'Nazis got better treatment' than deported migrants, federal judge says

Tom Homan tears into judge's 'disgusting' claim that 'Nazis got better treatment' than deported Venezuelans

Border czar Tom Homan tore into an appellate court judge for suggesting that Nazis had more rights to contest their removal under the Alien Enemies Act during World War II than Venezuelan illegal immigrants deported by the Trump administration.U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett made the comparison while questioning government lawyer Drew Ensign during a hearing on Monday, pressing him on whether those being deported had time to challenge accusa…

Judge: Nazis treated better than Trump deportees

What happened U.S. District Judge James Boasberg Monday reaffirmed his order barring President Donald Trump from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members without a hearing, under a controversial interpretation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.Justice Department lawyers, invoking the state secrets privilege, refused to provide Boasberg any more information on dozens of Venezuelans flown to an El Salvador prison on March 15, after he had ordered the…

Before the Washington Court of Appeal, the government sought the annulment of an injunction prohibiting their deportation under a 1798 law.

Judge to Trump: ‘Nazis got better treatment under Alien Enemies Act’

U.S. Circuit Court Judge Patricia Millett ripped Trump lawyers yesterday as they tried to get the Appeals Court to lift a block on rushed and illegal deportations under the centuries-old Alien Enemies Act. The administration shipped planes full of immigrants out of the country and into the Central American country of El Salvador. The president of El Salvador is a Trump-supporting fake “populist” garnering support for himself by portraying his go…

The appeals judge questioned the government's power to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process.

Morning Docket: 03.25.25 - Above the Law

* We're apparently at the "Nazis got better treatment" stage of this administration. [CBS News] * Hegseth took to social media to mock Judge Reyes by suggesting she take over the Department of Defense... honestly that might not be a bad idea. [The Atlantic] * Government not worried about measles but laser focused on conspiracies about baby formula. [Bloomberg Law News] * US Supreme Court "wrestles" with following the law even when it disadvantage