Summary
Donald Trump suggested deporting violent repeat American offenders to foreign countries willing to incarcerate them for a small fee.
The proposal, shared at a Republican retreat in Florida, has no legal precedent in the U.S. and would require new legislation.
Critics cite constitutional concerns, including the Eighth Amendment that prohibits “cruel and unusual punishments.”
The idea follows Trump’s broader crackdown on illegal immigration, which a recent poll shows has significant bipartisan support.
To where? Who is going to take them?
It’s a short walk from “Mexico is sending us their criminals” to “We should send our criminals to Mexico.”
Well, if British recent history is to be followed, Rwanda.
Those “criminals” were asylum seekers.
That’s a perspective thing these days
There’s precedent for doing this internationally. For example, Belgium pays the Netherlands to house some of their prisoners instead of building new prisons because the Netherlands has spare capacity and it’s easier than building new prisons.
I doubt that this sort of thing is what Trump has in mind though.
I’ll happily take a spot in a Nordic prison.
From experience I can tell you that even a nice prison is still a prison. Being locked up fucks with your mind.
I think, you insulted several nations by calling the Netherlands nordic.
Oh no! I need to be punished!!
Yes, who would take him?
Who would take him out?
We’ll figure that out later. In the mean time, lets just keep them concentrated in one place, like a resort… or camp
China.