He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”
Stop-and-frisk/Terry Stops are apparently legal in Illinois, and in most states, if an officer has reasonable suspicion which (as not-a-lawyer) I think taking the picture to run facial recognition counts as a frisk. The current temporary ruling is that existing with brown skin is a reasonable suspicion of illegal immigration crime to this Supreme Court.
So, really, all you can do is give your real name, ask for a lawyer and ask if you are being detained or if you may leave the area. If you’re let go, calmly notify others in person and online of ICE activity. If you’re being arrested, get others’ attention by raising your voice letting people know to get their badge and plate numbers.
Did Nazi Germany actually make a law that made being Jewish illegal? Or did they just do all the persecution without a legal basis?
Seems to me that ICE is moving further and further away from an actual legal basis for their activities, ignoring civil rights based on very questionable argument that the suspects are not citizens, although obviously many of the people they confront are.
Also even if they aren’t citizens doesn’t mean they don’t have rights, except in a fascist country that ignores human rights.
But the idea that only citizens have rights, is a huge argument for staying far away from USA as for instance a tourist and for business travel too.
They started by booting all Jews from civil service, and then continued taking away rights, month by month.
So the Nazis actually changed the laws! Trump seems to be skipping that step, but instead make USA a lawless country on top of being fascist.
I missed the part in the fourth amendment that mentions citizens.
I don’t think the legality of the sitiation matters. If the app makes a mistake, you could end up in a cell or on a flight with none of your comms for help. And that’s if you have anyone who can help. If I were a US citizen, I’d wear a mask on me, put it on and move in the opposite direction of any law enforcement I encounter.