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BlueWaveNeverEnd (11,478 posts)
16. Before Trump 2.0, immigrants were issued orders of deportion and then left alone. Foe 20 years and longer
Reply to Jose Garcia (Reply #15)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:23 PM
That's the cruelty part of US immigration. 10 20 30 years of living in America under order of deportion..when finally picked up.. "he built a life, had kids, owns a home.."


I'm trying to reconcile this with how these ass hats would act if someone got roped up for not paying taxes for 30 years.

"But he used that money to build a life, raise kids, buy a home..."

I suspect their repsonse would be somewhere along the line of, "Yes, but he ignored the law. He knew what his obligations were and he chose to disregard those obligations."
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DU has (probably unintentionally) highlighted how bad our immigration enforcement has been. Where else in the world could somebody receive a deportation order, and then just be left alone?

 :hi5: Yep, they admitted that actually deporting persons illegally present in the US has been low or no priority, and that the system can be and is gamed by illegals.

BTW, Part 1, the guy overstayed a student visa rather than entering illegally. BTW, Part 2, Des Moines was the third school system in three states that failed to do a minimal background check. BTW, Part 3, the guy was a registered voter in PA and voted by absentee ballot. BTW, Part 4, one person responsible for his hiring was a mangler on HilLIARy's campaign staff.

This wasn't really, "He fooled us," but three school districts refusing to do minimal background check, probably (IMO) due to him being an immigrant and his skin color.
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy, 10/03
« Last post by Ralph Wiggum on October 03, 2025, 06:56:08 PM »
Federal judge to sentence Justice Brett Kavanaugh's attempted assassin

A judge is set to sentence Nicholas Roske on Friday for attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the weeks leading up to the high court's landmark Dobbs decision.

The Department of Justice has asked for 30 years in prison, while Roske's attorneys have asked for eight years.

In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors said Roske showed up at Kavanaugh's house on June 8, 2022, armed with a pistol, ammunition, a knife, a crowbar and tactical gear, intending to kill the conservative justice and other justices.

Two weeks prior to the sentencing hearing, Roske's attorneys also notified the court that while their client's name had not formally changed, Roske wanted to begin going by the name "Sophie" and female pronouns.

"Out of respect for Ms. Roske, the balance of this pleading and counsel’s in-court argument will refer to her as Sophie and use female pronouns," they wrote in court papers.


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judge-sentence-justice-brett-kavanaughs-attempted-assassin

Outrage: Biden Judge Gives Kavanaugh Assassin Shocking Sentence, Praises Attacker's 'Transgenderism'

The man who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been sentenced to just eight years in prison after a Joe Biden-appointed judge took his "transgenderism" into account. In a stunning move, Judge Deborah Boardman grilled the Department of Justice on whether "Ms. Sophie Roske" will be placed in a women's prison and given hormone treatments. She also continually referred to Roske, who is a man, as a "she" throughout the proceedings.

We'll start there, but stick around, because it gets so much worse.

That's a shockingly light sentence for a would-be assassin, but Boardman wasn't done making a mockery of the court. In comments that I thought were parody at first, until I double-checked them, the judge went on to praise Roske's transgenderism, heralding the proceedings as a welcome event because it caused his parents to "accept their daughter for who she is."

I'm at a total loss, both because I'm dumbfounded and because I'm so infuriated. I've seen some crazy things come out of the mouths of judges over the years, and certainly that's escalated over the last several months of lawfare against the Trump administration. But I'm not sure I've ever seen something this psychotic from the bench.  Boardman actually suggested the attempted assassination of a Supreme Court justice was a good thing because it led to the "gender affirmation" of a deranged lunatic. It's not only a new level of absurdity, but she doesn't even attempt to hide her motives.

What do you even do with a judiciary that is this broken? I'm glad the upper levels of the court still appear to have some semblance of sanity remaining, but these lower-court judges are out of their minds. What's to stop every violent felon who comes before a Democrat-appointed judge from claiming to be transgender now?

I know impeaching judges is taboo, but man, maybe Republicans should actually try in this instance. I've never seen anything like this.

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/10/03/outrage-biden-judge-gives-kavanaugh-assassin-shocking-sentence-because-hes-transgender-n2194711
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DU has (probably unintentionally) highlighted how bad our immigration enforcement has been. Where else in the world could somebody receive a deportation order, and then just be left alone?
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I'm a touch surprised they didn't go to the mat for this guy, but even they agree that this illegal immigrant was a flim-flam man. There are always a few who suggest leniency, but mostly they want to hit the eject button on this clown:

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BlueWaveNeverEnd (11,478 posts)
Wed Oct 1, 2025, 11:55 AM
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Dr. Ian Roberts, the school superintendent snatched by ICE, didnt have doctorate
Ian Roberts had no doctorate as claimed on Millcreek application https://www.goerie.com/story/news/local/2025/10/01/ian-roberts-had-no-doctorate-as-claimed-on-millcreek-schools-application-des-moines-ia-erie-pa/86440896007/


This guy's life in America may have all been one big lie.


Ian Roberts accused of lying about earning doctoral degree
https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/ian-roberts-accused-of-lying-about-earning-doctoral-degree/


New allegations have emerged surrounding the credentials of the former superintendent of the Millcreek School District.

The Des Moines Register has reported Ian Roberts never received a doctoral degree from Morgan State University, as he has claimed.

This astonishing allegation is just one of many that have come to light in the past week, since Roberts was arrested by ICE agents in Iowa.

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SickOfTheOnePct (8,690 posts)
12. And now he's been taken from the county jail...
Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 01:30 PM
...by the DoJ pursuant to a federal arrest warrant.

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/state/ian-roberts-custody-des-moines-public-schools-woodbury-county-jail/524-e02288d4-3926-4dbe-b5cd-72e70fceadff

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BlueWaveNeverEnd (11,478 posts)
13. He has an order of deportion under the Biden Administration and long history of lying like George Santos
Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #12)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:17 PM
he will be back in Guyana soon.

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Jose Garcia (3,306 posts)
15. Why the heck wasn't this deported sooner?
Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Reply #13)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:15 PM
He wasn't hiding.

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BlueWaveNeverEnd (11,478 posts)
16. Before Trump 2.0, immigrants were issued orders of deportion and then left alone. Foe 20 years and longer
Reply to Jose Garcia (Reply #15)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 03:23 PM
That's the cruelty part of US immigration. 10 20 30 years of living in America under order of deportion..when finally picked up.. "he built a life, had kids, owns a home.."

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MichMan (16,029 posts)
20. Similar to people filing asylum claims who are most likely not eligible
Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Reply #16)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:36 AM
The process can be cruel.

Coming here for work without having a green card, does not qualify, but people learned if they say the word asylum, they get to stay while their claims are adjudicated. Takes 3-5 years before their claims are heard, and when they get denied (as most do) they face deportation. All of that after starting to build a life here for a few years.

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Jose Garcia (3,306 posts)
22. So, it was more like a final deportation suggestion

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BlueWaveNeverEnd (11,478 posts)
23. Yeah. USA lets immigrants imbed their lives in America
Reply to Jose Garcia (Reply #22)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 03:54 PM
Then it's a shock and traumatic when they finally are forced out.

They interview deported in Mexico.. it's all "I have to get back"

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BlueWaveNeverEnd (11,478 posts)
14. here he is dodging birth place question

https://youtu.be/b0YsVLCSv_4

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MichMan (16,029 posts)
17. The Des Moines school board needs to all resign for hiring this fraudster
Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 05:46 PM
MIT and George Washington dispute Ian Roberts' claims about academic credentials, honors


DES MOINES — More universities have denied claims from Des Moines Public Schools' former superintendent about his education and accomplishments, raising questions about how thoroughly Iowa's largest school district vetted his application.

For years, former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, 54, had claimed he completed programs and was honored at several universities, including Morgan State University and MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Roberts had long stated that he received a doctorate in urban educational leadership from Morgan State University in July 2007.

Morgan State confirmed to the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, on Sept. 30 that Roberts did not obtain a degree from the school, despite attending from the fall of 2002 through the spring of 2007. An MIT spokesperson later told the Register that the school does not have records of Roberts attending.

In addition, Des Moines Public Schools officials wrote in a 2023 news release announcing Roberts' hire that he had previously been honored by the George Washington University as its District of Columbia "Principal of the Year." But a George Washington spokesperson told the Register on Sept. 30 that the "university has no record of awarding such recognition to DC principals, and did not present this award."


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mit-and-george-washington-dispute-ian-roberts-claims-about-academic-credentials-honors/ar-AA1NHC6L?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=68de7a27da80456086371e7db0909079&ei=57

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MichMan (16,029 posts)
18. This will likely derail the US Senate campaign of Des Moines School Board president Jackie Norris
Reply to MichMan (Reply #17)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:02 AM
After finding out he misrepresented his resume, they should have dug deeper to investigate the rest of his claims. Instead they let him revise one claim to having a doctorate degree, resubmit it, and hired him anyway. Norris, a former Chief of Staff for Michelle Obama, did her campaign for Iowa US Senate no favors, and should resign from the school board.




Des Moines School Board claims it was deceived by Ian Roberts. What to know

DES MOINES, Iowa — Members of the Des Moines School Board have faced flak in the wake of controversies stemming from former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts.

On Oct. 1, the Associated Press reported that Roberts had not completed one of the doctoral degrees he provided on his initial resume to JG Consulting, which DMPS hired to search for superintendent candidates. JG Consulting flagged the error, and the resume was revised to note that Roberts completed all but his doctoral dissertation, which is required to earn such a degree.

DMPS said the board was aware that Roberts did not complete the doctorate from Morgan State when it hired him.

"The Des Moines School Board is also a victim of deception by Dr. Roberts, one on a growing list that includes our students and teachers, our parents and community, our elected officials and Iowa's Board of Educational Examiners, and others," board chair Jackie Norris said in a statement following news of Roberts' false doctoral claim.


https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/des-moines-school-board-schools-superintendent-ian-roberts-controversy-falsifying-degree-work-authorization-ice/524-cc321247-ffcd-4def-9042-6eb9e0dc2422?ref=exit-recirc

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markpkessinger (8,862 posts)
25. So why is the media continuing to call him "Dr. Roberts?" n/t

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SickOfTheOnePct (8,690 posts)
26. He has a different doctorate...
Reply to markpkessinger (Reply #25)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 06:03 PM
...from some online university.

And the Des Moines school board filed a lawsuit today against the company they hired to vet him.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220689643
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The DUmpster / Re: Trump is a murderer
« Last post by SVPete on October 03, 2025, 04:59:03 PM »
Hey Botany!

Another One! Hegseth Announces Drug Boat Blast as Trump Declares War With Cartels

https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2025/10/03/another-one-hegseth-announces-drug-boat-blast-as-trump-declares-war-with-cartels-n4944444

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A few days ago, I was perusing the comments section on one of my Venezuelan articles and I saw a few of you say, "I'm ready to see another video of a drug boat blown up." Well, I have good news for you. We took out another one this morning.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the United States military conducted a "lethal kinetic strike" and that "our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route." 

Hegseth also confirmed that "four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike, and no U.S. forces were harmed in the operation. The strike was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics — headed to America to poison our people." 

I'm sure Maduro will cry all weekend about how we're taking out Venezuela's poor little fishermen as he did the last four times.

Maybe Botany should blame Trump for addicting local sharks to cocaine, :rotf: .
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The DUmpster / Re: Probably the dumbest decision a car buyer made
« Last post by SVPete on October 03, 2025, 04:12:31 PM »
A bit more accurately:


Not only that, they hate legal migrants who actually produce and create jobs. They like illegal migrants to be cutting grass and making beds.

KC
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The DUmpster / Re: Probably the dumbest decision a car buyer made
« Last post by Texacon on October 03, 2025, 04:06:49 PM »
So now they hate "green" vehicles?


Not only that, they hate migrants who actually produce and create jobs. They like their migrants to be cutting grass and making beds.

KC
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The DUmpster / Re: Probably the dumbest decision a car buyer made
« Last post by SVPete on October 03, 2025, 03:56:59 PM »
So now they hate "green" vehicles?

There probably are many fawning pre-Twitter-purchase posts praising Teslas.
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy, 10/03
« Last post by SVPete on October 03, 2025, 03:49:27 PM »
North Carolina governor signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee’s death

https://srnnews.com/north-carolina-governor-signs-criminal-justice-bill-into-law-after-ukrainian-refugees-death/

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train, even while opposing provisions within or wishing for others left out.

Gov. Josh Stein said he signed the bill because “it alerts the judiciary to take a special look at people who may pose unusual risks of violence before determining their bail. That’s a good thing.”

The new law bars cashless bail for certain violent crimes and for many repeat offenders. It also limits the discretion magistrates and judges have in making pretrial release decisions, gives the state chief justice the ability to suspend magistrates and seeks to ensure more defendants undergo mental health evaluations. But Stein had harsh criticism for other portions and said lawmakers had failed to approve his public-safety proposals, which included increased pay for law enforcement.

“I’m troubled by its lack of ambition or vision,” he said during a short video. “It simply does not do enough to keep you safe.” He also blasted a portion of a section that seeks to restart executions in North Carolina, where capital punishment was last carried out in 2006.
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