• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Based on her inspection of his birth certificate and Social Security card, Riggans said she found no probable cause for the charge. However, the state prosecutor insisted the court lacked jurisdiction over Lopez-Gomez’s release because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had formally asked the jail to hold him.

    “This court does not have any jurisdiction other than what I’ve already done,” Riggans said.

    Riggans said she was very sorry as Lopez-Gomez’s mother left.

    This is such bullshit. The judge is just as guilty of this racist bullshit as is ICE and anybody else willing to roll over to suck Trump’s tiny dick.

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      I get what you are saying and I agree that it is bullshit, but the fault isn’t with the judge. There are a lot of things our government and laws were not prepared for and and unscrupulous fascist government is power was one of them. This is a jurisdictional loophole that might allow ICE to hold US citizens captive indefinitely. Native Americans are very well acquainted with this type of fuckery.

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        You’re right that we live in unprecedented times, but judges are there to uphold the rule of law, as set forth by congress. But they are also well within their rights to push back against unconstitutional laws. This situation qualifies as unconstitutional.