US EditionJudge seeks more information from Trump administration about prison deal with El Salvador
- In March 2025, approximately 200 Venezuelan immigrants were deported from the U.S. To a prison facility in El Salvador known for its controversial human rights record, under the authority of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
- The Trump administration asserted that the men were affiliated with a well-known gang based in Venezuela and used wartime authority to skip immigration court procedures, although it provided minimal proof and families rejected any connections to the gang.
- The deportees are expected to be held at El Salvador's CECOT prison for at least a year amid concerns over harsh conditions and unclear future legal status.
- A federal judge, James Boasberg, is demanding more information about the U.S.-El Salvador deal and considering whether the government maintains custody that could allow returning the men, as the Supreme Court requires due process rights.
- The case has spurred legal challenges, widespread criticism, and calls for repatriation, while the administration continues a $20 million arrangement with El Salvador to detain the deportees as part of a contested political strategy.
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Judge Questions Trump’s Comments About El Salvador Deportations, Requests More Info
A federal judge said during a hearing on May 7 that he would ask the government to provide more information about the terms of its deal with El Salvador’s government under which dozens of Venezuelan nationals deported from the United States are being held in a mega-prison. District Judge James E. Boasberg also questioned whether President Donald Trump was being truthful when he said last month that he could secure the return of a deported man by…
The Perils of Offshoring Justice
President Donald Trump’s recent Oval Office photo-op with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who calls himself the “world’s coolest dictator”, was staged to unveil a shiny new “alliance” against crime. Both leaders congratulated each other for achieving something U.S. courts forbid at home: rounding up alleged gang members (including longtime U.S. residents with pending protection orders) and locking them away offshore. When pressed about a Mar…
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Judge seeks more information from Trump administration about prison deal with El Salvador
A federal judge says he'll order the Trump administration to provide more information about its deal to house immigrants in a prison in El Salvador. Judge James E.
Court battle escalates over yet another wrongly deported man sent to El Salvador prison • Idaho Capital Sun
Prison officers stand guard at a cell block at maximum security penitentiary CECOT on April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)BALTIMORE — A federal judge in Maryland Tuesday will for 48 hours pause her own order to require the federal government to facilitate the return of an asylum seeker mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, while the court waits for the Trump administration’s…
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