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ANOTHER ONE: Oregon Democrat Rep. Heads to El Salvador to Demand Release of MS-13 Terrorist Kilmar Garcia

Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) has announced she will travel to El Salvador to personally demand the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a deported illegal alien with alleged ties to the recently designated terrorist organization MS-13.

This is yet another example of Democrats prioritizing criminals over law-abiding Americans.

Dexter’s press release on Friday, dripping with sanctimonious outrage, claims Garcia’s deportation is a “constitutional crisis” and a “government-funded kidnapping.” She wails that Garcia, a so-called “legal U.S. resident,” had his “due process rights ripped away” and is now languishing in a Salvadoran prison.

But let’s cut through the leftist spin: Garcia was deported in March after the Trump administration identified him as a suspected MS-13 member, a designation backed by a 2019 Maryland police report and a Department of Homeland Security investigation that flagged him for potential human trafficking in 2022.

Court documents reveal Garcia was stopped in Tennessee with eight people crammed in his car, all suspiciously claiming the same address and carrying no luggage.

He played dumb with officers, pretending he couldn’t speak English. And then there’s the 2021 protective order filed by his own wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, who accused him of physical abuse and documented bruises he allegedly inflicted. This is the “family man” Dexter is championing?

President Trump himself has highlighted photos of Garcia’s knuckles, reportedly sporting MS-13 tattoos, though Democrats cry “Photoshop” to dodge the truth.

“Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced that she will travel to El Salvador to demand the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia,” according to the press release.

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Van Hollen Backtracks As El Salvador Stunt Backfires Spectacularly

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is frantically backpedaling after his ill-conceived El Salvador publicity stunt blew up in his face. The Maryland Democrat, who initially trumpeted his mission to “rescue” a deported MS-13 gang member, is now desperately trying to rewrite the script of his adventure gone wrong.

When Van Hollen first landed in the country, he couldn’t wait to broadcast his virtuous mission to the world. “I just landed in San Salvador,” he proclaimed proudly, promising to secure the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom he claimed was “illegally abducted.” 

Fast forward a few days, and suddenly the senator’s bold crusade has morphed into a classic attempt to backpedal. While Van Hollen was making a fool of himself, the Trump administration revealed the evidence that Abrego Garcia is, in fact an MS-13 gang member, but also that he reportedly engaged in human trafficking and domestic abuse.

Suddenly, this photo-op to own Trump and his immigration policies became an epic self-own, and Van Hollen’s tone has shifted dramatically, evening accusing El Salvador president Bukele of setting him up.

“I just want to take a moment—I hadn’t planned to do this,” Van Hollen said during a hastily arranged press availability. “But as I was landing on the airplane, I got a transcript of some questions President Trump was asked at the White House today about what I would call ‘Margaritagate.’ I don’t know if you guys have been following this…”

Van Hollen tried to explain away the photo as a staged deception. “When I first sat down with Kilmar, we just had glasses of water on the table, I think maybe some coffee,” he insisted. “And as we were talking, one of the government people came over and deposited two other glasses on the table with ice and I don’t know if it was salt or sugar around the top. But they looked like margaritas.”

He also accused the Salvadoran government of manipulating the scene to make it appear as though he and the deported gang member were drinking together. “If you look at the one they put in front of Kilmar, it actually had a little less liquid than the one in front of me, to try to make it look, I assume, like he drank out of it,” Van Hollen said. “Let me just be very clear. Neither of us touched the drinks that were in front of us.”

And then he kept digging himself into a hole.

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New Mexico Judge Abruptly Resigns After Suspected Tren de Aragua Gangbanger Arrested for Firearm Possession at His Home

A Doña Ana County magistrate judge has abruptly stepped down after an alleged Tren de Aragua gang affiliate who is in the U.S. illegally was reportedly arrested at his home and charged with possession of a firearm or ammunition.

Judge Jose “Joel” Cano reportedly submitted a letter of resignation on Mar. 3 of this year.

Judge Cano, a former police officer who took the bench in 2011, told a Border Hawk source that he did indeed resign but did not comment further.

Border Hawk contacted the judge’s office on Apr. 1 and was told by a clerk that he had “retired.”

On Feb. 28, 2025, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso arrested Cristhian Ortega-Lopez at a Las Cruces residence owned by Judge Cano following an anonymous tip.

Ortega-Lopez was reportedly caught by U.S. Border Patrol on Dec. 15, 2023, at Eagle Pass, TX, after illegally entering the U.S. by scaling a barbed wire fence, but was released three days later due to overcrowding at holding facilities.

Ortega-Lopez is a Venezuelan national and authorities believe he has ties to Tren de Aragua, based on tattoos, apparel, and displaying of hand gestures.

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Attorney General Releases Police Records Detailing Abrego Garcia’s Criminal History

On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi released police records showing Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the “Maryland man” who was deported to his native El Salvador by the Trump administration, was in fact a member of MS-13 and was in the United States illegally.

Contrary to the assertions of Garcia’s lawyers (and many in the corporate press) that there’s no evidence he’s a member of MS-13 and that the cops just made it all up, the police affidavit from Garcia’s arrest in March 2019 shows that Garcia was arrested with multiple other confirmed MS-13 gang members, was wearing clothing associated with the gang, and was identified by a confidential police informant as a confirmed MS-13 gang member with a rank and a moniker.

Here’s what the police record said. Garcia and three other men were arrested outside a Home Depot by Hyattsville City Police in Maryland, and as police approached them, “two of the individuals reached into their waistbands and discarded several unknown items under a parked vehicle,” according to the affidavit. One of the men, Christhyan Hernandez-Romero, was immediately recognized by police as a member of the MS-13 Sailors Clique. Hernandez-Romero, police said, “has an extensive criminal history for multiple assault, concealing dangerous weapon, burglary and many other offenses.” They even knew his rank and moniker, which was “Bimbo.”

Another of the men, Jose Guillermo Dominguez, was covered in MS-13 gang tattoos and was identified by “a past proven and reliable source” as an active MS-13 gang member with the rank of “Chequeo” and the moniker “Maniaco.”

As for Garcia, police recognized his clothing as “indicative of Hispanic gang culture,” and that he was a “member in good standing with the MS-13.” The same confidential informant told police that Garcia had the rank of “Chequeo” and the moniker “Chele.” In addition, the arrest record shows that Garcia was by his own admission an illegal alien from El Salvador who had entered the U.S. by walking across the border near McAllen, Texas, in March 2012. At the time of his arrest in Maryland while loitering outside a Home Depot, he had $1,178 in cash on him. Several plastic bottles containing marijuana were also found near the men after their arrest. 

The fourth man was released after police were unable to determine his gang affiliation, which calls into serious question the claim by Garcia’s lawyers that the cops were just making up his affiliation with MS-13. If so, why didn’t they do so with this fourth man?

This police record is likely what multiple immigration judges, as well as the Board of Immigration Appeals, relied on when finding that “the evidence shows that he [Garcia] is a verified member of MS-13.”

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Demented Democrat Demands Deported “Gangbangers” Be Returned To US

Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin demanded during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday that the Trump administration organise the immediate return to the US of illegal alien “gangbangers” deported to an El Salvador mega prison.

“I call on my colleagues right now to call off their campaign to impeach federal judges for doing their job,” Raskin said, referring to Republicans criticising Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg for ordering illegal alien deportation flights to be turned back when already in the air.

“I call on them to demand that the Trump administration comply with all judicial orders while appealing whichever ones they want to appeal,” Raskin added.

“And to demand the return of people unlawfully taken to El Salvador on that so-called plane full of gangbangers,” he further proclaimed.

While those on the flights were known to be violent criminals by ICE, a leftist talking point is being pushed that an alleged innocent father from Maryland, wrongly associated with one of the gangs, was aboard one of the flights.

Vice President Vance pointed out that an immigration judge previously outlined evidence that the illegal alien was associated with the violent MS-13 gang.

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Independent British MP Rupert Lowe Launches a National Inquiry on the ‘Rape Gangs’ Scandal – Crowdfunding Starts Hot, UK Public Raise $170K in an Afternoon

UK independent politician Rupert Lowe is equally loved and hated in the right-wing circles.

Since the Norfolk MP for Great Yarmouth left Reform UK party under a storm of allegations, Lowe found himself entwined in a bitter feud with Reform’s leader Nigel Farage over policy.

The former chairman of Southampton Football Club was elected as one of Reform UK’s five MPs in 2024. An outspoken man, he holds firm common-sense views in key areas such as immigration, economic policy, and social issues – and has a focus on UK’s ‘grooming gangs’ scandal.

RUPERT LOWE SAYS PLANS FOR GROOMING GANG INQUIRY ARE UNDERWAY

“I will source the funding. Reform and Farage failed to do so, I will not. When I make a promise, I keep it”

They have been betrayed by the Government, the authorities, the media and now Reform.

Justice we hope pic.twitter.com/xKVMsNEONB

— Basil the Great (@Basil_TGMD) March 12, 2025

Now, he is launching an investigation into the scandal, in a story that is mixing personal conflict with a broader political crusade, all rooted in one of Britain’s most controversial issues.

An announcement.

Today, I am launching a national inquiry into the rape gang scandal.

It will focus on three questions – what happened, how did it happen and why was it allowed to happen? A crowdfunder has been set up, please see the link below. I will of course personally… pic.twitter.com/v9JY3HC9B6

— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) March 28, 2025

Reform UK suspended Lowe on March 7 after allegations arose of workplace bullying and verbal threats against party chairman Zia Yusuf.

Lowe denied all accusations, calling them a ‘political assassination’ and a ‘witch hunt’, alleging that Reform tried to ‘silence’ him on the ‘Muslim grooming gangs’ issue.

He says the party pressured him to remove references to “mass deportations” from a February 2025 speech, a charge Farage denies.

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The Empire of Crime: María Corina Machado and Edmundo González accuse Maduro of leading the Tren de Aragua and the Cartel of the Suns.

The statement issued on March 17, 2025, by María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, leaders of the Venezuelan opposition, was a forceful attack against Nicolás Maduro.
In it, they directly accused him of being the leader of two of the most dangerous criminal organizations in Hispanic America: the Tren de Aragua and the Cartel of the Suns.
Machado and González claim that these organizations do not operate independently but are instruments of Maduro’s regime.

According to María Corina, the Tren de Aragua is involved in drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and other serious crimes, affecting both Venezuelans and citizens of other countries. The Cartel of the Suns, meanwhile, is allegedly composed of senior government officials and military personnel engaged in large-scale drug trafficking.
Her statement highlights how these mafias have extended their reach beyond Venezuela. The Tren de Aragua, originating in Aragua state, has committed numerous murders both inside and outside the country, including in Chile, according to data from the Chilean Prosecutor’s Office.

In Santiago, for instance, it is blamed for assassinations and extortion activities. Additionally, she mentions cases in Peru and Colombia, where the gang has been linked to human trafficking networks.

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Trump’s DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Deep State’s NYT Leak Undermining Trump’s Crackdown on Tren de Aragua Terrorists

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed Friday that the Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into a leak of classified intelligence aimed at discrediting Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TDA).

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche criticized the leak as a politically motivated attempt by the “Deep State” to undermine President Trump’s agenda, particularly his recent crackdown on the gang.

“The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation relating to the selective leak of inaccurate, but nevertheless classified, information from the Intelligence Community relating to Tren de Aragua (TDA),” Blanche said in a statement.

He continued, “We will not tolerate politically motivated efforts by the Deep State to undercut President Trump’s agenda by leaking false information onto the pages of their allies at the New York Times. The Alien Enemies Proclamation is supported by fact, law, and common sense, which we will establish in court and then expel the TDA terrorists from this country.”

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Federal judge demands Trump admin provide information on Tren de Aragua deportations

In a 45-minute hearing on Monday, a federal judge questioned Trump administration lawyers over the use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and a deportation flight that took off from the US bound for El Salvador as he handed down a temporary restraining order blocking the administration from invoking the act to swiftly deport illegal immigrant gang members.

The administration attorneys had requested that the hearing be called off, but US District Judge James Boasberg declined, ordering them into court for a “fact-finding hearing” over the use of the Act, and whether the administration knowingly defied his order, per Fox News. A hearing is set for Friday over the administration’s request to vacate the case.

Justice Department attorney Abhishek Kambli said that the Trump administration had complied with the written order from Boasberg, which came hours after the oral ruling. Per NBC News, Kamblu argued that the written ruling took precedence over the oral one issued from the bench, saying, “We believe that we’ve complied with the order.”

“You’re saying that you felt that you could disregard it because it wasn’t a written order,” Boasberg said. He called the argument a “stretch.”

Federal attorneys declined during the hearing to reveal how many deportation flights took off from the US on Saturday, citing national security protections. One lawyer for the administration said, “Those are operational issues, and I am not at liberty to provide information.”

Kambli said, “I am only authorized to say what we have said” in court filings, the one in question stating that the plaintiffs “cannot use these proceedings to interfere with the President’s national-security and foreign-affairs authority, and the Court lacks jurisdiction to do so.”

Near the end of the hearing, Judge Boasberg said, “My orders don’t seem to carry much weight.”

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Demented Obama Judge Who Wants to Liberate Venezuelan Gang Members Sent 70 Trump Supporters to Prison on Made-Up 1512c Charges that Were Later Overturned by SCOTUS

On Saturday, Judge James Boasberg, an Obama-appointee, granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the Trump administration from deporting thousands of Venezuelan nationals under the Alien Enemies Act.

Far-left America-hating leftist groups such as the ACLU and Democracy Forward, rushed to a DC court in a desperate bid to shield dangerous illegal aliens from deportation.

Judge Boasberg was only too happy to slap his name on this anti-American court order to halt the deportation of dangerous illegals who are notorious for taking over apartment buildings in Colorado. Boasberg does not care about violent illegal aliens flooding the streets of America.

On Sunday, investigative reporter Julie Kelly wrote about the deranged side of Judge Boasberg.

This same Obama judge who is filing retraining orders to keep Venezuelan gang members from jail — worked diligently to jail every January 6 defendant using a bogus made-up charge that was eventually overturned by the Supreme Court.

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