36 h. ago Enrique Tarrio and other freed January 6 convicts sue over prosecutions

Ex-leader of far-right Proud Boys and three others whom Trump gave pardons or commutations sue governmentEnrique Tarrio, the former national leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, and four other members convicted of orchestrating the deadly 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack are suing the federal government for allegedly violating their rights.A lawsuit filed on Friday in federal court in Florida alleges that FBI agents and prosecutors acted with personal malice when they investigated and charged the five, who were all granted pardons or commutations when Donald Trump returned to office in January. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Immigrant rights groups sue to invalidate Trump administration's El Salvador prison deal

A coalition of immigrant rights groups is suing to invalidate the Trump administration's deal to house detainees in a notorious prison in El Salvador

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3 d. ago Judge compares Trump’s Alien Enemies deportations to ‘Kafka’

Judge James Boasberg orders the government to give dozens of deported Venezuelans a chance to challenge their removals in court

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2 w. ago Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona over laws regulating abortion

Reproductive rights advocates are suing Arizona to unravel several laws regulating abortion access in the state

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2 w. ago At least 50 migrants sent to El Salvador prison entered US legally, report finds

Cato analysis goes against Trump administration’s claim that only undocumented people were deported to CecotUS politics live – latest updatesAt least 50 Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a review by the Cato Institute.The report, published by the libertarian thinktank on Monday, analyzed the available immigration data for only a portion of the men who were deported to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), and focuses on the cases where records could be found. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested

Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade agoThe head lawyer of a human rights group representing the families of Venezuelan migrants imprisoned in El Salvador after being deported from the United States has been arrested.Ruth López, an outspoken critic of President Nayib Bukele, was detained late on Sunday under an order from the prosecutor’s office which accused her of “embezzlement” when she worked for an electoral court a decade ago, the human rights group Cristosal said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US supreme court upholds block on Trump deportations under Alien Enemies Act as judge questions Ábrego García case – live

Justices block Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants; judge frustrated by DoJ’s failure to detail efforts to return wrongly deported manSupreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 lawAlso on Iran, AFP reports that Trump said earlier that Tehran should make a quick decision on an American proposal for a nuclear deal or “something bad will happen”.Speaking in Abu Dhabi as he finished his Gulf tour, Trump said his administration had handed Iran a proposal for a agreement, adding that “they know they have to move quickly or something bad is going to happen”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Supreme Court delivers massive blow to Trump over Alien Enemies Act deportations

7-2 decision finds government violated due process for Venezuelans during rushed attempt to deport them

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3 w. ago Trump rages at Supreme Court over ruling that blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations: ‘Bad and dangerous day’

7-2 decision finds government violated due process for Venezuelans during rushed attempt to deport them

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3 w. ago Venezuelans deported by Trump are victims of ‘torture’, lawyers allege

Lawyers hired by Venezuela have been unable to confirm ‘proof of life’ for 252 migrants imprisoned in El SalvadorLawyers for 252 Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration and imprisoned in El Salvador for two months have alleged that the migrants are victims of physical and emotional “torture”.A law firm hired by the Venezuelan government said that it had been unable to visit the migrants in the mega-prison where they are locked up. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the US and held in El Salvador

International human rights organizations have filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking that the commission order El Salvador’s government to release Venezuelans deported from the United States and held in a maximum-security prison

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