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The deaths of Renee Macklin Good and Alex Pretti have shaken up the conversation about how states should respond to immigration crackdowns across the country.

Some Democratic leaders have vowed to hold federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers accountable — even charging them with crimes.

However, after Trump took office last year, many red states jumped to support the president's mass deportation efforts.

In Tennessee, the state provides grants to law enforcement agencies that work with ICE. Since that was passed last year, the number of sheriff's offices and police departments that have signed a formal agreement with ICE has skyrocketed.

Now, Republican lawmakers in the state are considering making that voluntary program involuntary as part of a bigger immigration package. Kentucky lawmakers are moving in the same direction.

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[–] bluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The article says "There is no structural or blanket barrier to states bringing a criminal prosecution against federal officials."

This is good news. I was hoping there would be at least one example of it being used. Does anyone know if this idea has been tested via any cases in the past?

I wonder if the Institute for Justice will take up any of these cases on an individual level?

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but it's the states that the Nazis don't care about harassing, there's more undocumented immigrants in Texas than almost any other state but they don't care

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

I believe they do care, because they:

A. Don’t want trouble in their own backyards B. Are aware of the lax gun laws in Texas and other red states C. Are all in to ‘punish’ blue states, as well as recon said states for upcoming election intimidation and interference

[–] whereIsTamara@lemmy.org 3 points 3 hours ago

I say, let them have ICE. They should go where they are wanted.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Thank you Republicans for showing us which states to fly over 🫡

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I've already skipped attending events in those states even though I've attended annually for 25 years.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 4 points 5 hours ago

And release the contents of the aircraft toilet tanks.

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

Bootlickers. I guess we'll see how that works out for them

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 7 hours ago

Fucking disgusting

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Great. Red States want carnage. I say they should get it.

[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 12 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, but they’re targeting the blue cities. They aren’t trying to hurt their country bumpkins.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I mean there are kids there who don't deserve any of this

[–] whereIsTamara@lemmy.org 1 points 3 hours ago

And those kids will grow up to be angry about it. But I want ICE in the red and not the blue.