Trump administration doubles down on stand on deportations to El Salvador
The Trump administration continues to insist it didn't defy a federal judge's order when it failed to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
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The Trump administration continues to insist it didn't defy a federal judge's order when it failed to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
The Trump administration insists that over 200 Venezuelan men deported to a notorious El Salvador prison are members of the Tren de Aragua gang, but there are reports from family members of the deportees that some are not. Lilia Luciano talked to a woman who says her partner was deported to the prison despite having no criminal record.
The Justice Dept. invoked a state secrets privilege, refusing to give judge any more information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration invoked a rarely-used, 18th-century law to deport hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, claiming they were gang members. An appeals court hearing is underway in Washington Monday over the use of that act. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
An appeals court is hearing arguments Monday over a judge's block of the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act to carry out deportation flights. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree joined CBS News to discuss the hearing.
The U.S. announced its plan to extradite three apparent Tren De Aragua gang members wanted in Chile, according to the Justice Department. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.
On Monday, the Trump administration will appeal the ruling of a federal judge who questioned the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act to send deportation flights to a notorious prison in El Salvador and blocked further use of the law for such expulsions. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
President Trump again took to social media to attack a federal judge who ruled against his administration over the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to an El Salvador prison. Nicole Sganga has the latest on the ongoing immigration fight.
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A constitutional showdown is underway between the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government. A federal judge raised questions about the lack of due process for immigrants deported under a wartime authority and rebuked the Justice Department for ignoring his order to turn around two deportation flights last Saturday. Scott MacFarlane reports.
The Trump administration appeared in court again on Friday, defending its decision to deport hundreds of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador's mega-prison. On Saturday, President Trump cited a centuries-old law called the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants with alleged ties to the gang Tren de Aragua. A judge temporarily paused the flights and verbally told the administration to turn the planes around, which didn't happen. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen breaks it all down and has the latest updates.
President Trump was asked how he could guarantee that everyone deported to El Salvador is a dangerous criminal on Friday. He said the migrants went through a "very strong vetting process." Meanwhile, the Trump administration plans to revoke the legal status for hundreds of thousands of Latin American and Haitian migrants in April. CBS News Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
CBS News obtained an internal government list of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants deported and sent to a notorious El Salvador prison. A woman's husband, who was an asylum seeker, was on the list. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has the story.
CBS News has obtained the names of the Venezuelan men deported in flights to El Salvador last weekend. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador.
CBS News has obtained the names of 238 Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador and imprisoned. The White House insists they were all members of a Venezuelan gang, but that is in dispute. Nancy Cordes has more.
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The families of some of those deported to El Salvador say not all of them are gang members, including a barber from Venezuela, whose attorneys believe was on one of the flights. Documents show the man has no criminal record and was applying for asylum. CBS News' Lilia Luciano spoke to the man's wife.
On Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement pushing back against President Trump's call to impeach a federal judge who had ruled against the Trump administration in a deportation case. However, on Wednesday, Mr. Trump reiterated his call for impeaching the judge. John Dickerson has more.
In response to a lawsuit, a federal judge this weekend ordered the Trump administration to turn around two planes carrying alleged Tren de Aragua gang members deported under President Trump's invocation of the 1798 wartime Alien Enemies Act. However, the Trump administration disobeyed the order, and the judge has demanded to know why. Scott MacFarlane has the latest in the case.
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