The Trump administration doubled down Monday on how it is viewing Venezuelan detainees in the US that could be subject to removal under the Alien Enemies Act, telling a federal judge in Pennsylvania one detainee isn’t designated to be sent to a brutal Salvadoran prison under the wartime authority at this time but the administration could move quickly if it wanted. “Is there any possibility even in the future, even in the slightest,” that the federal authorities wouldn’t change the detainee’s designation to make him what they say is an alien enemy who could be sent to the Salvadoran prison, federal Judge Stephanie Haines of the Western District of Pennsylvania asked. Lee Gelernt of the ACLU argued at the hearing the detainees are being deprived of due process because the Alien Enemies Act is being used outside of typical immigration proceedings, and it’s also not a time of war where the US is being invaded by the country of Venezuela or a militarized Tren de Aragua gang.
Author: Katelyn Polantz
Published at: 2025-05-05 22:51:37
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