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Oh my god. They deported a man who an immigration judge had declared was "more likely than not" to face persecution in El Salvador ... to El Salvador, during the big March 15 AEA flights!

They outright admit it! Yet the Trump admin's response to a court is basically "oops, well, no take backsies."
Plaintiffs allege that, on March 12, 2025, Abrego Garcia was stopped by ICE officers, who informed him that his immigration status had changed. Id. ¶¶ 48–50; see also Cerna Decl., infra Ex. C, ¶ 11. After being detained, he was questioned about gang affiliations and transferred ultimately to a detention center in Texas. Compl. ¶¶ 53, 56; Cerna Decl. ¶¶ 2, 11. Plaintiffs allege Abrego Garcia was told he would be removed to El Salvador and detained at the CECOT prison there. Compl. ¶¶ 56–57 & n.1. On March 15, although ICE was aware of his protection from removal to El Salvador, Abrego Garcia was removed to El Salvador because of an administrative error. Cerna Decl. ¶¶ 12–15. On March 16, a news article contained a photograph of individuals entering intake at CECOT. Id. ¶ 59. Abrego Garcia’s wife identified one of the detainees depicted as her husband based on his tattoos and head scars. Id.
April 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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bluser12.bsky.social
One of the “gang members” that was disappeared and deported is a queer tattoo artist
March 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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jaywillis.net
Ignoring a court order on the grounds that “ah-ah-ah, the law doesn’t apply once you get to international waters!!” is absolutely sanctionable. 8th grade-ass lawyering. Completely unserious.
Inside the White House, officials discussed whether to order the planes to turn around. On advice from a team of administration lawyers, the administration pressed ahead. • "There was a discussion about how far the judge's ruling can go under the circumstances and over international waters and, on advice of counsel, we proceeded with deporting these thugs," the senior official said. • "They were already outside of US airspace. We believe the order is not applicable," a second senior administration official told Axios.
March 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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pipianspice.bsky.social
My latest for NACLA, I reflect on the ‘80s sanctuary movement amid Trump’s executive order banning safe locations. nacla.org/quiero-ser-l...
“Quiero ser libre, pues libre nací”
From Reagan to Trump, the fight for sanctuary has deep roots in the United States. The lessons of the 1980s anti-war sanctuary movement are relevant for today’s immigrant rights struggles.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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838carlisle.bsky.social
sweet merciful christ
February 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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astrokatie.com
So the US is now kidnapping whole families and trafficking them to random countries that the US has coerced into imprisoning them for some unspecified period of time
davidjbier.bsky.social David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · Feb 14
Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...
February 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM