We are sending in its entirety a VERY IMPORTANT ACTION from our partners at Activate America. As Doug Linney, Activate America's founder, expresses below, the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the most egregious abuse of power yet by the Trump Administration — a direct assault on the Constitution, the rule of law, and the rights of every single person in this country. That's why Activate America has launched, and Indivisible Marin is fully supporting, a campaign to flood Congress with letters demanding immediate action.
We hope you all will take this easy and important action this weekend!
~ The IndiMarin Steering Committee - Susan, Joy, Andie, Maryann, Laurie and Nanda
From Activate America:
"What you’re about to read is not just alarming — it’s a flashing red siren for the future of American democracy. The Trump Administration has repeatedly tested the limits of presidential authority and shredded long-standing norms. But nothing compares to what they’ve done in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
This is the most egregious abuse of power yet — a direct assault on the Constitution, the rule of law, and the rights of every single person in this country.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a legal U.S. resident. Not a criminal. Not a fugitive. A father. A worker. A community member. But under orders from the Trump Administration, he was deported to a foreign prison without a trial, without charges, and without even a chance to defend himself in court. He is being held in a prison in El Salvador, despite having every legal right to remain in the United States.
Let that sink in: A legal U.S. resident was disappeared into a foreign prison — and the U.S. government is refusing to bring him back, even after being ordered to do so by the United States Supreme Court.
This isn’t conjecture. The Administration has admitted in court that his deportation was an “administrative error.” But they still won’t correct it. They claim that since he is now in El Salvador’s custody, they simply can’t do anything about it.
That is a lie.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously — *unanimously* — that the Trump Administration must bring Kilmar home. And yet they continue to stonewall, ignore the law, and defy the Court.
This is a constitutional crisis in plain sight. And it should terrify all of us.
Even Judge Harvie Wilkinson, a conservative jurist appointed by Ronald Reagan, issued a scathing rebuke of the Administration’s position.
This is not about just one man. This is about all of us.
If the government can do this to Kilmar — a legal resident with rights — what’s to stop them from doing it to any of us? Or to American citizens? Or to anyone they choose to target?
We cannot sit by and let this precedent stand. That’s why we’ve launched a campaign to flood Congress with letters demanding immediate action.
Your voice matters. When Members of Congress hear from us in large numbers, they pay attention. And they have the power to hold the Trump Administration accountable — but only if we make them.
Here’s what you can do right now:
Send the letter to your Members of Congress: https://go.activateamerica.vote/a/garcia
Forward this email to everyone you know who cares about constitutional rights.
Share the campaign on Facebook, BlueSky, Threads, and any other platform where you have a voice.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been denied the rights that every person under the protection of our Constitution is entitled to.
If we do not rise up and defend those rights now, we risk losing them for good. The clock is ticking. The Court has ruled. And still, the Administration refuses to act.
Will you?"
In defense of democracy,
Doug Linney
Founder, Activate America
