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........and notes from the hearing itself.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of Washington, D.C. held a late hearing, beginning at 5 p.m. on May 7, to hear motions in the case of J.G.G. v. Trump.
The suit, filed in the early morning hours of March 15, was originally brought as a putative class action by five Venezuelans who feared being summarily removed from the country pursuant to President Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation. For confidentiality, the plaintiffs have been identified only by their initials.
The case has morphed since then. On the evening of March 15, the putative class members, except the five named plaintiffs, were, in fact, removed and imprisoned in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT. On April 16, Judge Boasberg found probable cause to believe that those removals were carried out in criminal contempt of his orders. The contempt proceedings have been administratively stayed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit pending appeal.
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the case’s claims had to be brought through habeas corpus actions filed in the districts where the aliens were confined, the original five named plaintiffs filed two new habeas class actions in the districts of their detention facilities: one in the Southern District of New York (G.F.F. v. Trump) and another in the Southern District of Texas (J.A.V. v. Trump).
However, on April 24, the same attorneys who brought the original J.G.G. case filed an amended complaint on behalf of two new “subclasses”; sought certification of those classes; and moved for a preliminary injunction. One proposed subclass was the group of Venezuelans already removed to CECOT—approximately 137 people. The other subclass would consist of Venezuelans whom the government deems to be members of the criminal gang Tren de Aragua—the group susceptible to Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation—who are currently in criminal custody in state or federal prisons in the United States, but who are vulnerable to being removing under the proclamation at any moment.
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Of note, the judge in the southern district of TX made a ruling regarding trump's use of the AEA.
It's one of a number of cases the regime has lost in court on this matter.
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The country is fortunate trump has not so polluted the courts with obeisant appointees like Aileen Cannon that most judges still can be relied on to stand up for the constitutional order.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of Washington, D.C. held a late hearing, beginning at 5 p.m. on May 7, to hear motions in the case of J.G.G. v. Trump.
The suit, filed in the early morning hours of March 15, was originally brought as a putative class action by five Venezuelans who feared being summarily removed from the country pursuant to President Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation. For confidentiality, the plaintiffs have been identified only by their initials.
The case has morphed since then. On the evening of March 15, the putative class members, except the five named plaintiffs, were, in fact, removed and imprisoned in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT. On April 16, Judge Boasberg found probable cause to believe that those removals were carried out in criminal contempt of his orders. The contempt proceedings have been administratively stayed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit pending appeal.
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the case’s claims had to be brought through habeas corpus actions filed in the districts where the aliens were confined, the original five named plaintiffs filed two new habeas class actions in the districts of their detention facilities: one in the Southern District of New York (G.F.F. v. Trump) and another in the Southern District of Texas (J.A.V. v. Trump).
However, on April 24, the same attorneys who brought the original J.G.G. case filed an amended complaint on behalf of two new “subclasses”; sought certification of those classes; and moved for a preliminary injunction. One proposed subclass was the group of Venezuelans already removed to CECOT—approximately 137 people. The other subclass would consist of Venezuelans whom the government deems to be members of the criminal gang Tren de Aragua—the group susceptible to Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation—who are currently in criminal custody in state or federal prisons in the United States, but who are vulnerable to being removing under the proclamation at any moment.
Our Reporters’ Notes on the May 7 Hearing in the J.G.G. Case
The judge seemed receptive to a class action on behalf of aliens sent to CECOT under President Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation.
www.lawfaremedia.org
Of note, the judge in the southern district of TX made a ruling regarding trump's use of the AEA.
Trump-appointed federal judge blocks use of Alien Enemies Act for Venezuelans in South Texas
It's one of a number of cases the regime has lost in court on this matter.
Appeals court rules against Trump motion to halt deportations block
Appeals court rules against Trump motion to halt deportations block
The DOJ sought emergency relief from a federal appeals court to let officials summarily deport people under the Alien Enemies Act while litigation continues.
www.msnbc.com
The country is fortunate trump has not so polluted the courts with obeisant appointees like Aileen Cannon that most judges still can be relied on to stand up for the constitutional order.
