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| Federal court blocks Trump admin from sending detained Venezuelan immigrants to Guantánamo Bay |
| 2025-02-11 |
| [FoxNews] A federal court on Sunday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, detention camp as part of the president's efforts to remove illegal immigrants from the U.S. Lawyers for the trio said in a legal filing that the detainees "fit the profile of those the administration has prioritized for detention in Guantánamo, i.e. Venezuelan men detained in the El Paso area with (false) charges of connections with the Tren de Aragua gang." In the filing, the lawyers asked a U.S. District Court in New Mexico for a temporary restraining order to block the administration from flying them to the U.S. military base. The lawyers noted that "the mere uncertainty the government has created surrounding the availability of legal process and counsel access is sufficient to authorize the modest injunction." Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales granted the temporary restraining order, according to attorney Jessica Vosburgh, who represents the three men. "It's short term. This will get revisited and further fleshed out in the weeks to come," Vosburgh told The Associated Press. The filing came as part of a lawsuit on behalf of the three men filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and Las Americas Immigrant Advisory. Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt separately said that flights carrying detained illegal immigrants had been sent to Guantánamo. Immigrant rights groups sent a letter on Friday demanding access to people who are now being held at the U.S. naval station, arguing that the base should not be used as a "legal black hole." Guantánamo has been criticized around the world for its inhumane abuse and torture of detainees, including interrogation tactics. The immigrants are being held in the Guantánamo detention camp that was set up for detainees in the aftermath of 9/11. The immigrants are separated from the 15 detainees who were already there, including planners in the 2001 terrorist attack. Trump has promised to expand the detention camp to hold up to 30,000 "criminal illegal aliens." Leavitt said Wednesday that more than 8,000 immigrants have been arrested since Jan. 20 as part of Trump's plan to detain and deport immigrants in the country illegally, although hundreds of those arrested have since been released back into the U.S. Related: Center for Constitutional Rights: 2024-12-06 How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters Center for Constitutional Rights: 2024-11-17 Left-Wing Donors Wary As They Fear Funding Won't Buy the 'Resistance' It Used to in a New Era of Trump Center for Constitutional Rights: 2024-11-14 Three Abu Ghraib detainees are awarded $42million for torture they experienced 2 decades ago Related: American Civil Liberties Union: 2024-12-27 Sanctuary state Oregon rolls out program to help illegal migrants thwart ICE American Civil Liberties Union: 2024-12-06 How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters American Civil Liberties Union: 2024-12-03 Support dwindles for cracking down on nonprofit terror financing |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #9 Impeach the judge-s. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2025-02-11 19:42 |
| #8 Well don't take them ALL the way to Gitmo, then. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2025-02-11 10:53 |
| #7 Unrestricted lawfare should be met with fire and rope. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2025-02-11 10:19 |
| #6 Send them anyway. Fuck the judge. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2025-02-11 09:05 |
| #5 Venezuelan planes sent to US for deportation flights return to country with nearly 200 deportees |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-02-11 08:22 |
| #4 Note to Chief Justice Roberts. Every institution that has gone after Trump has become significantly diminished in trust and respect among the populous. Do you really want your branch of government to follow the same path? You can nip it in the bud or you can standby and let it erode, day after day, month after month. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-02-11 07:59 |
| #3 Here's MAGA suggestion to cut down on the LawFare abuses. Make the lawyers party to their charges. Lose the case, go to prison. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-02-11 07:39 |
| #2 Here's MAGA suggestion to cut down on the LawFare abuses. All Legal challenges to Presidential Executive Orders must be directly handled by the SCOTUS. They must addressed within 30 days. If not adressed by the SCOTUS, then the Executive Order goes into effect on day 31. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-02-11 05:05 |
| #1 Another judge tries to stand in the way of Trump's fight to follow the law |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-02-10 11:21 |