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April 23, 2025
Immigration
News

Trump Explains Why You Can’t Hold Trials For the Millions Biden Let In.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump expressed concerns over the feasibility of conducting trials for millions of migrants who entered the U.S. illegally.

👥 Who’s Involved: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States; Joe Biden, former President; U.S. federal courts; migrants; suspected gang members.

📍 Where & When: Remarks made in the Oval Office; reported on April 22.

💬 Key Quote: “We’re getting them out. I hope we get cooperation from the courts, because we have thousands of people that are ready to go out, and you can’t have a trial for all of these people,” Trump stated to reporters.

⚠️ Impact: Trump’s plans for mass deportation face challenges from federal courts, potentially affecting immigration enforcement and policy execution.

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President Donald J. Trump spoke about the challenges related to holding legal proceedings for potentially millions of migrants who have entered the United States illegally on Tuesday. He emphasized the improbability of providing court trials for every individual due to the sheer volume of cases. Trump stressed the need for expedited deportations to ensure national safety, suggesting that obstructive legal processes could lead to a perilous situation for the country.

“We’re getting them out. I hope we get cooperation from the courts, because we have thousands of people that are ready to go out, and you can’t have a trial for all of these people,” he said, pointing out that the current legal system isn’t designed to accommodate trials at such a large scale.

“A judge can’t say, ‘You know, you have to have a trial.’ The trial is going to take two years,” Trump warned. “No, we’re going to have a very dangerous country if we’re not allowed to do what we’re entitled to do. And I won an election based on the fact that we get them out.”

In a post on his Truth Social platform, he highlighted the double standards involved in allowing Biden to let in millions of migrants with no meaningful legal process, while requiring him to go through the courts every time he has to remove one.

“How can Biden let Millions of Criminals into our Country, totally unchecked and unvetted, with no Legal authority to do so, yet I, in order to make up for this assault to our Nation, am expected to go through a lengthy Legal process, separately, for each and every Criminal Alien,” he demanded. “As usual, TWO DIFFERENT STANDARDS, only leading to the Complete and Total Destruction of the U.S.A.”

Court challenges against the Trump administration, particularly concerning immigration policy, have been a recurring feature of its opening months. Judges like the Barack Obama-appointed U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg have hindered efforts to utilize the Alien Enemies Act to remove migrants swiftly, making it harder to deport illegals linked to organized crime groups like MS-13.

President Trump promised a policy of mass deportations of illegal immigrants, particularly criminal aliens, on the 2024 campaign trail. Past polling suggests that a majority of Americans support the policy.

Jack Montgomery contributed to this report.

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April 22, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Feds Use Anti-Mob Law to Target Migrant Gang for First Time.

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❓What Happened: Federal authorities charged 27 individuals associated with the Tren de Aragua gang and splinter group Anti-Tren with racketeering. They are accused of engaging in criminal activities such as murder plots, extortion, and sex trafficking in New York City.

👥 Who’s Involved: The indictment includes alleged members Jarwin Valero-Calderon, Samuel Gonzalez Castro, Eferson Morillo-Gomez, and Anderson Smith Zambrano-Pacheco, among others.

📍 Where & When: The indictments were announced in Manhattan federal court on Monday. The criminal acts reportedly took place in areas such as the Bronx and Prospect Avenue, with incidents dating back several months.

💬 Key Quote: Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch referred to Tren de Aragua as “one of the most dangerous gangs in the country” and praised the law enforcement efforts to dismantle their operations in New York City.

⚠️ Impact: Those charged face potential life sentences under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act, previously utilized to dismantle organized crime syndicates like the Mafia.

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Federal authorities have filed racketeering charges against 27 suspected members of a gang network linked to Tren de Aragua and rival splinter group Anti-Tren. These charges represent the first instance of the U.S. government employing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act—a tool used in past organized crime cases such as those against Mafia families—to target the group, with the Trump administration pushing a much more robust line against migrant crime than the former Biden-Harris government.

The indictment involves allegations of murder plots, extortion, and the sex trafficking of young women in the New York City area. The alleged criminal activities reportedly occurred over several months in locations such as the Bronx, including a notable incident at a Prospect Avenue apartment. According to court documents, members like Jarwin Valero-Calderon and Anderson Smith Zambrano-Pacheco were involved in threats and acts of violence to maintain control over these areas.

The indictment details a specific event where suspects Samuel Gonzalez Castro and Eferson Morillo-Gomez allegedly threatened attendees of a party near the Bronx apartment with violence, underscoring the level of intimidation exercised by the gang.

Authorities also claim that young women trafficked into the United States by these gangs were subjected to serious harm or threats should they attempt to escape. This element of the case highlights grave concerns regarding human trafficking related to the group’s activities.

The charges carry potentially severe penalties. If convicted, the accused face sentences of up to life imprisonment.

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April 22, 2025
Immigration
Lawfare

Florida is Suspending Illegal Immigrant Arrests. Here’s Why…

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❓What Happened: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier instructed law enforcement to stop arresting undocumented migrants after a federal judge reinforced a restraining order against the state.

👥 Who’s Involved: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams, Florida law enforcement, and various illegal immigrants.

📍 Where & When: Florida; following a federal order originally issued earlier in the month, discussed in a hearing last Friday.

💬 Key Quote: Judge Williams expressed she was “astounded” by the state’s continued arrests despite her previous order to halt them.

⚠️ Impact: State law enforcement actions against illegal immigrants are paused, pending further legal proceedings in late April; confusion remains among enforcement agencies as to what, if any, actions they are permitted to take to assist federal immigration officials.

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Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier has directed law enforcement agencies to cease the apprehension of undocumented migrants following a federal judge reiterating that she had placed a hold on any further arrests using a new Florida law making it a misdemeanor for illegal immigrants to enter the state. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams said she was “astounded” that state law enforcement had continued making arrests despite her having issued a restraining order against the state two weeks ago.

Plaintiffs—suing the state government of a law making it a misdemeanor for illegal immigrants to enter Florida—allege that state law enforcement officials had made at least 15 additional arrests after Judge Williams had ordered the state to halt the detentions. Currently, the U.S. District Court Judge is weighing the constitutionality of Florida’s new law aimed at prohibiting illegal immigrants in the state.

The move in Florida comes after the United States Supreme Court and a number of lower federal U.S. District Court judges have intervened to halt President Donald J. Trump’s push to implement a mass deportation program targeting violent and dangerous illegal immigrants. Notably, a central contention of pro-open borders advocates and Congressional Democrats has been that each case should receive the whole litany of due process and legal appeals provided to American citizens, despite many of the individuals not having received any initial vetting when released in the U.S. under the prior Biden government.

Additionally, illegal immigrants who are affiliated with violent criminal gangs like MS-13, Tren de Aragua, or several Mexican drug cartels have been declared members of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), limiting the avenues of legal appeals they can access to try and prevent their removal from the U.S. In Florida, Uthmeier’s instructions to local law enforcement emphasized that he does not agree with Judge Williams’s order, but does relent that the state is bound to obey her ruling for now.

Further clarity on the status of Florida’s immigration law will likely be determined at a hearing set for April 29.

Image by Joel Kramer.

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April 21, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Mexican Nationals Arrested for Trafficking 180,000 Rounds of Ammunition from Utah to Colorado.

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❓What Happened: Two Mexican nationals on nonimmigrant visas were arrested for transporting a large quantity of ammunition during a traffic stop in Colorado.

👥 Who’s Involved: Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira, 24, were arrested. The U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Colorado, Fremont County detectives, and the Department of Homeland Security special agents are part of the investigation.

📍 Where & When: The incident occurred in Canon City, Colorado, on March 26.

💬 Key Quote: “[Martinez Solis] further explained that he did not know the intent with the ammunition but that he believed it was destined for Pueblo,” states an arrest affidavit.

⚠️ Impact: The case is part of a federal initiative, Operation Take Back America, which aims to address illegal immigration and combat transnational criminal organizations.

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Authorities have announced the arrest of two Mexican nationals found carrying a substantial supply of ammunition during a routine traffic stop in Colorado last month. Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Humberto Ivan Amador Gavira, 24, were apprehended in Canon City on March 26 while transporting approximately 180,000 rounds of ammunition.

The arrest resulted from a traffic violation after Fremont County detectives observed a white Chevrolet van failing to dim its headlights, contravening state law. Further, the van failed to signal at a turn and possessed a defective license plate lamp. These violations prompted the traffic stop, leading to the discovery of the ammunition stored in roughly 150 boxes of .308 and 30 boxes of 7.62 caliber rounds, each labeled to contain 1,000 bullets.

According to the arrest affidavit, Martinez Solis informed special agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that he and Amador Gavira, whom he identified as his brother-in-law, had traveled from Mexico to Denver to purchase a vehicle. Their journey also included a stop at a Salt Lake City firearms and ammunition store, where the ammunition was acquired.

“[Martinez Solis] further explained that he did not know the intent with the ammunition but that he believed it was destined for Pueblo,” law enforcement states in the affidavit.

Both men face charges of Unlawful Possession of Ammunition by Alien Admitted Under a Nonimmigrant Visa. The Denver Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations, with support from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), is currently managing the case.

This arrest falls under Operation Take Back America, a federal initiative focused on addressing issues related to illegal immigration and dismantling cartel and criminal organization activities.

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April 21, 2025
Immigration
World

Germany to Deport American, 3 EU Citizens Following Pro-Hamas Demonstration.

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❓What Happened: Four individuals, including three EU citizens and one American, are facing deportation from Germany due to their involvement in protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza. Their cases have not yet been adjudicated in court.

👥 Who’s Involved: The individuals comprise two Irish citizens, one Polish citizen, and one American citizen.

📍 Where & When: The protest occurred at Berlin’s Free University in October 2024. The deportation orders were served last month, with an April 21 deadline for voluntary departure.

💬 Key Quote: “We all feel very defiant and confident that this won’t pass through the legal system,” said Roberta Murray, one of the Irish citizens facing deportation.

⚠️ Impact: The move raises concerns about potential conflicts with EU laws on freedom of movement and has sparked discussion about Germany’s commitment to Israel.

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Berlin’s Immigration Office has issued deportation orders to four individuals for their participation in a pro-Hamas protest at Berlin’s Free University, which involved damage to property. The protesters, two from Ireland, one from Poland, and one from the United States, are accused of participating in the October 2024 demonstrations, which resulted in violence and property destruction.. They were instructed last month to leave the country by April 21 or face deportation.

The protestors allege that no formal charges have been communicated to them, though official statements cite ongoing criminal proceedings related to the incident. Their legal representative, Alexander Gorski, is challenging the orders, citing the lack of due process and expressing confidence that the individuals will be allowed to stay until their cases can be more thoroughly examined.

The European Union’s principle of freedom of movement is central to this issue. The deportation threats have prompted concerns about potential conflicts with this fundamental EU law, particularly as this involves citizens of EU member states. We all feel very defiant and confident that this won’t pass through the legal system,” said Roberta Murray, one of the Irish citizens facing deportation.

“I hadn’t expected it to go this way at all,” Cooper Longbottom—a 27-year-old graduate student from Seattle, Washington, slated to be removed from the EU country—said, adding: “I hadn’t gotten any charges in the mail. It’s just a complete mess and not how the order of criminal law and due process is supposed to go.”

German authorities point to the concept of “Staatsräson,” or Germany’s unwavering solidarity with Israel, as justification for the deportations. However, traditionally, “Staatsräson” has served as more of a political concept than a legal one. Longbottom has indicated he has no intention of leaving  Germany despite the deportation proceedings.

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April 21, 2025
Immigration

White House Proposes ‘Reparations’ for Americans Affected by Illegal Immigration.

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❓What Happened: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller proposed that Americans should be compensated for the harm caused by mass migration.

👥 Who’s Involved: Stephen Miller, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

📍 Where & When: The remarks were made during a Newsmax interview on Friday.

💬 Key Quote: Miller stated, “Where are the damages for Americans?”

⚠️ Impact: Miller’s comments add to the ongoing debate over immigration policy, highlighting rifts between the administration and its critics.

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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has opened a new front in the immigration debate by suggesting that reparations be paid to Americans for harm caused by mass illegal immigration. During a media appearance on Friday, Miller—responding to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s (D-RI) proposal that the federal government should incur daily fines over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation to El Salvador—argued American citizens are those who deserve restitution.

“Where are the damages for Americans?” Miller countered, continuing: “I mean, for the love of God, where are the damages for Americans? Where do I even begin? Where do I even start?”

“We used to have a functioning public school system in his country. Then we had open borders. Now our schools are in chaos and disarray. We need hundreds of translators. Nobody is learning how to read or write,” Miller said, noting the havoc that millions of illegal immigrants who entered the country under former President Joe Biden have wrought on the United States.

“Look at Los Angeles, once a paradise of safety, security, and prosperity—entire neighborhoods occupied and controlled by foreign gangs,” Miller contended, adding: “Where do all of the residents who have been displaced—who have been forced out of Los Angeles—where do they go to get their reparations?”

Meanwhile, the comments come as Congressional Democrats ramp up their criticism of President Donald J. Trump‘s mass deportation policies and efforts to remove dangerous and criminal illegal immigrants from the United States. Last week, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) traveled to El Salvador in support of Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant who had previously been demonstrated to be a member of the violent MS-13 gang and ordered removed from the United States by an immigration judge.

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April 21, 2025
Immigration
News

More Democrats Make Pilgrimage to Visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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❓What Happened: Four House Democrats traveled to El Salvador concerning the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an El Salvadoran illegal immigrant who they claim was wrongfully deported from Maryland.

👥 Who’s Involved: Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ); Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

📍 Where & When: El Salvador, visit by Reps. began Monday, following Sen. Van Hollen’s visit the previous week.

💬 Key Quote: Far-left California Rep. Robert Garcia remarked, “While Donald Trump continues to defy the Supreme Court, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held illegally in El Salvador after being wrongfully deported.”

⚠️ Impact: The case highlights ongoing Democrat Party obsessions with foreign criminals, deportation processes, and concerns about “due process” for illegals.

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Four Democrat members of the House of Representatives have traveled to El Salvador to attempt to represent a foreign, alleged MS-13 gang member and El Salvadoran national, Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The delegation, comprised of Reps. Robert Garcia of California, Maxwell Frost of Florida, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, and Yassamin Ansari of Arizona are questioning his deportation from Maryland, which they describe as wrongful.

Abrego Garcia had been living in the U.S. and faced deportation due to illegal entry. However, in 2019, an immigration judge issued a withholding of removal order, citing fears of persecution by a rival gang should he return to El Salvador. However, the country’s government has subsequently ended the rival gang’s presence.

The lawmakers’ journey follows Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen‘s recent visit to El Salvador, where Van Hollen had the opportunity to meet with Abrego Garcia.

Rep. Robert Garcia emphasized the purpose of their visit, stating, “While Donald Trump continues to defy the Supreme Court, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held illegally in El Salvador after being wrongfully deported.” The Trump administration has countered claims of wrongful deportation, arguing that Abrego Garcia is involved with the notorious gang MS-13 and that the withholding of removal order is effectively vacated now that the gang is considered a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

President Donald J. Trump pointed out the tattoos on Abrego Garcia’s hand, which indicate his membership in MS-13.

“They said he is not a member of MS-13, even though he’s got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles, and two Highly Respected Courts found that he was a member of MS-13, beat up his wife, etc,” President Trump said.

Stephen Miller, a senior White House aide, also contended that the deportation was not in error and blamed a Department of Justice attorney for suggesting otherwise.

DHS photo by Tia Dufour.

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April 19, 2025
Immigration

WATCH: Kassam Explains How Senator Van Hollen Walked Into Bukele’s MS-13 Trap.

The National Pulse’s Editor in Chief, Raheem Kassam, joined former Congressman and One America News host Matt Gaetz on Friday night to explain how El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele tricked Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen into posing, with margaritas, with an alleged MS-13 gang member.

Kassam also discusses his latest article in the Spectator, about the Kennedy Center, and how truth and beauty are “inextricably linked.”

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The National Pulse's Editor in Chief, Raheem Kassam, joined former Congressman and One America News host Matt Gaetz on Friday night to explain how El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele tricked Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen into posing, with margaritas, with an alleged MS-13 gang member. show more
April 18, 2025
Immigration

Trump Criticizes Democrat Senator’s Visit to El Salvador as Attention-Seeking.

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❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump criticized Senator Chris Van Hollen for his visit to El Salvador, where the senator met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant allegedly deported without due process.

👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, Senator Chris Van Hollen, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

📍 Where & When: El Salvador, Truth Social, Friday morning.

💬 Key Quote: “Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday standing in El Salvador begging for attention from the Fake News Media, or anyone. GRANDSTANDER!!!” – President Trump.

⚠️ Impact: The Democrat senator is under fire for showing an inordinate amount of care for an illegal alien gang member, while having remained largely silent on the victims of migrant crime, such as Laken Riley and Rachel Morin.

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President Donald J. Trump has publicly criticized Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen following the Democrat’s visit to El Salvador. Van Hollen was there to take up the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—an illegal immigrant, accused MS-13 gang member, and domestic abuser—deported to his native country under the Alien Enemies Act. Trump expressed his disapproval through a post on Truth Social on Friday morning, dismissing Van Hollen’s actions as attention-seeking.

“Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday standing in El Salvador begging for attention from the Fake News Media, or anyone. GRANDSTANDER!!!” the America First leader wrote. Initially, Van Hollen was not able to meet with Garcia or even speak to him over the phone, but an in-person meeting was eventually arranged.

Photos of the meeting between Van Hollen and Abrego Garcia show them sharing a drink, speculated by some to be a margarita, sparking varied reactions. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele remarked, “Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ & ‘torture’, now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador!”

He later added, “Now that he’s been confirmed healthy, he gets the honor of staying in El Salvador’s custody.”

The relaxed atmosphere in the photos of Van Hollen’s meeting contrasts sharply with the stern images of the CECOT mega-prison, where some gangsters deported to El Salvador are held. Van Hollen said he had passed on a “message of love” from Garcia to his wife, who previously filed a protective order against him, complaining she was “afraid to be close to him” after receiving several beatings.

Photographs of Garcia’s meeting with Van Hollen show him sporting many tattoos, with social media users arguing that ink visible on his knuckles indicates he is a member of MS-13, as police informants attested in the U.S.

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April 18, 2025
William Upton
Crime
Immigration

American Citizen Convicted Over Self-Defense Stabbing of Migrant Who Groped Her.

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❓What Happened: A 20-year-old German-American woman has been convicted in Germany after she stabbed a 64-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker who groped her at a railway station in 2024.

👥 Who’s Involved: A 20-year-old German woman with U.S. citizenship, a 64-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker, Alem Tekeste, and German prosecutors.

📍 Where & When: A 2024 stabbing incident at a Kaiserslautern, Germany, railway station; the trial began earlier this month.

💬 Key Quote: “If you are no longer in an emergency situation, you become the attacker yourself,” the German judge insisted, despite evidence that the migrant man had continued to assault the woman before she stabbed him.

⚠️ Impact: The 20-year-old German-American woman, identified only as Fallyn B, received a two-year suspended sentence after being convicted of manslaughter.

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A 20-year-old German-American dual national, identified in court documents only as Fallyn B, has been convicted of manslaughter in a German court, stemming from a 2024 incident where she fatally stabbed a 64-year-old Eritrean asylum seeker after he groped her buttocks in a Kaiserslautern, Germany, railway station. While attorneys representing the woman maintained that she merely wished to keep the Eritrean man—identified as Alem Tekeste—at a distance, German prosecutors insisted that she could have avoided killing the migrant during the incident last summer. Notably, defendants do not have a right to a trial by a jury of their peers in Germany, with judges determining guilt.

The conviction marks a concerning turn for criminal justice in the European country, which has seen a spike in violent crime perpetrated by migrants and asylum seekers. Notably, her defense was predicated on the fact that not only did Tekeste grope her on an escalator in the station—an act the court and prosecutors acknowledged was criminal—but that he proceeded to follow her and attempted to grab her buttocks again, leading to the fatal stabbing. This recollection of events was confirmed by security camera footage and eyewitness testimony that demonstrated Tekeste did indeed follow the woman and attempted to grope her again as she walked through an underpass. It was during this second groping attempt that the woman produced a pocket knife that she used to defend herself, stabbing the African migrant fatally in the chest.

Despite the concrete evidence confirming her actions were in self-defense, German prosecutors insisted that Tekeste had retreated after the knife was produced and that the woman proceeded to pursue him, escalating the confrontation before Tekeste reached for the woman’s knife, resulting in her stabbing him. Notably, the woman fled the station immediately after the stabbing, texting a friend: “I think I just killed someone.” She proceeded to promptly turn herself in, indicating that she had no intention of killing the man.

The judge presiding over the trial bizarrely excoriated the German-American woman, telling her at the sentencing: “If you are no longer in an emergency situation, you become the attacker yourself.” However, even this claim was called into question during the trial by the defense, producing an eyewitness who testified that the woman screamed “Don’t touch me!” during the attack. Even more concerning, the court ignored Tekeste’s past criminal history. The migrant was fined at least four times in 2024 for sexual harassment and was a known criminal figure to local authorities.

The manslaughter conviction comes with a two-year suspended sentence, meaning she will serve no jail time if she completes 500 hours of community service and attends a mandatory drug counseling program.

Image by Nika Poznyak. 

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