March 10, 2026
Attorneys for a class of Venezuelans deported last March under the Alien Enemies Act said all but one of the 91 deportees they've contacted so far want to proceed with a challenge to their designation as members of Tren de Aragua.
February 12, 2026
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg instructed the Trump administration Thursday to facilitate the return of Venezuelan nationals it deported in March under the Alien Enemies Act in violation of his earlier order barring their removal so they can pursue their habeas claims.
February 09, 2026
A D.C. federal judge grappled Monday with what relief he can grant to Venezuelans the Trump administration deported under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, including whether the government must return the men, provide remote hearings or let them contest their alleged gang membership.
January 13, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a D.C. federal judge there is no realistic way to provide habeas hearings to 137 Venezuelans deported in March after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.
January 05, 2026
The Trump administration is asking for an extra week to offer a plan to get Venezuelan migrants who were deported without due process back to the U.S., contending that it needs more time to evaluate potential remedies after launching airstrikes in Caracas and capturing Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
January 02, 2026
On the heels of a whiplash year in immigration litigation marked by fast-tracked court fights and U.S. Supreme Court intervention, court battles in 2026 will continue apace with the justices poised to weigh in again on key components of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.
December 22, 2025
U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg has once again ordered the Trump administration to return more than 100 Venezuelan migrants who were flown to the CECOT prison in El Salvador without removal hearings in March, ruling that the government had violated their due process rights.
December 17, 2025
The D.C. Circuit's second halt of U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's contempt inquiry into the Trump administration's Alien Enemies Act deportations has set up a high-stakes fight over how far judges can go when the executive branch defies their orders.
December 01, 2025
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.
November 19, 2025
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.