Court blocks Trump administration from deporting 3 Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay

CBS News: The filing came as part of a lawsuit on behalf of the three men filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and Las Americas Immigrant Advisory Center. The Tren de Aragua gang originated in a lawless prison in the central Venezuelan state of Aragua more than a decade ago and has expanded in recent years as millions of desperate Venezuelans fled President President Nicolás Maduro's rule and migrated to other parts of Latin America or the U.S.

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Albuquerque, N.M. — A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown.
In a legal filing earlier in the day, lawyers for the men said the detainees “fit the profile of those the administration has prioritized for detention in Guantanamo, i.e. Venezuelan men detained in the El Paso area with (false) charges of connections with the Tren de Aragua gang.” More Here

KOB TV Reported the story this way: New Mexico is now at the heart of the debate over transferring migrants to Guantanamo Bay.

The Trump administration says it’s moving suspected members of a Venezuelan gang to Guantanamo Bay. But not three men who are at an immigration and customs enforcement camp in New Mexico. More Here

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