{"id":2567753,"date":"2026-02-09T05:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-faces-court-test-over-venezuelans-taken-to-cecot\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T05:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:44:28","slug":"trump-admin-faces-court-test-over-venezuelans-taken-to-cecot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-faces-court-test-over-venezuelans-taken-to-cecot\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump admin faces court test over Venezuelans taken to CECOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-faces-court-test-over-venezuelans-taken-to-cecot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567753&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington examiner reports that the Trump administration is facing a federal court challenge over the deportation of 137 Venezuelan men who were flown from the United States to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act and later transferred to Venezuela. The case, J.G.G. v.Trump, before Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,centers on whether due process was provided to these migrants and how the government can remedy the removal considering a prior ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice argues that there is no workable remedy\u2014remote habeas hearings from Venezuela or third countries would be legally and practically impractical because the migrants are no longer in U.S. custody and courts would lack jurisdiction over new petitions.DOJ also cites difficulties in verifying identities, enforcing perjury laws, and protecting classified information, and notes that conducting U.S. judicial proceedings abroad could infringe foreign sovereignty. The administration rejects other proposals,such as bringing the men back to the U.S. for hearings or issuing boarding letters or parole at ports of entry, citing diplomatic sensitivities with Venezuela and broader U.S. foreign policy goals. The government also argues that the men have been designated as members of a foreign terrorist organization, which could bar admission under federal law. The plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU, contend that due process obligations cannot be bypassed by merely transferring detainees out of U.S. custody, and Boasberg has suggested that the case is not moot despite the men\u2019s return to Venezuela.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration faces court test over Venezuelans flown to El Salvador<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2477876\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> will confront a federal judge on Monday who is poised to press government attorneys on whether and how it can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-tale-of-two-accusations-due-process-in-college-cheating-vs-campus-sexual-assault-allegations\/\" title=\"A Tale Of Two Accusations: ... In College Cheating Vs. Campus Sexual Assault Allegations\">provide due process<\/a> to more than 100 illegal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuelan<\/a> immigrants deported under an 18th-century wartime law and later transferred beyond U.S. custody.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Judge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3889533\/senators-ask-dc-circuit-suspend-james-boasberg-pending-impeachment-vote\/\">James Boasberg<\/a> of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is scheduled to hold a 10 a.m. ET hearing in <em>J.G.G. v. Trump<\/em>, a lawsuit challenging President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to remove Venezuelan nationals accused of gang ties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4450569\/ice-super-bowl-ad-officers-everyday-americans\/\">ICE Super Bowl ad portrays officers as everyday Americans making US &#8216;safer&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4449216\/trump-deportations-hurt-not-help-gop-political-math\/\">Trump&#8217;s deportations may hurt, not help, GOP&#8217;s political math<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4449437\/dhs-activist-judges-grant-illegal-immigrants-freedom\/\">DHS unloads on &#8216;activist&#8217; judges granting illegal immigrants freedom in habeas cases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The case centers on 137 Venezuelan men who were unlawfully in the United States and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3350523\/trump-administration-new-judge-deportation-challenge\/\">flown overnight<\/a> on March 15 to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/el-salvador\/\">El Salvador&rsquo;s<\/a> terrorism confinement center, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3777095\/appeals-court-boasberg-order-due-process-cecot-deportees\/\">CECOT<\/a>, without advance notice or court hearings. The men were later transferred from El Salvador to Venezuela as part of a July prisoner swap involving more than 200 migrants.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436\/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.215.0_1.pdf\">December 2025 ruling<\/a>, Boasberg found the removals violated due process and ordered the administration to either facilitate the men&rsquo;s return to the U.S. or provide constitutionally adequate hearings abroad. He said the migrants were expelled &ldquo;with virtually no notice and no opportunity to contest the bases of their removal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The hearing will focus on whether the administration can comply with that order, a question the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> now says has no workable answer.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436\/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.239.0.pdf\">Feb. 2 filing<\/a>, DOJ lawyers flatly rejected all remedies proposed by the court, arguing that remote habeas hearings from Venezuela or third countries are &ldquo;legally and practically impossible&rdquo; because the men are no longer in U.S. custody and federal courts therefore lack jurisdiction over new habeas petitions.<\/p>\n<p>The filing argues that custody is a nonwaivable jurisdictional requirement and that remote court proceedings would raise insurmountable problems, including the inability to verify identities, enforce perjury laws, or protect classified information. DOJ attorneys also warned that conducting U.S. judicial proceedings abroad, even at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate, would infringe on foreign sovereignty without explicit consent.<\/p>\n<p>The administration also rejected proposals to facilitate the men&rsquo;s return to the U.S. for hearings, including issuing boarding letters or granting parole at ports of entry. DOJ said any effort to retrieve the men would require delicate diplomacy with Venezuela&rsquo;s new leadership and risk undermining broader U.S. foreign policy goals.<\/p>\n<p>Those diplomatic concerns were detailed in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4417667\/rubio-says-us-cant-return-137-deported-venezuelans-delicate-negotiations-maduros-successor\/\">sworn declaration<\/a> submitted last month by Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4417667\/rubio-says-us-cant-return-137-deported-venezuelans-delicate-negotiations-maduros-successor\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, who said the situation has grown more volatile following the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4407642\/understanding-trump-maduro-capture-mission-law-enforcement-operation\/\">Jan. 3 capture<\/a> of former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> and his wife by U.S. forces and their transfer to Manhattan to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >face federal drug-trafficking charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio said at the time the Maduro arrest triggered a fragile and rapidly evolving transition in Caracas and warned that injecting the fate of the deported men into early negotiations with Venezuela&rsquo;s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, could cause &ldquo;material damage&rdquo; to U.S. interests. He also cited security concerns, including the risk of interference by &ldquo;anti-American elements&rdquo; if hearings were conducted remotely.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4442899\/judge-dismisses-doj-judicial-misconduct-complaint-james-boasberg\/\">JUDGE DISMISSES DOJ JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT AGAINST JAMES BOASBERG<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DOJ lawyers further argued that the men have been separately designated as members of a foreign terrorist organization, a determination they say independently bars their admission into the U.S. under federal law.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs are represented by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aclu\/\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/a>, which argues that the government cannot avoid due process obligations by merely transferring detainees out of U.S. custody. Boasberg has indicated that the case is not moot despite the men&rsquo;s return to Venezuela.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump faces court over Venezuelans sent to El Salvador<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2567754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP18323574664610.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[71400,32417,36382,32640,52178],"class_list":["post-2567753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cecot","tag-court-case","tag-immigration-policy","tag-trump-administration","tag-venezuelan-migrants"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP18323574664610.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567753"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567757,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567753\/revisions\/2567757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}