Venezuelan men shipped to brutal prison under Alien Enemies Act ask court for due process

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 634

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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WASHINGTON — An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge their removal, which was made under an archaic 18th-century wartime law.

Arguing on behalf of the class of men who were removed under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, Lee Gelernt of the American Civil Liberties Union told the three-judge …

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