Since the Trump administration ramped up its hardline immigration agenda, dozens of cases have emerged across the United States involving alleged violations of due process and human rights.
One of the most prominent is that of Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March. Since being returned to the country, he has been entangled in a prolonged legal fight with federal immigration authorities who want to deport him as soon as the case is solved.
As that legal battle continues, a new CBS News report reveals that a former Department of Justice attorney claims he was fired for refusing to support what he describes as a false narrative in Abrego García's case. The attorney, Erez Reuveni, told the outlet that he declined to sign a legal brief describing Abrego García as a member of the MS-13 gang and a terrorist, an accusation he says was used in an effort to prevent the man from returning to the United States.
Reuveni, who once received praise from Trump administration officials for defending the president's immigration policies during his first term, said what he witnessed inside the DOJ violated basic legal principles.
"I took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution," Reuveni said. "And my view of that oath is that I need to speak up and draw attention to what has happened to the department, what is happening to the rule of law. I would not be faithfully abiding by my oath if I stayed silent right now."
He also described...
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