GOP Outrage, Only When Deportations Hit Home?
Karoline Leavitt’s relative, Bruna Ferreira, is the 'latest DACA target' of Trump's 'random and cruel mass deportation campaign,' according to her lawyer, as reported by The Independent. Funny, this level of outrage feels new. For years, the GOP has cheered on mass deportations, family separations, and the dismantling of DACA and asylum processes. Millions of families, not connected to a political
celebrity, have faced this 'cruel' reality without a single headline. One might wonder where this sudden burst of empathy was when Trump's administration actively sought congressional support for its restrictive immigration policies, often backed by those same politicians who now find themselves on the receiving end of their own rhetoric. The only thing 'random' about these campaigns is often who
gets caught in the dragnet—until it's someone 'important.' Then, and only then, does it become a headline worthy of pity, not just policy.