Judge Boasberg Makes Two Orders in El Salvador Deportations Case
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has this week made two orders in a case determining whether people deported to El Salvador should be returned, and whether the U.S. even has the power to return them. Why It Matters On March 15, 137 Venezuelan migrants were sent to the jail known as CECOT, accused of being […]
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Mother’s Shock as She Recognizes Deported Son in El Salvador Prison Video
“Oopsie, too late.” That was the response from El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele last weekend after reports emerged that a U.S. federal judge had attempted — and failed — to block a pair of deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants accused of gang ties to his country. By that time, the flights had already landed in […]
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Rubio Touts Migrants Sent to El Salvador After Judge Orders Planes Return
By Jason Lemon is a Senior Politics Editor at Newsweek based in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to taking on the editor role, Jason’s reporting focused on U.S. politics and international affairs. He joined Newsweek in 2018, and had previously worked as an editor at a Middle Eastern media startup called StepFeed. He also worked a year as a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution […]
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