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This is the largest single action stripping any group of non-citizens of immigration status in modern US history. That the Supreme Court authorized it in a two-paragraph order with no reasoning is truly shocking,
media reports quoted Ahilan Arulanantham, one of the attorneys for Venezuelan migrants, as saying
The government’s argument in this case is that this plainly invalid invocation of the Act can be used to void any and all contractual obligations of the federal government,
the judge added
The Government cannot facilitate Cristian’s return telepathically – it must express in words to the government of El Salvador that Cristian be released for transport back to the United States,
Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin, a Biden appointee, wrote in an opinionMany options may be available to district courts seeking to craft appropriate relief in response to deportations they find unlawful. But directing diplomatic negotiations to the Executive Branch is not among them,
he wrote
What we got was a bunch of ‘I don’t knows,’
said U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, an Obama appointee.jpg)
Venezuelans face extreme oppression, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killings and torture,
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said in a statement
The Trump Administration is reinstituting integrity into our immigration system to keep our homeland and its people safe,
the agency said in a social media postThis shows that the court is as concerned as we are as to the whereabouts of this individual and the illegal justification for his continued detention,
said Javier Rivera, the Houston lawyer representing Widmer Josneyder Agelviz Sanguino, the incarcerated Venezuelan man
I never approved of the tattoos,
Sanguino saidRefugees are always very carefully screened before they are admitted into the United States,
Brané saidI eat and I feel guilty, because I don’t know what he’s eating, or if he’s eating,
Sanguino saidMy son is not a gang member,
said Lisbeth Carolina Sanguino, Agelviz’s mother, who is now living in San Antonio with her two other sonsDHS intelligence assessments go well beyond just gang affiliate tattoos and social media. Tren De Aragua is one of the most violent and ruthless terrorist gangs on planet earth. They rape, maim, and murder for sport. President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow criminal gangs to terrorize American citizens.
In a statement, a White House official told NBC NewsWe are confident in our law enforcement’s intelligence, and we aren’t going to share intelligence reports and undermine national security every time a gang member denies he is one. That would be insane.”
However, the official addedHe thought because he got my name tattooed that I wouldn’t get mad at him,
she saidIt’s very difficult for me as a mother to have to imagine the situation my son is in without being able to do anything about it, without knowing how he is,
she saidThis decision will force families to be in an impossible position either choosing to survive or choosing stability,
said Cecilia Gonzalez Herrera, who sued to try and stop the Trump administration from revoking legal protections from her and others like her
I strongly believe that individuals with legitimate asylum claims should be allowed to remain in the United States and continue contributing to our nation until democracy is fully restored in Venezuela,
the congressman said
Obviously I understand what the president is doing and the administration is doing. But logic would tell you that you probably have a better chance to have legitimate asylum claims if you're coming from places like Cuba, Venezuela."
Representative Mario Diaz-Balart told The HillI'm hoping we're able to speak with the president and his administration on the details to make sure that we can get back to a process that works, including for those who have legitimate cases of asylum,
he told the news station