Tiffany Cross on Deported Gang Member: ‘If He’s Not a Citizen and He’s Not Afforded Due Process, Then None of Us Are Citizens’

PHILLIP They re pressure ░░░░░░░░ the system here particularly ░░░░░░░░ legal system not just ░░░░░░░░ the case of that ░░░░░░░░ from Maryland in the ░░░░░░░░ of the Alien Enemies ░░░░░░░░ as Mercedes was talking ░░░░░░░░ in the case of ░░░░░░░░ University and the IRS ░░░░░░░░ and their tax exempt ░░░░░░░░ All of this is ░░░░░░░░ against the system to ░░░░░░░░ to see if they ░░░░░░░░ break it CROSS Which ░░░░░░░░ very terrifying And I ░░░░░░░░ to say even outside ░░░░░░░░ legalese of this it ░░░░░░░░ just terrifying to us ░░░░░░░░ human beings I don ░░░░░░░░ think this is an ░░░░░░░░ a political issue I ░░░░░░░░ t think this is ░░░░░░░░ issue where we can ░░░░░░░░ you know this side ░░░░░░░░ this and this side ░░░░░░░░ this We have to ░░░░░░░░ at if he s ░░░░░░░░ a citizen and he ░░░░░░░░ not afforded due process ░░░░░░░░ None of us are ░░░░░░░░ What is to stop ░░░░░░░░ administration from me walking ░░░░░░░░ of this studio tonight ░░░░░░░░ me saying something that ░░░░░░░░ don t like and ░░░░░░░░ grabbing me and saying ░░░░░░░░ you re not a ░░░░░░░░ Well how do you ░░░░░░░░ Because I ve not ░░░░░░░░ afforded due process What ░░░░░░░░ stopping them from deporting ░░░░░░░░ into this El Salvador ░░░░░░░░ where there are thousands ░░░░░░░░ people locked up without ░░░░░░░░ process Our own State ░░░░░░░░ warned about Bukele the ░░░░░░░░ of El Salvador negotiating ░░░░░░░░ gangs doing nefarious things ░░░░░░░░ And so the fact ░░░░░░░░ we re sitting back ░░░░░░░░ this to happen and ░░░░░░░░ this as though it ░░░░░░░░ a political issue this ░░░░░░░░ a humanitarian issue And ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ of dictators when you ░░░░░░░░ at the behavior of ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ behavior of Erdogan in ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ behavior of Putin they ░░░░░░░░ all these various things ░░░░░░░░ go after the higher ░░░░░░░░ system Even Putin said ░░░░░░░░ are won by teachers ░░░░░░░░ you look at what ░░░░░░░░ is doing cozying up ░░░░░░░░ other dictators it is ░░░░░░░░ And we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ happen before our very ░░░░░░░░ And to me it ░░░░░░░░ like we re in ░░░░░░░░ path of destruction and ░░░░░░░░ m watching this storm ░░░░░░░░ through and knock everything ░░░░░░░░ And for all the ░░░░░░░░ who say Oh I ░░░░░░░░ t care that doesn ░░░░░░░░ impact me guess what ░░░░░░░░ are in the path ░░░░░░░░ destruction too We have ░░░░░░░░ stop this and look ░░░░░░░░ this as a humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ SINGLETON I think it ░░░░░░░░ a political issue I ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ security issue Prince George ░░░░░░░░ County in 2019 their ░░░░░░░░ unit determined that Garcia ░░░░░░░░ an MS 13 gang ░░░░░░░░ His wife in 2021 ░░░░░░░░ wife that s now ░░░░░░░░ lengthy testimonies about how ░░░░░░░░ he is said that ░░░░░░░░ s a serial abuser ░░░░░░░░ she has a ton ░░░░░░░░ photos to showcase said ░░░░░░░░ I agree due process ░░░░░░░░ absolutely important we want ░░░░░░░░ maintain that but I ░░░░░░░░ there s absolutely enough ░░░░░░░░ to send this guy ░░░░░░░░ else One he s ░░░░░░░░ broken the law We ░░░░░░░░ already established that Now ░░░░░░░░ do have evidence suggesting ░░░░░░░░ he was a member ░░░░░░░░ is a member of ░░░░░░░░ 13 He s also ░░░░░░░░ serial abuser This is ░░░░░░░░ the type of individual ░░░░░░░░ don t think any ░░░░░░░░ of us would want ░░░░░░░░ our country He should ░░░░░░░░ deported CROSS Shermichael we ░░░░░░░░ t make it about ░░░░░░░░ That s just one ░░░░░░░░ SINGLETON That s the ░░░░░░░░ we re talking about ░░░░░░░░ That is But I ░░░░░░░░ if we look at ░░░░░░░░ macro and not the ░░░░░░░░ and just look at ░░░░░░░░ process because he s ░░░░░░░░ the only person there ░░░░░░░░ were other they indiscriminately ░░░░░░░░ up people and deported ░░░░░░░░ We also saw in ░░░░░░░░ news this week maybe ░░░░░░░░ was last week it ░░░░░░░░ been a long year ░░░░░░░░ week but the Massachusetts ░░░░░░░░ who got the letter ░░░░░░░░ that you have seven ░░░░░░░░ to leave the country ░░░░░░░░ administration has already proven ░░░░░░░░ there are flaws in ░░░░░░░░ system and they are ░░░░░░░░ deporting people without due ░░░░░░░░ That s not specific ░░░░░░░░ him That should be ░░░░░░░░ to all of us.”