Immigrants were not illegal
Yesterday, a new report was published by CATO institute which indicates many of those deported to CECOT in El Salvador entered the United States legally. The government continues to assert these individuals were gang members or violent criminals, but it has “never even published a comprehensive list of individuals that it has sent to El Salvador”. I feel a need to reiterate that these people were sent to a foreign high security prison despite coming to the United States legally.
Shakeup at CBS
The President and CEO of CBS News announced her resignation. The primary reason she chose to resign is CBS is negotiating with Donald Trump to settle a lawsuit about a 60 Minutes show interviewed Kamala Harris. The primary reason they are looking to settle is to quickly finish a proposed merger with Skydance Media which the FCC under the Trump Administration could derail as they must approve the transfer of broadcast station licenses to complete the deal while the FCC also claims CBS is guilty of ‘news distortion’.
New Jersey Congresswoman Charged
Representative LaMonica McIver was charged with assaulting and impeding federal officers yesterday. These charges stem from an incident at an ICE Facility with details of the situation being heavily disputed, while even ICE admits that members of Congress are afforded special access to ICE facilities.
As I read the details of these stories, it certainly seems this administration is engaged in coercion and attempting to suppress journalism and legal, independent review of authority.
I invite civil, bipartisan discussion on this post.
Sources:
The conditions inside the infamous El Salvador prison where deported migrants are held | PBS News
CBS News chief quits as Paramount aims to settle lawsuit with Trump : NPR
CBS appears poised to settle Trump lawsuit over ’60 Minutes’ : NPR
https://www.fcc.gov/transactions/skydance-paramount
FCC case against CBS for ‘news distortion’ may go far beyond precedent, scholars say | Reuters
https://www.ice.gov/doclib/detention/iceFacilityVisitationCongressional.pdf
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