Lawyers for the children say they're still on planes in El Paso. SOOKNANAN: "I have the government attempting to remove minor children from the country in the wee hours of the morning on a holiday weekend. That's surprising." www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
No surprising at all. Perfectly on brand for this Administration. The cruelty is the point. Along with the lack of transparency. #resist
Where are the planes in El Paso? Can people see or identify them right now?
Is it, though?
Since when are they honoring court orders?
cruel & usual.
Only if you haven’t been paying attention.
Sadly this is their MO
Only if you really want to hold firm to the presumption of regularity, literally all facts aside.
Not at all....
Would like to have heard the tone of voice that was said in
Nothing about this fascist regime surprises me anymore.
I have to imagine that was said with a sarcastic tone. I'm thinking like My Cousin Vinny, "that's a fucking surprise"
That’s my question too.
No
Not at all surprising. Just more cruelty from these creeps.
No
I can think of some better words than surprising.
Is this how Trump is trying to get into heaven?
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Never mind how awful this is on every way, but WHO THE HELL IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AFTER 600 CHILDREN IN REAL TIME???
600 children is the total number in the class protected by the judges order, I believe, please correct if wrong. They are not all in one place. And 600 14-15-16-17 yr olds are still 600 children (Epstein apologists can go to hell).
GET THEM OFF THOSE PLANES!
So they fly them to Guatemala and then what? Will they just leave them at the airport and see if anybody will take them in?
Totally UNsurprising Your Honor.
Unfortunately not surprising, but illegal and immoral
THIS is fukin unforgivable!!!😤😠😡😡🤬🤬
Yes it is
How to kill a generation
Not surprising
“That’s *not* surprising”. Fixed it.
Only if you haven't been paying attention to this government.
I hear sarcasm in that comment, especially w the preemptive decisions she made to prevent their removal. She knows how they roll.
Fucking Stephen miller needs to rot in prison.
I’d vote for that.
Surprising? Is this judge new?
Probably someone appointed by dumb-dumb with no experience.
Um, she’s great. She’s been working on this since 2:30 am to protect these children. Biden appointee.
I was being sarcas- Never mind.
So the people who screamed the loudest about human trafficking Are the human traffickers.
Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan is a HERO! And it's pretty clear she was making a point to the DOJ by her "surprising" comment. Smh at the people taking it literally, as if she hadn't specifically entered a TRO and expedited the hearing to squash the DOJ's shenanigans. 🙄 More judges like this please!!!
I totally agree. She has been amazing in this situation. Got a call at 230am, got up and immediately entered a TRO to stop them from deporting children (some as young as 10). Said she hasn’t been back to sleep yet.
Not surprising in the slightest.
This para appears at both para #5 and #14: The judge also said, “I have conflicting narratives from both sides here,” adding that what she heard from the advocates for the children “doesn’t quite line up with what I’m getting from the government.”
So are these children sitting in hot airplanes with the ac off? No food and water, unable to use restrooms because they're shackled?
UPDATE: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children overnight, halting the effort while many of them sat on the tarmac in El Paso — and maybe have, in one case, been in the air. t.co/4QRs4oLf0G
De Guatemala a Guatepeor.
Donald Trump and his administration are criminally insane. Especially to do this to children.
I guess they want all children born so they can torture and rape them. They sure as hell don't care about their well-being.
This administration is disgusting
The people who voted in these monsters are the real problem
This. 👆
This administration is evil
@velshi.com this would have made a great segment rather than another repetitive one on how terrible Democratic leaders supposedly are.
He blocked me too. Cheers. 🥂
Cheers! It was wonderful actually and it was a good thing that happened today! Lol.
It's just getting so boring too. Absolutely nothing original.
He blocked me over this lol. It's fine. I still said what I said.
Dont understand a journo blocking if the comments werent abusive.
It's all good. I don't care. Just shows how delicate he is and how fragile he is over getting criticized. And I made a good point too. I don't know why he needed yet another segment bashing Democrats when all this crazy shit is going on in the country even this morning! But that's on him. Whatever.
Wow. Your comment was pretty benign. Guess my block is processing.
Judging by what I'm seeing he'll probably get to you soon at some point lol.
Hahaha
"Your block is important to us. Please remain on the line until Mr. Velshi can stop weeping. He will protect himself from your hurtful words in the order in which they were received."
This is no way to run a business. I'll be complaining to corporate.
I'm calling the ethics hotline right now and I'm going to ruin everybody's supper.
:D
I guess he’s on a 24 hour shift mine came in at 1:42 AM PST
Poor Ali works so hard. :D
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:D
Did he really? Truth hurts, I guess.
Yeah he did. I was a little bit snarky but it really wasn't bad at all. Everyone knows I could be a lot worse. He could have just replied and said "This is an important story and we will cover it soon." He chose to insult me or try to and then blocked me.
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Stephen Miller needs to be disappeared...
Can someone please tell when is the last time he heeded any court order?
This is not an administration. It’s a gangster junta.
Amen. They pick the dead of night to take an action they know will be opposed if done in the sunshine.
How do these cretins sleep at night knowing what they are doing to kids? What they do to adults is heinous enough but kids????? Every single one of them should be brought up on charges when this despicable regime finally collapses.
Where is Trump trafficking these children? To Ghislaine's new 'set up' on some island far, far away? You can NEVER TRUST TRUMP. He only has his own best interests in mind... will he be "working' with Ghislaine on her island?
But seriously, Trump was part of the underaged sex trafficking ring & orgies. Yet we allow HIM near children?
We need to CHARGE Trump & MAGAS IN POWER with abuse, negligence, & endangerment of 600 or more CHILDREN! DO IT!
Well, three jets have landed just recently in Guatemala from the US. Do you think maybe the government flipped the bird to justice sooknanan??
Removing minors to Guatemala?! Bastards!
Nighttime moves so no one will see.
Has Sooknanan followed anything about this government? Because if so, this is the least surprising thing ever. Yes, it SHOULD be surprising for the U.S. govt to do this. But this is the Republican party now.
Any violation of the judges order should result in jail for all DOJ involved as well as ICE & Homeland security
It is 100% not surprising
No. Not really. This is how they do things (yes I know she’s not really surprised…)
It’s hardly “surprising.” 🙄
It is absolutely not surprising and this judge should be ashamed if she honestly thinks that way
She is saving these kids. It’s a courtroom; she’s using euphemistic language.
Is it really though?