the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Apr 14, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was picked up by ICE on March 15th and sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador on a flight, alongside hundreds of others accused of belonging to a gang.
Garcia’s lawyers note that “Abrego Garcia has never been charged with a crime, in any country.” He lives in Maryland, raising three children with his wife. Moreover, Trump’s own Justice Department admitted that sending Abrego Garcia to El Salvador was an “administrative error.” The judge in his case stated, “there were no legal grounds whatsoever for his arrest, detention or removal,” and ordered that he be returned to the United States immediately.
But the Justice Department claims it cannot have Abrego Garcia returned—because they have no jurisdiction over El Salvador.
The Supreme Court finally ordered that the government “facilitate” his release from prison, but in the weakest possible way, citing the “deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs.” We will see if Garcia ever makes it back to his family.
Just one day later, another judge declared that the U.S. could deport Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student arrested for his participation in pro-Palestine demonstrations. This judge accepted a similar argument, that Khalil’s actions threaten “adverse foreign policy consequences” for the U.S.
The Trump administration argues that they can disappear anyone they want to a foreign country and that there will be no legal recourse. That is an open threat to all—to the entire working class, and to anyone critical of this government.