"involving migrant men, secret flights to El Salvador, a notorious gulag, and a total disregard for due process. Despite getting word that something was about to happen, and rushing into a Saturday night hearing, and then securing a TRO from DC judge James Boasberg, Lee and his colleagues were unable to prevent more than 250 men from being renditioned from Texas to the CECOT torture prison in El Salvador."
"The legal cases spawned by the dramatic events of March 15th 2025 haven't gone away, indeed they are reaching crucial milestones in the courts, raising foundational questions about the abuse of statutes and what it means to defy court orders. On this week's Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by the ACLU's Lee Gelernt who is litigating these cases, to discuss the very high stakes of a set of cases that may have fallen off your radar in the shuffle."
In mid-March 2025, ACLU attorneys received reports of an alleged plan to transport migrant men from Texas to El Salvador on secret flights and place them in the CECOT prison. A Saturday-night hearing produced a TRO from DC Judge James Boasberg, but more than 250 men were renditioned before relief took effect. Multiple lawsuits followed and are progressing through courts toward key milestones. The litigation centers on alleged abuse of statutes, potential defiance of court orders, claims of due process violations, and broader questions about the legality of mass rendition and detention practices.
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