I have been writing about the claim of Hillary Clinton and others that the transportation of migrants to places like Martha’s Vineyard is “literally human trafficking” and other crimes. Kidnapping by trick is a thing. Telling people that you are going to take them one place and sending them someplace else is a form of kidnapping.”Indeed, kidnapping “is a thing,” just not this thing. In legal analysis, accuracy is also “a thing.” We do not always get it right but it requires a modicum of objectivity. However, calling these trips “kidnapping” is to take a flight from one’s legal senses.

Source: New York Times September 18, 2022 17:27 UTC