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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump threatens exile for Americans who are ‘repeat offenders’ and ‘violent criminals’

President Donald Trump on Monday told Republican members of the House that he would launch a plan to subject recidivist American criminals to a punishment never before used in the United States and last used in the United Kingdom nearly two centuries ago: Forced exile.

“We’re going to get approval ... to get them the hell out of our country,” he vowed. “Let’s see how they like it.”

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