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Showing posts with label Alien Enemies Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alien Enemies Act. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Boasberg escalates contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act deportations - POLITICO
After lawyers for the men rushed to court overnight to stop the deportations, Boasberg attempted to halt the operation, citing grave concerns about the lack of due process. But the administration refused to turn around planes that had already left U.S. airspace and ultimately handed over the Venezuelan men, despite protests that they had been misidentified…
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Court ruling blocking Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act hailed a ‘victory’
Fifth circuit says Alien Enemies Act can not justify removal of Venezuelans accused of gang ties in peacetime…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/03/trump-immigration-ruling-alien-enemies-act
Monday, June 23, 2025
House of Cards (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
President Trump may be shielding El Salvadoran President Bukele from an investigation into allegations that Bukele used US aid to support MS13, and traded away MS13 leaders as part of the agreement to house migrants at CECOT.
A Trump appointed judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania upholds the 21 day notice requirement for removal under the Alien Enemies Act Proclamation.
Donald Trump– the criminal defendant who got Alieen Cannon to toss out the charges against him on the grounds that the special counsel prosecuting him was illegal, has called for a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Kilmar Abrego Garcia had his detention hearing in the middle district of Tennessee on the human smuggling charges brought by the Department of Justice, and the testimony generated more questions than answers about the veracity of the charges against him.
Donald Trump– the criminal defendant who got Alieen Cannon to toss out the charges against him on the grounds that the special counsel prosecuting him was illegal, has called for a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Defy. Deny. Disparage (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has pled not guilty to the two charges of smuggling migrants, and has asked the court to release him on bail pending his trial.
The Department of Justice is trying to dismiss the discovery proceedings as moot, but Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have filed a sanctions motion requesting Judge Xinis proceed with determining whether the government defied her order.
The Western District of Texas became the fourth court to find that Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act is unlawful and blocked the government from removing anyone under the proclamation in the district.
Attorney General Pam Bondi fails to respond to Judge Boasberg's order to report how the government is facilitating the due process for those trapped in the Salvadoran prison, and instead files a motion to stay the order.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
The Department of Justice is trying to dismiss the discovery proceedings as moot, but Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have filed a sanctions motion requesting Judge Xinis proceed with determining whether the government defied her order.
The Western District of Texas became the fourth court to find that Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act is unlawful and blocked the government from removing anyone under the proclamation in the district.
Attorney General Pam Bondi fails to respond to Judge Boasberg's order to report how the government is facilitating the due process for those trapped in the Salvadoran prison, and instead files a motion to stay the order.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Monday, May 26, 2025
Crime is Like a Denny’s (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
The Supreme Court remanded the Alien Enemies Act case back down to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and at least one of the judges isn’t happy about it.
Abrego Garcia’s deportation to El Salvador set off a fierce debate among officials in three cabinet agencies, despite agreement there had been a mistake.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Chief of Staff ordered intelligence analysts to edit an assessment with the hope of insulating Trump and Gabbard from being attacked for the administration’s claim that Venezuela’s government controls a criminal gang.
A federal judge found that the Trump Administration violated a court order when it sent a planeload of migrants to war-torn South Sudan, teeing up yet another possible contempt proceeding against the government.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Abrego Garcia’s deportation to El Salvador set off a fierce debate among officials in three cabinet agencies, despite agreement there had been a mistake.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Chief of Staff ordered intelligence analysts to edit an assessment with the hope of insulating Trump and Gabbard from being attacked for the administration’s claim that Venezuela’s government controls a criminal gang.
A federal judge found that the Trump Administration violated a court order when it sent a planeload of migrants to war-torn South Sudan, teeing up yet another possible contempt proceeding against the government.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Saturday, May 17, 2025
US Supreme Court maintains block on Trump deportations under wartime law | Reuters
The justices, in a brief and unsigned opinion, granted a request by American Civil Liberties Union attorneys representing the migrants to maintain the halt on the removals for now. The court on April 19 had ordered a temporary stop to the administration's deportations of dozens of migrants being held at a detention center in Texas…
Monday, May 12, 2025
Dubious Privilege (feat. Skye Perryman) (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast )
There are now multiple cases challenging the administration’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation; including a hearing by Judge Boasberg for an amended complaint filed on behalf of all the detainees in El Salvador.
Judge Xinis has had to pause the discovery in the Abrego Garcia case to contemplate the Trump Administration’s invocation of the state secrets and deliberative process privilege.
Justice Department lawyers continue to lose credibility before judges who are upset by their shoddy work.
President Trump pulls the nomination of Ed Martin for Us Attorney in the District of Columbia and appoints Fox anchor Jeanine Pirro as interim US Attorney.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Judge Xinis has had to pause the discovery in the Abrego Garcia case to contemplate the Trump Administration’s invocation of the state secrets and deliberative process privilege.
Justice Department lawyers continue to lose credibility before judges who are upset by their shoddy work.
President Trump pulls the nomination of Ed Martin for Us Attorney in the District of Columbia and appoints Fox anchor Jeanine Pirro as interim US Attorney.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Judge rules Alien Enemies Act does not allow White House to deport alleged gang members
Ruling only applies in southern Texas district, yet is the most powerful rebuke to Trump's use of 18th-century law…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/01/alien-enemies-act-judge-ruling-texas
Friday, May 2, 2025
Trump can’t use Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants, Texas judge rules - The Washington Post
The ruling is a blow to Trump's deportation efforts and permanently bars removals under the Alien Enemies Act in South Texas...
Monday, April 28, 2025
Misdemeanor Terrorist (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
Judge Xinis postpones discovery in the Abrego Garcia after the government files a request to delay under seal.
A conservative three judge panel for the DC Circuit Court of appeals temporarily blocks Judge Boasberg’s opinion that probable cause exists to hold the government in criminal contempt in the Alien Enemies Act case.
The Supreme Court issues a late night order blocking the rendition of hundreds of additional detainees to El Salvador.
A Reagan appointed judge lambasts the Department of Justice for not only failing to provide reasoned analysis for shuttering the VOA, but for failing to engage in any analysis at all.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
A conservative three judge panel for the DC Circuit Court of appeals temporarily blocks Judge Boasberg’s opinion that probable cause exists to hold the government in criminal contempt in the Alien Enemies Act case.
The Supreme Court issues a late night order blocking the rendition of hundreds of additional detainees to El Salvador.
A Reagan appointed judge lambasts the Department of Justice for not only failing to provide reasoned analysis for shuttering the VOA, but for failing to engage in any analysis at all.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Monday, April 21, 2025
Criminally Contemptible (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)
Judge Boasberg issues a memorandum opinion that concludes that probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt for defying court orders in the Alien Enemies Act case.
The Fourth Circuit denies Trump’s bid to block Judge Xinis’ order to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia, as she orders two weeks of discovery prior to considering holding the government in contempt.
The ACLU has filed a new habeas petition pursuant to Judge Boasberg’s order for due process for those remaining in El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act proclamation.
The CIA concedes in a court filing that when it scanned Director John Ratcliffe's Signalgate messages, they were gone.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
The Fourth Circuit denies Trump’s bid to block Judge Xinis’ order to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia, as she orders two weeks of discovery prior to considering holding the government in contempt.
The ACLU has filed a new habeas petition pursuant to Judge Boasberg’s order for due process for those remaining in El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act proclamation.
The CIA concedes in a court filing that when it scanned Director John Ratcliffe's Signalgate messages, they were gone.
Plus listener questions…
Interview:
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
US supreme court allows deportations under 18th-century law with limits
In 5-4 ruling, court laid down terms for invoking Alien Enemies Act, stating any challenges to law must take place in Texas…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/us-supreme-court-deportations
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Appeals court upholds temporary block on Alien Enemies Act deportations - The Washington Post
In upholding Boasberg's order Wednesday, the appellate panel stressed the temporary nature of the ban, which the judge imposed to prevent deportations until he could hear arguments on their legality...
Friday, March 21, 2025
Boasberg says Trump officials must give more info on deportation flights - The Washington Post
In a scathing order, James E. Boasberg, chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, called the information the government had provided him so far "woefully insufficient." He ordered the Justice Department to explain by Tuesday how the administration's failure to stop two planes that had already left with the deportees did not violate his order that such flights return to the United States...
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