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On X, people were arguing to me that this is OK, because people charged with crimes are often detained before trial.

But there's no known crime here, and the terms and circumstances of his arrest are opaque and arbitrary, including the transfer to Louisiana. He wasn't in touch with his lawyer until recently.

The argument seems to be that the government can unilaterally revoke a green card based on an affiliation with a foreign terrorist organization, but the proof of that -- beyond a subjective ideological designation -- is flimsy at best.

Also the white house celebrating this as a major victory is fucked. This is clearly the worst timeline, take me to the time line where Bernie won

Celebrating it with the word "shalom," makes me feel embarrassed and less safe as a Jew. It is easy to see how this would validate the paranoia of antisemites, and frankly, it does speak to the undue influence of a slice of the Israel lobby.

Strategic communications advisor.

Recovering politics reporter, HuffPost.

Yeah that's the other really unfortunate side of that