#due-process
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Cruelty & Rights Abuses
DOJ Admits ICE Courthouse Arrests Based on "Erroneous" Legal Authority
The DOJ admitted it wrongly used an ICE memo to justify arresting hundreds of immigrants at immigration courthouses. The memo only applied to criminal courts, not immigration courts. The DOJ blamed ICE. DHS said arrests would continue anyway.
Cruelty & Rights Abuses
Alien Enemies Act Deportations to CECOT Prison
Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador's notorious CECOT mega-prison without due process. Courts found the deportations violated due process and held the administration in contempt.
Cruelty & Rights Abuses
Wrongful Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A Maryland man with explicit court-ordered protection from deportation was mistakenly deported to El Salvador's CECOT prison. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 the government must facilitate his return. Trump defied the ruling for months.