The administration is dragging a Maryland father through five countries to avoid the one that would actually take him

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This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.

Costa Rica said yes. They needed a country that would say yes to this.

Editorial cartoon by Hector Rentier: The administration is dragging a Maryland father through five countries to avoid the…

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Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Hector Rentier
Primary entities
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, El Salvador, Liberia, Costa Rica, Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana, CECOT, MS-13
Themes
Immigration enforcement, Federal courts, Deportation, Trump administration legal challenges
Floor values engaged
human_life_and_dignity, Accountability of power, Equality & fairness