Carole in Peril

“‘I voted for Donald Trump, and so did practically everyone here,’ said Vanessa Cowart, a friend of Ms. Hui from church. ‘But no one voted to deport moms. We were all under the impression we were just getting rid of the gangs, the people who came here in droves. She paused. ‘This is Carol.'” NYT (Gift Article): A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump. Then Carol Was Detained.

+ The targets have surprised people. So have the methods and the lawlessness. “Cornejo—who has no criminal history in the United States or in Venezuela and had no final order of removal—has not only been disappeared to a foreign gulag from where he might never be released, but has also been erased by the US immigration courts.” MoJo: Trump Disappeared Them to El Salvador. Now, They’re Being Erased by Immigration Courts. (Meanwhile, ignored or flouted orders from courts including SCOTUS seem to be getting erased from our headlines.)