Civil Action Podcast

Civil Action: Federal Judge Destroys Trump’s Great Replacement Theory Deportation Plan

Attorneys Brian Kabateck  and Shant Karnikian break down how a federal judge blocked Trump’s attempt to kick out 60,000 legal immigrants based on the racist “Great Replacement Theory” conspiracy. They expose how Trump tried to terminate Temporary Protected Status for people from Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal—families who’ve been here legally for decades, paying taxes, running businesses, and serving in the military. The hosts reveal how the court found “credible evidence of racial animus” when Trump and Kristi Noem called these legal immigrants “invaders” and “criminals,” perpetuating white supremacist beliefs that non-white immigrants will replace white Americans. They break down the judge’s powerful ruling that “color is neither a poison nor a crime” while applying strict scrutiny to Trump’s racially motivated policy. The episode exposes Trump’s failed argument that courts can’t review his decisions, comparing his tactics to Japanese internment and slavery, while showing how he tried to use human beings as negotiating chips with foreign countries.