Back down? Trump now claims he's 'not involved' in foreign prison debacle, after SCOTUS loss

Summary

In a recent court defeat, former President Donald Trump faces increasing scrutiny over his administration's handling of immigration and deportation cases, particularly involving Venezuelan migrants. Despite losing a Supreme Court case, Trump's administration continues advancing its agenda, leading to emergency motions and protests over alleged due process violations. Trump has now distanced himself from the controversy, claiming not to be personally involved and redirecting responsibility to the Department of Justice. This situation highlights ongoing tensions between the executive branch and the judiciary and raises concerns about due process and constitutional rights.

Highlights

• Trump faces backlash after a Supreme Court defeat related to migrant deportations. 🚪
• The administration continues aggressive deportation plans, resulting in new legal motions and civil protests. 🚨
• Concerns grow over potential due process violations involving deportations under wartime powers. ⚔️
• Trump distances himself, stating the DOJ handles the issue, contradicting his policies held by his administration. 🤷‍♂️

Key Takeaways

• Trump claims he's not involved in an escalating debacle over migrant deportations after a Supreme Court setback. 🤔
• Despite a loss in court, the Trump administration presses on with wartime powers to deport migrants, leading to protests and emergency legal actions. 🚍
• ACLU is actively pushing back, seeking emergency hearings to ensure due process is followed in deportation cases. ⚖️
• Allegations arise of the administration, bypassing standard procedures, leaving migrants without clear recourse. 🚫
• Trump's rhetoric softens as pressure mounts, signaling potential retreat from his previous hardline stance. 🕊️

Overview

Things are heating up on the Trump front after a Supreme Court smackdown over migrant deportations! Trump's administration isn't letting up though, pushing forward with their plans, even under legal fire as they face accusations of bypassing due process.

Mass protests have broken out as people respond to Trump's contentious immigration tactics, and the ACLU is diving in to fight back legally. They're calling for emergency hearings to pump the brakes on these warp-speed deportations and stand up for justice.

Things took a twist as Trump himself hit the brakes, claiming he's not in the loop on this mess, and tossed the responsibility towards those lawyer types at the DOJ. A bit of a retreat, or just laying low? Only time will tell!

Chapters

• 00:00 - 03:00: Court Rulings Against Trump The chapter titled 'Court Rulings Against Trump' discusses recent legal setbacks for President Trump, particularly focusing on his administration's struggles with the judiciary and interactions with the Supreme Court. An appeals court decision rejected President Trump's attempt to terminate the legal status of Venezuelan migrants while the appeal process is ongoing. Despite multiple court defeats in matters related to immigration and deportation, the Trump administration remains persistent in pursuing its objectives, sometimes seeming to act in defiance of judicial decisions.
• 03:00 - 06:00: ACLU Emergency Motion This chapter covers the ACLU's emergency motion regarding court orders related to deportations. It discusses how these orders could pressure the Supreme Court to take further action, especially concerning the deportation of migrants under the Alien Enemies Act. Today's events included migrants being loaded onto buses heading to an ICE detention facility, signaling ongoing enforcement despite recent court rulings.
• 06:00 - 09:00: Trump Administration's Actions The chapter discusses the Trump Administration's legal challenges and the pressure it faces from organizations like the ACLU. The ACLU has filed an emergency motion seeking an immediate hearing and ruling regarding the administration's actions. Despite facing increasing pressure, Donald Trump shows signs of softening his language, although not necessarily his actions. The chapter highlights the ongoing legal strategies and the political atmosphere surrounding Trump's policies.
• 09:00 - 12:00: Senator Chris Van Holland's Involvement This chapter focuses on Senator Chris Van Holland's stance on deportation procedures. It emphasizes the importance of due process rights for individuals facing deportation, advocating for a policy where those affected should receive at least a month's notice before being deported. This measure is argued to be crucial not only for undocumented individuals but also for American citizens and legal residents who might unexpectedly face legal challenges. The chapter references a recent filing by plaintiffs, supported by the ACLU, stressing the importance of this approach.
• 12:00 - 15:00: Trump's Recent Statements The chapter discusses recent statements and actions of the Trump administration regarding the deportation process. Specifically, it highlights allegations that notices of removal have been provided only in English, with insufficient information on how to contest them. This raises concerns about due process as mandated by the Supreme Court. Moreover, it is noted that affected individuals were informed about their impending removal within a day. This situation reflects ongoing legal and human rights challenges within the immigration system under Trump's administration.
• 15:00 - 18:00: Impact on US Citizens The chapter discusses the urgency and legal complexities surrounding busloads of individuals potentially being moved under the Trump administration, amidst allegations of defying judicial orders. There is an emergency hearing being held to address these issues, highlighting concerns over legal compliance and the rights of the individuals involved.

Back down? Trump now claims he's 'not involved' in foreign prison debacle, after SCOTUS loss Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 president Trump losing again in court on this issue that has been roing the Trump administration its relationship with the judiciary and the showdown with the Supreme Court the news here an appeals court rebuking President Trump and denying its bid to end migrants legal status while this appeal is underway this involves Venezuelan migrants despite a string of court losses in these immigration and deportation issues the Trump administration continues to press on many ways with its agenda and at times in apparent defiance of these
• 00:30 - 01:00 court orders which as we've reported could put pressure on the Supreme Court to act again they're preparing reportedly to deport even more migrants under the wartime powers that they've seized the Alien Enemies Act politico reports migrants were actually loaded onto buses today this afternoon and there were buses seen arriving at an ICE detention facility you see it there on the zoomin so even amidst these court rulings
• 01:00 - 01:30 against Trump there are signs that they may be pressing on and so that brings us here on this Friday night to an ACLU emergency motion and we've reported on how these different cases work and how the pressure sometimes does push back on the administration indeed Donald Trump himself softening some of his language if not his actions yet in this area so this new request the breaking news I'm telling you about is seeking an immediate emergency hearing and ruling on what you just saw whether what they believe to be buses full of these
• 01:30 - 02:00 individuals set for deportation should not be hurried out of the country as others have been and instead given at least a month notice for the due process rights which of course matter for any human in the United States whether you are an American citizen who might think this won't happen to you but it could or whether you are a legal resident accused of something else or in some cases the undocumented and others who might be legally removed i'm going to read from this new Friday night filing plaintiffs this is the folks affected by this who are being advocated for by the ACLU
• 02:00 - 02:30 learned that the Trump administration has quote been giving notices of removal in class members in English only which don't say how much time they have to contest their removal or even how to do so in other words the allegation being not the real due process which the Supreme Court just said is required and frankly is a long-standing precedent the filing I'm reading to you that's breaking news goes on to say that officers last night told class members that's just a reference to the affected parties here these individuals that they'll be removed within a day and that
• 02:30 - 03:00 expires as early as this afternoon and upon information and belief individuals have already been loaded onto buses again that legal terminology there on information and belief is in an emergency context they might not have all the evidence or all the pictures and videos but the lawyers are saying "We think this is happening." And they're asking this judge to say no and that's against a backdrop where there is evidence and allegations that the Trump administration has already defied this and other judges in these related cases so this emergency hearing was is being held in this hour sometimes our breaking
• 03:00 - 03:30 news is something happening this moment sometimes it's something that's been happening over the course of the afternoon in this case part of this breaking story has happened we have the information the reporting from Politico on the buses and part of this breaking news quite frankly begins in about 12 minutes it is going to happen in this emergency hearing the stakes are high the pressure is on because the administration is all but clearly seeking a confrontation on these issues that's why the attorney general didn't
• 03:30 - 04:00 say as we reported she didn't say "Well we'll see what we can do or we'll give it time." She said after the Supreme Court asked for the facilitation of the return of Garcia in that other case she just said "He's not coming back." Also breaking news tonight the ACLU is asking the Supreme Court to block the imminent deportations under these wartime powers meanwhile there are further pieces of evidence it's not conclusive because we haven't had a full due process hearings but evidence that cuts against the administration's claims for example
• 04:00 - 04:30 intelligence suggesting there isn't coordination between the gang here that has been alleged to be the invasion in some of these cases Tren Aragon and the Venezuelan government now that is an alleged link that was discussed as the legal claimed basis for the wartime powers in other words the Trump administration said "Hey we think this is a gang working with a country we're treating it as a wartime invasion." Now the factual predicate for that is
• 04:30 - 05:00 potentially crumbling before our eyes at least according to this US intelligence assessment as reported by the Associated Press on the other hand I can tell you the Trump administration in court continues to insist that they have these powers and they believe they'll be vindicated once it's fully argued before the Supreme Court the tensions are high the Trump administration continues as I mentioned to use the Garcia case to show the Supreme Court who they think is boss that they think they can get away with this now this may not be the issue that the Trump administration initially
• 05:00 - 05:30 thought indeed if you wanted to test wartime powers you might want to test them in a case where and these cases do exist by the way where there are individuals who have been proven to be violent or dangerous or who have voluminous criminal records in one or more countries and yet this is a case where they literally sent Garcia to the wrong foreign prison the Maryland father has now become a subject of both national and international intrigue and people appear to care there have been days of protests in different parts of
• 05:30 - 06:00 the country some people saying this is all about human rights they care about him others making the broader point that we've seen judges including Republicanapp appointed judges make that even if more negative information were to come out about this individual even if he were moved to some other country other than the US without due process no one is safe now we've talked about what the Democrats can do they don't control foreign policy out of the Congress they have oversight uh but when it comes to certain foreign policy and immigration
• 06:00 - 06:30 powers it's up to the president even when the president is clashing with the courts about how far they can go but that doesn't mean through the oversight power I mentioned that the Democrats have nothing to do or say and so rather than just holding a hearing or issuing statements we've seen a different type of engagement and leadership from one Democratic senator Chris Van Holland who went down there not knowing whether he could meet with Garcia who's up against basically two governments the executive
• 06:30 - 07:00 branch of the United States and El Salvador but here from Senator Van Holland's office you see the photo they've released they sent out this photo of the meeting they got only because the senator pushed on against the nose and against basically like I said two governments to at least check on the well-being of an individual who the Trump administration admits they mistakenly sent to this prison and who Senator Van Holland counts as a constituent which is still meaningful in the United States system of democracy
• 07:00 - 07:30 and government van Holland has just returned to the United States as you may have heard this afternoon and after this shuttle diplomacy he spoke out to journalists he was traumatized by being at SECOT his conversation with me was the first communication he'd had with anybody outside of prison since he was abducted if you deny the constitutional rights of one man you threaten the
• 07:30 - 08:00 constitutional rights and due process for everyone else this president who is responsible for these policies also seems aware that he may have to back down as he did with tariffs that he may have to retreat that the Supreme Court may push him farther than that initial facilitate ruling and so I want you to notice how both things can be true he is responsible and no honest reporter can observe this and and sort of edit out the administration's leader Donald Trump but he also now seems to be softening in case he has to back down further take a
• 08:00 - 08:30 listen to the new language of a president watching this tough battle well I'm not involved in it i'm going to respond that by saying you'll have to speak to the lawyers the DOJ uh I've heard many things about him and uh we'll have to find out what the truth is yes we will have to find out what the truth is that is not the sound though of a president or a politician doubling down on some fight that he thinks is
• 08:30 - 09:00 going well and confident that he'll win and spiking the football that is someone who now wants to at least lay down a marker that he's not involved and talk to the lawyers and this is somebody else's idea fact check the president is involved and the DOJ is arguing his cases some of which are so extreme on these immigration matters that they have had to oust different lawyers they ousted uh a lawyer Revene who didn't argue exactly the extremes that they wanted so we know that's coming from
• 09:00 - 09:30 Donald Trump's policies he is involved but now he wants to say and maybe it's an olive branch in his mind to the Supreme Court to say there's a way out of this a Reagan appointing appeals court judge has warned that the president now risks lawlessness the perception that that's what he is running at the dawn within the first 100 days of this administration the courts also have raised concerns about all of this and whether due process will be upheld or not and that means the Supreme Court may have to do more we're also learning and
• 09:30 - 10:00 I mentioned this moments ago and now I'm going to show you what happens when we get US citizens ins snared in policies that the Trump administration claims are only for migrants or gang members and yet if they don't afford due process we have no way to confirm any of that this is a US citizen Americanborn reports from the Guardian that they were then detained by ICE in Florida under a state federal coordinated effort because
• 10:00 - 10:30 they were allegedly falsely accused by the Trump administration of being here illegally again in court this individual provided reportedly a birth certificate for proof and a social security number guardian reports that we haven't independently confirmed it this is a 20-year-old detained now for 2 days before being released so 48 hours in prison as an American citizen for something that apparently according to the Guardian wasn't true a state prosecutor claimed the court didn't have
• 10:30 - 11:00 jurisdiction over release because the federal authorities that's Trump's officials wanted him detained now under public pressure and this reporting we can show you he's been reunited with his mother after Thursday release and you can just imagine this is and I say this quite literally this is Trump's America an American citizen snatched up for two days despite a court hearing where a birth certificate showing citizenship was offered and rembracing their parent
• 11:00 - 11:30 thankful that they weren't further sent to a foreign prison like others when there have been these mistakes you cannot have a constitutional democracy if one politician one president can do these type of things without due process flout the rule of law and very materially take imprison and banish human beings