The concept of a “prerogative state” that operates in parallel to do the dirty work, is an interesting concept. Recent news of ICE trying to arrest someone in a court room and then arresting the judge from trying to prevent that, remind me of this.
That said, the El Salvador gulag still has a lower death rate than Nazi concentration camps - so let's not get too carried away?
The Atlantic
America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.
