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In reply to the discussion: It just occurred to me why they may not want to return Kilmar Garca [View all]InstantGratification
(437 posts)Ignoring court orders is part of it. The bigger part is that this is an extension of sending prisoners to gitmo. The Bush Admin argued that the terror suspects didn't have a right to due process because Cuba is a sovereign nation and they were outside of US jurisdiction. The courts over ruled that because Guantanamo is under a long term lease to the US and has been occupied by the US for over a century.
They are running that same play here, but in a location that really is outside of US jurisdiction. If they win this play against illegal immigrants, they will extend it to legal immigrants. If they get away with that, they will try it against naturalized citizens, then try to extend that to natural born citizens.
This is just one step on the way to disappearing anyone who pisses off the monarch.