Alright, so Trump wants to send migrants to Gitmo. Guantanamo Bay. *That* Guantanamo Bay. The one we associate with terrorists and human rights violations. Is this some kind of sick joke?
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First off, let's be real: this isn't about "hardened criminals," no matter what Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spews to reporters. It’s about optics. Scare tactics. Trump and his cronies are trying to paint every immigrant as a dangerous criminal to justify their draconian policies. And people are eating it up; that AP-NORC poll says 83% of Americans support deporting migrants convicted of violent crimes. No brainer, right? But where does it end?
Then there's the families finding out their loved ones are being shipped off to Gitmo via *photos released by the government*. Seriously? No phone call, no official notification, just BAM! Here's your brother/son/husband looking terrified on a plane to hell. Real classy, guys.
And the ACLU's Lee Gelernt nails it: "By hurrying immigrants off to a remote island cut off from lawyers, family, and the rest of the world, the Trump administration is sending its clearest signal yet that the rule of law means nothing to it." It's like they're not even trying to hide their contempt for basic human rights anymore.
"Doubling Manpower" or Just Doubling Down on Cruelty?
Doubling Down on Cruelty
Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, says they're going to "double the manpower in sanctuary cities." Double. The. Manpower. What that really means is more raids, more families torn apart, more people living in fear. And all because sanctuary cities are supposedly "barriers" to Trump's grand plan. Give me a break. For more context, see
Corporation For Public Broadcasting To Shut Down After Losing Federal Funds.
Homan claims they're "following the law as written by Congress." Oh, really? Because judges keep blocking their moves left and right. Sending Venezuelans to Gitmo? Blocked. Ending birthright citizenship? Blocked. It's like they're throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks, and they're getting increasingly pissed off when nothing does.
And speaking of those Venezuelans, their families are adamant that they *aren't* members of some criminal gang. An attorney working the case, Zoe Bowman, rightly pointed out that the Trump adminstration is painting these people as violent criminals, and for her clients, this couldn't be further from the truth.
I'm not saying all immigrants are angels, offcourse, but treating them like terrorists before they've even had a fair hearing? That's not justice; that's tyranny.
Then again, maybe I'm being too harsh. Maybe Trump really believes he's saving America from a horde of violent criminals. Or maybe he just likes the idea of having his own private prison on a remote island, where he can do whatever he wants without anyone asking questions.
But let's be real, the whole situation is a mess.
Canada's Laughing at Us? You Don't Say...
Meanwhile, Up North...
While all this is going down, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is over at the G20 summit, basically saying, "Yeah, we can handle things without the US." He's signing new deals, talking about AI and energy, and generally acting like the US isn't the center of the universe anymore.
Carney even had the audacity to say, "It’s a reminder that the center of gravity in the global economy is shifting." Ouch. That's gotta sting Trump's ego. Read more about it in
Mark Carney Aims Barb at US During G20 Summit: ‘Global Economy Is Shifting’.
And the best part? Trump boycotted the G20 summit because he thinks South Africa is mistreating white farmers. As if that's any of his business. It's just another excuse to isolate the US and make us look like a bunch of paranoid xenophobes.
So Much For "Making America Great Again"
