The Trump administration has deported more than 200 Venezuelans from the U.S. to the massive prison in El Salvador even if federal judges order their return to the U.S. Reuters Report.
The White House said in a statement that this did not violate the court, but argued that ignoring the judge’s ruling was entirely its right.
“A judge in a city cannot direct the operation of an aircraft carrier full of foreign terrorists who have been deported from the United States,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. earlier blocked Donald Trump’s application for the Alien Enemy Act, an 18th-century law that was best known for being used by American residents of untrialed Japanese descent during World War II and placed it in untrialed detention centers.
Trump attempted to use the bill’s rarely used wartime power to quickly expel members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, a contract of kidnapping, extortion and killing.
At a hearing Saturday night, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg blocked the use of the law for 14 days, saying the regulation refers to “hostile acts” that another country “commonly to war.”
During the hearing, Boasberg said any flights of immigrants processed under the law should return to the U.S., and his written notice hit the case at 7:25 p.m.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele posted “Oops…it’s too late.
Bucker said in the comment a smile to me, I am my emoji. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reissues his statement, and later thanks Bucker for his “assistance and friendship.”
Some of the Venezuelans’ “” had been evacuated from the U.S. before the judge’s order, but did not provide any further details or comments, the Trump administration said in court filings filed Sunday. It is unclear how many people it represents, or under what circumstances it has been deported.
ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt told the ACLU that challenged Trump’s use of the bill, which has asked the administration to ensure it has not had any immigrants who violated the order. Reuters.
“If someone is handed over to a foreign government after a court order, then we hope the U.S. government can work with the foreign government to get individuals back,” Gelent said.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, State Department and the El Salvador administration did not respond to requests for comment.
Buckley said the 238 Venezuelan gang members are being transferred to a terrorist incarceration center — a super prison that can accommodate up to 40,000 prisoners — that can be renewed for one year.
