U.S. judges in Texas, New York block DOJ from removing plaintiffs in Alien Enemies Act deportation case

‘Wasting Judicial Resources’: Judge Shreds Trump Admin’s Alien Enemies Act Case

Immigration and Customs Enforcement released a Venezuelan couple Friday after a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Trump administration’s handling of their case did not have a “lawful basis.”  U.S. District Judge David Briones of El Paso wrote in a searing ruling that ICE had not demonstrated convincing evidence that Julio Cesar Sanchez Puentes and Luddis Norelia Sanchez Garcia, who were detained for nine days, are members of the Tren de Ar…

ICE Deportation Notices: A Form in English and Only Hours to Act

On April 7, the Supreme Court ruled that the government must give Venezuelan migrants notice “within a reasonable time” and the chance to legally challenge their removal before being deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Exactly how much notice the Trump administration considered appropriate in response to the Supreme Court’s edict was revealed in a document unsealed during a hearing on Thursday in Federal District Court in Brown…

Texas Judge Unseals ICE Document Detailing Deportation Notices: an English Form and at Least 12 Hours - Overpasses For America

On April 7, the Supreme Court ruled that the government must give Venezuelan migrants notice “within a reasonable time” and the chance to legally challenge their removal before being deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Exactly how much notice the Trump administration considered appropriate in response to the Supreme Court’s edict was revealed in a document unsealed during a hearing on Thursday in Federal District Court in Brown…

American Opinion: Due process above all: Supreme Court must clarify Alien Enemies ruling

Since the Trump administration has refused to guarantee that people being picked and deported using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act have the right to appear before a judge, the U.S. Supreme Court must. In a short decision issued Monday, the high court vacated the order of D.C. Federal Judge James Boasberg that had prevented Homeland Security from sending Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. In a small victory, the court at least reaffirme…

Texas and New York judges expand Venezuelan migrant protections

Preliminary injunction hearings were scheduled in both states later this month.

Column: No clear winner in Supreme Court’s Alien Enemies Act ruling

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Venezuelan immigrants accused of belonging to a gang and slated for deportation by the Trump administration have the right to a judicial hearing before they can be sent out of the country. The court split 5-4 on where the hearings should be held and under what legal principle. The conservatives, minus Justice Amy Coney Barrett, said the Venezuelans must file petitions for habeas corpus in Texas, where they…