A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a lower court order that allowed Venezuelan illegal immigrants deported to El Salvador in March to challenge their detention.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an administrative stay on June 10, putting District Judge James Boasberg’s June 4 order on hold while it reviews the government’s appeal.
This comes after the Trump administration filed an emergency motion asking the appeals court to block Boasberg’s ruling, which required the government to provide deported Venezuelan illegal immigrants to El Salvador a chance to contest their deportation.
More than 100 Venezuelan nationals were deported to El Salvador in March after President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on March 15 invoking the Alien Enemies Act, which allows the removal of noncitizens without legal process during wartime or invasion….