U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday gave attorneys for Venezuelan deportees flown to El Salvador earlier this month until March 31 to respond to the Trump administration’s invocation of a “state secrets privilege” while refusing to give further information on its order.
The order, reported by Politico’s Kyle Cheney, comes as the judge expressed doubts about whether the privilege applies to the administration and its refusal to provide further details.
The administration deported the Venezuelan migrants under the use of the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law. It allows noncitizens to be deported without going before an immigration or federal court judge, based on whether they can be considered as invaders. Trump has issued a proclamation calling the Tren de Aragua gang an invading force.
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