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While the nation watches in disbelief as the Signal-Gate circus unfolds—we cannot ignore the other victims of this administration’s chaos: the 238 Venezuelan men secretly deported to El Salvador’s mega-prison against a judges order. Most of these men weren’t terrorists. They weren’t armed enemies. Many were asylum seekers, refugees, fathers, barbers, musicians—deported not by a court, but by an unqualified cabal of real estate cronies and internet grifters running U.S. immigration like it’s a reality show reboot. They were flown out under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a dusty relic Trump’s team weaponized in the dead of night. No charges. No hearings. Just shackles, a plane, and propaganda footage for the world to see. If these men were truly dangerous, they’d be in Guantánamo, not Bukele’s dystopian PR set. When asked about the deportation order, Trump dodged and gaslighted like only he can: “I don’t know when it was signed, because I didn’t sign it.” The proclamation bears his name. It’s on the official White House website. He and his administration bragged about it. So either he’s lying, or America is being governed by ghosts and private Signal chats. Either way—this is a joke with actual human lives on the line. Here are just five of the men the Trump clown show disappeared: • Francisco Javier García Casique – 24, hairstylist; no record; deported for tattoos. His family says he was “kidnapped by politics.” • Jerce Reyes Barrios – 35, ex-pro soccer player; fled torture; accused over a Real Madrid tattoo. • “E.M.” – Colombian refugee; asylum granted; deported for a palm tree tattoo. • J.C.S. – Construction worker and dad; never saw a judge, never had a lawyer. • Luis M. Pérez – Musician; arrested at a shelter; never charged, never convicted. This isn’t immigration policy. It’s authoritarian cosplay. Bring them back to the US now. Let real judges—not reality star donors—decide guilt or innocence.