Gone, Wrong

“President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily halt a judge’s order requiring his administration to return by the end of the day a Salvadoran man who the government has acknowledged was erroneously deported to El Salvador.” And here’s what the White House is arguing: “The United States does not control the sovereign nation of El Salvador, nor can it compel El Salvador to follow a federal judge’s bidding.” In other words, once someone is sent to a foreign prison, it’s too late for a US judge to intervene. What makes anyone think that logic couldn’t apply to anyone the administration chooses to target?

+ So they won’t bring back a guy sent to a notorious prison even though he was sent there because of an error. What about the lawyer who pointed out that error? WaPo: Justice Dept. suspends lawyer who acknowledged deportation was a mistake.

+ 60 Minutes: Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador.

+ Duke basketball star among South Sudanese who could be deported due to new Trump policy.

+ Axios: Most migrants sent to mega-prison have no apparent criminal record.