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"The ‘evidence’ against Abrego Garcia consisted of nothing more than his Chicago Bulls hat and hoodie,” she wrote, “and a vague, uncorroborated allegation from
by goatlover 2y ago
"The ‘evidence’ against Abrego Garcia consisted of nothing more than his Chicago Bulls hat and hoodie,” she wrote, “and a vague, uncorroborated allegation from a confidential informant claiming he belonged to MS-13’s ‘Western’ clique in New York — a place he has never lived.” - Judge Xinis
“The United States government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process,” wrote Judge Stephanie D. Thacker, who was appointed by Mr. Obama. “The government’s contention otherwise, and its argument that the federal courts are powerless to intervene, are unconscionable.”
- rayiner 2y agoIt doesn’t matter what anyone thinks of the immigration judge’s determination that Garcia was a member of MS13, because that determination was affirmed by the BIA and Garcia did not appeal. Garcia’s lawyers concede that Garcia is an illegal immigrant and the government could have deported him anywhere except El Salvador: “The government could have chosen to remove Mr. Abrego Garcia to any other country on earth…”
- goatlover 2y agoThen why did you begin with him being deportable due to association with MS13 in your first comment?
- mdhb 2y agoBecause he is a partisan. I’ve literally never once seen this account argue a single political point in good faith.
- senordevnyc 2y agoWe live in interesting times, and no one can predict almost anything about the future. But we can all take comfort in the fact that no matter what cruel, ridiculous, destructive policy Trump is pursuing in six months, some will be right here debasing themselves with a full-throated defense of it.
- rayiner 2y agoYou said the Garcia situation as a big deal, and I said it was not because he was properly deported for being associated with MS13. The mistake by the administration was only with respect to where he was deported. The immigration judge’s decision that he was deportable for being associated with MS13 isn’t up for debate at this point. But it’s highly relevant to show the deportation was proper.
- goatlover 2y agoI quoted two judges who ruled otherwise in the past couple days.
- rayiner 2y agoThe judges didn’t rule otherwise. They had no reason to do so, because Garcia’s filing in the district court conceded he was deportable. “The government could have chosen to remove Mr. Abrego Garcia to any other country on earth.” Note: it looks like you’re quoting from news articles describing the judicial decisions, instead of reading the decisions themselves. That’s like quoting from news articles about software code. They’re not reliable sources.