Suppose somebody made an unsubstantiated accusation that Elon Musk is a terrorist, and therefore a threat to the USA. Based on that accusation, and the incriminating fact that Musk has been spotted wearing the jerseys of his two favorite NFL teams — the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles — suppose ICE promptly puts him on a plane without due process, and he ends up trapped in one of those prison hellholes in El Salvador where they routinely torture people.
Which, as we know, is what the U.S. government does these days in such circumstances.
So here’s my question: When the government claims that it was all an administrative error, but that it no longer has any jurisdiction over Musk, since he is now in the custody of the sovereign government of El Salvador, what happens next? Does Musk just rot in a prison hellhole for the rest of his life?
Based on what we know right now, that would be the most likely outcome. And if that happens, who will end up running Tesla, X and DOGE?