A The recent court ruling ordered the Trump administration to come up with a definitionwithin a certain period of time, How are you going to fix this? Removal of 137 Venezuelans which the court found unconstitutional. The decision opened the door for some of these men can return to US territory or at least gain access to hearings They never had that.
The order was given by the Federal Judge James Boasbergwho analyzed the situation of 137 Venezuelan citizens deported to El Salvador in March and held for months at the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), a maximum security prison known for its extreme conditions.
According to the judge’s finding, this specific group includes the following: a “class” of plaintiffs excluded pursuant to the Foreign Enemies Act from 1798, without having received basic due process guarantees.
These men They were part of a larger contingent of more than 200 Venezuelans sent to El Salvador during the same period. However, Not everyone was affected by the court decisionas some were deported through traditional immigration procedures.
The 137 included These were in the judgment removed directly as part of the presidential proclamation which identified them as suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
CBS News explained that All Venezuelans imprisoned in Cecot were released in the summer And sent back to the Bolivarian country as part of a prisoner exchange negotiated by the USA. Despite this return, the judge held that the controversy remained valid because the original expulsion violated constitutional rights.
The order shows that these are the potential beneficiaries of the judgment 137 Venezuelans who met three conditions at the same time: they were deported in March according to the Alien Enemies Law, They remained detained in the Cecot And they received no hearing to question his removal or the allegations made against him.
Within this group, journalistic research uncovered relevant information. After accessing the official list of deportees from March 15th CBS News and the program60 minutes“You checked Many of the names had no apparent criminal history in the United States or other countries.. This discovery cast doubt on the official narrative, which described them as dangerous criminals, terrorists or confirmed members of a transnational gang.
The remedy was not limited to a symbolic declaration. Boasberg ordered the government within two weeks present a concrete plan to “reverse the effects” of the illegal removal. The goal, as the court explains, is this Restoring plaintiffs’ ability to bring their cases to trial as if they had never been expelled.
In practical terms, the court order provided for several options:
For the judge, the declaration of illegality would have no practical meaning if the government did not allow any of these means, since the men are already back in Venezuela. The administration has until January 5th to explain how you will perform the actions.
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