dag
@davidallengreen.bsky.social
Writer about law, lore, and policy at Empty City substack and on personal blog, also elsewhere.
Liberal constitutionalist. Janeite.
Birmingham/London.
#AVFC
Liberal constitutionalist. Janeite.
Birmingham/London.
#AVFC
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Also, I'd been led to believe the GOP was the party of private property rights.
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Also, I'd been led to believe the GOP was the party of private property rights.
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If ICE thought this was constitutional, it would have made horrifying social media content about it.
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
If ICE thought this was constitutional, it would have made horrifying social media content about it.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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The Trump administration apparently blinking first on economic war with Europe is good news. If everyone can slow-walk talks on a "deal" it will be even better. But it would be dangerous to assume the crisis is definitely over. And I don't think the damage to NATO can be undone.
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The Trump administration apparently blinking first on economic war with Europe is good news. If everyone can slow-walk talks on a "deal" it will be even better. But it would be dangerous to assume the crisis is definitely over. And I don't think the damage to NATO can be undone.
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NATO & Denmark: We will give you the exact same security arrangements you have had for the past 40 years in Greenland.
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM
NATO & Denmark: We will give you the exact same security arrangements you have had for the past 40 years in Greenland.
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
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Hahahahaha pathetic, well done Big Man you've torched the lot for nowt. See what happens when you stand up to the bully?
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Hahahahaha pathetic, well done Big Man you've torched the lot for nowt. See what happens when you stand up to the bully?
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Mark Carney has delivered one of the most important speeches of our era. There is a better future waiting for Britain if we dare to follow his example.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Mark Carney has delivered one of the most important speeches of our era. There is a better future waiting for Britain if we dare to follow his example.
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If Europe found a way for him to save face and move on, great. But Carney's speech was still spoken and was still true. The bell has rung.
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 PM
If Europe found a way for him to save face and move on, great. But Carney's speech was still spoken and was still true. The bell has rung.
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lol is the “deal” that the United States gets what it currently gets, but everyone gives Trump a shiny object so that he’ll be distracted?
Trump: "Based upon a very productive meeting I had with Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one... Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs"
January 21, 2026 at 7:43 PM
lol is the “deal” that the United States gets what it currently gets, but everyone gives Trump a shiny object so that he’ll be distracted?
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He's also missed the boat to TACO.
He miscalculated and Carney speech is now the path ahead.
He miscalculated and Carney speech is now the path ahead.
January 21, 2026 at 7:56 PM
He's also missed the boat to TACO.
He miscalculated and Carney speech is now the path ahead.
He miscalculated and Carney speech is now the path ahead.
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lol
Mark Rutte isn't empowered to offer Trump a hug, let alone anything approaching what he's been demanding on Greenland.
This is TACO so pure ICE is going to Kavanaugh Stop it.
Mark Rutte isn't empowered to offer Trump a hug, let alone anything approaching what he's been demanding on Greenland.
This is TACO so pure ICE is going to Kavanaugh Stop it.
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
lol
Mark Rutte isn't empowered to offer Trump a hug, let alone anything approaching what he's been demanding on Greenland.
This is TACO so pure ICE is going to Kavanaugh Stop it.
Mark Rutte isn't empowered to offer Trump a hug, let alone anything approaching what he's been demanding on Greenland.
This is TACO so pure ICE is going to Kavanaugh Stop it.
Something's changed, as Pulp would say.
Even if Trump is chickening out and tensions ease over Greenland, something has changed. That change is encapsulated by the Carney speech - but (like an iceberg, aptly) it is wider and deeper than what can be readily seen.
Atlanticism is broken, NATO ripped.
Even if Trump is chickening out and tensions ease over Greenland, something has changed. That change is encapsulated by the Carney speech - but (like an iceberg, aptly) it is wider and deeper than what can be readily seen.
Atlanticism is broken, NATO ripped.
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Something's changed, as Pulp would say.
Even if Trump is chickening out and tensions ease over Greenland, something has changed. That change is encapsulated by the Carney speech - but (like an iceberg, aptly) it is wider and deeper than what can be readily seen.
Atlanticism is broken, NATO ripped.
Even if Trump is chickening out and tensions ease over Greenland, something has changed. That change is encapsulated by the Carney speech - but (like an iceberg, aptly) it is wider and deeper than what can be readily seen.
Atlanticism is broken, NATO ripped.
Art of the Deal 0
Art of the Seal 1
Art of the Seal 1
January 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Art of the Deal 0
Art of the Seal 1
Art of the Seal 1
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You could probably copy and paste the existing agreements into a word document, print them on your office letterhead, and hand them over to him, and he’d be like oooo look at this great deal we’re getting
Oh man Rutte absolutely pulled one over on Donnie, looking forward to hearing what BS he offered up.
Dollar HOD on this and stocks ripping.
Dollar HOD on this and stocks ripping.
January 21, 2026 at 7:41 PM
You could probably copy and paste the existing agreements into a word document, print them on your office letterhead, and hand them over to him, and he’d be like oooo look at this great deal we’re getting
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Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
January 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
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The European Convention on Human Rights was a benefit to British troops, not a burden, writes the Commander Legal for the Iraq War in 2003👇
🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5542abd... via @telegraph.co.uk
It was a force for good, ensuring humane treatment and proper accountability.
#ECHR
🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5542abd... via @telegraph.co.uk
It was a force for good, ensuring humane treatment and proper accountability.
#ECHR
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The European Convention on Human Rights was a benefit to British troops, not a burden, writes the Commander Legal for the Iraq War in 2003👇
🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5542abd... via @telegraph.co.uk
It was a force for good, ensuring humane treatment and proper accountability.
#ECHR
🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5542abd... via @telegraph.co.uk
It was a force for good, ensuring humane treatment and proper accountability.
#ECHR
"Actually, as Winston was aware, the chocolate ration was to be reduced from thirty grams to twenty at the end of the present week. All that was needed was to substitute for the original promise [of no change] a warning that it would probably be necessary to reduce the ration at some time in April."
Trump repeatedly said "Iceland" when he meant Greenland in his Davos rant. But his press secretary is just blatantly lying about it.
January 21, 2026 at 6:36 PM
"Actually, as Winston was aware, the chocolate ration was to be reduced from thirty grams to twenty at the end of the present week. All that was needed was to substitute for the original promise [of no change] a warning that it would probably be necessary to reduce the ration at some time in April."
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When the US acquired the US Virgin Islands from Denmark, it did so through a negotiated treaty and purchase with congressionally appropriated funds.
It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.
And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.
And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
When the US acquired the US Virgin Islands from Denmark, it did so through a negotiated treaty and purchase with congressionally appropriated funds.
It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.
And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.
And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
January 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
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Trump repeatedly said "Iceland" when he meant Greenland in his Davos rant. But his press secretary is just blatantly lying about it.
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump repeatedly said "Iceland" when he meant Greenland in his Davos rant. But his press secretary is just blatantly lying about it.
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Karoline Leavitt is denying that Trump mixed up Greenland and Iceland multiple times during his speech today.
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Karoline Leavitt is denying that Trump mixed up Greenland and Iceland multiple times during his speech today.
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
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Indeed, today's argument could be framed in at least some respects as the Court having to face (and stretch existing doctrinal understandings to account for) the consequences of its own incoherent jurisprudence.
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Indeed, today's argument could be framed in at least some respects as the Court having to face (and stretch existing doctrinal understandings to account for) the consequences of its own incoherent jurisprudence.