The issue is that the administration could just claim they determined a citizen isn't actually a citizen and deport them. Maybe you look similar and have the same name.
People without principles will do what they want. As others have already said, look at the treatment of the January 6th political prisoners.
What they're after is the pretense that what they are doing is ok. They don't care if it's legal, they don't care if it's ethical, they don't care if it's moral. They just want to say, "see? You deserved it."
They've already decided what's going to happen, everything else is working backwards from there to justify it.
People without principles will do what they want. As others have already said, look at the treatment of the January 6th political prisoners.
What they're after is the pretense that what they are doing is ok. They don't care if it's legal, they don't care if it's ethical, they don't care if it's moral. They just want to say, "see? You deserved it."
They've already decided what's going to happen, everything else is working backwards from there to justify it.