David, you might also take up your pen to report on the cases of two "disappeared" Venezuelan men, Neiyerver Adrian Leon Rengel and Ricardo Prada Vasquez. They were picked up by ICE and sent somewhere, but the government won't confirm where they went. "It's like they've dropped off the face of the earth."
If tRump backs away from a hard line on Kilmar Abrego Garcià, the entire CECOT rendition program will be in jeopardy, as legal reps for all the other 200+ deportees will have a case. So, the question then comes round to how hard will tRump continue to fight for the AEA > CECOT pipeline?
Court losses are piling up, PR isn't stemming the tide, and it even appears as though public sentiment is turning against this tactic, and one wonders when somebody high up will overrule the Miller-led hard-liners and capitulate to — you know — "the rule of law". Do it voluntarily, or have Scotus do it for you, that's the only two viable alternatives.
One thing I can't figure out about the hearing AEA deportees are entitled to: what entity conducts the hearing? The statute itself has a provision for US District Court. Or can it be a bunch of Ice Agents sitting behind a table?
The thing that is getting lost in the controversy is that using the AEA only applies to gang members, since TdA is the "nation" that the government is invoking as invaders. So the hearing under this ACT would be short and sweet: what evidence is there that someone is a gang member?
Now that a "hearing" is required, why use the AEA at all?? Just boost the immigration courts; most of these folks might well be Section 8 deportable. That's where the asylum claims get decided. But Section 8 does NOT contemplate sending deportees to prison. Basic due process includes a conviction before anyone can be sent to prison.
Two points. After watching the cozy interaction between Trump and Bukele, I wonder why diplomacy is necessary between these two? Is Trump trying to claw back some of the $15 million he paid for these illegal incarcerations? And second, but related, aren't these incarcerations illegal under the constitution?
David, you might also take up your pen to report on the cases of two "disappeared" Venezuelan men, Neiyerver Adrian Leon Rengel and Ricardo Prada Vasquez. They were picked up by ICE and sent somewhere, but the government won't confirm where they went. "It's like they've dropped off the face of the earth."
So much is reminiscent of the stories we were told about evil Stalinist Russia back in the day. The adage is true: everything old becomes new again.
Has anyone said it yet?
"First they came for the Venezuelans...."
If tRump backs away from a hard line on Kilmar Abrego Garcià, the entire CECOT rendition program will be in jeopardy, as legal reps for all the other 200+ deportees will have a case. So, the question then comes round to how hard will tRump continue to fight for the AEA > CECOT pipeline?
Court losses are piling up, PR isn't stemming the tide, and it even appears as though public sentiment is turning against this tactic, and one wonders when somebody high up will overrule the Miller-led hard-liners and capitulate to — you know — "the rule of law". Do it voluntarily, or have Scotus do it for you, that's the only two viable alternatives.
One thing I can't figure out about the hearing AEA deportees are entitled to: what entity conducts the hearing? The statute itself has a provision for US District Court. Or can it be a bunch of Ice Agents sitting behind a table?
The thing that is getting lost in the controversy is that using the AEA only applies to gang members, since TdA is the "nation" that the government is invoking as invaders. So the hearing under this ACT would be short and sweet: what evidence is there that someone is a gang member?
Now that a "hearing" is required, why use the AEA at all?? Just boost the immigration courts; most of these folks might well be Section 8 deportable. That's where the asylum claims get decided. But Section 8 does NOT contemplate sending deportees to prison. Basic due process includes a conviction before anyone can be sent to prison.
Judge Hellerstein should probably clarify, "It's not medieval times, yet..."
Two points. After watching the cozy interaction between Trump and Bukele, I wonder why diplomacy is necessary between these two? Is Trump trying to claw back some of the $15 million he paid for these illegal incarcerations? And second, but related, aren't these incarcerations illegal under the constitution?
AEA - we're not at war
with Venezuela. We're
pretty chummy with
them, especially if we're
paying them $6 million
to take these men, that
are all not gang
members.