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"We will take this fight to court, but the public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct by the President of the United States."

The Biden administration offered the protections to Venezuelans because of the political and economic collapse brought about by the authoritarian regime of Nicolás Maduro.

The app's creator said such claims were "patently false" and accused Apple of "capitulating to an authoritarian regime."

“Using the military for domestic law enforcement is something that’s characteristic of authoritarian regimes.”

In that context, Sharp’s pragmatic strategies for noncompliance can be considered an active, peaceful response to the sense of powerlessness that authoritarians like “our” president aim to foster.