Jasmine Garst
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A federal judge said the government has presented no credible evidence that he was ever in a gang. In fact, he has no criminal record in any country. And a judge ordered the Justice Department to bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. Now, this went fast.
All the way up to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts temporarily blocked the order to return Abednego Garcia while the full court considers what to do next.
All the way up to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts temporarily blocked the order to return Abednego Garcia while the full court considers what to do next.
All the way up to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts temporarily blocked the order to return Abednego Garcia while the full court considers what to do next.
Abrego Garcia has been living in Maryland for more than a decade with a form of legal protection known as withholding of removal. He was arrested by immigration officials last month and sent to a notorious Salvadoran detention center. His lawyers contend he has no criminal record, and the Trump administration admitted it had made what it called, quote, an administrative error.
Abrego Garcia has been living in Maryland for more than a decade with a form of legal protection known as withholding of removal. He was arrested by immigration officials last month and sent to a notorious Salvadoran detention center. His lawyers contend he has no criminal record, and the Trump administration admitted it had made what it called, quote, an administrative error.
Last week, federal judge Paula Zinnies ordered that he be brought back. The administration requested a stay, which a Fourth Circuit court panel denied earlier this morning.
Last week, federal judge Paula Zinnies ordered that he be brought back. The administration requested a stay, which a Fourth Circuit court panel denied earlier this morning.
Okay, so about a year ago, I was in Florida, in Fort Myers, and I'm in this trailer park where mostly Latino immigrant agricultural workers live. And I'm hanging out with this woman. She's this older church lady. Her name is Mari. And she says this thing to me about a popular Sunday market in the city. And these days, I think a lot about what she said. ¿Y ahora qué? No hay nadie. Se fueron.
Okay, so about a year ago, I was in Florida, in Fort Myers, and I'm in this trailer park where mostly Latino immigrant agricultural workers live. And I'm hanging out with this woman. She's this older church lady. Her name is Mari. And she says this thing to me about a popular Sunday market in the city. And these days, I think a lot about what she said. ¿Y ahora qué? No hay nadie. Se fueron.
Okay, so about a year ago, I was in Florida, in Fort Myers, and I'm in this trailer park where mostly Latino immigrant agricultural workers live. And I'm hanging out with this woman. She's this older church lady. Her name is Mari. And she says this thing to me about a popular Sunday market in the city. And these days, I think a lot about what she said. ¿Y ahora qué? No hay nadie. Se fueron.
So what now? She asked me. Everyone is gone. On Sunday mornings out here, there used to be cars. And now there's nothing. They call it a ghost town. They're going to turn us into a ghost town. So when I was in Florida in summer of last year, the state had enacted some of the nation's toughest laws targeting people without legal status.
So what now? She asked me. Everyone is gone. On Sunday mornings out here, there used to be cars. And now there's nothing. They call it a ghost town. They're going to turn us into a ghost town. So when I was in Florida in summer of last year, the state had enacted some of the nation's toughest laws targeting people without legal status.
So what now? She asked me. Everyone is gone. On Sunday mornings out here, there used to be cars. And now there's nothing. They call it a ghost town. They're going to turn us into a ghost town. So when I was in Florida in summer of last year, the state had enacted some of the nation's toughest laws targeting people without legal status.
And suddenly this fear had taken hold and people told me they were scared. They were scared to go to the hospital, scared to go to school. And Mari, the reason we are using her first name only is that this totally unassuming church mom, she started working kind of on the fringes of the law. She was helping out some of these immigrants who didn't have legal status.
And suddenly this fear had taken hold and people told me they were scared. They were scared to go to the hospital, scared to go to school. And Mari, the reason we are using her first name only is that this totally unassuming church mom, she started working kind of on the fringes of the law. She was helping out some of these immigrants who didn't have legal status.
And suddenly this fear had taken hold and people told me they were scared. They were scared to go to the hospital, scared to go to school. And Mari, the reason we are using her first name only is that this totally unassuming church mom, she started working kind of on the fringes of the law. She was helping out some of these immigrants who didn't have legal status.
Yeah, so I was working on a story about the fear in the immigrant communities because of these new Florida laws and policies. And I kept hearing about something called raiteros. Like everywhere I went, there were posters or little business cards offering raites. And raite is a word that comes from ride, like car ride.
Yeah, so I was working on a story about the fear in the immigrant communities because of these new Florida laws and policies. And I kept hearing about something called raiteros. Like everywhere I went, there were posters or little business cards offering raites. And raite is a word that comes from ride, like car ride.
Yeah, so I was working on a story about the fear in the immigrant communities because of these new Florida laws and policies. And I kept hearing about something called raiteros. Like everywhere I went, there were posters or little business cards offering raites. And raite is a word that comes from ride, like car ride.