I AM AWARE, of the disparaging reports on #KilmarAbregoGarcia.

But TO BE CLEAR it’s all besides the point!

People can talk all kinds of shit about people!

It’s 100% legal for #Trump / #felon47 to #LIE in a verbal diarrheal shitfall to his curated *press pool*.

It is NOT legal to LIE ABOUT FACTS IN A COURT OF #LAW.

A previous #SCOTUS ruling on #Trump's use of the #AlienEnemiesAct said that "detainees must receive notice after the date of this order that they are subject to removal under the Act. The notice must be afforded within a reasonable time & in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek #habeas relief in the proper venue before such #removal occurs."

US District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston last month had issued an order that temporarily blocked the #Trump admin from fast-tracking #deportations, hobbling its ability to remove migrants subject to final orders who in some cases have legal protections preventing them from being sent back to their countries of origin.

The preliminary #injunction issued Friday will keep that order in place until the #litigation is resolved.

@TexasObserver The CEO of #UnitedHealthcare that was shot by #Luigi Mangione will be remembered as Brian Thompson.

But the first #ICE member to die during an illegal #rendition will simply be remembered as an #American #Gestapo.

#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

Senator #VanHollen — also refreshingly given the lies & obfuscation from the #Trump admin & #DOJ — tells EXACTLY what he did today in #ElSalvador to try to see or speak with #KilmarAbregoGarcia, exactly what the VP of El Salvador said in response to his queries & exactly what steps he will take now.

Ahhh (sigh of relief) #Democrats are so nice that way.

“It should be a priority of the US govt to secure his safe release, which is why tomorrow I am traveling to #ElSalvador. My hope is to visit Kilmar & check on his wellbeing & to hold constructive conversations w/govt ofcls around his release. We must urgently continue working to return Kilmar safely home to Maryland,” #VanHollen continued.

I hadn’t seen that the #DOJ actually submitted a transcript of the #Trump / #Bukele presser to the court as part of their status update. Absolutely ridiculous.

STATUS REPORT by Kenneth Genalo, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio Attachment 1: Unofficial Transcript: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.77.1.pdf

Case main page: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/abrego-garcia-v-noem/

#Xinis: Keep it targeted, keep it tight, that will keep it moving.

My current target is that at the conclusion of discovery, plaintiffs will then supplement their motion by April 28. After reply, will turn to it as soon as possible.

And that's it. Hearing over. There will be an expedited discovery period, with depositions set to be completed by 4/23.

[play by play mostly via Anna Bower of Lawfare]

#Trump #law #immigration #Rendition #DueProcess #Judiciary
Start of https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/114343810964554845

#DOJ: For the record, we don't think discovery appropriate, because we think this is a legal dispute.

#Xinis: Ok, will respond to that in written order. And your objection is preserved.

plaintiff's counsel up. They have no further statements.

Xinis: It's a tight timeline.

Says there will be requests for production, deponents, interrogatories....

#Xinis: you should've considered privilege when you put it up as an affiant... but if you have privilege objections, you can get them to me... But any issues producing deponents for depo?

Xinis to Ensign [#DOJ]: Cancel vacation. Cancel appointments. I'm usually pretty good about that kind of thing, but not this time.

DOJ: We will move expeditiously, your honor.

Xinis: Anything else?

#Xinis: Depositions are to be completed by Wednesday, April 23. Any impediments to that?

#DOJ: We understand court's position

Xinis: So that means no impediments?

DOJ: We don't know at this time who will be deposed...

Xinis: No, I'm saying the people who you've put forward as affiants.

DOJ: I'm not prepared to put forward objections at this time. One of the affiants is an acting general counsel...

#Xinis: I will issue written order setting out why I think expedited discovery is warranted. It'll happen over 2 weeks. You'll have opportunities to respond, etc....

I'm also going to issue a written letter how you'll get expedited review in this process if you meet & confer it isn't workable. If everyone is operating in good faith, it'll get it done in 2 weeks. If not, that'll be fact in itself for court to consider.