US EditionSecond judge finds Trump’s use of 18th century wartime act against gang is improper
- Two federal judges recently ruled that the Trump administration improperly used the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants labeled as gang members.
- These rulings follow the administration's attempts to use wartime authority without demonstrating an invasion or threat as required by the Act.
- Judges in South Texas and New York blocked removals under the Act and criticized that migrants receive insufficient due process and are sent to El Salvador's harsh prisons.
- Judge Alvin Hellerstein noted that while TdA might be involved in drug-related crimes, such activities are legal issues rather than grounds for labeling their presence as an invasion or hostile incursion, underscoring the limitations of the law.
- These decisions could signal broader judicial resistance to using the Act, potentially leading to a significant Supreme Court test on presidential immigration powers and due process.
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Judge seeks more information from Trump administration about prison deal with El Salvador
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he’ll order the Trump administration to provide more information about the terms under which dozens of Venezuelan immigrants are being held at a notorious prison in El Salvador, moving a step closer to deciding whether to require the men to be returned to the United States. District Court Judge James E. Boasberg said he needed the information to determine whether the roughly 200 men, deported i…
Venezuelan Man Unlawfully Sent by U.S. to El Salvador Prison ID’d as Daniel Lozano-Camargo
More details have emerged in the case of another Venezuelan man who was illegally sent to El Salvador’s maximum-security mega-prison in March. Trump officials removed 20-year-old Daniel Lozano-Camargo from the U.S. in violation of a 2024 legal settlement that prohibited immigration authorities from deporting him while his asylum application is pending. Lozano-Camargo came to the United States from Venezuela as an unaccompanied child. Last month,…
BENCHSL NY Judge Rules That We Are NOT Under Venezuelan Invasion - Above the Law
Hosanna! The great war with Venezuela is over. Bang those pots! Flip a car! Kiss a random stranger WITH CONSENT! Yesterday, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York became the second judge in a week to declare that we are not in a war — declared or otherwise — with Venezuela. Nor are we under invasion by gang members directed by the Maduro regime. And so the president’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) as justificati…
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