The Left’s double standard on law and order was on full display during a fiery segment of Fox News Channel’s *The Five*, when Judge Jeanine Pirro clashed with co-host Jessica Tarlov over the Trump Administration’s bold decision to deport an illegal immigrant with alleged gang ties to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison. As usual, Pirro delivered the hard truths while Tarlov unraveled into a frantic defense of open borders and criminal sympathizers.
The showdown began when Judge Pirro called out the Left’s disturbing indifference to American lives lost at the hands of illegal immigrants. Highlighting the tragic murder of Rachel Morin, Pirro accused Democrats of turning a blind eye to the victims while defending criminals. That triggered Tarlov, who immediately sprang to the defense of the deported illegal, Abrego Garcia—an alleged MS-13 member—and accused Pirro of spreading falsehoods.
“There is no proof he was an MS-13 member!” Tarlov shouted, growing visibly agitated. “It’s been debunked!” she claimed.
Pirro wasn’t having it. “It’s been debunked by liberal newspapers!” she shot back, pointing out the Left’s favorite tactic: dismissing inconvenient facts by parroting biased media sources.
Tarlov’s defense spiraled into a convoluted mess, relying on hearsay and attacking the credibility of law enforcement involved in Garcia’s case. She claimed the allegations were based on testimony from a detective later indicted—an irrelevant distraction from the fact that Garcia is in the U.S. illegally and was flagged as a gang-affiliated individual under reliable federal processes.
Even more astonishing, Tarlov lamented that Garcia had been deported at all, describing him as a hardworking immigrant just “checking in” with DHS every year. Apparently, living in the country illegally, even after being linked to a violent gang, isn’t a problem for the Left.
“This is not someone who has committed any other crime besides being here,” Tarlov said—as if being in the U.S. illegally is no big deal. She even claimed Garcia had fled his country due to “credible threats” from gangs, despite turning up on U.S. radar as someone affiliated with MS-13.
But what really sent Tarlov into meltdown mode was Trump’s tough-on-crime diplomacy with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele. When Trump suggested jokingly that Bukele should take *more* criminals off U.S. hands—including violent American felons—Tarlov was apoplectic. “You cannot legally send Americans to an El Salvadoran prison camp no matter what they have done!” she shrieked, clutching her pearls over what was clearly a rhetorical moment highlighting how far America has fallen in enforcing real consequences for violent crime.
She even tried invoking the Alien Enemies Act, demanding “due process” for those here illegally—even those linked to violent gangs.
Here’s the bottom line: while the Left continues to wring its hands over the “rights” of illegal immigrants with ties to dangerous gangs, conservatives like Judge Pirro and President Trump are focused on protecting American citizens. If sending known threats like Garcia to the toughest prison on the planet keeps Americans safer, then it’s not just a good idea—it’s common sense.
And if the Left can’t handle that reality, maybe they should stop defending criminals and start standing up for law-abiding Americans for a change.
