Post AuL7ILMu9V4Letdj7Y by olav@theweird.space
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(DIR) Post #AuKiZsNQBRQ86K92Jc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T22:54:08Z
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‘Keep Him Where He Is’: How #Trump Ofcls Were Sent Scrambling to Cover Their Asses in the #KilmarAbregoGarcia CaseA Maryland man’s deportation to #ElSalvador set off a fierce debate among ofcls of 3 cabinet agencies, despite agreement there had been a mistake.The Trump admin had deported a Maryland man named Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a prison in El Salvador, even though a judge had issued a ruling expressly prohibiting that from happening.#law #immigration #Rendition https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/trump-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-deportation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=3C76B42A-F3DA-434B-9D93-8825081FC348
(DIR) Post #AuKiwIuSDRl0lII2me by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T22:58:11Z
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A mistake had been made. That much was clear.But when the news reached the #DHS, it set off a dayslong scramble & clashes among ofcls in 3 different agencies over how to deal w/what everyone knew had been an error. As it became clear that keeping it quiet was not an option, DHS ofcls floated a series of ideas to *control the story* that raised alarms among #DOJ lawyers on the case.#law #Trump #immigration #Rendition #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess
(DIR) Post #AuKjE6Vp3021WbFxfE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T23:01:24Z
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In the days before the govt’s error became public, #DHS ofcls discussed trying to portray #KilmarAbregoGarcia as a “leader” of the violent street gang #MS13, even though they could find NO EVIDENCE to support the claim. They considered ways to nullify the original order that barred his #deportation to #ElSalvador. They sought to downplay the danger he might face in one of that country’s most notorious prisons.#Trump #CoverUp #law #immigration #Rendition #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess
(DIR) Post #AuKjdop5REZIBwWqzg by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T23:06:03Z
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In the end, a snr #DOJ lawyer, Erez Reuveni, who counseled bringing #KilmarAbregoGarcia back to the US, was fired for what AG #PamBondi claimed was a failure to “zealously advocate on behalf of the United States.”Documents obtained by NYT laying out the debate among leading lawyers at the #State, #Justice & #HomelandSecurity Depts reveal new details of the admin’s early efforts to *develop a strategy* for a case that has become a major test of #Trump’s mass #deportation effort.#CoverUp #law
(DIR) Post #AuKk7jzVy27NtSfsHo by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T23:11:27Z
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The discussions do not directly capture conversations about the case inside the #WhiteHouse or at the level of the *relevant* #cabinet secretaries. But the documents show how #Trump ofcls, from the start, tried to keep #KilmarAbregoGarcia out of the reach of the American #judicial system.#KilmarAbregoGarcia remains locked up in #ElSalvador despite #court rulings demanding that the #US work to secure his release. And he got there in the 1st place through what everyone agreed was a mistake.#law
(DIR) Post #AuKkO8hbrL4zAR7R4a by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T23:14:25Z
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“This was an administrative error,” James Percival, a #DHS official appointed by #Trump, wrote to his colleagues on March 30. “(Not that we should say publicly.)”Tricia McLaughlin, DHS propagandist, said in a statement that #KilmarAbregoGarcia’s #deportation was part of “a highly sensitive counterterrorism operation with national security implications.” [that’s some hardcore lying.]#FactCheck #TrumpLies #CoverUp #law #immigration #Rendition #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess
(DIR) Post #AuKklYjxDXhwaBNoJc by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T23:18:39Z
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“We invoked the #StateSecrets #privilege over many of the details—of course our officials discussed what should be divulged publicly. This just proves they are responsible public servants putting the safety of the American people first. The leakers of these emails, on the other hand, clearly do not care about public safety,” McLaughlin said.#FactCheck #TrumpLies #Trump #CoverUp #law #immigration #Rendition
(DIR) Post #AuKkxU2GXESLSydMxM by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T23:20:48Z
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Acc/to the documents, admin ofcls realized quickly that the case had sweeping implications for #Trump’s efforts to remove other #immigrants from the US & send them to #ElSalvador’s megaprison.As Reuveni pointed out to the group, the case potentially “jeopardizes many far more important initiatives of the current administration.”#FactCheck #TrumpLies #CoverUp #law #immigration #Rendition
(DIR) Post #AuKl3sFlPIY8JVzjyS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-05-21T23:21:58Z
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If the govt fought & lost, it could have legal repercussions, not least of which for the nearly 140 #Venezuelans who were sent to the same facility under the *authority* of the #AlienEnemiesAct.#FactCheck #TrumpLies #Trump #CoverUp #law #immigration #Rendition #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #DueProcess
(DIR) Post #AuKn1aS4oy6GQtn7oW by Sablebadger@dice.camp
2025-05-21T23:43:53Z
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@Nonilex Never admit mistakes, or show any kind of weakness regardless of right or wrong. Never back down from a lie, even when caught in it red-handed. Keep shouting the lie until every other voice is gone... Trump playbook, page 1.
(DIR) Post #AuKrFqyuYplvZMCwRk by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-05-22T00:31:19Z
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@Nonilex Hardcore lying is the only kind that Trump's people engage in.
(DIR) Post #AuL7ILMu9V4Letdj7Y by olav@theweird.space
2025-05-22T03:30:59Z
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@Nonilex Not a mistake; they assumed there would be no consequences (and so far that seems to be true)
(DIR) Post #AuZ1oG6OeZabBCqrHE by r0k@mastodon.social
2025-05-28T20:35:07Z
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@Nonilex 🤦♂️https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-lawsuit-deportation-el-salvador-7937910c319c40fa019b34fa17a71d88