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Coldwater

(869 posts)
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:12 AM Yesterday

Stephen Miller reportedly told White House that they could invoke 18th-century law to expedite deportations

if US and Venezuela were at war

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller reportedly told White House officials that the Trump administration could expedite deportations through the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act if the U.S. and Venezuela were at war, according to a new report.

The revelation is part of a broader report published by The New York Times about Miller and Secretary of State Marco Rubio's leading role in the administration's escalating military campaign against regional cartels and, more specifically, the Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stephen-miller-reportedly-told-white-house-that-they-could-invoke-18th-century-law-to-expedite-deportations-if-us-and-venezuela-were-at-war/ar-AA1TahHb?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c2168e14682d4a8fd59edddb8edd9759&ei=27

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Stephen Miller reportedly told White House that they could invoke 18th-century law to expedite deportations (Original Post) Coldwater Yesterday OP
a war must be declared by congress rampartd Yesterday #1
Trump could get around declaring a war by calling it a no_hypocrisy Yesterday #4
but that would not trigger the alien sedition act. n/t rampartd Yesterday #6
Which would require an understanding of, as well as a duty to obey, said rules regarding said act. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #16
somebody has given a lot of thought to this project rampartd Yesterday #18
Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #23
But there was... COL Mustard 20 hrs ago #28
On a side note: Coldwater Yesterday #2
We know Miller is running these things. And he's such an in your face racist. Walleye Yesterday #3
Miller's hatred of Latinos is truly pathological Chasstev365 Yesterday #5
The internet says he asked a latina girl on a date in high school, and she said no. Volaris Yesterday #7
Unfortunately... OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #8
What If Venezuela Had Nukes? 2na fisherman Yesterday #9
this is beyond sick. barbtries Yesterday #10
Stephen Miller is truly, deeply, beyond fucked in the head. Initech Yesterday #11
He wants the country JustAnotherGen Yesterday #12
Who's going to give him the bad news Coldwater Yesterday #14
No one JustAnotherGen Yesterday #17
His idol and fuhrer was filled with the same kind of self-loathing.... Dem4life1970 20 hrs ago #30
Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #15
Pee wee German Coldwater Yesterday #13
Time to post canetoad Yesterday #19
Congress would have to declare a war. They haven't since WWII. N/T Jacson6 Yesterday #20
So Miller's a lawyer now?? n/t the nelm Yesterday #21
The one thing I'm absolutely sure of is that no one in Trump's camp is serious about legalities. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #22
This fascist POS needs to go. And his family were immigrants. Seriously twisted. But then, so is Drumpf. Evolve Dammit 22 hrs ago #24
Ah...noted Constitutional scholar...Stephen Miller maspaha 21 hrs ago #25
Sorry Stevie I know you hate non whites fujiyamasan 21 hrs ago #26
May the power of Christ compel him Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #27
Can we deport Stephen Miller back to 1930s Germany? Dem4life1970 20 hrs ago #29
"Inside Stephen Miller's Dark Plot To Build a MAGA Terror State" red dog 1 17 hrs ago #31

rampartd

(3,684 posts)
1. a war must be declared by congress
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:16 AM
Yesterday

they have been assembling this "armada" for months. get squeeky Johnson back to work and declare war.

no_hypocrisy

(54,167 posts)
4. Trump could get around declaring a war by calling it a
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:35 AM
Yesterday

"military police action" like Shrub did for Iraq.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,067 posts)
16. Which would require an understanding of, as well as a duty to obey, said rules regarding said act.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 01:41 PM
Yesterday

And we all know that they don't care about rules, except when they want to punish someone else.

COL Mustard

(7,954 posts)
28. But there was...
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 06:54 PM
20 hrs ago

An Authorization for the Use of Military Force for that. Not a declaration of war, but it was approved by Congress.

Chasstev365

(7,047 posts)
5. Miller's hatred of Latinos is truly pathological
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:52 AM
Yesterday

We know Trump's father was a monster and his mother didn't love him or show him affection, but what the hell is Steven Miller's damage? From where does all his hatred stem?

Volaris

(11,363 posts)
7. The internet says he asked a latina girl on a date in high school, and she said no.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:10 AM
Yesterday

So, once again, ALL THIS is about a loser couldn't get his dick wet.

2na fisherman

(228 posts)
9. What If Venezuela Had Nukes?
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 12:41 PM
Yesterday

This regime may yet blunder into WWIII if they pick a fight with a nuclear armed country just to appear to be tough guys. By these actions they are signaling to the world that they must be well armed to fend off American aggression. And what if all the threatened Latin American nations formed a NATO-like alliance with China? They are heating up a possible new cold war in our hemisphere.

barbtries

(31,108 posts)
10. this is beyond sick.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 12:45 PM
Yesterday

let's throw a war so we can throw more people out of the country.

he's insane. it is insane that he has this kind of power.

Initech

(107,286 posts)
11. Stephen Miller is truly, deeply, beyond fucked in the head.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 12:52 PM
Yesterday

This man is mentally disturbed and deranged. He needs to see the inside of a padded cell for the rest of his days.

JustAnotherGen

(37,498 posts)
12. He wants the country
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 12:57 PM
Yesterday

To be entirely white. It's that simple.

Only problem for Miller?

I was here first. I'm not taking this shit from some sniveling little asshole upstart whose family wasn't even here for manifest destiny. He's in my way.

Baitball Blogger

(51,652 posts)
22. The one thing I'm absolutely sure of is that no one in Trump's camp is serious about legalities.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:07 PM
Yesterday

They aren't interested in the law. They just pull pseudo law out of their ass and in the end, suffer great legal consequences once the smoke clears. But not before they put this country through the wringer.

Evolve Dammit

(21,450 posts)
24. This fascist POS needs to go. And his family were immigrants. Seriously twisted. But then, so is Drumpf.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 05:49 PM
22 hrs ago

maspaha

(704 posts)
25. Ah...noted Constitutional scholar...Stephen Miller
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 05:55 PM
21 hrs ago

…the man that wants to convince you and me that true intellectuals and scholars are unnecessary and are, in fact, evil

fujiyamasan

(1,168 posts)
26. Sorry Stevie I know you hate non whites
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 06:00 PM
21 hrs ago

But you’re just a useful idiot to the white nationalists. You may be able to fool some of them for a while (you’re lucky your last name isn’t exclusively Jewish), but a Jew will never really be accepted among them.

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