US EditionJudge orders Trump administration to allow attorneys access to Venezuelan man in Salvadoran prison
- On Monday, a judge in Texas directed the Trump administration to enable lawyers to communicate with a 24-year-old Venezuelan man who was deported to a supermax prison in El Salvador.
- The deportations of hundreds of Venezuelan men occurred without warning or court hearings and are being challenged legally for violating due process rights.
- The man, Widmer Josneyder Agelviz Sanguino, came to the U.S. Under a refugee resettlement program with extensive vetting and had no criminal record or gang affiliations beyond tattoo interpretations.
- Judge Keith P. Ellison ordered the government to verify Agelviz's whereabouts within 24 hours and to reestablish his ability to consult with his lawyers within 48 hours, while the Trump administration plans to challenge the ruling.
- The order marks the first judicial intervention in a broader legal battle over the Alien Enemies Act's use to deport men to a prison known for human rights abuses, raising concerns for rights and security screenings.
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U.S. government seeks more time from Houston judge to locate deported Venezuelan man
Widmer Agelviz-Sanguino, 24, went through a rigorous vetting process as part of the refugee resettlement program. But when he arrived to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston last fall with his family, he was immediately flagged by customs officers for his tattoos — depictions the government argues are associated with a Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze funding for North Charleston weatherization project, other grants
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) -- A federal judge in South Carolina has ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze millions of dollars in federal grant funding for community-based projects, including one in North Charleston. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel partially granted the Southern Environmental Law Center's request for a permanent injunction on behalf of 11 nonprofit organizations and six cities that received awards through the Biden-era Inf…
Judge orders Trump admin to allow attorneys to speak to client deported to El Salvador
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must allow a Venezuelan man access to his attorneys while in prison in El Salvador after he was deported from the U.S. Also, the Supreme Court allowed Trump to remove temporary protected status for over 300,000 Venezuelans. Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman joins Ana Cabrera to weigh in on the case.
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