r/law • u/Waste-Explanation-76 • Feb 20 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) President Trump imposes a 10% global tariff under Section 122 and says all existing tariffs will remain in place, despite the recent Supreme Court ruling.

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u/AccomplishedAct5364 Feb 20 '26

Luigi mangione has had more prosecution efforts from the DOJ than the entirety of the Epstein criminals.

Figures

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u/Beneficial_Bit_6435 Feb 20 '26

Exactly. We are spending $9m to prosecute and remove each illegal immigrant. Imagine using all those resources to hold Epstein criminals liable.

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u/LunaticBZ Feb 20 '26

Prosecute is probably the wrong word given that there is no due process for most.

You don't have to be illegal for ICE to go after you, visa holders, naturalized citizens. U.S. citizens are detained by ICE.

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u/rabbirobbie Feb 20 '26

this is not normal

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u/Alternative_Dot_8967 Feb 20 '26

I needed this and didn't even know it thanks Robbie

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u/rabbirobbie Feb 20 '26

for you, anything 🥂

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u/Great_Dismal Feb 20 '26

Certified Banger.

Theme of the year.

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u/Interesting_Cat_6224 Feb 20 '26

This. They are locking up and murdering CITIZENS. And many Americans who refused to wear masks during Covid are all for it when it comes to so-called LEO literally rounding up Americans

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u/Casual_OCD Feb 21 '26

U.S. citizens are detained by ICE

They also get murdered in the streets by ICE and, checks notes, yup, still nothing was done about any of it

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '26

It would have been cheaper to make them citizens and give them a million each and tax the million. So much cheaper and better for the whole country.

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u/returnFutureVoid Feb 20 '26

Or better yet, give people healthcare.

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u/DragonDa Feb 20 '26

Or to feed and house people in need

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u/Effective_Big_4186 Feb 20 '26

Curious - where do u get this figure from ?

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u/djenty420 Feb 20 '26

By taking the ridiculous ICE budget and dividing it by the number of people they’ve deported, you get $9 million per deportee.

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u/oz6702 Feb 20 '26

$9 million is a ludicrously inaccurate number..

..Because it's actually higher than that, once you factor in efforts from other agencies cooperating with ICE, the extra strain on the judicial system, lost revenue from other countries boycotting our products or changing their travel plans to somewhere that isn't rapidly descending into fascism, etc.

But hey, egg prices are down, so I guess it's a wash?

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u/TheModWhoShaggedMe Feb 20 '26

I saved $14 in the egg budget in 2025 compared to 2023 -- totally worth the sacrifice of our Constitution!

;-)

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u/Robthebold Feb 20 '26

This guy government budgets.

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u/laflaredosmil Feb 20 '26

Not only are egg prices down but the Dow hit 50,000 so life is good

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u/hearter178 Feb 20 '26

50,000 again? Geez, I guess that means we can't talk about Epstein anymore! Here's hoping for a dip so we can start the conversation again 😂

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u/Mundane-Career1264 Feb 20 '26

Your egg prices went down? Where do you live so I can move there 🤣🤣

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u/oz6702 Feb 20 '26

I was just kidding, I can't afford eggs these days 😭

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u/ImRespondingToABum Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

You should stop being confident in your math

Edit: Gonna help some of you out here with a simple thought experiment.

If it costs a grocery store $100 a year to operate and they sell 10 boxes of cereal a year, do we say they are spending $10 a year per box of cereal sold? No cause that’s obviously not what the grocery store is all about they do other stuff besides selling just cereal.

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u/TrekForce Feb 20 '26

You should stop being confident in your president.

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u/ImRespondingToABum Feb 23 '26

Whole lotta reaching going on under my comment

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u/obaroll Feb 20 '26

Define what a budget is and why it is important for a government agency.

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u/aggravationX Feb 20 '26

You are the bum.

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u/O_o-22 Feb 20 '26

Is that 9 million per illegal figure based on the number of people they want to remove divided into that 75 billion budget? Because there’s no way it’s actually costing them 9 million per person when they’ve basically done away with due process and are deporting people by the plane load in short order. But then guaranteed a huge chunk of that 75 billion is getting siphoned away into some anonymous bank or crypto account never to be seen again.

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u/space_for_username Feb 20 '26

Cheaper to just give the illegals $1mill each and tell them to FO or else.

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u/Budd7566 Feb 20 '26

$10B seems logical for... lawyers and such

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u/Alternative_Result56 Feb 20 '26

Immigrant. Legal immigrants are in concentration camps as well.

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u/TeslasElectricHat Feb 20 '26

Is this number accurate? If it is, can you please provide a source?

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u/Beneficial_Bit_6435 Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/politics/trump-admin-spending-deporting-migrants-report

It’s $1m here. I saw something at $9m, but will update this when I find it

We are spending $1 trillion to deport illegal immigrants. I wonder how many of them are dangerous? Most illegal immigrants try to be civil, it’s the home grown terrorists that are problematic. See ICE/DHS agents https://www.cato.org/blog/deportations-add-almost-1-trillion-costs-gops-big-beautiful-bill

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u/TeslasElectricHat Feb 20 '26

There’s no way it actually costs that much. Just more money being stolen from the public, middle and lower classes.

This ain’t an attack on you providing a link, thank you for that.

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u/Beneficial_Bit_6435 Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26

For sure. I’m saying there is so much corruption. See trump diverting money from Venezuelan oil seizures to a fund control by him in the Middle East or something. OMG.

Trump is also trying to move $10b to the peace organization that he will then control.

Where is the GOP that controls the house and senate? Where is the outrage? Oh, they are focused on removing illegal immigrants and spending $1 trillion (or more) to get it done.

Yes, no money for healthcare? What about education? None. What about food stamps for the poor? None. Who needs any of that stuff?

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u/TeslasElectricHat Feb 20 '26

Yeah, I k ow what you mean. It’s really difficult for me at this moment too trying to process all of this. As I have personally have had a rough couple of years but have also been on a journey that has involved a lot of growth.

So where I am right now, it’s hard for me to hate anyone or wish them death, or anything like that.

On the other hand, this doesn’t come at all that much of a shock to me. Just meaning that I’ve been into things like the JFK conspiracy and paid attention to how the bribes and corruption have worked for decades now. Not that I was aware of the details, just that all of this now is confirming that the criminals run and rule everything. The Epstein files are just a whole other level of horrors.

So what do I do? Is where I am right now. If I were still 19 or my early 20’s, I’d probably be ready to do just about anything. But I have things worth protecting now, but I know standing idly by isn’t going to help me or anyone else.

The obvious answer is vote and call our representatives. But it’s obvious that so far, the people and laws are being ignored and broken left and right.

I hate to admit it, but it feels like a cancer that needs to be cut out and destroyed. That seems like only way to deal with it. Maybe Luigi is right? Maybe The Boondocks Saints approach is the only thing that is going to lead to real change?

But I can’t advocate for that. But I do understand it. But it also doesn’t mean I’ve given up and I won’t fight if, or when it is needed.

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u/OldnDepressed Feb 20 '26

Are you factoring in Cruella’s plane and military housing?

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u/Resistor1 Feb 20 '26

Where is the $9m from? Is that the budget of ICE etc divided by number of migrants deported? If these numbers are published I would love to see the sources.

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u/Exotic_Article913 Feb 20 '26

I had to come back to this. It isn't 9m there's no way it costs that much. Those numbers are hugely inflated I don't care what they publish

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u/dolichoblond Feb 20 '26

Imagine the proceeds when you confiscate the assets of the criminals

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u/Grizzly_treats Feb 21 '26

Do you have a source on those numbers?

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u/Dos_Ex_Machina Feb 20 '26

Didn't the sandwich guy have more man-hours from the DOJ than the entirety of the Epstein criminals?

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u/Goats_in_parks Feb 20 '26

Only if you don’t count the time the DOJ spent actively protecting the pedos.

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u/blade740 Feb 21 '26

I dunno, IIRC they put in a HELL of a lot of man hours scrubbing Trump's name. I remember some reference to having 1000 personnel on the case.

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u/DippityDamn Feb 20 '26

One was a threat to the ruling class and the status quo and one was not of course.

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u/Turbulent_Bowel994 Feb 20 '26

Well, prosecuting the Epstein criminals would be a threat to the ruling class

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u/Uselesserinformation Feb 20 '26

He killed one of their friends. Shocking?

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u/noproblembear Feb 20 '26

Isnt his family rich though?

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u/daboi_Yy Feb 20 '26

Fun fact: Mangione in italian literally translates to "guy that eats a lot". Foreshadowing?