Kilmar Armando Ábrego García, a Salvadoran alleged criminal, blatantly disregarded our laws by entering the United States illegally. He continued to flaunt our laws by engaging in alien smuggling and conspiracy to commit alien smuggling, per an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Nashville. On Friday, Obama-nominated District Judge Waverly Crenshaw stunningly dismissed the charges on the absurd basis of vindictive prosecution. This ruling is outrageous, and the Trump Justice Department must immediately appeal it to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Illegal immigration is always unacceptable. Some illegal immigrants, however, represent the worst of the worst. They do not come here to work, for example, in restaurants to make better lives for their families. Instead, they come here to continue their gang activity, engage in drug trafficking, and terrorize communities. Ábrego García, who laughably has been cast by leftists as a “Maryland father,” represents one of the worst of the worst. Evidence is strong that he is a member of MS-13, a terrorist gang based in Latin America that is responsible for countless acts of barbarity. His wife sought an order of protection against him in light of his alleged domestic abuse. He allegedly smuggled thousands of illegal immigrants into our nation over hundreds of trips. Now, he is free—thanks to another radical Obama judge.

Ábrego García gained notoriety when news emerged that the federal government mistakenly had deported him to El Salvador after an immigration judge had ruled him ineligible to return there due to alleged danger that he faced from gangs. It later came out that Ábrego García allegedly had murdered a rival gang member‘s mother and the gang that supposedly represented a threat to him is no longer viable in El Salvador—because hero President Nayib Bukele, unlike Obama judges, keeps violent gangbangers behind bars. After protracted litigation and negotiations, the government of El Salvador returned Ábrego García to the United States to face federal charges of alien smuggling and conspiracy to commit alien smuggling last year after the Nashville federal grand jury’s indictment.

The indictment alleged that Ábrego García was part of a large human smuggling ring that, among other horrors, was in charge of a tractor-trailer that overturned, killing approximately 50 illegal immigrants on their way to the United States. Coconspirators alleged, among other things, that Ábrego García was abusive to some women who were being smuggled and that he brought firearms and narcotics along with his human cargo. Ábrego García allegedly had no standards for smuggling. He allegedly would transport women and children with members of gangs like MS-13 and other violent groups, showing no regard for the safety of those women or children—or Americans, upon arrival—who became targets of these monsters.

This evidence, however, did not satisfy Obama Judge Crenshaw. He seemed willing to accept that there was sufficient evidence that Ábrego García had engaged in the illegal conduct; however, he waved a magic wand and decided that the prosecution was somehow vindictive. It is rich to see judges now concerned about vindictive prosecutions. Radical D.C. Chief U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg, another Obama judge, raised similar issues over the arrest of someone on charges of setting fire in a public park because that individual had burned a U.S. flag. Boasberg believed the Justice Department only might have prosecuted due to the flag burning, even though setting fires in public parks is a federal crime. No judge expressed concerns about vindictive prosecution when President Trump got indicted four times by Democrat prosecutors on novel (and bogus) legal theories, such as the ridiculous claim that a nondisclosure payment to settle a personal matter somehow must be reported for campaign-finance purposes. That case by Alvin Bragg, the hyper-partisan Democrat Manhattan DA, wound up turning into a 34-count felony indictment against something (Trump) who had never been prosecuted by any jurisdiction.

By contrast, the federal government prosecutes human smugglers and those who conspire to smuggle aliens all the time. It is true that, under the Biden administration, immigration enforcement became incredibly lax; indeed, millions of illegal immigrants poured across our then-porous border. Executing his electoral mandate from American voters, President Trump and his all-star administration put an end to that horror show, securing the border with remarkable speed and efficiency. Part of enforcing border security is prosecuting those who attempt to breach it by engaging in alien smuggling. This commonsense concept apparently is too complicated for Obama Judge Crenshaw to grasp. This radical judge has freed Ábrego García from conditions of pretrial release. No longer is this illegal thug in the custody of his brother, nor is he on electronic monitoring. He is free to roam the streets and do what he does best: terrorize innocent Americans.

Since President Trump reassumed office, rogue Democrat district judges—largely appointed by Obama and Biden–have done their level best to thwart his agenda and the will of American voters. The Supreme Court has intervened nearly three dozen times to stop this unconscionable and illegal judicial sabotage. Federal courts of appeals have reigned in these radical Democrat district judges in robes many more dozens of times. The Sixth Circuit must join the list and reverse another rogue ruling by another rogue Obama judge by reinstating the Ábrego García indictment. While the appellate process plays out, the appellate court should issue a stay of Obama Judge Crenshaw’s order so that the conditions of release, especially electronic monitoring, can resume. Despite the Democrats’ canonization efforts, Kilmar Armando Ábrego García is no saint. Ábrego García has proven to be a menace, and courts must treat him accordingly.

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President Donald Trump announced during a rally in New York that he was posthumously awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor to Welles Remy Crowther, the 9/11 hero remembered as the “Man in the Red Bandana” after he repeatedly led victims to safety from the burning South Tower before dying in the terrorist attacks.

Trump revealed the Presidential Medal of Freedom honor during a Rockland County stop on Friday with Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., who had urged the president to recognize Crowther’s heroism ahead of the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11. Crowther, a 24-year-old equities trader who also worked as a volunteer firefighter, became a symbol of American courage after survivors recounted being guided through smoke and wreckage by a man wearing a red bandana over his face.

“At the request of Bruce, and Mike, and some of the political — great political people we have, and we are approaching the 25th anniversary of September 11th, 2001, a dark day that will live in infamy. We are posthumously awarding Welles the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Trump told the Rockland County crowd, earning a resounding applause.

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“It’s the highest award outside of the Congressional Medal of Honor — those are the two biggies and Welles has one of them. I just want to congratulate his great mother in doing a phenomenal job in raising that young man. Boy, what bravery, saved those people and became a legend in a sense, nobody else would have done what he did. So he’s going to be getting the Presidential Medal of Freedom.”

The president subsequently brought up Welles’ mother, Alison Crowther, who addressed the pro-Trump crowd momentarily, describing the award bestowed on her son as a “huge honor.” 

“It’s such a beautiful thing that even 25 years later, Welles’ light still shines brightly,” she told the crowd, noting she has traveled the world telling her son’s story to places as far away as Jordan. Alison Crowther remarked that in these travels, when she tells children Welles’ story, “They’re tremendously moved and inspired … to be better people.”

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Welles, an equities trader who worked on the 104th floor of the South Tower, was in his office when the first aircraft hit the North Tower that morning. He left his mother a voicemail shortly after the towers were struck, letting her know he was okay, but his body was later found amid the rubble.

According to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Welles “made three trips to the sky lobby, saving as many people as he could, until the burning building collapsed,” with some reports indicating he saved up to 18 lives that day. As he did so, Welles covered his nose and mouth with a red bandana he kept at his desk.

That red bandana is currently displayed at the 9/11 museum in New York City. The Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a nonprofit that supports first responders and their families, including those who became victims after 9/11, said Welles always kept a red bandana at his desk.

The foundation recounted how, when he was asked why he always carried the red bandana, Welles replied: “With this red bandana, I’m going to change the world.” His father, the foundation said, told Welles to always carry a red bandana on him for “messy jobs.”

“People can live 100 years and not have the compassion, the wherewithal to do what he did,” a survivor rescued by Crowther has said.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had never appeared before a congressional panel asking for money to run his department until Tuesday morning.

And even though cabinet secretaries routinely make their budget requests to Congress, it appears that Blanche apparently didn’t even need to ask lawmakers for the most-controversial batch of federal funds in years. 

It was already approved. Somehow. 

Blanche’s Justice Department announced the creation of a billion compensation fund to pay people who Republicans say are victims of government weaponization. Who gets the money isn’t clear. And what’s murkier still is how the stash of cash came about.

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In short, President Donald Trump sued his own IRS for leaking his tax returns – along with the filings of several hundred other Americans. Then, Blanche’s own Department of Justice announced that the president essentially settled with himself. 

“Per the settlement, plaintiffs will receive a formal apology but no monetary payment or damages of any kind. They have agreed, in exchange for the creation of this fund, to drop their pending lawsuit with prejudice, and also withdraw two administrative claims, including for damages resulting from the unlawful raid of Mar-a-Lago and the Russia-collusion hoax,” read the DoJ statement.

The fund is worth $1.776 billion. Get it? 1776.

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So while the president couldn’t receive money from this fund, his political allies and donors could.

All without congressional input. 

“I realize it’s a lot of money,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. “I want to understand where the money comes from. Do we find it in the budget? Do we have to borrow it? There’s just a lot of unanswered questions.”

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“What I want to know is how the fund is created and what its purpose is,” said Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.

“And (I want to know) the legality of creating a fund that Congress hasn’t had anything to say about.” 

The government swept up the phone information of multiple Republican lawmakers after the January 6 riot as part of Operation Arctic Frost. That included the records of Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. He defended the fund.

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“What we ought to be talking about is the reasons for the compensation. Weaponization of government that took place under former President Joe Biden was an absolute disgrace,” said Hagerty.

Blanche formerly served as President Trump’s personal legal counsel. Lawmakers argued that Blanche reverted to that role when he created the compensation fund out of the ether. 

“Mr. Attorney General, you are acting today like the president’s personal attorney. And that’s the whole problem,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.

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“You’re a very gifted lawyer. But from my perspective, you have very little faith to the Constitution and the people of America. And you’re the president’s consigliere,” piled on Sen. Jack Reed D-R.I.

Lawmakers questioned who qualifies for compensation.

“Will individuals who assaulted Capitol Hill police officers be eligible for this fund?” asked Van Hollen.

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“Anybody in this country is eligible to apply if they believe they are a victim of weaponization,” replied Blanche.

And that’s what concerned bipartisan lawmakers. The compensation conundrum instantly spilled over into a major bill, due to the hit the Senate floor. 

Congressional Republicans were trying to pass a bill to finally address funding for ICE and Border Patrol, once and for all. But they planned to bypass a Democratic filibuster using a special process called budget reconciliation.

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The good thing about reconciliation is that you can pass a bill with 51 yeas and don’t need to clear the filibuster with 60 votes. The bad thing is that the reconciliation process entails what the Senate refers to as a “vote-a-rama.” This is where senators can offer practically any amendment on any subject in a drawn-out process which might consume an entire calendar day.

Republicans freaked out that Democrats would force them to take controversial votes on the compensation fund. And frankly, many Republicans intended to author their own amendments to curb the fund – simultaneously inoculating themselves from blowback. 

That political brew was too much for Senate Republicans.

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They summoned Blanche to Capitol Hill Thursday morning to explain the fund. The meeting didn’t go well. Fox is told that Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., were pointed in their comments to Blanche. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., popped into the Capitol’s Ohio Clock Corridor en route to the meeting. Tillis was in mid-conversation. All anyone could hear Tillis say was “And I’m not voting for it!” as he walked by.

By early afternoon, Republican leaders scrapped the bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and sent everyone home for Memorial Day. It was the biggest legislative rebuke of President Trump’s second term.

 “I just don’t know how this puppy dog will work,” said Kennedy. “I think there were six or seven people who are going to vote no.”

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Yet Republicans were practically on the verge of finally ending the ICE and Border Patrol funding impasse.

“The sole reason we are here today is because Democrats refused to fund law enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.

The debate over funding for the president’s ballroom wasn’t exactly the foxtrot for Senate Republicans. But the compensation fund converted the reconciliation process into the samba.

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No fancy footwork here. Republicans managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

“There are a lot of questions about it. I have Republican colleagues who have concerns about who can receive funding from that fund,” said Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind.

However Banks noted that “every single Republican who was on the ballot like I was in the ‘24 cycle talked about stopping the weaponization of government.”

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Democrats watched as Republicans blanched at what Blanche told them. 

“I think my Republican colleagues have reached their limit,” said Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt.

Thune said the compensation fund “makes everything way harder than it should be.” He declared that the White House should should have “consulted” with Congressional Republicans about the fund ahead of time. So deadlocked, Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., dismissed everyone until early June.

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“Republicans are so divided, so dysfunctional, so disorganized, that they are fleeing Washington. Their majority can’t melt down fast enough,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

However, some of the President’s allies defended the compensation fund. 

“I feel comfortable that whose who have been wronged by their government should have some sort of redress,” said Sen. Eric Schmidt, R-Mo.

And even though the president recently steamrolled some GOP foes politically, Republicans blocked him legislatively.

“We should have full review of what we’re funding,” said Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont. “Congress has our obligation.”

So President Trump may get the personnel he wants in Congress next year as Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., go by the wayside. But securing the policies may need to wait until the president’s preferred candidates are in place in 2027.

That’s why some lawmakers are questioning whether Congress can move any more meaningful legislation the rest of this year. Everything else from here on will be “way harder than it should be.”