Trump Admin Spokeswoman Tells Corporate Media Point-Blank To ‘Do Your Job’

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin accused reporters of ignoring the victims of illegal immigrants during a Wednesday press conference.

United States District Judge Brian E. Murphy of the District of Massachusetts, a Biden appointee, accused the Trump administration of violating a court order by deporting eight illegal immigrants with criminal records to South Sudan, according to The New York Times. McLaughlin told reporters that the Americans who were victimized deserved to have their stories told. (RELATED: ‘Sickening’: DHS Spox Calls Out Tim Walz For ‘Vilifying’ ICE Agents)

“A local judge in Massachusetts is trying to force the United States to bring back these uniquely barbaric monsters who present a clear and present threat to the safety of the American people and American victims,” McLaughlin told reporters before introducing United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director Todd Lyons. “While we are fully compliant with the law and court orders, it is absolutely absurd for a district judge to try to dictate the foreign policy and national security of the United States of America.”

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on judges issuing nationwide injunctions Thursday. The White House released a fact sheet detailing the eight illegal immigrants’ criminal convictions, including for murder, assault, robbery, sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

“These are the monsters that the district judge is trying to protect. The contrast is brutally stark,” McLaughlin said. “President Trump and Secretary Noem are working every single day to get these vicious criminals off of American streets, and while activist judges are on the other side fighting to get them back onto United States soil.”

“Before I turn it over to acting Director Todd Lyons, I would like to remind the journalists in this very room to do your job,” McLaughlin continued. “We gave you the names of these monsters as you have right in front of you. Now tell the stories of the innocent Americans who they victimized. I employ you — implore you to stop doing the bidding of these disgusting individuals. Tell the stories of the innocents. It’s the American victims who actually matter.”

Upon taking office on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders to address illegal immigration and border security, one of which designated Mexican drug cartels, the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) and the El Salvadoran prison gang MS-13 as foreign terrorist organizations.

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