Being on a construction site “does not open the floodgates to warrantless government intrusion,” a federal judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by a construction worker who has been detained three times by ICE.
From the article it sounds like the ruling is limited to construction sites, but according to the Institute for Justice (the law firm taking on this case) the judge has ordered a stay on the broader policies that led to this:
- Warrantless Entry Policy (which permitted immigration officers to raid private construction sites without a warrant or consent),
- Preemptive Detention Policy (which permitted immigration officers to preemptively detain employees without a particularized suspicion that persons are illegal immigrants), and
- Continued Detention Policy (which permitted immigration officers to continue detaining workers even after they show evidence of citizenship or lawful presence).
Edit: Note that this is a temporary stay while the case proceeds.
Accurate, but a couple really important notes that people here seem to intentionally overlook.
Even in your accurate negative assessment of both parties, one is a hell of a lot better than the others.
And I don’t think we need a new party. The system doesn’t really allow for it, a new party isn’t a hard requirement, and we shouldn’t add impediments to getting done what needs to get done.
The DSA is that “party”, and certainly for now working within the Democratic party is the way to do it. This has been demonstrated with both the Tea Party and MAGA co-opting and taking over the Republican party.
I’m generally in favor of things like ranked choice and proportional representation, but those things aren’t requirements to lead us in a better direction. Mamdani is working within the Democratic party. It can be done.