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In this episode of The Rule of Law Brief, Nathan Charles examines the chilling historical parallels between Nazi Germany’s SA — the Brownshirts — and the modern evolution of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Directorate.


Both movements, he argues, have grown their ranks by appealing to toxic masculinity — promising disaffected men a sense of belonging, purpose, and “strength” through domination and obedience.


Charles acknowledges ICE ERO’s legitimate and professional origins in the post-9/11 era but warns that the modern iteration has traded integrity for ideology. Drawing from historical analysis and his experience as a former federal prosecutor and national security official, he explains how both fascist and MAGA movements manipulate masculine insecurity to turn lawful institutions into political enforcement arms.


Themes explored:


The Brownshirts’ recruitment of young men through hyper-masculine identity and nationalism.


How Trump and the Republican Party deploy identical rhetoric against immigrants and dissidents.


The moral corrosion of ICE’s modern culture and its echoes of 1930s Germany.


Why true strength — in democracy and in law — comes from restraint, not aggression.





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