A federal judge on Monday grilled the Justice Department over whether the Trump administration‘s one-day notice for Venezuelan detainees is enough time for them to challenge their rapid removal under the Alien Enemies Act.
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines, a Trump-appointed judge in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was weighing the case of a Venezuelan man accused by the Trump administration of having ties to the Tren de Aragua gang on Monday. The case centers on whether the wartime provision can be cited to send the migrant to the Terrorism Confinement Center, a megaprison in El Salvador, on as little as 24 hours’ notice.
DOJ lawyer Michael Velchik argued that the detainee’s current status shields him from Alien Enemies Act removal for now. However, he repeatedly declined to say
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