4.14.25 The Joe Mangiacotti show - Monday

The Joe Mangiacotti Show on Thursday, April 14th, 2025,

“When a judge tells the government to effectuate the return of a suspected MS-13 gang member — and the White House insists they were only supposed to facilitate it — folks, we’ve got a problem that goes way beyond grammar.”

This isn’t a typo in a text message or a slip of the tongue in a press conference — this is the United States government being ordered to potentially retrieve a man with ties to one of the most violent gangs on Earth… and we're quibbling over verbs.

Good morning, common-sense citizens. You’re listening to The Joe Mangiacotti Show, and I’m Joe Mangiacotti — coming to you from the center of the dial, the center of New England, and the center of common-sense conversation. AM 830 WCRN — Radio Central.

And this morning, we’re not just talking about immigration policy. We’re talking about national security, bureaucratic blunders, and the twisted logic of a legal system that sometimes seems more worried about the rights of criminals than the safety of Americans.

[Segment 1 – The Case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia]

Here’s the story in plain English:

March 12 — ICE arrests Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a parking lot. His autistic son is in the car. A difficult situation already, right?

March 15 — Garcia is deported back to El Salvador.

Only one problem: He wasn’t supposed to be deported. In 2019, a judge ruled he couldn’t be sent back because he might face torture or persecution. That same ruling also labeled him a danger to the community, citing possible ties to MS-13 and even human trafficking.

So we’ve got a guy ICE believes is part of a vicious international gang — and now, due to what’s being called an “administrative error,” he’s out of the country, in the hands of foreign officials… and a federal judge says we have to bring him back?

Really?

The Supreme Court weighed in. They didn’t say we had to effectuate — actually bring him back — but that we had to facilitate his return. Legal hair-splitting? Maybe. But Judge Paula Xinis has now ordered the Trump administration to take “all available steps” to get this man back onto U.S. soil.

Here’s the catch: El Salvador has him. He’s in their custody. And the Trump administration missed the court’s Friday deadline to present a return plan, calling it “impractical.”

Impractical? That might be putting it lightly.

This isn’t a lost Amazon package. It’s a foreign national with gang ties, and we’re wrapped up in a bureaucratic tug-of-war over which verb to use?

Let me ask you — why would we fight to bring back someone our agencies believe is a human trafficker, a gang member, and a danger to our communities, who is currently detained by a foreign government?

If you’ve got an answer that makes sense — call me. Seriously. 508-556-4411.

[Segment 2 – Political Optics vs Public Safety]

Now let’s look at this from the political angle.

This whole case is being used as political ammunition to claim that Trump’s immigration policies are “reckless” or “unlawful.”

But where’s the focus on the actual threat here?

Where’s the conversation about why judges are protecting gang members from deportation in the first place?

Where’s the outrage from the left — the same left that wants to abolish ICE and throw open the borders — when violent criminals are allowed to stay because someone fears they’ll be mistreated back home?

Imagine being the parent of a child murdered by MS-13 — and hearing that the U.S. is fighting in court to bring one of their members back. Think about that for a second.

We’re not “facilitating” justice. We’re facilitating insanity.

[Segment 3 – The Firebombing of Governor Josh Shapiro]

And speaking of insanity, let’s shift gears — just slightly — to Pennsylvania.

A 38-year-old man, Cody Balmer, father of five, was just arrested for attempting to firebomb the home of sitting Governor Josh Shapiro.

This wasn’t a protest. This wasn’t a prank.

This was an attempted political assassination — complete with Molotov cocktails, online manifestos, and plans to “beat Shapiro with a hammer” if he encountered him.

And what are we hearing from the mainstream press?

Crickets.

Imagine — just imagine — if this guy had worn a MAGA hat. Or posted QAnon memes. CNN would be running wall-to-wall coverage calling it a sign of “fascism on the rise.” MSNBC would have panels of experts dissecting his every grocery purchase.

But because this guy ranted against both Biden and Trump, pushed far-left, anti-capitalist messaging, and talked about “extreme violence” being the other half of the battle?

Suddenly he’s just “disturbed.” A “troubled loner.” Not a domestic terrorist. Not a radical. Just a sad story.

Folks, political violence is violence. It doesn’t matter who pulls the pin or lights the flame. If you want to live in a civilized nation, you condemn it all. Period.

[Segment 4 – Common Thread: Selective Outrage and Real-World Consequences]

You’re seeing a pattern here, aren’t you?

Whether it’s Kilmar Abrego Garcia or Cody Balmer — we are caught between a legal system that overthinks everything and a media complex that underreports what doesn’t fit their narrative.

We’re fighting to bring back a deported gang member… but barely whisper when a sitting governor’s family is targeted with a firebomb.

We scream “domestic terror” if it comes from the right — but whisper “mental health” when it comes from the left.

And we wonder why America feels like it’s unraveling?

This isn’t just about laws. It’s not even just about politics. This is about common sense. And I’m here to tell you: it’s in short supply in D.C., and apparently in a few courtrooms, too.

So let me leave you with this:

Yes, semantics matter in law. Words matter.

But we cannot allow courtroom vocabulary to override common sense and public safety.

America deserves an immigration system that protects its citizens first — and we deserve a media that tells the truth, even when it doesn’t align with their agenda.

Facilitating the return of a known gang member may be the law… but it sure as hell shouldn’t be the priority.

So tell me, what do you think?

Should the U.S. government bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador — or let sleeping gangsters lie?

Are we doing enough to stop political violence — from any direction?

And are you as tired as I am of a system that bends over backwards for criminals but trips over itself to ignore threats until it's too late?

Give me a call. 508-556-4411. I want to hear from you.

This is The Joe Mangiacotti Show — we’ll be right back.