Judge Orders Due Process for Deported Venezuelan Migrants

A U.S. federal judge, James Boasberg, has ruled that over 100 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison under the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act must be allowed to legally challenge both their deportations and gang-related accusations. The judge criticized the flimsy evidence linking many migrants to the Tren de Aragua gang and condemned the lack of due process. Boasberg ordered the administration to propose a plan within a week to enable these legal challenges. The administration maintained that the migrants are now under El Salvador's jurisdiction, but the judge highlighted the U.S. government's constitutional obligations. The Supreme Court had previously ruled that migrants targeted under the Alien Enemies Act must be able to contest their designation, and this decision extends those rights to already deported individuals. The case is part of ongoing legal and political disputes surrounding the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act for mass deportations.