Trump's Illegal Runaway Train

By Jeralyn, Section Trump Administration
Posted on Tue Apr 15, 2025 at 07:57:22 PM EST
Tags: Trump, Bukele, El Salvador, CECOT (all tags)

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Will the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia be the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back for Trump voters?

When they protest in Iowa as folks did today at a public appearance by Republican Chuck Grassley, jeering and groaning at his responses, it seens a tad more significant than protests by Trump-hating Democrats, if for no reason other than its unexpectedness.

There's also the court hearing today at which DOJ prosecutors twisted the facts. And of course, Trump's disclosure that he's willing to deport American citizens to foreign prisons. Is this enough for his voters to turn their back on him? Probably not. But maybe it could be the beginning of the fall of Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's immigration policy. [More...]

Miller threw the train into reverse yesterday by claiming on Fox News there was no administrative error, Abrego-Garcia was correctly deported. Stephen Miller is not a lawyer, should he really be Trump's mouthpiece on legal issues? From yesterday's news:

But on Monday, Stephen Miller, Mr. Trump’s top domestic policy adviser, abruptly changed course. He declared on Fox News that Mr. Abrego Garcia had not in fact been wrongfully deported.

“He was not mistakenly sent to El Salvador,” Mr. Miller said, adding, “This was the right person sent to the right place.”

The sudden turnabout was remarkable not only because Mr. Miller, who is not a lawyer, contradicted previous assertions by some within the administration, but also because he appeared to go against the findings of the Supreme Court.

Will Democratic Senator Chris Von Hollan make any headway by