All of this.
And Le wasn't the only "volunteer" attorney there. Two of the (illegally held) petitioners are being repped by an attorney who works at Climate Defense Project (which, I'm guessing, doesn't specialize in immigration).
Read THEIR remarks at the end of the hearing; far more powerful.
I encourage people to read through the transcript with this context in mind. A further thought.
Even if (IF) she sincerely believed that she was resisting evil from within, the transcript makes clear why she was naive. The judge‘s responses to her efforts to blame the system are worth studying.
Feb 5, 2026 15:13
