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minus-squareHejMedDig@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoDoes the Constitution apply to non-us citizens?
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 months agoYes. It applies to everyone within the borders of the US and US territories, and regardless of whether they are there legally.
minus-squarediablexical@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months ago100% but power is all that matters in the end. I think there’s an exception for invading forces which is why the admin trumped that up for the Venezuelans that were deported.
Does the Constitution apply to non-us citizens?
Yes. It applies to everyone within the borders of the US and US territories, and regardless of whether they are there legally.
100% but power is all that matters in the end. I think there’s an exception for invading forces which is why the admin trumped that up for the Venezuelans that were deported.