Notes from a Disillusioned Democrat

Amnesty International is circululating a petition calling for the return of the 238 men shipped to the Cecot prison in El Salvador--one of the world's most notorious--without any sort of due process. Here is a link to their press release  and a link to their petition to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem:   Please sign the petition to Kristi Noem.   This is the text of the email sent out by Amnesty International:  ACT NOW: KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA AND OTHERS ILLEGALLY EXPELLED BY THE TRUMP ADMIN. MUST BE RETURNED » Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested in Maryland in front of his 5-year-old son and suddenly expelled to a prison in El Salvador notorious for its inhumane conditions.He is among more than 255 people who have been illegally expelled from the U.S to El Salvador. 1The Trump administration is disappearing people beyond the reach of U.S. law and brazenly violating due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and others like make-up artist Andry José Hernán...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia , an El Salvadoran national, was deported by the Trump administration and has been imprisoned in Cecot, a prison known as one of the worst in the world. Albrego Garcia has zero criminal convictions although he did have a restraining order filed against him by his wife. However, they got counseling for their issues, reconciled, and have a five-year-old son. Moreover, Abrego Garcia was granted temporary protective status by an immigration judge who believed his claims that he was at risk for violent assaults by gang members if he returned to El Salvador. Even the Trump administration has acknowledged that Abrego Garcia's deportation was an administrative error but have refused to take steps to have him returned to the US.   The Trump administration has argued that Abrego Garcia had known gang affiliations. This accusation--and no charges were ever filed--has been described by the BBC: Officials argued that Mr Ábrego García was a member of an MS-13 gang in Ne...