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Gotta admit, I expected this admin to speedrun fascism, but I'd be lying if I said I was expecting it as soon as April
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Hey entwine, just an FYI -- Kilmar Ábrego García was not a legal immigrant. He was an illegal immigrant (of course, this doesn't mean he was charged with a crime) who was granted a protection from deportation to El Salvador by a US judge on the grounds that he would be in danger from El Salvadorean gangs. He has had a work permit since 2019.
Nevertheless, he was not granted due process and this administration is violating court orders.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/16/who-is-kilmar-abrego-garcia
Even criminals and illegal aliens are granted protection under the constitution too. Citizen or not, in the eyes of the law, they have the same (ignored) rights.
Right. Only reason I mention it is because entwine (rightly) noted we should be accurate when critizing the administration, and then accidentally inaccurately described him as a legal immigrant. Legal or not, it was a miscarriage of justice to send this man to El Salvador.
I seem to be confused myself. All my news outlets are describing this man as a naturalized citizen and now you're saying he isn't?
Completely agree. :)
This, I don't care if he's a shit bag. I know a lot of shit bags are in our country right now, some high up in government who admitted to being here illegally, does that mean we just send them to El Salvador?
How can you both not be a legal immigrant and also have a work permit?
Entry was unlawful, but was granted a status similar to asylum, I think.
That would make him legal, then.
Nevertheless, I misread the meme which never said he was a US citizen, so I was talking out of my ass.
I'm pretty sure they edited it when you pointed out the inaccuracy