Trump Admin Unveils New Legal Standard: 'We Have No Proof, Which Actually Proves Our Case' - Above the Law
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Many deportees lacked any evidence of criminality, but the government argues that really makes them MORE criminals.

Summary

The Trump administration deported alleged gang members to an El Salvador labor camp despite lacking evidence of criminality, arguing that the absence of proof actually indicates danger.

ICE Field Officer Robert Cerna claimed that the lack of criminal records proves the risk posed by suspects.

Critics condemned the move as a violation of due process and legal standards, questioning why non-convicted migrants were targeted instead of convicted gang members.

Legal experts warned that justifying imprisonment without evidence sets a dangerous precedent.

  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I wish sites like this would verify their information better. Yes Trump ignored the judge’s orders and spouted insane legal claims, but the article leads off with a false claim that the poor guys got sent to a slave-labor camp. According to CNN, the prison is a different kind of nightmare.

    In a recent visit, CNN’s David Culver and his team described cells “built to hold 80 or so inmates” where men are held for 23.5 hours a day and “the only furniture is tiered metal bunks, with no sheets, pillows or mattresses … an open toilet, a cement basin and plastic bucket for washing and a large jug for drinking water.”

    …

    The CNN team that visited in late 2024 described the deprivation as “deliberate,” noting the men were allowed out of their crowded cells for just 30 minutes a day, that “there is no privacy here, no trace of comfort” and the lights are on 24/7.

    “They do not work. They are not allowed books or a deck of cards or letters from home. Plates of food are stacked outside the cells at mealtimes and pulled through the bars. No meat is ever served. The 30-minute daily respite is merely to leave the cell for the central hallway for group exercise or Bible readings,” wrote CNN’s David Culver and his team.

    Inmates are not allowed visits from family or friends and some of them must face the possibility that they will never be released.

    The prison is an absolute hell, not even considering that some or all of the men sent there by Trump could be innocent of any crime. But calling it slave labor is false and just gives the other side a point of attack to discredit the whole article. We don’t need to lie about any of this stuff to make it seem worse. The truth is all we need.