A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official confirmed Saturday that arrests of Democratic members of Congress “is definitely on the table” following a confrontation at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark, New Jersey.

This statement comes after Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday at the Delaney Hall detention center, sparking a dispute over what actually occurred during the incident.

A legal move to arrest officials would mark a significant escalation in confrontations between the Trump administration and Democratic officials. It raises questions about the separation of powers and congressional oversight authority, as members of Congress routinely conduct site visits to federal facilities.

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    … until it isn’t.

    At least they’re not shooting protesters on sight yet; that was a thing at multiple points in US history.

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      If you read it closely (ie normally), our constitution says we should kill politicians who do this.

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        3 day supension for promoting or threatning violence!

        10 seconds later:

        Your account has been permanently suspend for attempting to circumvent a suspension

        -Reddit to a person who only has one account.

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          we have decided to permanently ban your account

          Happened to mine, when I talked about Luigi.

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      Ok, but it IS while these protests have been going on unless they’re trying to arrest people for future protesting under changed laws