Aaron Reikland-Melnick
Appearances
The Rachel Maddow Show
Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'
I think you've got the core of it. There are people that may be on a bus or may be waiting to be put on buses and that the government has said they will not send them to El Salvador or deport them under the Alien Enemies Act tomorrow. But they haven't promised that they won't put them on a plane at 12.01 a.m. on Sunday morning.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'
Yeah, this is Judge Boasberg, the same judge who the Supreme Court previously reversed his temporary restraining order, which had blocked the use of this ancient law in the past. And what the Supreme Court said was that these cases need to be brought in habeas corpus relief. Now, the ACLU has said in front of Judge Boasberg, look, this is something slightly different.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'
We want you to rule that the process that the government is using is wrong. They need to use a different process. But that's a bit complicated. And so Judge Boasberg said, at this moment, with the fact that you have all these other pending cases in different places in Texas, which is closer to where the action is going on, I don't feel comfortable at this point to weigh in.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'
But he did get the government to commit to at least that there supposedly isn't going to be any flight tomorrow.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'
I think the Trump administration is very clearly trying to push the boundaries of what the Supreme Court ruled. Because in the Alien Enemies Act case, the Supreme Court was extremely clear. Every person subject to this law has a right to due process.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'
And the Supreme Court said that the one thing the Trump administration has to do, if it wants to use this law, is ensure that people are given notice that they're going to be subject to the law. And they're given enough time, reasonable time, and in a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief, so enough time to actually go to a court and file a lawsuit.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'
The ACLU says this would be at minimum 30 days, which is what people were given in World War II. The Trump administration seems to be taking the position that reasonable time could be less than 24 hours. And of course, these are people who don't even necessarily speak English. who are handed notices in English telling them they're about to be deported under this law.
The Rachel Maddow Show
Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'
So the ACLU is saying, you have to give more time. And if you don't, you're breaking what the Supreme Court said you have to do.