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  1. A compelling episode of the National Security Law podcast where Steve Vladeck demolishes Trump’s absurd actions on the border in pursuit of what I think is clear is an ineffective and explicitly racist agenda. All while undermining our democracy btw. overcast.fm/+IE2G-xEeM
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    1. …in reply to @augustf
      If anyone is unclear about how asylum law works or what our treaty obligations are regarding where asylum-seekers may apply, answers are within. TL;DL The President and his cabinet routinely lie about what the law is and their efforts to change it without Congress are illegal.
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    2. …in reply to @augustf
      If you were wondering if the President’s chief of staff can issue military orders orders-in-council style, here’s your answer. To say nothing of orders facially violating the Posse Comitatus Act.
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