Abrego Garcia's lawyers filed a motion to show cause why the Trump administration shouldn't be held in contempt for failing to comply with the court's clear orders.
All the more reason to expose the regime. You cannot say “oh oops, 😬 clerical error! Not my fault.🤦♀️
Whether death was intentional, or an accidental biproduct of being sent to a place where guards say “you won’t walk out of here”. It is the regime’s responsibility to set things up to minimize “accidents”.
Trump takes accolades for the successes of others, and pushes responsibility for negatives off onto others.
It’s not just BS; it’s really scary because it would mean these lunatics have dangerous power over all of us. How easy would it be to disappear anybody they don’t like and then appeal to state secrets as to why they cannot legally be forced to make things right.
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!! Why don’t we check that out either “FINAL AUTHORITY ON ALL THINGS FINANCIAL , the author of THA ART OG THE DEAL” it’s actually how he does business. He IS DOING IT WITH USAID I might point out.
I also hate to even think it, but if he was protected here already by a return to Venezuela and since the prison is run by Venezuelan gangs, I fear they handled him right away
Seems like we the taxpayers are funding this concentration camp in El Salvador. If Trump threatens to withhold our payment(s) to them, they could find a way to make him available for return after all.
In the meantime Nohm had no trouble creating a propaganda stunt featuring her in front of the notorious prison. Tell me again why Americans are tolerating this.
Family needs to sue the Federal Gov for $10billon now NOTHING GET ATTENTION LIKE LAWSUIT WITH A B Attached to it INCLUDING HOLMAN MILLER AND TRUMP ARE LAWS SAY YOU CANT SUE PRES. WELL OUR LAWS SAY AMERICAN CITIZENS NEED DUE PROCESS AND PROVIDE PROOF FOR CRIMINAL ACT. IF BROUGHT BACK THEY CONSIDER LOWERING PRICE. PLAY THEIR GAME KEEP IT FRONT PAGE.
Oh I know but it’s the damn fact they do it for huge about as well kidnapping an American citizen without due process and they admit they were wrong. It’s an embarrassment as well sue every single person involved at least 1 would be responsible and not covered under Pres actions plus see if they can keep in the for front of the news daily something will break him he hates to be MOCKED EMBARRASSED & CALL A LIAR. THEY MADE STATEMENT IT WAS THE WRONG PERSON. THEY KEEP PUSH IT GO DOWN THEIR VIDEO TAPE TALKING TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE SEE WHO ELSE HAS NO CRIMINAL HISTORY THAT THE ONLY WAS TO NAIL WHOEVER TOOK THEM MAKE LOOK LIKE KIDNAPPER OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING PEOPLE. It must get ugly if this doest stop they will continue to kidnap Americans just because Tom Holman is racist evil man just like Steven Miller writing all those EO THAT ARE NOT LAWS PERIOD as long as republicans feel threatened by DTJ they do nothing. Just like a former Senator said REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS NEED TO FEEL THREATENED BY THEIR CONSTITUENTS MORE THATS HOW WE CAN GET TO THEM TOWN HALL SAYING THEY ARE VOTING THESE PEOPLE OUT AND FIND OTHER TO REPLACE THEM.
TOWN HALL AT EVERY SINGLE ELECTED REPUBLICAN CONSTITUENT IN THEIR DISTRICT MUST COME TOGETHER AND TELL THEY DONT WOULD OR NEED COWARDS BEND FOR A MAN AND NOT HONORING THE CONSTITUTION OR THEIR OATH VOTERS CONTROL THESE GUYS NOT MUSK THESE REPUBLICANS FORGET THAT ITS THE VOTER NOT A PRES OR HIS LAPDOG WITH MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS SICK PEOPLE
Those of us in the targeted communities have always known what they really are and that our safety has never been guaranteed! We did our best to warn everyone about it.
Every man sent to El Salvador needs to be sent back to the United States for "due process", especially when reports state 75% have no criminal record! Abrego and all the men were kidnapped.
The Courts need to continue to stand up to this administration and hold them accountable for false imprisonment, lack of due process and kidnapping~
You're absolutely right. What was done these men is a violation of not only US law but also international law. The UN Convention Against Torture forbids the deportation of any individual to a country where they would be in imminent danger of torture or other cruel or inhumane treatment.
Trump and his lawyers are unquestionably in contempt of court, in this and other cases. Where they aren’t in obvious contempt, they have still violated the duties of candor to the court and avoidance of frivolous arguments, and should be subject to bar discipline.
Whether or not the Court finds him in contempt (and I hope they do; it is justified) We the People hold him in utmost contempt. That will become more and more apparent as we go along. His actions are more and more unhinged. Hopefully, as it becomes more apparent the level of his depravity, a few more GOP legislators will really begin to put country over party and rein this in. They SHOULD be able to see clearly what is going on and put a stop to it by legislation. GROW SPINES AND REPRESENT!
I agree. At this point I think the majority in Congress need to brought before the the people (Who are their True and Rightful Bosses/Employers) At this point the people need to be 'The Judge, Jury, and Prosecutors' to how they have lied and completely failed to follow the Constitution of the People for the People.
I think we can deal with Vance more effectively because he does not have the reality show background and recognition that Trump has. I hope that the courts find Vance and others of the administration complicit also, and that they find some means independent of the DOJ to enforce whatever contempt they find. The SCOTUS is complicit in what is taking place, especially Roberts, Kavanaugh, Thomas and Alito. They need to have some case that comes before them cause them to revisit the immunity decision and narrow what is considered to be official acts. Of course Trump has abused that decision.
If/when there is an election in 2026, we need to organize and take back all of Congress so that we can codify term limits and ethics standards for the SCOTUS, Roe v Wade and reverse Citizens United.
I don’t understand why you keep hoping that the republicans will save us? They have been fully on board with this white supremacy plan for the past 50 years! They are doing some performative theatre to give the impression that they care, but they REALLY don’t. If we don’t save ourselves, we are doomed.
I understand that it is up to us, and not depend on any segment of the GOP to save us. My hope that this could happen does not preclude me/us taking action. The level of his unhinged behavior becomes more apparent each day. It would only take a few GOP members to make a difference in Congress. More than anything, though, the statement points to my unreasonable optimism, some of which is sometimes manufactured for my own sanity. It is not denial, as I am aware that this is unlikely. Still I hope.
You know what, that's a great point. Trump cannot stand looking weak. This seems like an effective pain point to press, and press hard. We need a personal campaign against Trump calling him a scared, weak loser who can't even negotiate with El Salvador, a country a fraction of the size of the US.
It’s actually not about bowing to El Salvador though. This is the deal he made in advance with El Salvador. Albrego wasn’t sent there by mistake. He is the pawn Project 2025 is using via Trump to defy the Supreme Court. The 249 others are just cover for that.
Interesting theory. So, this premeditated defiance is designed to demonstrate what? That scotus is powerless? That the judicial branch is now irrelevant?
Pretty much. If the SCOTUS can’t move forward with holding anybody in contempt in any meaningful way, like start locking some of these lawyers up, Trump’s just going to move on the next step and revoke Albregos childrens birthright citizenship, or ship a journalist to El Salvador. SCOTUS only acts quickly when it favors Trump, and slow walks due process to his advantage. Actual justice can’t keep up with this.
I am not a lawyer so my question is based in concern and frustration In this situation, an innocent man is being held in a prison that is tremendously dangerous to his very survival. Every day is urgent. The US government is not acting in good faith. Instead, the administration & DOJ are acting as though they have no interest or responsibility to move with urgency, to provide basic information or to do anything that involves the safe return of an innocent man.
My question is- how come only one party seems to be taking this seriously and how can the legal system function under these conditions? The 45/47 administration is delaying and not complying. Is there no way that the law can be used to compel what would be just?
I wonder, with the contempt hearing, if they find the regime guilty, what then? Usually when someone is held in contempt, they are jailed until the court decides that that individual has satisfactorily abided by the court's rules or demands.
NO! NO! NO! They need to put Homeland Security KRISTI NOEM in contempt and TOM HOLMAN AND ANY OTHER CABINET HEAD INVOLVED IN THIS IN CONTEMPT, starting with charging them a sadistically indecent amount of money per day! ( AND CONFISCATE THAT ROLEX SHE WORE WALKING AROUND FLASHING IT ON THEIR LITTLE SEE-WHAT-WE-CAN-DO-TO-YOU-FILM!! ) There is no way they are unable to get that man out of there!!! IT IS WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! THE UNITED STATES MESSES UP MANY TIMES. BUT THIS IS BEYOND WRONG! SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY. THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY. PEOPLE CAN MARCH FOR HIM HOLDING UP SIGNS HOLDING THE SUPREME COURT ACCOUNTABLE! MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WRITING, CALLING THE SUPREME COURT AND TELLING THE SUPREME COURT THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE. THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE! THEY ARE NOW AFRAID OF THE MONSTER KING THEY CREATED AND THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR KEEPING THAT MAN IN A SQUALID, CRUEL, PUNITIVE PRISON FOR NOT COMMITTING A CRIME. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTING A CRIME!!
In civil litigation parties are required to produce documents in their “possession, custody, or control.” A party cannot take crucial documents and put them out of their control. That party would surely be sanctioned, held in contempt, or otherwise punished for violating their discovery obligations.
In the Abrego Garcia case, DOJ is essentially claiming that they’ve put a *person* out of their custody or control. That sort of gamesmanship, with a *person* no less, warrants the most serious sanctions available to the court.
The convicts and their PutinFlyingMonkeys are in charge of ALL OUR FREEDOMS only if we allow it. It's time to show up, call out and DEMAND there be a reestablishment of the RULE OF LAW applying to and for EVERYONE. Holding EVERYONE accountable for actions MUST include criminals at the top as well. Due Process, evidence, judicial conduct, deliberations, testimonies, sentencing, legal & just consequences commensurate with crimes committed.
Arrest Tom Homan and everyone else involved in ICE in the state of Maryland and charge them with kidnapping. State charges cannot be pardoned by the president.
As much as we wanr Mr Garcia freed don't forget there are 260 others jailed without due process. The U.S. Constitution and the Magna Carta died under Trump in 80 days.
If the government paid El Salvador to house these criminals or Ordinary People then surely it can pay a little more to get the Ordinary People home. But of course Trump wouldn't know anything about welcoming home anything alive or dead.
"He is alive and secure in that facility. " What the fuck does that actually tell anyone? What condition is he in? Are they avoiding bringing him back because he has been severely damaged and they're afraid of how it will look?
Two possibilities. They’re slow-walking the process to stay only partially compliant and avoid a contempt ruling, or Mr. Garcia is alive but not in good enough condition to face the media, and they need time to get him into that condition, so they HAVE to buy time.
Once they release him, the regime’s enemies get a hero, and a legal precedent gets set. The rougher the shape he’s in, the bigger the hero.
They won't release him. If he gets out he can talk about what he has gone through. They can't allow that, so if he's still alive, they now want him dead.
Sure. Disappeared is just another form of dead. It’s too late for that to be a good solution, though, unless they can pull a Jimmy Hoffa while the court is watching. Martyrs are a bad optic for the regime. They certainly WANT him dead, but to pull that now makes Garcia very very alive to far too many people. Including the Federal Court.
And now the point is moot on Garcia. Bukele just stated (in Trump nodding presence) he would not release him.we need to prosecute the use of Alien enemies Act.
There is! 1) we can recognize that the Garcia case IS the constitutional crisis we feared when the MAGA regime took power. 2) we can spread the word through our representatives in Congress, our social media use, and our physical presence at public resistance gatherings. The Executive Branch of our government is lying to the people of the United States. It has open contempt for the judicial process, the US Constitution, and the rule of law. It has stated that it will willingly export United States citizens to a foreign country for permanent incarceration.
The Garcia case is a test: the Executive Branch failed the test.
If the US government is paying El Salvador to imprison him they can get him back. And argument saying otherwise is bs.
That is an excellent point. We sent Kristy Nome there for photos and she came back ok.
Absolutely!
They can't get him back if he's already dead.
in which case, there should be consequences here since the intention to kill him without process or regard for his life certainly seems likely
All the more reason to expose the regime. You cannot say “oh oops, 😬 clerical error! Not my fault.🤦♀️
Whether death was intentional, or an accidental biproduct of being sent to a place where guards say “you won’t walk out of here”. It is the regime’s responsibility to set things up to minimize “accidents”.
Trump takes accolades for the successes of others, and pushes responsibility for negatives off onto others.
Actually they can and should for his family but today they said he was alive in the terrorist centre
Saying and having live video evidence are two completely different things when it comes to this Regime or the EL Salvador government.
It’s not just BS; it’s really scary because it would mean these lunatics have dangerous power over all of us. How easy would it be to disappear anybody they don’t like and then appeal to state secrets as to why they cannot legally be forced to make things right.
Absolutely!
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!! Why don’t we check that out either “FINAL AUTHORITY ON ALL THINGS FINANCIAL , the author of THA ART OG THE DEAL” it’s actually how he does business. He IS DOING IT WITH USAID I might point out.
I also hate to even think it, but if he was protected here already by a return to Venezuela and since the prison is run by Venezuelan gangs, I fear they handled him right away
El Salvador, but your point is still valid.
Seems like we the taxpayers are funding this concentration camp in El Salvador. If Trump threatens to withhold our payment(s) to them, they could find a way to make him available for return after all.
I totally agree. The issue here is the courts.
DOJ is in the wrong. ICE or whoever snatched him is in the wrong.
But someone needs to enforce that.
Having SCOTUS say ‘do what you can’ seems to guarantee nothing will be done.
This was a kidnapping.
We demand proof of life.
The president of El Salvador is going to the Oval Office. Why can’t he bring Garcia WITH HIM??!
It’s more like human trafficking because the US government has paid to have them transported and housed in El Salvador.
In the meantime Nohm had no trouble creating a propaganda stunt featuring her in front of the notorious prison. Tell me again why Americans are tolerating this.
Family needs to sue the Federal Gov for $10billon now NOTHING GET ATTENTION LIKE LAWSUIT WITH A B Attached to it INCLUDING HOLMAN MILLER AND TRUMP ARE LAWS SAY YOU CANT SUE PRES. WELL OUR LAWS SAY AMERICAN CITIZENS NEED DUE PROCESS AND PROVIDE PROOF FOR CRIMINAL ACT. IF BROUGHT BACK THEY CONSIDER LOWERING PRICE. PLAY THEIR GAME KEEP IT FRONT PAGE.
Yeh but it’s unlikely they’ll get anything awarded by the courts. Look at the way Trump has sidestepped all the rulings to date’s
Oh I know but it’s the damn fact they do it for huge about as well kidnapping an American citizen without due process and they admit they were wrong. It’s an embarrassment as well sue every single person involved at least 1 would be responsible and not covered under Pres actions plus see if they can keep in the for front of the news daily something will break him he hates to be MOCKED EMBARRASSED & CALL A LIAR. THEY MADE STATEMENT IT WAS THE WRONG PERSON. THEY KEEP PUSH IT GO DOWN THEIR VIDEO TAPE TALKING TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE SEE WHO ELSE HAS NO CRIMINAL HISTORY THAT THE ONLY WAS TO NAIL WHOEVER TOOK THEM MAKE LOOK LIKE KIDNAPPER OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING PEOPLE. It must get ugly if this doest stop they will continue to kidnap Americans just because Tom Holman is racist evil man just like Steven Miller writing all those EO THAT ARE NOT LAWS PERIOD as long as republicans feel threatened by DTJ they do nothing. Just like a former Senator said REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS NEED TO FEEL THREATENED BY THEIR CONSTITUENTS MORE THATS HOW WE CAN GET TO THEM TOWN HALL SAYING THEY ARE VOTING THESE PEOPLE OUT AND FIND OTHER TO REPLACE THEM.
TOWN HALL AT EVERY SINGLE ELECTED REPUBLICAN CONSTITUENT IN THEIR DISTRICT MUST COME TOGETHER AND TELL THEY DONT WOULD OR NEED COWARDS BEND FOR A MAN AND NOT HONORING THE CONSTITUTION OR THEIR OATH VOTERS CONTROL THESE GUYS NOT MUSK THESE REPUBLICANS FORGET THAT ITS THE VOTER NOT A PRES OR HIS LAPDOG WITH MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS SICK PEOPLE
I knew it would be bad, but I never could have imagined all the different ways that a handful of people could completely wreck our existence.
They never stopped working on their plan to destroy our country in the past 5 years.
They've been working on it for 45 years.
It is an ugly reality isn't it.
It’s more than that sadly
Those of us in the targeted communities have always known what they really are and that our safety has never been guaranteed! We did our best to warn everyone about it.
Exactly
Every man sent to El Salvador needs to be sent back to the United States for "due process", especially when reports state 75% have no criminal record! Abrego and all the men were kidnapped.
The Courts need to continue to stand up to this administration and hold them accountable for false imprisonment, lack of due process and kidnapping~
👏👏👏Absolutely 🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️
You're absolutely right. What was done these men is a violation of not only US law but also international law. The UN Convention Against Torture forbids the deportation of any individual to a country where they would be in imminent danger of torture or other cruel or inhumane treatment.
Trump and his lawyers are unquestionably in contempt of court, in this and other cases. Where they aren’t in obvious contempt, they have still violated the duties of candor to the court and avoidance of frivolous arguments, and should be subject to bar discipline.
Yes. They can always start with the lawyers...
Whether or not the Court finds him in contempt (and I hope they do; it is justified) We the People hold him in utmost contempt. That will become more and more apparent as we go along. His actions are more and more unhinged. Hopefully, as it becomes more apparent the level of his depravity, a few more GOP legislators will really begin to put country over party and rein this in. They SHOULD be able to see clearly what is going on and put a stop to it by legislation. GROW SPINES AND REPRESENT!
Somehow, failure on the part of GOP legislators to hold Trump accountable should put them in contempt as well.
I agree. At this point I think the majority in Congress need to brought before the the people (Who are their True and Rightful Bosses/Employers) At this point the people need to be 'The Judge, Jury, and Prosecutors' to how they have lied and completely failed to follow the Constitution of the People for the People.
And we will still need to deal with Vance. Is it one at a time, or is Vance complicit by some of his actions/statements?
I think we can deal with Vance more effectively because he does not have the reality show background and recognition that Trump has. I hope that the courts find Vance and others of the administration complicit also, and that they find some means independent of the DOJ to enforce whatever contempt they find. The SCOTUS is complicit in what is taking place, especially Roberts, Kavanaugh, Thomas and Alito. They need to have some case that comes before them cause them to revisit the immunity decision and narrow what is considered to be official acts. Of course Trump has abused that decision.
If/when there is an election in 2026, we need to organize and take back all of Congress so that we can codify term limits and ethics standards for the SCOTUS, Roe v Wade and reverse Citizens United.
Would he (V@nce) be an accessory to kidnapping and trafficking, at this point?
I’m not an attorney or judge. It does seem so.
At this point in time "The People should have the Authority over everyone in Our Government. They work for Us!
Of course he’s complicit. He’s no damn good
I don’t understand why you keep hoping that the republicans will save us? They have been fully on board with this white supremacy plan for the past 50 years! They are doing some performative theatre to give the impression that they care, but they REALLY don’t. If we don’t save ourselves, we are doomed.
I understand that it is up to us, and not depend on any segment of the GOP to save us. My hope that this could happen does not preclude me/us taking action. The level of his unhinged behavior becomes more apparent each day. It would only take a few GOP members to make a difference in Congress. More than anything, though, the statement points to my unreasonable optimism, some of which is sometimes manufactured for my own sanity. It is not denial, as I am aware that this is unlikely. Still I hope.
If the Trump administration gets away with this it will imply that it’s too weak to stand up to El Salvador.
You know what, that's a great point. Trump cannot stand looking weak. This seems like an effective pain point to press, and press hard. We need a personal campaign against Trump calling him a scared, weak loser who can't even negotiate with El Salvador, a country a fraction of the size of the US.
He looks weak either way. Weak for bowing to a judge or weak for not demanding compliance from El Salvador
It’s actually not about bowing to El Salvador though. This is the deal he made in advance with El Salvador. Albrego wasn’t sent there by mistake. He is the pawn Project 2025 is using via Trump to defy the Supreme Court. The 249 others are just cover for that.
Interesting theory. So, this premeditated defiance is designed to demonstrate what? That scotus is powerless? That the judicial branch is now irrelevant?
Pretty much. If the SCOTUS can’t move forward with holding anybody in contempt in any meaningful way, like start locking some of these lawyers up, Trump’s just going to move on the next step and revoke Albregos childrens birthright citizenship, or ship a journalist to El Salvador. SCOTUS only acts quickly when it favors Trump, and slow walks due process to his advantage. Actual justice can’t keep up with this.
And so that woild mean that the mighty 47 would have been struck out, crushed,
by their tiny opponents.
Astute observation, Bill. Goodonya.
Maybe Trumpwad could tell Bukelé to send Garcia back else we re-name his country El America.
Good point!
Good point!
I am not a lawyer so my question is based in concern and frustration In this situation, an innocent man is being held in a prison that is tremendously dangerous to his very survival. Every day is urgent. The US government is not acting in good faith. Instead, the administration & DOJ are acting as though they have no interest or responsibility to move with urgency, to provide basic information or to do anything that involves the safe return of an innocent man.
My question is- how come only one party seems to be taking this seriously and how can the legal system function under these conditions? The 45/47 administration is delaying and not complying. Is there no way that the law can be used to compel what would be just?
I wonder, with the contempt hearing, if they find the regime guilty, what then? Usually when someone is held in contempt, they are jailed until the court decides that that individual has satisfactorily abided by the court's rules or demands.
Who goes to jail when they refuse to comply?
Right. I wonder, and I am concerned. the Roberts court didn't support Boasberg and here, they were unanimous and wishy-washy.
At this point. We have No "TRUE" legal system left. Unless the People in the 10's of millions take it back!
NO! NO! NO! They need to put Homeland Security KRISTI NOEM in contempt and TOM HOLMAN AND ANY OTHER CABINET HEAD INVOLVED IN THIS IN CONTEMPT, starting with charging them a sadistically indecent amount of money per day! ( AND CONFISCATE THAT ROLEX SHE WORE WALKING AROUND FLASHING IT ON THEIR LITTLE SEE-WHAT-WE-CAN-DO-TO-YOU-FILM!! ) There is no way they are unable to get that man out of there!!! IT IS WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! THE UNITED STATES MESSES UP MANY TIMES. BUT THIS IS BEYOND WRONG! SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY. THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY. PEOPLE CAN MARCH FOR HIM HOLDING UP SIGNS HOLDING THE SUPREME COURT ACCOUNTABLE! MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WRITING, CALLING THE SUPREME COURT AND TELLING THE SUPREME COURT THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE. THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE! THEY ARE NOW AFRAID OF THE MONSTER KING THEY CREATED AND THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR KEEPING THAT MAN IN A SQUALID, CRUEL, PUNITIVE PRISON FOR NOT COMMITTING A CRIME. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTING A CRIME!!
YES! 👏 👏👏♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸
In civil litigation parties are required to produce documents in their “possession, custody, or control.” A party cannot take crucial documents and put them out of their control. That party would surely be sanctioned, held in contempt, or otherwise punished for violating their discovery obligations.
In the Abrego Garcia case, DOJ is essentially claiming that they’ve put a *person* out of their custody or control. That sort of gamesmanship, with a *person* no less, warrants the most serious sanctions available to the court.
The convicts and their PutinFlyingMonkeys are in charge of ALL OUR FREEDOMS only if we allow it. It's time to show up, call out and DEMAND there be a reestablishment of the RULE OF LAW applying to and for EVERYONE. Holding EVERYONE accountable for actions MUST include criminals at the top as well. Due Process, evidence, judicial conduct, deliberations, testimonies, sentencing, legal & just consequences commensurate with crimes committed.
Arrest Tom Homan and everyone else involved in ICE in the state of Maryland and charge them with kidnapping. State charges cannot be pardoned by the president.
As much as we wanr Mr Garcia freed don't forget there are 260 others jailed without due process. The U.S. Constitution and the Magna Carta died under Trump in 80 days.
If the government paid El Salvador to house these criminals or Ordinary People then surely it can pay a little more to get the Ordinary People home. But of course Trump wouldn't know anything about welcoming home anything alive or dead.
"He is alive and secure in that facility. " What the fuck does that actually tell anyone? What condition is he in? Are they avoiding bringing him back because he has been severely damaged and they're afraid of how it will look?
North Korea vibes.
Even if he isn’t damaged….the administration does not want a witness here that can speak to atrocities at the death camp.
They’re complying with the first part of the order: location and condition.
Two possibilities. They’re slow-walking the process to stay only partially compliant and avoid a contempt ruling, or Mr. Garcia is alive but not in good enough condition to face the media, and they need time to get him into that condition, so they HAVE to buy time.
Once they release him, the regime’s enemies get a hero, and a legal precedent gets set. The rougher the shape he’s in, the bigger the hero.
And if the Bloomberg article is right, 90% of the El Salvador detainees have no criminal record. Baaad optics on the regime’s story.
They won't release him. If he gets out he can talk about what he has gone through. They can't allow that, so if he's still alive, they now want him dead.
Sure. Disappeared is just another form of dead. It’s too late for that to be a good solution, though, unless they can pull a Jimmy Hoffa while the court is watching. Martyrs are a bad optic for the regime. They certainly WANT him dead, but to pull that now makes Garcia very very alive to far too many people. Including the Federal Court.
Sadly I think you're right.
They can't afford to show him publicly. A criminal doesn't show willingly proof of his crimes, and this man is living proof of ICE crimes.
And now the point is moot on Garcia. Bukele just stated (in Trump nodding presence) he would not release him.we need to prosecute the use of Alien enemies Act.
There must be something we can do!!!!!
There is! 1) we can recognize that the Garcia case IS the constitutional crisis we feared when the MAGA regime took power. 2) we can spread the word through our representatives in Congress, our social media use, and our physical presence at public resistance gatherings. The Executive Branch of our government is lying to the people of the United States. It has open contempt for the judicial process, the US Constitution, and the rule of law. It has stated that it will willingly export United States citizens to a foreign country for permanent incarceration.
The Garcia case is a test: the Executive Branch failed the test.
RESIST the Regime. Bring back democratic rule!
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This is so heartbreaking & so terrifying. These are the worst of times.