Jessica Tarlov Fact-Checks Fox News Co-Hosts on Deportation Case

Jessica Tarlov's Fact-Based Rebuttal

• 💡 Jessica Tarlov fact-checked her conservative Fox News colleagues regarding the deportation case of Kilmer Abrego Garcia.
• 🎯 The Department of Justice admitted Garcia's deportation to El Salvador was a mistake, and the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled for his release.
• 📌 Despite the ruling, the Trump administration refused to facilitate Garcia's release, citing unproven claims of gang membership.

Debunking Gang Membership Claims

• 🔍 Tarlov highlighted that there is no proof Garcia was an MS-13 member and that claims have been debunked multiple times.
• 🗣️ The accusations were based on hearsay and testimony from a detective later indicted for providing confidential information to a sex worker and who was allegedly an alcoholic.
• ✅ Garcia, an on-the-books worker, had been meeting with his DHS caseworker annually and was not a gang member or criminal.

Due Process and the Alien Enemies Act

• ⚖️ Tarlov explained that even under the 1790s Alien Enemies Act, which the Trump administration cited, individuals from countries at war with the U.S. are entitled to due process before deportation or imprisonment.
• 🌍 This principle applied even during World War II, where individuals from Japan, Germany, and Italy were allowed court hearings to argue against deportation.
• 🚫 Abrego Garcia was denied this right, and Tarlov emphasized the distinction between deportation to a home country and being sent to a prison.

Defiance of Supreme Court and Constitutional Crisis

• 🏛️ The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate Garcia's return from El Salvador, a process they had previously used for other migrants.
• ⚠️ The administration's refusal to ask El Salvador for Garcia's release is seen as defying the Supreme Court, potentially leading to a constitutional crisis.
• 🤝 Even conservative figures like former Republican House member Trey Gowdy agreed that the Trump administration should follow the judge's order and the Supreme Court's decision.

Broader Implications and MTG Allegations

• 🇺🇸 Gowdy stressed that no executive branch should disobey a judge's decision, even if disagreed with, and that Garcia should be given a hearing and due process.
• 🧐 The video also briefly mentions allegations of insider trading against House Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, noting suspicious stock trades that turned to profits after a tariff pause.