URGENT: Our client at Bluebonnet Facility... was told he'll be removed under the Alien Enemies Act TONIGHT/MORNING
🚨URGENT—Despite the Supreme Court declaring that it would be illegal to deport people under the Alien Enemies Act without giving them a meaningful chance to seek judicial review, the Trump admin is reportedly about to send a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador in a matter of hours!
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2025-04-18T02:55:32.894Z
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social
URGENT: Our client at Bluebonnet Facility in the Northern District of Texas, represented by the @ACLU, was told he’ll be removed under the Alien Enemies Act TONIGHT/MORNING
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨URGENT—Despite the Supreme Court declaring that it would be illegal to deport people under the Alien Enemies Act without giving them a meaningful chance to seek judicial review, the Trump admin is reportedly about to send a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas to El Salvador in a matter of hours!
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must provide notice "within a reasonable time and in such manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief."
According to @legalaidnyc.bsky.social, the Trump admin may in fact be giving people only a matter of HOURS to get a lawyer and sue!
Earlier today, a federal district court with jurisdiction over the Bluebonnet ICE detention center denied a class action Temporary Restraining Order as unecesssary — because the government promised it would give the plaintiffs sufficient notice.
Now they're giving people less than 24 hours.
The judge JUST issued a new notice on the docket, suggesting that someone had called his chambers, and telling the parties to file a new Temporary Restraining Order if needed. He said opposing party would have 24 hours to reply — which may be too late.
Docket: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69898198/aarp-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc
The spotlight will be on the Bluebonnet ICE Detention Center tomorrow. Will they actually go ahead and effectively defy the Supreme Court's ruling that anyone subject to the Alien Enemy Act must be given a meaningful opportunity to seek judicial review? Will a new TRO be issued?
More to come on this. I fully expect a new TRO filing to go onto the docket late tonight. And the government, now that this is known publicly, may back down somewhat.
Unlike the first flights on March 15, these ones are now public ahead of time.
I'm going to bed. Let's see what tomorrow brings.
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Now THAT'S PR.
If only the Nazis had called Auschwitz the 'Edelweis Konzentrationslager'. It paints a mental picture of a much happier place!
I'm in the garden a lot this time of year anyway, but I do focus exercises for an hour every morning and I envision them in that horrible place and put a white light around them. And also "tell them" that help is coming soon!
throughout the day, at least morning, noon, and night.
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