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Legally none, but given that were no longer governed by law, no idea. I would say talk to a civil rights lawyer if you are a Naturalized citizen and want to participate in your first amendment rites.
If I was still an American (I gave up my citizenship after Dubya shat the USA Patriot Act) and part of an at-risk group - and there are many - I would seriously consider emigrating at this point.
Don't do like the jews who stayed in Germany after 1933 thinking it can't get any worse: it will get worse and you don't want to be stuck in the US when it's too late to leave.
What about people who can't relocate because they're poor, don't have dual citizenship, have nowhere to go, have felonies, etc?.
Hi SDF fellow
We know it will get worse. Our persons are already owned by the US. We know the history and we've read their playbooks.
There's no organization, no real solidarity, no strategy for opposition.
The people who think they'll be safe from it won't help us entrench, and people who already got out won't help us get out.
If no consequence comes for not following court order it wouldn't matter if you were Hunter Biden, they could deport you and no one could stop them.
And this is the real crux of the issue. If there are no penalties for ignoring the court order, then we have already entered the “we need to start lighting dome-topped buildings on fire” phase of protests. Because if the judicial branch is truly being ignored, then there is nothing to stop it from escalating to straight up “Secret Police disappearing citizens in the dark of night for having dissenting opinions” levels.
One important thing for people to think about right now is "what happens when other countries don't accept deportees?"
They start to stack up. Housing, feeding, and guarding "dangerous undesirables" is expensive.
Surely, it would be patriotic to save your country money...
It might be too late. It might not, who's to say. Videos from this weekend have a very familiar ring to them though.
If you are not a straight white man, you will be flirting with deportation. It might get reversed later, and they might "deport" you to a country you have never been, but it will still be a life-changing event.
If you are going to protest, remember to wear a face-covering, never give anyone your full name, leave your cellphone at home, and wear something you can run in.
Also, make sure to be generic. Choose cheap, common clothing that won't stick out
Not American, so take with a grain of salt. However...
Frankly, if you're a naturalized citizen at all, you should already be looking over your shoulder and feeling scared right now. They're deporting legal residents because they don't like the tattoos they have. They're disappearing people for being 2SLGBTQ+.
So either you hide, you run, or you stand up. The only real difference is that standing up will make it easier to catch you - but the end result will be the same.
You're fine for now. Keep protesting, but keep your head in the game if they government starts changing their tactics.
They are going to go after "violent" situations first, so try to avoid those.
They arrested a German guy with a green card the other day, refused to say why, and then tortured him and locked him up.
Unless they're a millionaire, immigrants are not safe.
A green card is not citizenship, Naturalized means they have full citizenship.
In the UK, if you have dual citizenship, they will remove your British citizenship if they don't like what you're doing. I can absolutely see the US do the same.
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-l-chapter-2
Here's the US rules for revocation of Naturalized Citizenship. It sounds like the OP has been naturalized for longer than 5 years, so essentially there is no way to do it anymore unless they had originally obtained it fraudulently.
The UK laws are actually a lot more lax in terms of reasons to revoke than these.
Protesting is the least useful form of collective action. Dont worry if you cant participate in it directly. Its not materially useful.
What you need to do is organize locally and hold your local reps to the fire. Ensure your local elections are run fairly, etc etc.
Help run info ops for naturalized citizens who are comfortable taking direct action. Gather information and make it publicly available. Could be as simple as locating all the charging stations in your state for example. Or dossiers on particularly disgusting ceos.
Plenty of things you can do without directly exposing yourself.
Right now, I’d say absolutely don’t do it. Especially don’t do it if you live in a red state, or are in/near one of the “flashpoint” areas/institutions that are making splashy headlines now.
It’s fucked up, but that’s pragmatic advice. If you cannot deal with the possibility of being illegally detained and deported with zero recourse, you really do need to keep your head down right now, regardless of your skin color… but at the same time, be doubly careful if you’re not white.
I can’t believe I’m writing this about the United States.
The first amendment might be dead, but the second one isn't. Exercise it.
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2025
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