‘Not a Conclusive Finding’: CNN’s Paula Reid Shoots Down White House Evidence Abrego Garcia Was MS-13

TAPPER CNN s Priscilla ░░░░░░░░ just received this statement ░░░░░░░░ Garcia s wife who ░░░░░░░░ in part After surviving ░░░░░░░░ violence in a previous ░░░░░░░░ I acted out of ░░░░░░░░ after a disagreement with ░░░░░░░░ by seeking a civil ░░░░░░░░ order in case things ░░░░░░░░ Things did not escalate ░░░░░░░░ I decided not to ░░░░░░░░ through with the civil ░░░░░░░░ process That is not ░░░░░░░░ justification for ICE s ░░░░░░░░ The Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ also gave CNN other ░░░░░░░░ that the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ backs up their claims ░░░░░░░░ Garcia is a member ░░░░░░░░ the MS 13 gang ░░░░░░░░ his continued denials that ░░░░░░░░ is Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Paula Reid ░░░░░░░░ first let s start ░░░░░░░░ Judge Boasberg here deciding ░░░░░░░░ there s a probable ░░░░░░░░ to hold Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ in contempt of court ░░░░░░░░ seems quite significant What ░░░░░░░░ next Reid So the ░░░░░░░░ has made it clear ░░░░░░░░ intend to appeal this ░░░░░░░░ re going to fight ░░░░░░░░ that s not surprising ░░░░░░░░ here Boasberg says that ░░░░░░░░ administration s actions on ░░░░░░░░ day specifically not turning ░░░░░░░░ flights that were already ░░░░░░░░ the air full of ░░░░░░░░ migrants that that constituted ░░░░░░░░ willful disregard of his ░░░░░░░░ Now the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ argued that he was ░░░░░░░░ his authority by trying ░░░░░░░░ interfere in the implementation ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy Now he ░░░░░░░░ said he will begin ░░░░░░░░ proceedings unless the migrants ░░░░░░░░ are on those planes ░░░░░░░░ afforded some sort of ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to have ░░░░░░░░ cases heard But I ░░░░░░░░ to remind folks the ░░░░░░░░ Court has weighed in ░░░░░░░░ this larger question of ░░░░░░░░ use of the Alien ░░░░░░░░ Act and it said ░░░░░░░░ yes the administration can ░░░░░░░░ this but individuals deported ░░░░░░░░ this act must have ░░░░░░░░ court hearing So here ░░░░░░░░ appears Boasberg is just ░░░░░░░░ of endorsing what the ░░░░░░░░ Court already said And ░░░░░░░░ that the administration won ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court on ░░░░░░░░ issue so far it ░░░░░░░░ a little surprising Jake ░░░░░░░░ the judge is pursuing ░░░░░░░░ here but as I ░░░░░░░░ the administration is going ░░░░░░░░ fight this TAPPER We ░░░░░░░░ just to talk more ░░░░░░░░ Garcia we have been ░░░░░░░░ now for weeks the ░░░░░░░░ for evidence to back ░░░░░░░░ their assertion that he ░░░░░░░░ a member of MS ░░░░░░░░ They did make some ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter And one ░░░░░░░░ the things that they ░░░░░░░░ with us particularly was ░░░░░░░░ court document saying that ░░░░░░░░ s outfit during his ░░░░░░░░ was consistent with MS ░░░░░░░░ symbolism They sent us ░░░░░░░░ court documents saying that ░░░░░░░░ original immigration judge and ░░░░░░░░ board of immigration appeals ░░░░░░░░ evidence to render him ░░░░░░░░ danger to the public ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t contradict ░░░░░░░░ fact that he was ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be deported ░░░░░░░░ El Salvador a ruling ░░░░░░░░ came down during the ░░░░░░░░ Administration that the Trump ░░░░░░░░ did not appeal at ░░░░░░░░ time But just to ░░░░░░░░ down a little bit ░░░░░░░░ this idea of whether ░░░░░░░░ not he was a ░░░░░░░░ of MS 13 what ░░░░░░░░ you make of this ░░░░░░░░ So it was great ░░░░░░░░ you got these documents ░░░░░░░░ m taking a look ░░░░░░░░ them and look it ░░░░░░░░ reference to the fact ░░░░░░░░ a police informant said ░░░░░░░░ Garcia was part of ░░░░░░░░ 13 but then he ░░░░░░░░ denied bond citing this ░░░░░░░░ they appealed But in ░░░░░░░░ immigration bond hearing the ░░░░░░░░ has the burden of ░░░░░░░░ to show that they ░░░░░░░░ not a flight risk ░░░░░░░░ a danger to the ░░░░░░░░ and he failed to ░░░░░░░░ that burden But that ░░░░░░░░ not a conclusive finding ░░░░░░░░ he was a member ░░░░░░░░ MS 13 His lawyer ░░░░░░░░ points out that he ░░░░░░░░ never been convicted of ░░░░░░░░ crime gang related or ░░░░░░░░ But look Jake the ░░░░░░░░ word on this is ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court had a ░░░░░░░░ to weigh in and ░░░░░░░░ him to be returned ░░░░░░░░ the United States to ░░░░░░░░ a ruling on the ░░░░░░░░ of proper processing here ░░░░░░░░ didn t do that ░░░░░░░░ until they decide to ░░░░░░░░ that which is very ░░░░░░░░ they will he is ░░░░░░░░ returning to the United ░░░░░░░░