Basically “oops”, followed by “too bad.”
I’ve read the advice for foreigners and POC in the US to carry a physical copy of their passport, a photo on your phone, and another official physical form of identification, while keeping their actual physical passport locked at their hotel or wherever. That way ICE can’t “lose” your identification while black-bagging you.
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Maybe worse than the oops is that the government is arguing the courts have no power to do anything about it. If that argument flies, they can disappear anyone to a Salvadoran prison with no recourse.
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And note that it isn’t just a Salvadoran prison, it is a Salvadoran prison that we are paying for and thus ought to have a say in terms of who is in it. It isn’t like we are trying to extradite someone.
We are also talking about an individual who has a protective order against returning specifically to El Salvador. If one were to deport him, El Salvador is not where he should go.
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The problem with relying on a copy/photograph of the passport is that thuggish authorities could feel free to disregard the copy/photo because presumably one could create such an image in Photoshop, with a bit of work.
I’m feeling less silly for having both a passport and a passport card. (My passport card is actually my preferred form of ID, because it’s the one least likely to give me a headache if I lose it.)
It’s almost like dumping in an inhumane prison where the depositor has no control despite paying for it is a bad idea or something.
Was he in that planeload that had been ordered to turn around and the administration said too bad, it’s over international waters?
Wow. I can’t believe the lawyers would be allowed to admit that they made a mistake. I assume they are being fired, at the least.
The correct answer is: “It doesn’t matter what kinds of protections he has because he is a ‘terrorist’.”
Vance is going with that, saying that he has been found guilty of being an MS-13 member. He has been charged with such, but not tried and no evidence provided. And given that many of the other El Salvador detainees seem to not be part of the gang that the government says that they are in, some form of hearing is merited.
What? No, we don’t give hearings to “terrorists” that we are at “war” with. When you are at “war” you can’t give your enemies a trial. You shoot them on sight.
They asked him to prove a negative:
In response, the government said Abrego-Garcia had the opportunity to present evidence to show he was not a part of MS-13. “Abrego Garcia had a full and fair opportunity to litigate the issue,” the government said. “He had the opportunity to give evidence tending to show he was not part of MS-13, which he did not proffer.”
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Did not realize the US had switched to a “guilty until proven innocent” justice system. One more reason for me to avoid travel to the US.
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i am also (AFAIK) not a member. how i go proving that is the mystery.
usually the system requires the accuser to make the point convincingly. but the system is not working the way it once did
The admin says one thing in court, but says something entirely different when speaking to the press as there they are free to lie:
The timeline of this detention revealed. They are moving detainees quickly, seemingly to make it difficult to challenge actions in court.
We’ll see if they comply
Here’s the full opinion in support of the order. It is not kind towards the federal government.
This is where I feel like going OT on some people. Shouldn’t have sent him to that prison? Fine, you go there until he comes back. You can’t get him out, fine, your boss goes. BONDI, get your sorry butt over here!
The Justice Department has placed on administrative leave a government immigration lawyer who in court this week expressed frustration at not being able to answer key questions from a judge over a mistaken deportation case, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Reuveni said in court of the government’s position: “Our only arguments are jurisdictional. … He should not have been sent to El Salvador.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi took issue with how Reuveni handled the case in court. “At my direction, every Department of Justice attorney is required to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States. Any attorney who fails to abide by this direction will face consequences,” she said in a statement to CNN.
To summarize:
- The US “accidentally” deported a man to an El Salvadoran torture facility
- A lawyer argued that they could not return him for jurisdictional reasons, despite the deportation being a mistake
- The lawyer was put on leave for not zealously defending the position of the United States - which, apparently, is that this deportation was intentional
One student at U-M, whose location and identity is being protected by university officials, fled the country after their visa was revoked, according to emails obtained by the Detroit Free Press.
Visas of several current and former international students at Central Michigan University have been “terminated” by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the school said.
According to a letter sent by the university, staff members learned of the students’ records being terminated by federal officials during routine reviews of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). The school says neither it nor the impacted students were notified of the revocations.
According to the school’s policy, the Office of International Student and Scholar Services is running daily checks on international student records and will “immediately” reach out to any person whose status has changed.
We’re now in a country where college students who came here on legal student visas need to monitor their own status and flee the country ASAP if the government revokes their residence without notice, before they’re potentially deported to a foreign torture center.
Say goodbye to international students.
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