The article discusses the implications of the Trump administration's policy on deportations, particularly targeting Venezuelan nationals for alleged gang affiliations without due process. The author highlights a shift from the traditional presumption of innocence, noting that over 200 individuals were deported based on mere suspicion. Judge Patricia Millett from the U.S. Court of Appeals criticized this approach, arguing that procedural safeguards previously applied to less contentious groups, such as Nazis, were not afforded to those facing deportation under the current administration, raising concerns over constitutional rights.
"There were planeloads of people. There were no procedures in place to notify people," said Judge Patricia Millett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. "Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act when this happened here, where the proclamation required the promulgation of regulations and they had hearing boards before people were removed."
"The question is whether the implementation of this proclamation, without any process to determine whether people qualify under it" is valid, Millett said. "If the government says we don't have to give process for that, then y'all could have picked me up on Saturday and thrown me on a plane thinking I'm a member of Tren de Aragua and given me no chance to protest it and say somehow it's a violation of presidential war powers for me to say, 'Excuse me. No, I'm not. I'd like a hearing on this.'"
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