Hi, I’m Alex Woodward, a senior U.S. reporter at the Independent. My work has covered everything from Trump’s immigration policies and legal battles to voting rights, anti-abortion laws, discrimination, and the rise of far-right movements and media. Recently, my reporting has highlighted Trump’s deportation agenda within his first 100 days in office: approximately 137 men have been transferred to a notorious prison in El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act. Meanwhile, at least 1,500 student visas have been revoked across more than 250 universities, targeting international students — many of them pro-Palestinian advocates critical of Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump’s crackdown isn’t limited to immigrants; he’s openly stated he would be “very happy” to send “homegrowns” to El Salvador’s prisons too. Ask me anything. I will begin answering questions at 1:30 pm ET.
Here are some links to stories that may be useful:
Over 200 lawsuits, 142 executive orders, and 24 days golfing: Trump’s first 100 days by the numbers
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-100-days-executive-order-numbers-b2739113.html
Trump would be ‘very happy’ to send ‘homegrowns’ to El Salvador’s prisons. It’s ‘incredibly illegal’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-homegrowns-el-salvador-deport-b2733844.html
They married in an ICE detention center. Now they’re fighting Trump after Maryland dad was wrongfully deported to El Salvador
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-supreme-court-b2729085.html
Why Trump is jailing student activists in Louisiana, where thousands of immigrants are detained in private prisons
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-detention-louisiana-khalil-ozturk-b2731976.html
Proof: https://imgur.com/a/kwjVWsY
Source: theindependentonline
12 Comments
Why did the media spend the last four years convincing people none of this was going to happen?
If a citizen got deported, the SCOTUS says they must be brought home, but the admin refused to do it, realistically what could be done to enforce the court ruling if the executive just says “nah bruh”?
What’s up with Guantanamo will it still be used for immigrants or has that changed
Did you watch Trump’s interview with Terry Moran? Are you surprised that Trump truly believes “MS13” was blatantly tattoo’d on Garcia’s hand?
Why are there no Republicans stepping up to saying what is happening is against our democracy and constitution?
There are no checks and balances. What is going on?
-signed a concerned citizen
Thanks for doing this.
Based on conversations you’ve had and details you’ve uncovered, is there ANY hope of real resistance from Congress (or even the courts) to slow down trump? Is there ANY line that would be too much for republicans? Simply put – is there any hope of our other elected officials doing anything to stop this?
What are house democrats doing to stop this hostile government takeover? Who is going to keep Trump in check?
As a green card, permanent resident, am I at risk for being deported? I have 4 years left before renewing, and concerned to go in and begin the process of renewing it or even taking steps for citizenship if this might get me caught in some stressful process.
Is there any real hope of any of this being able to be stopped by our current law systems?
I get this is a doomer question, but Trump getting away with things really does call into question the validity of our laws and legal systems.
Appreciate the opportunity to engage and participate. It seems like disinformation, omission and outright propaganda are rampant in US media today. Which sources of media are proponents of the truth, which aren’t and how can we tell if they are a mixed bag?
As it currently stands, Trump does a bad thing, a court says he cannot do a bad thing, he ignores it and continues doing the bad thing, and everyone just collectively shrugs. The USMS serves the courts, not the House or Senate, and not the president. *The courts*. So when a court issues a lawful order putting a pause, outright end, or undoing of illegal activity like deportation of US citizens, why is the USMS not stepping up and enforcing it? Who ***is*** enforcing court orders?
Why do you feel that many news organizations are sane washing what Trump actually says and not reporting word for word the crazy things he says?