If you needed any more proof that the Democrats have one playbook and they’re sticking to it, just look at how they’re reacting to the arrests of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Judge Hannah Dugan. It’s the same tired pattern: whitewash the facts, invent a victim narrative, and blame Trump for everything.
When the Trump administration deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Democrats and their media allies rushed to rebrand him not as what he was—an illegal immigrant with suspected gang ties—but as a harmless “Maryland man.” The left-wing media dutifully helped sell the image: a hardworking father, a local fixture, just another face in the crowd trying to build a better life. His status as an illegal immigrant or his ties to MS-13 were predictably glossed over and even challenged.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen even made a big show of flying down to El Salvador to visit Garcia, painting him as a victim of bureaucratic error and a lack of due process. Never mind the multiple red flags, including court documents tying him to domestic abuse and human trafficking. For the Democrats, Garcia wasn’t a public safety risk—he was a political weapon to swing at Trump’s immigration policies. A “Maryland man” victimized by Trump’s immigration policy. Reports about his history of domestic violence and possible involvement in human trafficking? Ignored. Inconvenient facts don’t fit the narrative.
Now fast forward to Judge Hannah Dugan. After she helped an illegal immigrant slip out of a courthouse to avoid ICE agents, you’d think there would be bipartisan concern. After all, we’re talking about a sitting judge actively interfering with federal law enforcement. Instead, Democrats from Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) to Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) promptly took to social media to decry the arrest of Dugan, outraged that a “sitting judge” had been arrested—as if her job title magically excuses her from the law.
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Democrats immediately pivoted to portraying her as a victim of authoritarian overreach. Instead of grappling with the serious allegation that a judge aided an illegal immigrant’s escape and sparked a foot chase by agents, Democrats accused ICE of behaving like a “Third World” police force. Time and time again, Democrats have proven whose side they are on, and that they are willing to distort the truth in the hopes of turning public opinion against Donald Trump.
It’s clear the real goal here isn’t justice—it’s politics. Democrats are once again defending the indefensible because the alternative would mean admitting that Trump’s crackdown on lawlessness is working. So they manufacture a martyr, whether it’s a “Maryland man” with MS-13 ties or a “sitting judge” caught obstructing immigration enforcement.
The left’s message couldn’t be clearer: if you’re politically useful to them, your crimes don’t matter. Your illegal entry, your gang ties, your obstruction of justice—all of it can be sanitized with the right label. “Maryland man.” “Sitting judge.”
Whatever it takes to keep the narrative alive.
