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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Planning to Deport Citizens?

Newer link here:

To NPR article.

'Homegrowns are next': Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad
April 16, 202511:56 AM ET

Brian Mann

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/16/nx-s1-5366178/trump-deport-jail-u-s-citizens-homegrowns-el-salvador

Trump is in the White House with the dictator from El Salvador that runs the CECOT prison and he says the Homegrowns are next. We'll need about 5 more prisons. And everyone laughs.

When I saw this clip posted elsewhere, I wondered if it was made by AI or altered. But now Rachel posted it on her show (and you know how researched she is.

Rachel Maddow show

Rachel Maddow shares video of Donald Trump talking with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele about his intention to deport American citizens to prison in El Salvador. Sherrilyn Ifill, civil rights lawyer and law professor, joins to discuss.

She then shows a clip of Donald Trump floating the idea of sending Homegrowns "criminals" to El Salvador as well and that Pam Bondi is "studying the laws right now." And he says: if we can do that, that's good.

Rachel Maddow calls this not a constitutional crisis, but a "constitutional end."

And Trump has said that he can't wait to see those who protest at Tesla to to an El Salvadorian prison. Steve Miller is planning to do a "mass denaturalization" of people who are in prison.

WTF?

https://youtu.be/k0PhviW_vek?si=pJa8iHrqZ4hQs_1w

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ALSO THIS:

Trump Official Declaring 'Anyone Who Preaches Hate for America' Will Be Deported Worries Users: 'They Just Skip the First Amendment'

"Democracy doesn't work like that," one user commented.

M.B. Mack / Published Apr 14 2025, 11:44 AM EDT

Top Trump official Stephen Miller's recent declaration that anyone who "preaches hate for America" will face deportation has ignited alarm online, with critics warning the statement disregards First Amendment protections.

The controversy began during a Monday morning appearance from the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy on Fox News. Miller was defending the deportation of a Salvadoran national alleged to be involved in gang activity, as well as the pending removal of Mahmoud Khalil, a protester accused of supporting Hamas.

While Miller discussed a federal judge's authorization to deport Khalil, and the online debate that followed quickly turned toward broader implications for dissent and political expression.

In response to questioning by Fox anchor Bill Hemmer, Miller asserted that Khalil would be and went on to claim that everyone else who preached hate towards the country would also be at risk.

"Yes he will, as will anyone who preaches hate for America," Miller said. "Under this country, under this administration, under President Trump, people who hate America, who threaten our citizens, who rape, who murder, and who support those who rape and murder are going to be ejected from this country."

https://www.latintimes.com/trump-official-declaring-anyone-who-preaches-hate-america-will-deported-worries-users-they-580663

ALSO STEPHEN MILLER

HEMMER: Will Mahmoud Khalil be deported? STEPHEN MILLER: Yes he will, as will anyone who preaches hate for America.

Miller goes on to say that others who "rape and murder" and those who support them are going to be "ejected" from this country.

He goes on to tell outrageous lies saying people should cry over the blood of people that was shed or the "half a million children that Biden trafficked into this country .... Cemeteries are filled with tombstones from Americans that were killed by Joe Biden.... ."

https://x.com/atrupar/status/1911775024979058720

MSNBC ABOUT MASS DEPORTATIONS:

They are labeling people as "dead" and cancelling their social security numbers so that they can't stay in the U.S. and work:

As my MSNBC colleague Ja’han Jones explained, this reached a new level last week when Team Trump began cancelling immigrants’ lawfully obtained Social Security numbers — essentially listing individuals as dead — “as a means to impede their ability to make money or access government services and to pressure them to leave the country.”

The Washington Post reported that administration officials confronted objections from the Social Security Administration but ignored them while adding “thousands of immigrants ranging in age from teenagers to octogenarians to the agency’s Death Master File.” From the report:

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-houses-deportation-agenda-reaches-new-levels-radicalism-rcna201178

LISA MURKOWSKI

WE ARE ALL SCARED.

When someone asked what she'd tell people who are scared right now, she said. "We are all scared."

She admitted this to a non-profit group she recently visited. Having her admit this is almost as scary as other things I've recently heard.

https://www.adn.com/politics/2025/04/14/we-are-all-afraid-speaking-to-alaska-nonprofit-leaders-murkowski-gets-candid-on-upheaval-in-federal-

Monday, April 14, 2025

CECOT: Abrego Garcia not to be Released & More sent

Live updates: El Salvador’s president says he won’t release wrongly deported man back to US

Edited By BRIDGET BROWN, BERNARD McGHEE and CURTIS YEE

Updated 9:58 AM AKDT, April 14, 2025

President Donald Trump’s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.

Trump administration officials emphasized that Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and that the U.S. has no say in his future. And Bukele, who has been a vital partner for the Trump administration in its deportation efforts, said he does not “have the power to return him to the United States.”

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration must “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return.

https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-4-14-2025

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Rubio Says 10 More People Have Been Expelled to El Salvador

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that “the alliance” between President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had “become an example for security and prosperity in our hemisphere.”

By Eric Schmitt and Annie Correal

Reporting from Washington and Panama City

Published April 13, 2025 Updated April 14, 2025, 7:01 a.m. ET

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the United States had sent 10 members of two gangs — MS-13, which originated in the United States and operates in South America, and Tren de Aragua, rooted in Venezuela — to El Salvador late Saturday.

Mr. Rubio added in a social media post that “the alliance” between President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had “become an example for security and prosperity in our hemisphere.”

The deportees sent to El Salvador this weekend came from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on an Air Force C-17 cargo plane, according to a social media message posted by El Salvador’s justice minister, Gustavo Villatoro. The administration has been holding some detainees at the U.S. naval base there.

Mr. Villatoro also posted a video of men being marched off a military plane and led in shackles into a prison called the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT.

The Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelans to the notorious prison in El Salvador at the invitation of Mr. Bukele, who is positioning himself as a crucial regional ally to Mr. Trump and is scheduled to meet with the president in Washington on Monday.

The administration has portrayed those deportees as violent criminals or terrorists, but court papers have shown that the evidence on which the government acted was often little more than whether they had tattoos or had worn clothing associated with the criminal organization.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/us/politics/rubio-deportions-el-salvador-trump-bukele.html

ALSO:

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5364502/trump-bukele-el-salvador-deportation

SAMPLE LETTER TO THE MY REPRESENTATIVE:

Subject: Stop Deportations to CECOT and Protect Due Process

Dear [Representative/Senator] [Last Name],

I am writing to you as a deeply concerned constituent to strongly and unequivocally object to the deportation of any individuals—citizen or not—to the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) in El Salvador, or to any other facility that has been credibly accused of human rights violations and inhumane treatment.

CECOT, built under the Bukele administration, is widely reported as one of the largest and harshest prisons in the world. Reports from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and numerous journalists describe appalling conditions: overcrowded cells, indefinite solitary confinement, denial of food and medical care, and systematic torture. Prisoners have been held without trial or access to legal representation, many accused of gang affiliation solely due to tattoos, style of dress, or neighborhood of origin—not due to proven criminal activity.

According to Human Rights Watch (2023), mass arrests have led to the incarceration of tens of thousands, often without due process. Detainees have died in custody without explanation. The Salvadoran government has openly used the prison as a show of force to instill fear, not justice.

It is morally unconscionable and legally indefensible for the United States to deport anyone to such a facility. Doing so violates the principles of due process, habeas corpus, and protection from cruel and unusual punishment—values enshrined in our Constitution and international human rights law.

Furthermore, I am extremely alarmed by recent political rhetoric—including from former President Trump—suggesting that American citizens could also be deported under similar pretenses. If the precedent is set that merely labeling someone a "terrorist" or "criminal" is enough to strip away all legal rights, then none of us are safe.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador said on Monday (4/14) that he would not return Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported from the United States.

(See NYT, https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/14/us/trump-news-tariffs, &

NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5364502/trump-bukele-el-salvador-deportation )

Deporting individuals to secretive, lawless facilities from which there is no appeal and no chance of release amounts to extra-judicial exile. It is a tactic of authoritarian regimes—not of democracies.

I am calling on you to:

Publicly oppose any current or future deportations to CECOT or any facility like it.
Pass legislation prohibiting the U.S. government from deporting anyone—citizen or otherwise—without due process and the right to appeal.
Demand transparency and accountability in U.S. immigration enforcement.
Ensure that no person can be stripped of rights simply based on suspicion, appearance, or association.

This is not just a matter of immigration. It is a matter of what kind of country we are. A free society does not export people to be tortured. A just government does not allow leaders—past or present—to rule by fear and vengeance.

Please do what is right. Stand up for the Constitution, for human dignity, and for the future of our democracy.

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]
[Your City, State, ZIP Code]
[Your Email Address]
[Optional: Your Phone Number]

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RESIST:

Monday, March 17, 2025

The U.S. Government deports hundreds to the CECOT in El Salvador

March 17, 2025

In a recent and controversial move, the United States deported over 250 immigrants to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), despite a federal judge's order to halt such actions.

The Guardian

The deportees, alleged by the U.S. government to be members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, were transferred under an agreement in which the Trump administration agreed to pay President Nayib Bukele's government $6 million for one year of services.

AP News

Violation of Court Order

U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg had issued a temporary restraining order to halt the deportations, questioning the evidence supporting the claims that these individuals were gang members. Despite this, the administration proceeded, citing President Trump's invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, traditionally used during wartime, to justify the expedited deportations.

AP News

Conditions at CECOT

The deportees are now held at El Salvador's CECOT, a maximum-security prison known for its harsh conditions. Inmates are confined to their cells for all but 30 minutes a day, denied visits, and lack access to workshops or educational programs to prepare them for reintegration into society.

France 24

Human rights organizations have criticized these conditions, highlighting that they fall significantly short of accepted norms for the humane treatment of prisoners.

SAIS Review

Lack of Evidence

The U.S. government has not provided specific evidence linking the deported individuals to criminal activities or gang affiliation. This lack of transparency has raised concerns among human rights activists and legal experts about potential violations of due process and the ethical implications of such deportations.

AP News

International Criticism

The deportations have sparked international debate over the lawful application of the Alien Enemies Act and the U.S. judicial system's checks and balances. Critics argue that the administration's actions undermine the rule of law and set a concerning precedent for the treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers.

The Guardian

In summary, the U.S. government's recent deportation of immigrants to El Salvador's CECOT prison, despite a court order and without concrete evidence of criminal activity, has raised significant legal and ethical questions. The conditions at CECOT and the use of the Alien Enemies Act in this context continue to be subjects of intense scrutiny and criticism.

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