by Destroying #Immigration Records

By Steve Robinson January 26, 2025

"A leading progressive law firm in Maine is advising public school officials on how they can effectively resist potential immigration enforcement actions that may involve the families of minors who attend government-run schools, including by destroying evidence of potential immigration crimes.

"The advice may place school officials in the legal crosshairs of the Trump Administration under a new policy advisory distributed by the U.S. Department of Justice, which warns state and local officials not to interfere with federal law enforcement activities.

"'[S]chool officials should generate a plan for what to do if immigration officials seek to conduct activities at school, and provide appropriate training to those who may come in contact with officials,' law firm Drummond Woodsum warned in an 'Immigration Client Alert' distributed on Jan. 21.

"A copy of that advisory email was obtained by the Maine Wire and is published [at the link] in full.

"The memo advises clients who may have evidence that a student and that student’s parents or guardians are not U.S. citizens or are present in the U.S. without authorization.

"According to Drummond Woodsum, school officials should destroy those records or stop collecting them so as to #obstruct or prevent federal immigration officials from enforcing American immigration law.

"Schools may have collected data on students’ #USCitizenship, #nationality, #CountryOfBirth, #USEntryDate, the date a student first attended school, or the #ImmigrationStatus of the student or their parents or guardians, the memo states.

“'[T]his information should not be stored as part of a students education record and should be destroyed as soon as it is no longer needed,' the memo states."

https://www.themainewire.com/2025/01/maine-law-firm-tells-public-schools-to-resist-ice-enforcement-by-destroying-immigration-records/
#ImmigrantRights #HumanRights #AbolishICE #ICERaids #USPol #MaineSchools

@AIF_Massachusetts #Maine is within the 100-mile "border zone" as well!

#MaineACLU Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Executive Order

January 21, 2025

"The ACLU of Maine is joining its New England counterparts to sue President Donald Trump over his order to end birthright citizenship.

"His order says the federal government won’t recognize the birthright of children born to parents who are in the country illegally.

"A statement from the #ACLU of Maine says birthright citizenship is guaranteed in the 14th Amendment.

"'If you’re born here, you are a citizen – period,' said the statement. 'No politician can decide who is American and who is not. The 14th Amendment guarantees the citizenship of all children born in the United States regardless of race, color, or ancestry. It was ratified in 1868, overturning the #DredScott decision that denied #BlackAmericans the rights and protections of #USCitizenship.'

"The order from President Trump was expected to receive immediate legal challenges from #CivilRights and #immigration activist groups."

https://wgan.com/news/074470-maine-aclu-joins-lawsuit-against-trump-executive-order/
#ImmigrationRights #FuckICE

trump has vowed to end birthright citizenship. Can he do it?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vdnlmgyndo
#14A #citizenship #UScitizenship #BirthrightCitizenship #Constitution #HumanRights

Would the Supreme Court roll over on this? I wish could answer "no" with confidence.

Note how Michael Anton, author of "The Flight 93 Election" and West Coast Straussian, is part of this odious bid to strip people of their citizenship.

The Plot Against Birthright Citizenship – Mother Jones

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/trump-end-birthright-citizenship-how-to-project-2025-mass-deportation/

#14thAmendment #CitizenshipClause #BirthrightCitizenship #JusSoli #USLaw #USCitizenship
#DonaldTrump #USPolitics #USConstitution #MichaelAnton #Racism

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#USimmigration #UScitizenship #CitizenshipTest #immigration #citizenship #UnitedStates #Americancitizen

https://globalgoodgroup.com/tips-for-acing-the-united-states-citizenship-test/

#UScitizenship was forced on #NativeAmericans 100 years ago − its promise remains elusive

https://theconversation.com/us-citizenship-was-forced-on-native-americans-100-years-ago-its-promise-remains-elusive-227846

Biden offers citizenship path for migrant spouses of Americans. Here’s how
The new policy announced would give roughly half a million immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens but lack legal status a pathway to citizenship for them and their children.
#globalnews #USNews #Immigration #JoeBiden #UScitizenship
https://globalnews.ca/news/10574203/biden-us-migrant-spouses-citizenship/

⭕ President Joe Biden has announced a plan to offer relief to potentially half a million immigrants without legal status in the U.S.

The plan allows certain spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status to apply for permanent residency and eventually, citizenship.

To qualify, immigrants must have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years and be married to a U.S. citizen.

#ImmigrationReform #BidenAdministration #USCitizenship

#UScitizenship

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