this post was submitted on 16 May 2025
3 points (100.0% liked)

Tucson Politics

193 readers
1 users here now

A respectful forum for Tucson's political discourse. Discuss local policies, debate civic matters, or get to know your representatives. Emphasizing civility, we aim to foster a productive space for political exchange. Let's discuss, not dispute.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
  One of the Trump administration’s latest efforts to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border suffered repeated setbacks Thursday when a federal judge tossed out a dozen charges alleging that people illegally trespassed by entering the United States in a new “national defense area” in West Texas.
top 1 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Don't get too excited, the argument here is basically "you need more signage, to make sure people are aware of the law they're violating, before you can arrest them for it." Like, it's nice to hear a judge actually considering and following the law But this doesn't really invalidate the administration's end-run around the laws on who they can and can't deport. If anything, it gives them a better roadmap for implementing it.

On the other hand, when we talk about people within the system leveraging beauracracy for resistance, "nah, you need to build more signage first" does kinda fit that model.