There will be no temporary transfer to El Salvador’s CECOT of alleged criminals detained in north Texas.
The Trump administration has temporarily halted deportations to El Salvador.
In other words, the men being held in detention in north Texas under a wartime law created in the 1700s will be given a chance to prove their innocence before being sent to the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT). This was made possible by an order issued by the US Supreme Court early this morning (April 19).
By the Alien Enemies Act, a group of detainees has requested a stop to their removal. This case is still under consideration by the Fifth Circuit.
In response to this request to the Court, the Solicitor General should respond as soon as the Fifth Circuit takes action.
According to the Court, no member of the proposed group of detainees can be deported until a new ruling is issued.
This order is disagreed with by Justice Thomas and Justice Alito. Justice Alito will share his thoughts shortly.
Trump used a law from the 18th century to deport men who had already been sent to El Salvador. Japanese, German, and Italian individuals were interned in the US during World War II under this law, called the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.
To keep everyone up to date, the Trump administration sent hundreds of migrants to a dangerous ‘mega-prison’ in El Salvador on March 15. On the same day, US District Judge James E. Boasberg had temporarily stopped deportations.
The Trump administration has been accused of ignoring a court order, but White House secretary Karoline Leavitt denied those allegations. According to her, the president and his team of advisers “did not refuse to comply with a court order.”
According to CBS’ 60 Minutes, out of 238 Venezuelans that have been labeled criminals by the US government, 179 of them have no public criminal records, according to an investigation by CBS.
CNN reporter David Culver visited the prison and described the harsh living conditions. There are several differences between the cells in American prisons and those in Japanese prisons, as they can hold 80 or more prisoners at any given time, as he pointed out.
A prisoner will spend almost the entirety of the day (23,5 hours) locked up in a cell, without any of the comforts found in a US prison.
According to Culver, no sheets, pillows, or mattresses exist in any of the cells, and all the furniture consists of stacked metal bunk beds.There is an open toilet, a cement basin, a plastic bucket with a handle for washing clothes, as well as a large jug with drinking water.”