In an interview with The Texas Tribune, the Venezuelan father — who was apprehended with his 24-year-old wife and their kids, ages 5 and 3 — denied being associated with the gang and said an agent accused him of being a gang member because of two star-shaped tattoos on his shoulders. In the meantime in the U.S., legal challenges to the administration’s authority have popped up throughout the country resulting in a patchwork of rulings limited to certain judicial districts that have largely blocked such deportations; only one judge, in Pennsylvania, has ruled that the administration can fast-track deportations under the act. As the lawsuits unfold, Trump administration officials have blasted judges — even those appointed to the bench by Trump — and floated the idea of suspending habeas corpus, a fundamental legal principle that’s meant to ensure that a person accused of wrongdoing knows what they stand accused of and can contest the allegation before a judge.
Author: Alejandro Serrano, Texas Tribune
Published at: 2025-06-04 21:14:15
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