Judge Brinkema, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, found the evidence in the case sorely lacking, acc/to a lawyer for the couple, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg. “She said if [ofcls] had come to her chambers seeking an arrest warrant she would have thrown them out,” he said. The judge ordered the couple immediately released so they could walk out of the courtroom, attys said.

She visits the prison armory & shakes her head approvingly while inspecting the rifles. Then she pauses in front of a cage where #HumanBeings have been posed to her liking so that she can speak to the cameras in front of a powerful visual. She is sending a message on behalf of her country.

A high-ranking American ofcl visits a prison on foreign soil which we are using to warehouse *enemies* of her regime. She appears in a fitted long-sleeve tee & active-wear slacks. There is a ballcap on her head & a pound of makeup smeared across her plasticized face. A gold Rolex Daytona—worth more than some of these men will make in their entire lives—sits proudly on her dainty wrist. Every piece of this visual is carefully engineered.

Another standard of liberal governments is that people who present themselves through #legal pathways as #refugees fleeing #oppression are vetted & provided #DueProcess, not disappeared into foreign gulags.

And yet, here we are.

On Wednesday afternoon, Homeland Security #KristiNoem [dog killer] was on her way to visit the Terrorism Confinement Center #CECOT in #ElSalvador. She & other officials have touted the #deportations as a feat of #Trump’s agenda to keep Americans safe from violent criminals. Before her arrival she said on her X account she was going to see firsthand “where the worst-of-the-worst criminals are housed.”

Back in the courtroom At attorney Prada’s request the judge froze Reyes Mota’s #asylum case for the time being. That way, he could eventually take it up again. That is, if he is ever able to return to the #UnitedStates.

“We can agree that there was no removal order from this court or another court,” the judge said, noting that there was very little he could do.

From detention, Reyes Mota asked his loved ones about whether Sacha was eating enough & how his son was doing in school. But they lost contact w/him on the day before the #deportation flights to #ElSalvador, on March 15.

A week later, his name popped up on a list of #Venezuelans who were being held at the Central American mega prison. “He doesn’t deserve this injustice,” said a family member who requested to remain anonymous out of fear….

“I need help for my father,” his 9-yr-old son, who has learned English in the US, told the Herald…. “My father is very nice with me.... My father is not bad people. My father is very, very good people.”

On Feb 4, Reyes Mota, who was living in Tampa, went to the ICE office in the city for a required check-in. There, agents informed him that he was being placed in custody under suspicion of being associated w/the Tren de Aragua gang….

“He’s the most beautiful person. If you need something, he’ll be there for you,” said Sánchez. “He’s a hard worker. He’s never left us without food or housing.”

At a young age, he chose to build a life with Sánchez, who was already a mother. To the boy, Reyes Mota was more than a stepfather — he was a true father, someone who stepped into the role w/love & commitment, embracing the boy as his own, his family said.

(summary pt2)

Appeals court sides w/ #Boasberg & denied Trump stay request in #AlienEnemiesAct case
https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/114230595357683804

#Trump #immigration #gestapo arrests yet another student w/legal status, #RumeysaOzturk, because their viewpoint differs from his

https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/114228732340388688

#YunseoChung’s case was scheduled for May 20 waaay too long requiring her to remain in detention

Woo hoo!!!!

NEW: The US Court of Appeals for DC just DENIED #Trump's request to stay Judge #Boasberg's halt on the use of the #AlienEnemiesAct.

The decision is 2-1, w/ Trump appointee Judge Walker dissenting [shocker] on jurisdictional [technical, not merits] grounds, arguing the lawsuit should have been brought in Texas.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.41844/gov.uscourts.cadc.41844.01208724047.0_3.pdf