Summary

A 60 Minutes investigation revealed that 75% of the 238 Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador’s Cecot prison have no criminal records.

Only 22% had non-violent offenses, and about a dozen face serious charges.

The administration used wartime authority under the Alien Enemies Act to justify the move, despite a federal judge calling the action “bad faith.”

DHS defended the deportations, claiming many migrants are uncharged criminals. Critics, including the ACLU, warn the process bypasses due process and sets a dangerous legal precedent.

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    28 days ago

    So right now it’s non-criminal foreigners, soon it’ll be criminal US citizens, then any US citizen with a wrong opinion.

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      I mean, there’s already the one guy they sent by “mistake” and "can’t get back."But frankly, without due process, everyone they’re sending are “non criminals”, which is weird way to say “people who should be presumed innocent until found guilty 8n a court of law by a jury of their peers.”

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      28 days ago

      Yep, that’s exactly what Trump wants.

      Reporter: The president of El Salvador said he would be willing to take American citizens in federal prison population.

      Trump: I love that