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Three corrections officers stabbed by MS-13 gang members in prison: Officials

Saturday, May 3 by ABC News

(BIG STONE GAP, Va.) -- Three corrections officers at Wallens Ridge State Prison were stabbed by inmates in a "premeditated" attack Friday, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections.A total of five officers were injured at the prison in western Virginia during the attack,... Read More.

Trump administration says it sent 4 alleged migrant gang members to El Salvador despite court order

Thursday, April 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is acknowledging it deported four noncitizens to El Salvador despite a court order barring the removal of people to countries other than their place of origin without an opportunity to raise concerns about their safety.In a series of court... Read More.

Federal judges block deportation of several alleged migrant gang members under AEA

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York and another federal judge in Texas on Wednesday temporarily blocked the deportation of several purported Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that migrants being held in the Southern... Read More.

Judge in New York blocks deportation of alleged migrant gang members without due process

Wednesday, April 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday temporarily blocked the deportation of any purported Venezuelan gang member detained in the Southern District of New York without them first receiving notice and an opportunity for a hearing.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein suggested... Read More.

Meet 5 of the alleged gang members the Trump administration sent to an El Salvadoran mega-prison

Wednesday, April 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Over the last month, the Trump administration has sent over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador to be detained in a notorious mega-prison with a track record of human rights abuses.An official with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read More.

Documents appear to show how Trump admin identifies Venezuelan gang members: ACLU

Monday, March 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a recent court filing, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has submitted what they believe is a document that the Trump administration uses to identify members of a Venezuelan gang and remove them under the Alien Enemies Act.The filing is part... Read More.

El Salvador prison holding alleged Venezuelan gang members has been criticized for alleged abuses

Wednesday, March 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In February 2023, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele posted to social media a tightly edited video with dramatic music showing thousands of men, with their heads pushed down, being transferred to the country's newest prison: the Terrorism Confinement Center."Early this morning, in... Read More.

Judge keeps block on Trump gang deportations, says they face torture, beatings in El Salvador

Monday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday over the Trump administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act last week to deport more than 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador with no due process.The hearing comes hours after... Read More.

Appeals court to hear arguments over deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members without due process

Monday, March 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As Donald Trump continues to escalate his attacks on a federal judge who has challenged whether his administration's deportations defied a court order last week, a federal appeals court on Monday will hear arguments for the first time about the president's invocation... Read More.

Trump administration escalates legal battle over alleged gang member deportations

Wednesday, March 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A day after a federal judge ordered the Justice Department to provide details about two deportation flights to El Salvador over the weekend, the Trump administration is escalating its legal battle against him.U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Saturday blocked the Trump... Read More.

Many alleged gang members deported by Trump didnt have criminal records in the US: ICE

Tuesday, March 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Many of the noncitizens who were deported pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act on Saturday did not have criminal records, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said in a sworn filing overnight.In a sworn declaration, ICE Acting Field Office Director of Enforcement and... Read More.

Families of migrants who believe their relatives were deported by ICE say they werent gang members