And its unclear whether anything will stop Trump now that the country has reached such a lawless stage.
The problem, of course, is that the U.S. isnt at war.
Trump alleges most of the people deported this weekend were members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
A photo released by El Salvador’s president purporting to show people deported from the U.S. to El Salvador to the country’s prison for people accused of “terrorism.“Photo by El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images
Theres no way to even know their immigration status, aside from taking the Trump regimes word for it.
They couldve been citizens for all we know.
Bukele tweeted, Ooopsi… Too late, along with acrying-laughingemoji.
Bukele says theyre being held there for a period of one year that can be renewed.
An additional 23 alleged members of MS-13 were also transported there, according to the BBC.
As of today, it costs $200 million per year.
There are other cases where the Trump administration is acting like defying court orders.
Alawieh reportedly held an H-1B visa working at Brown Universitys medical school, according toCNN.
Trump has recently targeted law firms, stripping two firms of security clearanceslast week.
Trump has made no secret of his fascist intentions for the United States.
Trump at the DOJ: Theres a guy named Norm Eisen.
I dont even know what he looks like.
His name is Norm Eisen of CREW.
Hes been after me for 9 years.
Now CREW is a charitable organization.
These are bad people … theyre scum.
The Trump regime is openly saying the law and the judges who interpret that law dont matter anymore.
Tom Homan, Trumps border czar, appeared onFox NewsMonday to say he doesnt care what the judges think.
Hes just going to keep doing what hes doing.
Homan: Were not stopping.
I dont care what the judges think.
I dont care what the left thinks.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)March 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
There are no guardrails anymore.
Thats exactly why Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act.
The courts slow down deportations if you have to actually prove someone is a danger to society.
A hearing is scheduled for 4 p.m. ETMonday.
And it seemed that this was pretty clean.
You have Venezuelan gang members …
These are bad guys, as the president would say.
And that gets to the heart of the problem.
Declaring them enemies is typically enough for Americans to believe they must be the bad guys.
Our client worked in the arts in Venezuela.
His tattoos are benign.
But ICE submitted photos of his tattoos as evidence he is Tren de Aragua, Toczylowski wrote.
His @ImmDef attorney planned to present evidence he is not.
But never got the chance because our client has been disappeared.
The Texas Department of Public Safetyguideon how to spot gang tattoos certainly raises more questions than it answers.
News from the future, delivered to your present.
