Driving the news: The posters — which read “ARRESTED” — specify various crimes linked to the pictured immigrants and have the White House’s official logo at the bottom.

-The “roughly 100” posters were being placed strategically along “Pebble Beach,” where TV news crews do live shots in front of the mansion. A White House official told Axios the intent is for the posters to be visible behind TV journalists reporting from those positions.

-Posters positioned near the West Wing claim to show unauthorized immigrants arrested for “first-degree murder,” “sexual abuse of a child,” “kidnapping and rape,” “murder,” “rape of a child,” and “distribution of fentanyl.”

-Others claim to show people charged with “sexual assault of minors,” “sexual contact with a child,” and “lewd acts in front of a child.”

-The posters describe the arrestees as “illegal aliens.” Their names and precise legal statuses aren’t included.

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  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    Not only that, but I’m guessing what’s printed are the crimes they’re accused of rather than anything they’ve been convicted of.

    Anyone can accuse anyone of anything at any time. That’s why courts exist.

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      Definitely. There is no more due process in the US

      I’m not sure why people keep being surprised by this recently. All of the recent events over the last month tell us there’s no more due process

      We just found out ICE can come into anybody’s home without a warrant, and send them to concentration camps that we pay millions for…

      The Nazis are here. We are Nazi Germany right now, for people to ask or be confused on why they are evil or what their motive is, their motive is just evil That’s it. And it has to be stopped before it’s too late

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      I’m guessing what’s printed are the crimes they’re accused of rather than anything they’ve been convicted of.

      So Trump’s picture should be up there.

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            It’s a complicated situation, lol, and I can see both sides of it.

            As for that being “a taste of his own medicine”, I agree.

            Ultimately, though, I feel putting a picture of an actual convicted felon alongside photos of people who are highly likely to be only accused of crimes sends the wrong message and gives them the implication of guilt.

            Depends how you look at it, I guess lol.

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              Why not both? Put up posters of him with all/each of the allegations, and stamp CONVICTED across each of those. Since the immigrant ones don’t have the stamp, just like some of the Trump ones, the distinction is made.

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      It just says arrested so I’m wagering these guys were never given a trial, just deported to who the fuck knows where.