In an emergency hearing late Tuesday, Murphy had ordered the Trump administration to maintain custody of the men, so they could be returned to the U.S. more easily if he rules that their removal was illegal. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told reporters earlier Wednesday that the individuals were “uniquely barbaric monsters who present a clear and present threat to the safety of the American people and American victims.” McLaughlin also echoed the Trump administration’s posturing on the federal judiciary, suggesting that deportation amounted to a foreign policy decision and that individual federal judges do not have the power to tell the president how to conduct foreign policy.
Author: Sara Boboltz
Published at: 2025-05-21 21:48:08
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