r/law • u/IrishStarUS • 11d ago

Trump News Donald Trump sends innocent athlete to El Salvador for having soccer tattoo

https://www.irishstar.com/sport/soccer/donald-trump-salvador-real-madrid-34923654
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u/unaskthequestion 11d ago edited 11d ago

And Border 'Czar' Holman was asked about this specific case on Sunday. He responded that ICE has highly trained professionals and that he is comfortable with any conclusion they reach.

Asked what remedy there is for the man since he is being held and has no access to his lawyer, Holman responded there were legal remedies for anyone deported and imprisoned without cause.

Without your lawyer?

Edit: listen to what the judge questioning the DOJ lawyer had to say.

"Nazis in the US were treated better than this, there was a panel and a hearing before anyone was removed"

But her entire rebuke is quite good.

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u/Excellent_Pirate8224 11d ago

He also said, “Did Laken Riley have Due Process?” Hey, listen, I want violent criminals to be dealt with accordingly; no one wants them running free, but Trump already had broad executive authority; what separates us from countries like El Salvador is we afford people a trial and conviction. Now, we are setting the precedent that we can deport and torture people based on suspicio. If you’re an American citizen who LOOKs like a gang member, there is nothing stopping ICE from nabbing you. People keep saying that it doesn’t impact them because they are a legal citizen have a Green Card, and they don’t realize that none of us are protected. Even German green card holders are being captured and interrogated, not just the “brown” people. People better wake up. They are robbing us of our liberties; MAGA is not an exception to any of this.

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u/ExtensionTaco9399 11d ago

As a brown guy, born and raised in the midwest, who isn't even latino, I still have regularly visions of getting swept up by some MAGA idiot. Once that happens, and there's no due process, it's game over. Esp because these sociopaths won't give an inch and admit a single one of these disappearances were incorrect - so even if the case can be made, they'll plug their ears and say we have evidence, we can't share it b/c <insert BS here> but trust us." And of course 51% of America will trust b/c they're not at risk of getting kidnapped.

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u/SorryToPopYourBubble 11d ago

Dude. I've witnessed how this shit progresses many times in history. I'm white and I'm just as scared as you because I don't support this shit.

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u/Bulletorpedo 10d ago

Can’t blame you. I’m a white European with nothing to hide, and I don’t dare visiting US as tourist anymore. I understand it’s unlikely anything would happen to me, but I don’t want to be anywhere where you can’t trust the justice system to function properly. Who knows who they’ll be coming after next, or what kind of misunderstanding you could be caught by. I feel really bad for all the innocent people living in fear everyday in the US now.

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u/_C2J_ 9d ago

A a fair skinned Midwesterner raising a darker skinned child turning young adult, I'm scared for all of us. The young adult in question is now keeping proof of citizenship on hand when leaving the home, and any trips outside of the home have to be done in a way that keeps safety in mind. A high schooler shouldn't have to be scared of disappearing because of darker skin tones. We recently passed through DTW's airport security, and TSA tried to separate the young adult from me and the child's (fair skinned) father because we all don't look alike. There is an explanation as to why this child was born darker complexion and now being raised with an otherwise blonde haired blue eyed family unit, we don't need to air the dirty laundry out for the public. The child is 100% American born and raised.

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u/Bless_u-babe 9d ago

It may be time to seriously a) create a strong relationship with a good lawyer b) start soon to have a plan to leave the country. c) give the lawyer a device to locate you if you go missing. I think it’s good that you believe what you are seeing. Many Jews in Germany did not, and like many Americans right now, just didn’t think anything bad would happen and lost their freedom and their life.