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Trump removes privacy rights from non-U.S. citizens

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Trump removes privacy rights of criminals during the commission of a felony crime.

FTFY

Disturbingly, it includes people who haven't been proven guilty of a crime. I'm all for deporting convicted criminals, but this executive order says that you can be deported if you're accused of a crime. That's messed up. With the reality that there's a non trivial amount of law enforcement officers that charge people for things they are not guilty of, there's going to be innocent, law abiding immigrants that are kicked out.

The list applies to "removable aliens" - which is a term of art. Once an alien has entered the USA there needs to be ground for their removal. This may be because you were either inadmissible originally (ie you were let in the country in error), or you are subject to expulsion for some other reason.

I'm an immigrant and concerned as anyone, but its important to be clear about whats actually being said here.

I'm here on a J1 working visa. I agreed to equally draconian restrictions as part of that process. I've had my fingerprints taken, been photographed, my eyeballs scanned, a criminal and financial background check executed and an in-person interview at the US embassy in London at 8am, all at my expense.

If something happens at the airport and I am delayed leaving before my visa expires, I will never be allowed in the country again.

But if I flee to a Sanctuary City I am free to stay here forever.

That's messed up.

Super worried about section 10, b:

""" (b) To better inform the public regarding the public safety threats associated with sanctuary jurisdictions, the Secretary shall utilize the Declined Detainer Outcome Report or its equivalent and, on a weekly basis, make public a comprehensive list of criminal actions committed by aliens and any jurisdiction that ignored or otherwise failed to honor any detainers with respect to such aliens. """

When the WH press secretary openly lies about something trivially proveable as "yup, not as many people were on the mall his year than in 2009 or on the women's March", how can anyone really trust stuff coming from the Trump administration?

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