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California Bill to End the Epidemic of Trans-Identifying Male Rapists in Female Prisons Shot Down by Democrats
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California Bill to End the Epidemic of Trans-Identifying Male Rapists in Female Prisons Shot Down by Democrats

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On April 29, 2025, the California legislature shot down a bill prohibiting trans-identifying men with a history of sexual violence from being housed in women’s correctional facilities. 

The Golden State allows prisoners to be incarcerated in correctional facilities matching their preferred gender identity after passing the Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, or SB132, in 2021. Other states with similar laws are Maine, New York, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Washington.  

However, safety concerns for biological women have persisted, prompting state Sen. Shannon Grove to introduce SB311. If it passed, the law would’ve required the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to provide a secure facility to house transgender-identifying men in women’s prisons to protect the security needs of biological women.

Additionally, it would’ve ban biological men who identify as women and are registered sex offenders from being housed in women’s facilities.

“Any inmate convicted of an offense for which they are required to register pursuant to Section 290, except for biological women at birth, shall be ineligible for housing at a women’s prison.”

Currently, California law requires the CDCR to consider each transgender inmate’s request for transfer to a female facility. Such transfer requests do not consider the inmate’s sexual violence history, whether they have intact male genitalia, or have undergone gender transition procedures. 

About 898 transgender-identifying men have requested to be transferred to women’s facilities, of which 45 have been effected, while 208 are still pending.

Meanwhile, the CDCR is aware of potential intimate relations between transgender-identifying male prisoners and their biological counterparts and distributes condoms in prison.

Similarly, it is aware that biological female inmates are afraid of potential sexual violence from transgender-identifying male counterparts. Physical violence and other forms of degrading and demeaning attacks on biological female inmates by transgender inmates have been widely reported.

Over one quarter of inmates have experienced such incidents, including sexual assaults by biological male inmates who identify as women, while two-thirds are afraid for their safety. 

Several high-profile cases of sexual assault by trans-identifying individuals have been reported in California and other states. 

In 2024, Tremaine Carroll, a six-foot-tall biological man who identifies as a woman was accused of raping two inmates one of whom became pregnant and also attempting to intimidate a witness to stop them from testifying. Carroll had been transferred to the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla in 2021 when SB132 became law. 

Ironically, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) used him as proof that trans-identifying men were not a threat to the safety of biological female inmates. While the case is still ongoing, he was eventually transferred to the Salinas Valley State Prison male facility under California’s Three Strikes Law.

Female inmate Krystal Gonzalez, who was sexually trafficked at 13, was also allegedly repeatedly raped by a transgender detainee and reportedly faced a disciplinary action when she reported the incident. 

Seemingly, SB311 could fail to pass as California Democrats prioritize the convenience of transgender individuals over the safety of biological women. 

Study: Life-Threatening Complications From Mifepristone Abortion Pill 22 Times Higher Than Reported
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Study: Life-Threatening Complications From Mifepristone Abortion Pill 22 Times Higher Than Reported

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Pro-choice advocates, the media, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have presented the abortion pill mifepristone as a safe and effective method for terminating an unwanted pregnancy. However, it turns out that they were not telling Americans the whole story. 

For over two decades, pro-life activists have sounded the alarm over life-threatening symptoms associated with the abortion pill. Nonetheless, the FDA, which is legally required to acknowledge those concerns, has seemingly refused to act. The FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has categorically stated that he has no intention of taking action.

However, a new analysis of the abortion pill-related medical insurance claims shows that the risk of users developing life-threatening complications after use was 22 times higher than the FDA and the abortion pill Mifeprex manufacturer, Danco Laboratories, reported.

The Ethics and Public Policy Center made the shocking discovery after analyzing Medicaid, TRICARE, Medicare, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and private medical insurance claims data. It discovered that between 2017 and 2023, approximately 692,873 women received 865,727 mifepristone prescriptions.

However, 10.9% or 94,605 of those prescriptions resulted in potentially life-threatening or serious adverse events, such as emergency room visits (4.7%), hemorrhage (3.3%), surgical abortion (2.8%), infection (1.3%), sepsis (0.1%), and other non-specific complications (5.68%) for women who had used the Kill Pill within 45 days. When adjusted for some women who suffer from “adverse events in multiple categories,” the rate of mifepristone-related complications was 10.93%. That rate is almost 22 times higher than the FDA’s reported 0.5%. 

Additionally, the observation window of 45 days was conservative at best since some complications occur as late as 72 days.

“This study is the statistical equivalent of a category 5 hurricane hitting the prevailing narrative of the abortion industry,” warned the Ethics and Public Policy Center President Ryan Anderson. “It reveals, based on real-world data, the shocking number of women who suffer serious medical consequences because of the abortion pill.”

The FDA arrived at its figure, which was crucial in approving the abortion pill, after analyzing ten clinical trials involving 30,966 women. However, the test subjects were hand-selected, pre-screened, “generally healthy women,” thus potentially not reflective of the general female population. 

Additionally, the tests used potentially outdate methods, and some were carried out outside the United States. Similarly, the EPPC study claims that the Kill Pill prescribers are not mandated to report adverse events unless the patient dies.

“The women in our dataset receive (or fail to receive) pre- and post-abortion healthcare of the real-world quality that prevails in the U.S. today, not the carefully controlled regimen of care that ordinarily prevails in a clinical trial,” the study blasted the FDA’s findings.

The Obama administration relaxed the requirements for obtaining the abortion pill by reducing the number of doctor visits, even allowing non-licensed individuals to prescribe the abortion pill. According to the study, a woman can receive the pill after “one telehealth visit” with any “approved healthcare provider” who does not necessarily have to be a physician. 

When Biden took over, he relaxed prescription requirements, allowing women to receive the pill by mail. Similarly, the administration cleared the way for independent pharmacies, such as Walgreens and CVS, to dispense the abortion pill, allowing women to “self-administer drugs obtained from a mail-order pharmacy,” the study notes.

Democrats Visit Anti-Israel Protester in ICE’s “Harrowing” Detention Like “Nazi Concentration Camps”
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Democrats Visit Anti-Israel Protester in ICE’s “Harrowing” Detention Like “Nazi Concentration Camps”

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Democrats continue to disrespect Americans by siding with illegal immigrants and with people who hate our values and do not respect our laws. 

On Tuesday, April 22, a group of democrats visited the pro-Hamas protesters they claim are “unlawfully held in harrowing conditions.” 

Ironically, numerous American hostages remain hostage in Gaza under actual harrowing conditions, but you never see the same outrage from these democrats.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) were among the group of five Democrats who visited the anti-Israeli protesters, Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk, whom Pressley described as her “constituent” despite both being foreign-born citizens who cannot vote in American elections. 

Out-of-state Democrats Reps. Troy Carter (LA) and Bennie Thompson (MS) also joined the delegation to show solidarity with the anti-Israeli protesters.

Born to Palestinian parents in Syria, Khalil, 30, a Columbia University alumnus, was arrested on March 9, 2025, by immigration officials coordinating with the State Department while leading anti-Israeli protests at the institution. 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused him of involvement in pro-Hamas activities. Khalil who has barely condemned the kidnapping of American citizens by Hamas, compared the detention conditions to “Nazi concentration camp.” 

“I feel ashamed to compare my conditions in ICE detention with Nazi concentration camps, yet, some aspects of Frankl’s experience resonate,” he wrote.

Even Hamas hostages who were held in underground tunnels, almost starved, witnessed and underwent physical and mental abuse, and were forced to participate in Hamas propaganda videos, had more respect for Nazi concentration camps victims and would not casually compare themselves. 

It’s mind-boggling that a foreigner, who is accorded the privilege of being in the country and attend an elite government-funded university, and still enjoys every civil right in the books, even meeting politicians, could compare himself to  Frankl, who was not guaranteed the next meal or even being alive the next second.

“Khalil led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization,” DHS tweeted.

Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan warned anti-Israel protesters that, unlike under the Biden administration, they could no longer get away with spreading terrorist propaganda while destroying government property.

“You can’t go and call for the annihilation of Israel and take over a college campus and take over a college building and destroy government property. You can’t hand out literature supporting a terrorist organization.”

He also noted that a visa or resident alien status were privileges that hinged on the holders’ ability to respect the laws of the country. 

“They’re not going to get away with it under the Trump administration. When you come to this country, either on a visa or you become a resident alien, that’s a privilege. But with that privilege comes certain rules. You can’t violate [the] law.”

Turkish-born Ozturk was arrested at Massachusetts’ Tufts University while engaging in anti-Israel activism. He also co-authored an anti-Israeli op-ed piece calling for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against the Jewish state. 

According to the seemingly leftist Anti-Defamation League (ADL), BDS advocates for Palestine’s right to self-determination while denying Israel’s right to exist. Even leftist Soros-backed American Jewish Committee acknowledges that while BDS advocates for “peaceful” resistance, the movement leadership wishes for the elimination of the Jewish state. Even Harvard, which is tangled in lawfare against Trump and allows anti-Israeli protests, somehow accommodates the perception that BDS is anti-Semitic.

Sweden Begins Paying Immigrants to Voluntarily Leave the Country and the European Union
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Sweden Begins Paying Immigrants to Voluntarily Leave the Country and the European Union

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After accepting the mass influx of refugees under the European Union’s liberal Marxist immigration policies heralded by Angela Merkel et al., Sweden is now desperate to get them out of the country, even to the point of paying them to leave.

Stockholm just announced an ambitious program that will pay immigrant families a maximum of SEK 600,000 ($61,134) to relocate outside the European Union. Spouses/cohabitants also qualify for a maximum of SEK 500,000 ($50,933), while individual adults receive a maximum of SEK 350,000 ($35,974). Families with children under 18 years also qualify for an additional SEK 25,000 ($2,490) per child. Previously, the country had a smaller voluntary remigration grant of SEK 40,000 (€3,903), which only one immigrant took. 

“So far, few people have taken advantage of the opportunity to receive benefits. In the budget bill for 2025, the government announced that the grant will be increased sharply in 2026,” the Ministry of Justice wrote.

The scheme is proof that the European Union’s unchecked immigration policy, which forced individual countries to accept illegal immigrants, has failed, leaving individual countries to deal with the mess. The EU has been fighting with Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic for refusing to take part in the refugee resettlement program that imposed quotas for each country.

Nonetheless, Sweden refuses to accept to acknowledge the failure of unchecked immigration and presents the resettlement scheme as a noble cause to help marginalized people resettle and start life.

“This is about giving people who feel excluded or who haven’t found a place in Swedish society the opportunity for a dignified return and a new beginning elsewhere,” Migration Minister Johan Forssell told the Swedish TT media outlet.

Since most migrants depend on the Swedish welfare system, especially those from Islamic countries who have refused to integrate, the country seemingly prefers a one-time payment, instead of supporting them indefinitely. While promoting the program, Sweden inadvertently acknowledged that it was dealing with reintegration issues.

“Today, there are a large number of people who immigrated to Sweden but who for various reasons have failed to become part of the Swedish community despite being here for a long time,” said Sweden Democrats’ immigration spokesman Ludvig Aspling. 

However, the spokesperson did not mince words about Sweden’s desire to return immigrants to their countries of origin or at least a third country. Seemingly, deporting them is impossible under the tight control of the EU bureaucrats in Brussels.

“Our starting point is that in this case, it is best to return to your home country, as long-term exclusion entails very high costs for society. Financial support for this purpose can increase both the incentives for return and the opportunities for re-establishment upon returning home.”

Meanwhile, Sweden says it has a robust mechanism to prevent immigrants from exploiting the system by taking the grants and sneaking back into the country. Additionally, only those who relocate outside the European Union and selected countries will be eligible.

“But this won’t be a free ticket. If they return to Sweden, they’ll be required to pay the money back,” Forssell said. 

While the most ambitious so far, Sweden is hardly the only European country paying immigrants to leave. Denmark pays immigrants over $15,000 to leave, while France offers $2,800, Germany roughly $2,000, and Norway $1,400.

Considering that immigrants enjoy special privileges in the EU and also benefit from the vast welfare system, this immigration policy is doomed to fail. 

Meanwhile, Sweden continues to grapple with violent crimes perpetrated by immigrants.

WEF Whistleblower Blows Lid Off Klaus Schwab’s Alleged Money Games
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WEF Whistleblower Blows Lid Off Klaus Schwab’s Alleged Money Games

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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an internal investigation into its founder and longtime chairman, Klaus Schwab, following whistleblower allegations of financial misconduct involving both Schwab and his wife, Hilde.

The claims, which include misuse of Forum funds for personal expenses and questionable workplace practices, surfaced last week in a letter obtained by The Wall Street Journal.

The anonymous whistleblower letter, addressed to the WEF’s board, accused Schwab of using the organization’s financial resources for personal gain without proper oversight.

Among the allegations were claims that Schwab instructed junior employees to withdraw thousands of dollars in cash from ATMs for his personal use.

The letter also alleged Schwab used WEF funds to pay for private massages at hotels.

Hilde Schwab, who previously held a role within the organization, was accused of scheduling what the whistleblower described as “token” meetings—minimal or superficial engagements funded by the WEF—in order to justify expensive personal travel.

A second source familiar with the situation confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that an investigation had been initiated.

The board reportedly convened an emergency meeting over the Easter weekend to address the whistleblower’s claims.

Despite Schwab’s attempts to prevent the probe, including his stated intention to pursue legal action against the whistleblower, the board voted to proceed with an independent review of the allegations.

He had previously announced plans to step down later this year, after more than five decades of leading the organization.

In a statement released through a spokesperson, the Schwabs denied all claims raised in the letter.

The spokesperson said Klaus Schwab plans to file a lawsuit against the anonymous author of the whistleblower complaint and “anybody who spreads these mistruths.”

The WEF confirmed the launch of an investigation in its own official statement, noting the board had “unanimously supported” the decision to proceed after consulting with external legal counsel. The Forum emphasized that the allegations remain unproven.

“The Forum takes these allegations seriously, but they remain unproven, and will await the outcome of the investigation to comment further,” the statement read.

The World Economic Forum, based in Geneva, is best known for its annual meetings in Davos, where global political, business, and media leaders gather to discuss international policy.

Klaus Schwab, who founded the organization in 1971, has been a prominent figure in shaping its direction and messaging over the last five decades.

The allegations and resulting investigation come at a time when the WEF has faced increased scrutiny from critics who view the organization as unaccountable and overly influential in global governance matters.

Schwab’s sudden departure amid financial misconduct accusations is likely to fuel further debate over transparency and accountability within the organization.

The independent investigation into Schwab’s alleged conduct is ongoing.

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Is America Ready to Wake Up to the Reality of Normalized Anti-White Racism?
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Is America Ready to Wake Up to the Reality of Normalized Anti-White Racism?

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America has been living in a fantasy land since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The legislation finally made into reality the promise of equality before the law, regardless of race. Yet with every year that has passed since, black Americans have become more lawless, more aggressive, and much more likely to claim that they are victims of racism. 

Oh, and what racism they claim to suffer from. It’s not just being directed to “colored” fountains. It’s not just being harassed individually. No, the claim is that “systemic racism” is to blame for everything that goes wrong in the lives of black Americans. The fact that 70 percent of black children are born out of wedlock in fatherless homes? Systemic racism. The fact that most of these single-mother families are sitting around on welfare and food stamps instead of getting married or working? Systemic racism. 

Now, in the 21st century, racism against whites by black people is so everyday common that almost no one remarks on it. At the same time, greater numbers of black people defy the law, societal norms, and the police themselves, then scream “discrimination” when anyone pulls them up short and reminds them that they, too, must obey the rules. 

Check out these two examples. In the first one, a number of young black men surround a Boston cop and scream at him that he’s “a bitch.”

In the next one, a black woman who is somewhere she shouldn’t refuses to make eye contact with the cops (too busy on her phone) and then just states she isn’t going to obey them. 

But we may be at a turning point after the knife killing of white 17-year-old Austin Metcalf by black 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony. Not only did the knife killing appear to be unprovoked by anything reasonable, but the admitted killer’s family is holding fundraisers and press conferences. They insult the character of the dead boy’s father (he’s dead because their baby boy, Karmelo, killed him) and accuse the dead kid, his father, and society, of “racism.” It’s an ugly spectacle. 

But there are signs of hope. Below is a four-minute video of a conference where speaker Myron Gaines, a fitness instructor, chastises the black people in the audience for laughing at the anger of a young white attendee who spoke. The young man said with emotion, “How long are we going to let white people be murdered in the streets before we do something?”

The “audience of color” thought that was absurd and funny enough to laugh at. Speaker Myron Gaines was having none of it, asking them why they were laughing at the white man’s rage when they know they would be burning down cities if the races were reversed. 

Let’s see what X/Twitter onlookers had to say. Some, of course, just want to laugh and dismiss:

Others want to misdirect so the topic of black violence is never discussed:

Others want to see more truth-talking. 

Steve Bannon Blasts DOJ Over Epstein Files: “The Deep State Is Winning Right Now”
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Steve Bannon Blasts DOJ Over Epstein Files: “The Deep State Is Winning Right Now”

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Steve Bannon Blasts DOJ Over Epstein Files "The Deep State Is Winning Right Now"

War Room host Steve Bannon expressed his frustration with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) inaction, warning that the Deep State continues to hold the upper hand in government.

During a discussion with Jack Posobiec, Bannon cited the DOJ’s lack of visible progress on investigations and indictments.

“We’re not doing anything over at the Justice Department. I don’t see investigations, I don’t see indictments,” Bannon said, noting that the Pam Bondi-led department is now being diverted into investigating leaks surrounding America First Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

“If the guys around Hegseth, if there’s indictments or investigations going on, and there’s no indictments, and there’s no release of the Epstein Files, and there’s no investigations of Brennan and the 51, and you’re not spending your time on that, but somehow [it] gets diverted over this, it is going to be a firestorm from the MAGA base,” Bannon said, in reference to former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan and the 51 intelligence officials who downplayed the Hunter Biden laptop as Russian disinformation in 2020.

“There has been no movement from the Justice Department,” Bannon stated.

“[N]ow they’re talking about… some investigation of the guys around Hegseth… you haven’t done your primary job, which is to take down the Deep State.”

“People, we are burning daylight!” he stressed.

“These people are playing smashmouth, they’re playing hardball, and the Deep State is winning right now!”

Watch:

Bannon’s concerns were echoed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, last month.

She criticized delays in releasing the Jeffrey Epstein client list and argued that previous setbacks had not instilled confidence in the public.

Following the release of the files, Luna took to X, writing:

“AG Pam Bondi, We saw over the weekend you are reviewing all files from JFK to Epstein! We are ALL anticipating their release! When will they be declassified and available to the public?”

“On Feb 11 & Feb 19, House Oversight sent a letter to the DOJ asking for status on releasing the Epstein files as well as JFK, etc. The DOJ has not responded. Reaching out on X because we can’t seem to get a response from the AG. AG Pam Bondi, what is the status of the documents? These documents were ordered to be declassified.”

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Diva to Demon: Nancy Mace Causes Dress-Wearing Trans Individual to Drop the Female Act Fast
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Diva to Demon: Nancy Mace Causes Dress-Wearing Trans Individual to Drop the Female Act Fast

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South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R) got on the nerves of a transgender-identifying individual, forcing him to drop the female act fast, revealing the fickle nature of the assumed identity.

Mace recorded the showdown at the University of South Carolina during a Turning Point USA event by a conservative youth group led by Charlie Kirk. The cross-dressing individual was offended when Mace used the word “babe” and demanded her apology, forcing her to double down and use the word “tranny.”

“This guy in a dress wanted me to apologize for using the word ‘babe.’ Told him no. That I didn’t care if he was offended,” she posted.

“And then I dropped the word t***s, fast. Look what happened next.”

The biological man was adorned in a flowing orange woman’s dress, a wide-brimmed sun hat, and carried a purse to complete the false look. In a feminine voice, he graciously confronted Mace over the “derogatory” word, but quickly lost his composure and dropped the feminine act.

“Does your husband call you ‘babe’?” the cross-dressing man asked, to which Mace replied: “I’m not married.”

“I would like for you to apologize,” he said. “It is derogatory and…”

“Is tranny derogatory?” Mace interjected.

“Well, yeah,” the pro-trans person replied, with his soprano voice quickly transforming into a heavy bass. 

“Of course it f*****g is,” he blurted.

He frantically grabbed his purse and a nearby potted plant, which he seemingly was ready to throw at her, before security intervened, forcing him to trot away.

Meanwhile, Rep. Mace had a field day with the gender non-conforming individual after the hilarious encounter.

“He went from soprano to bass all in one breath,” Mace quoted her tweet.

“That deep voice came out of nowhere,” she retweeted.

Lately, violence appears to be the default response from those on the left when debates don’t go their way. Various incidents across the country, such as the recent wave of Tesla arson attacks, calls for the assassination of President Trump and Elon Musk, and glorification of the alleged killers, like the UnitedHealth CEO’s alleged assassin, Luigi Mangione, exemplify the left’s obsession with violence. 

Mace has also been previously targeted by the trans community for her continued effort to protect women’s safe spaces from invasion by biological men.

In February, she sponsored the “Protecting Women’s Private Spaces Act,” which aims to prohibit “biological men from using women’s restrooms, locker rooms, and other private, protected facilities on all federal property, including government buildings, national parks, and military installations.”

Her efforts to protect women’s spaces resulted in an attack by a pro-trans man later identified as 33-year-old James McIntyre of Illinois. However, she vowed to press on and not bow to the radical ideology amid increased threats of violence. 

“I was physically accosted at the Capitol tonight by a pro-tr*ns man. One new brace for my wrist and some ice for my arm and it’ll heal just fine.”

“Your trans violence and threats on my life will only make me double down.”

Justice Alito Fires a Scathing Dissent after SCOTUS Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Alleged Gangbangers
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Justice Alito Fires a Scathing Dissent after SCOTUS Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Alleged Gangbangers

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The US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has fired off a blistering dissent against the court’s order to halt the Trump administration’s deportation of Venezuelan illegal immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 (AEA).

The court had previously allowed the Trump administration to continue deportations under the act on a limited basis with due process. However, the new ruling halted the deportation of all Venezuelan immigrants until the government receives further instructions from the court.

“The Government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United States until further order of this Court,” the unsigned order stated.

In an unexpected turn of events, conservative justices Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett voted in favor of halting the deportations in a 7-2 ruling. However, Justice Clarence Thomas joined Justice Alito in the fiery dissent.

Meanwhile, Justice Alito questioned the timing of the ruling, which he claims was issued “hastily and prematurely” within eight hours of receiving the notice, “literally in the middle of the night” and without giving lower courts time to sort out the facts of the cases.

“[T]he Court issued unprecedented and legally questionable relief without giving the lower courts a chance to rule, without hearing from the opposing party, within eight hours of receiving the application, with dubious factual support for its order, and without providing any explanation for its order,” he fumed.

“I refused to join the Court’s order because we had no good reason to think that, under the circumstances, issuing an order at midnight was necessary or appropriate,” he continued, adding that “Both the Executive and the Judiciary have an obligation to follow the law.”

The court had intervened after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a request for intervention, claiming that dozens of Venezuelan immigrants, currently numbering about 50, faced an imminent threat of deportation without the opportunity to contest their removal from the country. Law enforcement authorities have linked many of the potential deportees, currently held at the Northern District of Texas’ Bluebonnet Detention Center, with the bloody Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA). 

Some had filed an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging their removal. Liberal federal Judge James Boasberg ruled in their favor and gave them a temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing their removal.

However, the Trump administration challenged the decision, arguing that it had given them advance notification, allowing them to challenge their detention and deportation by filing habeas claims. SCOTUS agreed with Trump and trashed Boasberg’s restraining order, paving the way for their eventual removal.

Their attorneys subsequently moved to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and filed a habeas corpus for all Venezuelans pending deportation. However, Judge James Wesley Hendrix failed to grant them a TRO, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the decision.

Subsequently, they requested the Supreme Court to intervene, which it did without allowing the Trump administration to defend itself. Nonetheless, it allowed the government to file a response after the ruling, which was no less scathing than Alito’s dissent.

“The government has agreed not to remove, pursuant the AEA, those AEA detainees who do file habeas claims (including the putative class representatives),” the admin stated. 

“This Court should dissolve its current administrative stay and allow the lower courts to address the relevant legal and factual questions in the first instance — including the development of a proper factual record.”


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