Chris Murphy
Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
Abrego Garcia came to the U.S. over 10 years ago. He married a U.S. citizen and has three U.S. citizen children.
But he put in removal proceedings because he didn't apply for asylum in time and because of alleged ties to drug gangs. He denies any gang affiliation.
You can think whatever you want about the merits of him staying (his U.S. family, his steady job) or being deported (the alleged gang affiliation), there's really only one key fact:
A court ruled he CANNOT be deported to El Salvador bc he would face threat of death there.
In the United States, the executive is REQUIRED to follow a court ruling.
Trump did not. He put Abrego Garcia on a plane to El Salvador. And worse, despite no allegation of criminal behavior, Abrego Garcia was put in a heinous El Salvador prison.
Trump's violation of law was so brazen the Supreme Court stepped in. In a rare 9-0 ruling, they said Trump had to bring Abrego Garcia back.
But in the video above, you see Trump advisor Miller lying through his teeth and saying Trump won the ruling 9-0.
Trump's people are engaged in nuclear grade gaslighting. They say it's up to El Salvador if they want to send him back. Bullsh!t We bring people back all the time when we wrongfully remove them. They could get this guy in a hot second if they wanted to.
You may not think this case matters to you. But Abrego Garcia was legally in the U.S., just like all the rest of us. His status as an immigrant doesn't matter as a matter of law.
If Trump can lock up or remove ANYONE - no matter what the courts say - we are all at grave risk.
This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.