Trump Defies Court Order & Deports Migrants, Lewis Black vs. Air Travel | Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
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What are Trump's recent actions regarding deportations?
So, let's get right into it. Now one of Trump's big promises for his second term was deporting violent immigrants from America. And he often mentioned one violent gang in particular.
Tren de Aragua. Remove the savage gang. Tren de Aragua.
Tren de Aragua. Tren de Aragua. Tren de Aragua. You know the members of that gang are like, is that us she's talking about? Trump sounds like my grandfather ordering Chipotle. I'll take the Barbaracoa! Buenos Nachos! And over the weekend, Trump announced he was deporting hundreds of these suspected Venezuelan gang members all the way back to El Salvador. So... Close enough. And of course, these suspected gang members would be afforded a rigorous legal procedure, including a trial, the presentation of evidence and all the rights of due process. I'm just f***ing with you. He did it, Trump.
The administration invoking an obscure law, the Aliens Enemies Act of 1798, which allows the government to deport people with little to no due process and was last used to round up Japanese Americans during World War II.
Last used to round up Japanese Americans during World War II. Why does Trump always have to pick the oldest, most racist laws to do what he wants to do? Cutting taxes under the authority of the It's Okay to Drown Italians Law of 1863. It's not just that it's archaic. Invoking that law has some big problems. One is that if you're deporting gang members but there's no due process, then you don't really know if you're deporting gang members. You're just deporting people who you think look like gang members. And if you start deporting every shady looking guy with questionable tattoos, I mean, who's gonna go to Jets games? But... You know what?
Why is Trump defying a federal court order?
I'm sure Donald Trump has the cultural understanding to carefully discern who is a member of... What's that gang name again? Trendy Uruguay. Yeah, yeah, you guys are f***ed. There's another problem with invoking this law, which is, it's supposed to be used in wartime. So, to make this work, Trump had to pretend that we're at war with Venezuela, which we're not. Not to mention, a pretend war is an extremely complicated concept to throw at the Secretary of Defense on St. Patrick's Day. So, man... Okay, so, bottom line, bottom line here. Okay, there's a lot of legal questions up in the air. So, on Saturday, a federal judge decided to pump the brakes.
That federal judge in an emergency hearing Saturday ordered any plane containing these folks that is going to take off or is in the air needs to be returned to the United States. Adding, this is something that you need to make sure is complied with immediately.
Well, it was a good try, Donald, but the judge has ruled and that's the way the system works. So, Trump brought the Venezuelans back, gave them due process, did the whole constitution thing. I'm f***ing with you again! He ignored the judge.
The administration made a calculated decision to ignore a federal judge's directive to turn the flights around.
My God. I mean, if you had told me that Donald Trump would trigger a constitutional crisis just seven weeks into his term, I would have said, that is a lot later than I thought. I mean... Donald showed a lot of restraint. I mean, Trump's really becoming presidential. Of course, the administration didn't just come out and say, we don't listen to judges from now on.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are Trump's recent actions regarding deportations?
1:03–3:36
2
Why is Trump defying a federal court order?
3:36–8:33
3
What is the controversy around Trump's use of autopen?
8:33–9:36
4
How are sick children reacting to Trump's letters?
9:36–12:15
5
What is Lewis Black's take on current air travel issues?
12:15–13:25
6
How is the air traffic control crisis affecting travel?
13:25–34:38
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