J.G.G. et al v. TRUMP et al

  1. December 01, 2025

    Boasberg Orders Declarations From Feds In Contempt Probe

    A D.C. federal judge considering whether the Trump administration willfully defied a court order temporarily blocking it from removing Venezuelans under a seldom-invoked, centuries-old wartime statute has given the government until Friday to submit declarations from officials involved.

  2. November 19, 2025

    DC Judge Revives Contempt Probe Of Alien Enemy Removals

    U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Wednesday he would quickly move forward with a renewed contempt probe into whether the Trump administration defied his order barring removals of suspected Venezuelan gang members under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

  3. November 13, 2025

    Judge Urged To Weigh Due Process In Alien Enemies Case

    Attorneys for men deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison under the Alien Enemies Act have urged a D.C. federal judge to take up their due process claims, saying the court can decide the issue in equity rather than through habeas.

  4. October 16, 2025

    Venezuelans Seek Path To Contest Alien Enemies Act Labels

    Attorneys for Venezuelans flown on U.S. government flights to El Salvador and then transferred from the CECOT prison there to Venezuela have renewed their motion for a preliminary injunction that would order the government to provide them with an avenue to challenge their Alien Enemies Act designations.

  5. August 08, 2025

    DC Circ. Ends Alien Enemies Contempt Probe Against Admin.

    A split D.C. Circuit put an end Friday to potential criminal contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over the possibility that it violated a court order barring the removal of a group of migrants under the Alien Enemies Act.

  6. July 25, 2025

    Top Immigration Cases Of 2025: Midyear Report

    Federal courts repeatedly rebuffed key pillars of President Donald Trump's immigration policy during the first half of the year, with district courts halting efforts to curtail birthright citizenship, restrict asylum at the southern border and deport noncitizens without notice. Law360 looks at some of the most significant immigration litigation developments nearly six months into Trump's second term.

  7. June 05, 2025

    Feds Must Help Venezuelans Seek Habeas Relief, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge said the Trump administration must help Venezuelan nationals deported from the U.S. to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center seek habeas relief to challenge their removal, finding they're likely to succeed on the merits of their due-process claim.

  8. May 08, 2025

    DOJ Says Judge Can't Certify Subclasses In Wartime Law Row

    The Trump administration has called on a D.C. federal judge to reject the American Civil Liberties Union's attempt to certify two subclasses of noncitizens subject to the president's proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act, citing "jurisdictional defects."

  9. May 07, 2025

    Judge Seeks Details On U.S.-El Salvador Detainee Deal

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday said the Trump administration would have to turn over more information about its arrangement with El Salvador to imprison alleged Venezuelan gang members deported under the Alien Enemies Act, as he considers whether they should be returned to the United States.

  10. May 02, 2025

    Feds Urge Judge To Deny ACLU's Broader Injunction Request

    The Trump administration said a Washington, D.C., federal judge can't order the government to facilitate the return of Venezuelan nationals deported from the U.S. to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center "in a district in which none of the affected individuals are located."