• boydster@sh.itjust.works
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      He was wrongly deported, in this case, at least as I understand it. He is from El Salvador. You have the right energy though, because most of the people they are saying they “deported” are supposedly Venezuelan nationals and have, to your point, been human trafficked.

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        Deportation is a legal process. It includes due process. Otherwise, we “accidentally” kidnap and traffick American citizens.

        Which is actually happening!

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        Deportation involves due process.

        There was none.

        In fact his removal was to the one place the government was ordered to not send him

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        If someone kidnapped you and illegally transported you to your hometown and kept you in prison a labor camp (or brothel, I suppose) without any proof of wrongdoing, you would also have been trafficked. Origin and destination doesn’t come into it.

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          and kept you in prison a labor camp (or brothel, I suppose)

          The term “human trafficking” has generally become accepted to describe prostitution, and MAGA is using that to muddy the waters.

          Among the spurious accusations against him is that he was involved in “human traficking” in some undescribed way, which leads most people to believe that he was involved in prostitution in some way. In reality, his “human trafficking” allegation stems from an incident when he was pulled over while driving a van of workers to a construction site. All were paid workers, eager to earn a day’s pay, none were forced to do anything.

          By that definition, driving your kids to school, the grocery store, or even church, could be considered “human trafficking.” I hated going grocery shopping with mom. Does that make my mom a “human trafficker?”

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        He wasn’t “wrongly” deported, he was deliberately deported. Any excuses that it was an accident don’t hold water because the reasons against his deportation (previous court case prohibiting it) would have been uncovered during Due Process. They knew he shouldn’t be returned, so they avoided due process to keep from addressing that issue.

        Same with all the rest of them.

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        11 days ago

        They paid to keep him in prison there. Doesn’t sound like deportation to me.

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    Never admitting you’re wrong when you’re obviously wrong and then getting away with it is a power grab.

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    So, willfully violating a court order, in order to prove that they can get away with breaking the law? Oh, yeah…definitely just begging to get slapped with that criminal contempt charge.

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      They can’t admit a mistake. They can blame it on someone, but they can’t back down now.

      Any capitulation removes the illusion of a strongman they believe themselves to be. Also narcissism.

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    Honestly . They just need to say they made a mistake and move on. Rip the bandaid.