_cryptagion [he/him]Jun 30
George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽
They’ll set a criminal free just to put a non-criminal away for political reasons. This is how Russia does “justice” folks.
Jun 30 at 4:30pmWeb
Show threadLiminal witch 🧙‍♀️ SarahJun 30

@georgetakei Nope, this is worse than Russia. In Russia they'll make up crimes instead, usually tax related or not checking in when one is in coma.

What USA is doing is so unnecessary and complicated.

Show threadLiminal witch 🧙‍♀️ SarahJun 30
@georgetakei also there's novichok
Show threadsevertzJun 30
@georgetakei Reportedly, Trump is also dropping charges against actual MS-13 members accused of serious crimes probably at the request of the president of El Salvador, who used their help to get into office.
https://beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvador-en/bukele-gets-trump-to-toss-the-work-of-vulcan-the-task-force-that-pursued-ms-13
Bukele Gets Trump to Toss the Work of Vulcan, the Task Force that Pursued MS-13

In ongoing U.S. proceedings to deport MS-13 leader “Vampiro” to El Salvador, the defense accused the Trump administration of trying to hide all evidence of Nayib Bukele’s pact with the gang, which the State Department in January designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

Show threadProfessor_StevensJun 30

@severtz @georgetakei

This needs to be shared. Where can I see these reports?

Show threadsevertzJun 30
@Professor_Stevens @georgetakei https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/06/28/star-witness-against-kilmar-abrego-garca-was-due-be-deported-now-hes-being-freed/ https://beta.elfaro.net/en/el-salvador-en/bukele-gets-trump-to-toss-the-work-of-vulcan-the-task-force-that-pursued-ms-13
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed.

Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego García.

The Washington Post
Show threadProfessor_StevensJun 30

@severtz @georgetakei

Thanks. If it weren't Trump doing what's good for Trump, this would be impossible to believe.

Here's another report:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/ms-13-leader-deported-el-salvador-boasberg-order

‘Historical loss’: Alleged gang leader evades US justice with deportation to El Salvador

As part of the deportation flights of alleged terrorists at the center of a legal and political storm, the US quietly dropped charges against a key alleged MS-13 leader and returned him to the pro-Trump leader of El Salvador.

CNN
Show threadsevertzJun 30
@Professor_Stevens Thanks for that, I wasn't certain of the elfaro link I gave, although it seemed to be good enough for Wikipedia to use as a source.
Show threadProfessor_StevensJun 30

@georgetakei

I sure hope Kilmar's lawyers are allowed to question this "star" witness on this deal in front of the jury. His credibility should be zilch.

Show threadCheeserJun 30
@georgetakei so how do they rationalize this as an unbiased witness
Show threadpotpieJun 30
@georgetakei no Justice, just ICE, and ICE is not just
Show threadKals_ElsJun 30

@georgetakei

They'll deport him afterwards.

Show threadRozNonofurbsnsJun 30

@georgetakei *Internment** mass detention based on ethnicity/nationality *Concentration camp** detaining people without trial based on group identity *Detention camp** - holding people without due process
**Internment camp-targeting ethnic/national groups

Key difference fr deportation: indefinite detention without legal process, targeting entire groups vs individual violations.

Ex: Japanese American internment (1942-45), various historical concentration camps.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Show threadSteve HerseyJun 30
@georgetakei
And they'll deport him anyway after he perjures himself in their service.