Donald Trump. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/AP
The US Federal Court of Appeals has dismissed the appeal of the Donald Trump administration against the deportation of immigrants accused of having links to the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua. The court ruled that the deportees have the right to appeal these charges, and that the 1798 law that guided the administration cannot be used in modern circumstances. This was reported by Reuters.
On 15 March, Judge James Boasberg blocked the mass deportation of more than 200 people, but despite this, the Trump administration carried out their forced return to El Salvador. It is known that they are being held in a prison for terrorists under an agreement between Washington and El Salvadoran President Nayib Buchele. The court also noted that the conditions in this prison are extremely harsh, which was an additional argument against deportation.
After the injunction, Trump demanded the removal of Judge Boasberg, but the US Supreme Court did not support this initiative. Government lawyer Drew Ensign said that the court’s decision was an “unprecedented interference with the powers of the executive branch”.
This case could become a precedent in the field of immigration law and affect the US policy on deportations in the future.
