Protest Planned in Clovis CA
A protest of President Donald Trump and his policies is planned for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the intersection of Shaw and Clovis avenues, according to a flyer circulating online.
War on Workers
By Jack Farnsworrth, April 18, 2025
Hands Off News & Views
Welcome to Hands Off News and Views. Today, we need to talk about something that should send chills down every American’s spine.
Donald Trump has publicly said that he likes the idea of deporting violent criminals — even U.S. citizens — to foreign prisons. Let me say that again: Even U.S. citizens.
This isn’t just a throwaway comment. This is a direct threat to the U.S. Constitution. And if we let it slide, we are all in danger.
The Constitution does not allow the deportation of American citizens. Period. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done. If you're a citizen, you have the right to due process, to trial by jury, and to serve any sentence here, in your own country — not in some unknown cell overseas.
If Trump is serious about this, he’s talking about something that belongs in an authoritarian regime — not a democracy. Because in dictatorships, that’s what they do — they silence people by banishing them. They strip away citizenship like it’s nothing. But here in America, we believe rights matter — even when it's hard. Even when the person is a criminal.
Now maybe he’s not serious. Maybe it was just another one of his outrageous sound bites to fire up his base. But even as a “joke,” it’s not funny. When someone with real power floats an idea like this, it plants a seed. It shifts the line. It makes the unthinkable seem just a little more thinkable.
And let’s be real: No foreign country is going to take in American citizens to fill up their prisons. There is no plan. There is no process. It’s a fantasy — and a dangerous one.
So why say it? Why put it out there? Because cruelty gets attention. Because it distracts from real issues. And because it’s a test — to see how far he can push the boundaries of law and decency before people say “enough.”
Well, we’re saying it now:
Enough!
Hands off our Constitution. Hands off our rights. And hands off the people who still believe in justice — even when it’s hard.