'They don't have a right to see a judge' | Lt. Gov. Beckwith faces backlash over immigration remarksMichah Beckwith's comments about due process for undocumented immigrants sparked backlash.WTHRAlex AlmanzaAugust 8, 2025A nationwide debate over immigration law raises a question: Should undocumented immigrants be entitled to due process when taken into custody?That question is gaining traction here in Indiana, not just because of planned ICE detention centers, but also because of comments made by Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith.At a town hall in Terre Haute, Beckwith claimed that undocumented immigrants don't deserve due process. It's a claim that is sparking backlash from immigration advocates and attorneys who say the Constitution disagrees.
Then we have... the homeless.
ReutersBy Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose and Idrees AliAugust 11, 2025President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday to evict homeless people from the nation's capital and jail criminals, despite Washington's mayor arguing there is no current spike in crime.While details of the plan were unclear, the administration is preparing to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, a U.S. official told Reuters, a controversial tactic Trump used recently in Los Angeles to tackle immigration protests over the objections of local officials.
Does any of this sound familiar... maybe you learned it in the 11 or 12 grade?
Back in the 1930s & 1940s the Nazi regime targeted the “asocial” population: homeless people, beggars, alcoholics, sex workers, Roma, LGBT people, and others deemed “undesirable.” The way they treated the Roma has troubling parallels with the way undocumented immigrants are today.
From history we have learned that the early stages of authoritarianism often begin with:
- Targeting vulnerable groups,
- Using dehumanizing language,
- Normalizing state overreach,
- And shifting public tolerance for civil rights violations.
Where are we today?
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