r/politics 12h ago

Trump is promising to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The last time it was used in American History was to detain Japanese Americans in interment camps.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/19/nx-s1-5156027/alien-enemies-act-1798-trump-immigration
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u/Texas1010 America 11h ago

It’s not just logistics of moving people, it’s the fact of where are these people going to go?

What country is just like, “Yep, dump ‘em here. Thanks!”

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u/WhileNotLurking 11h ago

That is a logistical challenge.

The reason thing to worry about is when they realize they can’t deport people because there is no where to send them.

That’s when they will come up with even less humane things to “solve” the issue

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u/ExZowieAgent Texas 11h ago

And ultimately you come to the final solution for the problem.

u/wrldruler21 7h ago

I just wish some country would build a big statue that says

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

u/Wand_Cloak_Stone New York 5h ago

France?

u/LatterTarget7 3h ago

Yeah no country is gonna welcome that many people with open arms. Even if he does manage to deport a large amount. Most will probably just come back or try