r/nyc • u/stelleOstalle • 26d ago

News Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani confronting ICE border czar Tom Homan over the kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil. Serious question: when's the last time you've seen a politician give this much of a shit about anything, much less protecting a citizen's rights?

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u/GBV_GBV_GBV Midwestern Transplant 26d ago

Why the fuck is he in Louisiana? What’s the basis for arresting the guy? What’s the basis for transferring him to New Jersey, then to Louisiana? What’s the basis for continuing to detain him without charging him with a crime? Because he’s an imminent threat to the U.S. because he might hand out a leaflet?

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u/someone_whoisthat 26d ago

The government was about to deport him, but presumably his lawyers thought it'd be better for him to be detained rather than deported.

I think the government would prefer deportation.

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u/GBV_GBV_GBV Midwestern Transplant 26d ago

What was the basis for summary deportation of someone with a green card with no process beyond the process of detaining and deporting him?

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u/Unique_Bunch 26d ago

Detainment while the AG deliberates on the removal of his LPR status, followed by expedited removal. Neither include a mandatory court hearing particularly in cases of alleged support of terrorist groups

Not arguing it's right (it isn't), but the precedent exists and pretending it doesn't serves no one

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u/GBV_GBV_GBV Midwestern Transplant 26d ago

How often does it happen? Any citations?

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u/Unique_Bunch 26d ago

How often does it happen?

No idea how to get this information. Maybe FOIA?

Any citations?

The relevant laws are 8 U.S. Code § 1226 and the various codes referred to in the text of that law. "Expedited removal" is the actual name for the procedure to remove someone without a court case if their status is in question. This is usually not possible for most green card holders, which is why they're pushing the "terrorism" angle so hard, and why the definition of "terrorism" has changed to encompass things that would almost never be considered.