Since we’re using El Salvador like it’s a new Gitmo. Like yes, it would still suck for the people from El Salvador.

But at least people from other countries would go back to their home country. Presumably to be treated far better than El Salvador.

  • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
    10·
    21 hours ago

    To the current constitution-violating republican administration, none of this matters and the cruelty is part of it. That said, let’s play a game:

    • what is the country of someone who grew up in the US, possibly speaking only English?
    • what happens if the country is inaccessible for some reason (countries occasionally collapse or close borders)
    • what happens if the borders of the country change and the person’s hometown (or all their family) is now in country X instead of their country of birth Y

    There are probably more weird edge cases that would need to be in any law as well.

    • themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      21 hours ago

      Also, if someone claims asylum, international law explicitly forbids sending them back to their country (not that international law has any bearing whatsoever on this but y’know, add a layer on top)