It has probably been surmised as a possibility that Trump's administration would test or ignore the boundaries of the law to the point that others would push back, conveniently giving him and his sick cronies "permission" to invoke the Insurrection Act or some other replacement for Constitutional Law.
Are you afraid to leave your house without your papers?
Are you afraid to write about certain topics because of a fear of reprisal?
That's the spirit.
Just some guy without a basement at 1313 Maple Street.