Arfin,
If you thought it couldn't get any worse in the U.S., unfortunately you were very wrong. Donald Trump has now officially come out and said he's interested in punishing U.S. citizens by sending them to prisons overseas. His attorney general, press secretary, and he himself have all confirmed multiple times that he is actively exploring this idea and investigating how to turn it into a reality.
He even directly asked the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, if he would consider building "five more" of their brutal CECOT-style torture prisons to house deported U.S. citizens. On a hot mic while giving Bukele a tour of the Oval Office, he said: "The homegrowns are next."
This is not just 'bluster.' Instead, it comes on the heels of the accidental deportation of Kilmar Abrego GarcÃa, a legally protected resident and Maryland father, as well as an ever-growing list of detentions and deportations of students, professors, researchers, and even tourists with no criminal histories.
Much of this is in direct violation of court orders, including in the case of Abrego GarcÃa. Despite a Supreme Court order to "facilitate" his return to the U.S., both Trump and Bukele said there is no way that will happen.
While Trump claims that he would supposedly only target "criminals," he's already shown that, instead, he is actually targeting political dissidents, people of color, and everyday workers.
If Trump can get away with directly violating a Supreme Court order, there is very little to stop him from continuing to violate the law, the Constitution, and more court rulings.
That is — unless we speak up now. This is our moment. We do not have any time to lose. We have to take this seriously — now. Sign the petition to demand that the Trump administration abandon any plans to ship off U.S. citizens to be imprisoned in foreign countries!
