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As American as Due Process

Those accused of wrongdoing have the right to challenge the evidence against them before the government takes away their liberty.

Reason · Jun 8, 2025

A Federal Judge Orders Relief for Alleged Gang Members Deported and Imprisoned Without Due Process

Without such intervention, he warns, the government "could snatch anyone off the street, turn him over to a foreign country, and then effectively foreclose any corrective course of action."

Reason · Jun 5, 2025

Due Process Concerns Mount as Courts Reportedly Dismiss Immigration Cases of Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador

Attorneys are raising alarms around the fact that U.S. immigration courts are dismissing the cases of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, effectively denying them due process.

Latin Times · Jun 4, 2025

At Least 50 Venezuelan Migrants Deported to El Salvador Prison Had The Entered U.S. Legally: Report

At least 50 Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador had entered the United States legally, according to a new report

Latin Times · May 20, 2025

Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawyer on Her Teen Client’s Forced ‘Disappearance’

“Due process hasn’t been protected. The process that is set in place in this country that is the basis and foundation of our legal system was not allowed to work.”

Texas Observer · May 15, 2025

El Salvador Insists 'Ball Is In' Trump's Court to Bring Abrego Garcia Home: 'The U.S. Is Paying to Keep Them There'

Sen. Chris Van Hollen pressed Salvadoran VP Félix Ulloa on the continued detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite the Supreme Court ruling demanding his return.

Latin Times · May 15, 2025

Deported inmates taunt and mock Matt Gaetz and GOP delegation visiting El Salvador mega prison for OAN show

‘Americans are paying for the Tren de Aragua incarceration. It’s a bargain at $6 million,’ Matt Gaetz declared during his OAN report

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Trump needs prison space - can Europe help him out?

As the European Union scrambles to find bargaining chips for future trade talks with the Trump administration, there is something Brussels could offer to catch the US president’s attention: prison space.

Euronews · May 13, 2025

The Perils of Offshoring Justice

Texas and the U.S.–El Salvador Prison Pipeline

Texas Observer · May 8, 2025

Two-year-old girl marooned in foster care in U.S. after parents deported to countries 1,500 miles apart

Mother returned to Venezuela by Trump administration and father jailed in El Salvador, leaving infant daughter in U.S. and government accused of ‘abduction’

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025