The March 14 directive, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, uses an obscure 18th-century law — the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — to give law enforcement nationwide the power to bypass basic constitutional protections.

According to the memo, agents can break into a home if getting a warrant is “impracticable,” and they don’t need a judge’s approval. Instead, immigration officers can sign their own administrative warrants. The bar for action is low — a “reasonable belief” that someone might be part of a Venezuelan gang is enough.

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      Those GOSH DARN Democrats keep trying to feed and house immigrants with MY TAX DOLLARS.

      Instead of putting them in cages and throwing them in prison. (AGAIN WITH TAX DOLLARS.)

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        Nobody says that. But you can pretend they do.

        Can’t speak for anyone else, but it was quite literally word for word what my co-worker said the day after the election.