According to DHS: "Human trafficking and human smuggling are often confused. The two crimes are very different and it is critical to understand the difference between the two. Human trafficking involves exploiting men, women, or children for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation. Human smuggling involves the provision of a service—typically, transportation or fraudulent documents—to an individual who voluntarily seeks to gain illegal entry into a foreign country." So @ipatent, you presumably studied some law, if they are already inside the US, it's not smuggling, is it? As Tenessee have only just made a crime of this, it wasn't one when García was driving the construction guys. Also remember Donald's three favourite words, statute of limitations. In any case, the García scandal is about the constitutional crisis.
OK he said that a few years back but it goes to show he is an uneducated moron powered by pure pig headedness. Actually, he would blend right in on Animal Farm.
King Baldwin IV: “A king may move a man, a father may claim a son. That man can also move himself. And only then does that man truly begin his own game. Remember that howsoever you are played, or by whom, your soul is in your keeping alone. Even though those who presume to play you be kings or men of power. When you stand before God, you cannot say "but I was told by others to do thus" or that "virtue was not convenient at the time." This will not suffice. Remember that."
Why are you still here? Weren't you off to do something more important with your deep thinky mind? García is entitled to the protection from removal the judge gave him until a judge removes that on examining new evidence. It's not complicated. Without that the system starts to fail. If he is bounced back to another country, that may happen. Beyond that, simply dropping him off on a facility from where the El Salvador government has literally said nobody will leave alive without any regard to international law, is a whole other thing. Sure, most habeas petitions are denied, often without full evidentiary hearings, but that doesn’t mean foreigners shouldn’t have access. That’s like saying because CPR usually fails, we shouldn't even try. The fact that the system is under strain doesn’t justify denying people their basic legal protections. It highlights how important it is that the mechanism exists. Without it, we’re not enforcing the law, we’re abandoning it to a wholly arbitrary mess. Due process exists in theory for everyone, but in practice it hinges on representation and resources. They know he will get a genius lawyer pro bono and they are afraid of that. Habeas corpus, appeals, and stays of removal are all technically available, but navigating them requires legal knowledge and persistence, often out of reach for the vulnerable (so they try and intimidate those providing such information like AOC). Judicial discretion plays a huge role, and judges are human, they're affected by public pressure, high-profile coverage, or confident (i.e. squeaky wheel) killer lawyers. Now, I know you get hit in the head a lot but can you try and follow along this time? Maybe as you have TBI damage, get an AI to make your counter argument for you?
Press pushes back against sealed records as Abrego Garcia’s return hits standstill As President Donald Trump touts his ability to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S., the Justice Department has been keeping a lid on any movement to release him from prison in El Salvador. Kelsey Reichmann / May 6, 2025 WASHINGTON (CN) — Over a dozen news organizations asked a Maryland judge on Tuesday to unseal court documents detailing the Trump administration’s effort to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. In a public hearing nearly a month ago, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis scoffed that the White House had done nothing to free the Maryland father from an El Salvadorian prison despite a Supreme Court order calling for his release. Since then, movement on Abrego Garcia’s case has gone dark, playing out in a series of sealed filings and hearings. A group of 14 news organizations claimed that the secrecy in the case prevented reporters from holding the administration accountable in a high-profile case that has become emblematic of President Donald Trump’s second-term immigration policies. “The case raises profound questions of separation of powers, civil liberties, and foreign relations,” the news organizations wrote. “Such a case requires maximum transparency so that ‘the public [can] participate in and serve as a check upon’ their government.” The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, the Associated Press, Bloomberg, CBS News, Fox News, NPR, NBC and the New York Times were among the publications named in the motion. https://www.courthousenews.com/pres...rds-as-abrego-garcias-return-hits-standstill/
A bad cop who was kicked off the force eh? Some reporting update from a couple of days ago. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...t-el-salvador-immigration-debate/83146826007/ Prince George’s police detective Ivan Mendez, the investigating officer, suspected Abrego Garcia was also part of the gang. He reached that conclusion, he wrote in his police report, based on three things: Abrego Garcia was sporting a Chicago Bulls hat, which authorities say is worn by active MS-13 members. He had on a dark-hooded sweatshirt, which authorities also said was associated with or consistent with an MS-13 slogan. And a confidential informant had identified him as a member of MS-13. Abrego Garcia denied he was a member of MS-13 or any gang. Days later, the police detective’s credibility would come under scrutiny. The force accused him of sharing confidential information about an ongoing investigation with a sex worker. He was later fired and placed on the county district attorney’s do-not-call list of unreliable sources. Hyattsville police, meanwhile, say records of their encounter with Abrego Garcia made no connection to MS-13. He had two vials of marijuana, which they seized. No charges were filed against him. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were called in because police suspected Abrego Garcia was an undocumented immigrant. He was assigned an Alien Registration Number, or A-number. The federal government could now keep tabs on him. Based on the conclusions of the now-disgraced Prince George’s detective, ICE wrote in Abrego Garcia’s file: “Subject has been identified as a Member/Active of M.S.13.
You know, I have a cold today and I feel rotten, but not as rotten as your source. You must think the guy ratted on a "deadly MS13 gang member" just like that? When the source is named, wake me up. In the meantime we are waiting for the courts to be obeyed.