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A Maryland man with legal protection from deportation was mistakenly sent to a dangerous prison in El Salvador. The government admits this was an error but stands by its tough approach to immigration. Critics say the media focuses too much on sob stories while ignoring the victims of gang violence.
Fox News host Will Cain argues the press twisted this story to make people feel sorry for a supposed “innocent father.” The truth, he says, is more complicated. The man had years of legal battles over alleged gang ties. While not convicted, judges previously found enough evidence to keep him detained. The media never mentions that part.
The Trump administration used a 200-year-old law to speed up deportations of suspected gang members. Even with this mistake, officials say they’re protecting American families from criminals. Vice President JD Vance blasted liberal activists for crying over deportations while staying silent about citizens hurt by illegal immigrant crime.
ICE picked up the man near a shopping center last month. His wife claims he’s no gang member, but courts had doubts. A secret informant once labeled him MS-13. He’d been allowed to stay because judges feared he’d be tortured in El Salvador. Now he’s in that same country’s worst prison anyway.
Conservative commentators ask why the media cares more about this one case than the many Americans killed by illegal immigrants. Where was the outrage for Jocelyn Nungaray or Laken Riley? They say liberals use sob stories to attack President Trump’s policies instead of supporting border security.
The government says it can’t bring the man back now. They argue El Salvador’s prisons aren’t as bad as activists claim. While mistakes happen, keeping violent gang members out matters most. Trump officials say courts gave this man every chance to prove he wasn’t MS-13. He didn’t convince them.
Some on the right admit the deportation error looks bad. But they say it doesn’t change the big picture. America’s immigration system is broken. Letting people stay for years on temporary status just invites more chaos. Real fixes require strict enforcement, even if a few errors occur along the way.
This case shows the heated debate over immigration. Conservatives believe safety comes first, even if it means hard choices. They say the media twists stories to make enforcement look heartless. With elections coming, expect more clashes over who gets to stay – and who gets sent home.
