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BREAKING: Trump DECLARES WAR POWERS against America (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Mar 15
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ancianita
(40,328 posts)1. TODAY A suit against this has been filed, 29 motions made and ruled on, handled by DC Chief Judge James E. Boasberg
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.1.0.pdf
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
J.G.G.,*
El Valle Detention Facility 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, TX 78580;
G.F.F.,*
Orange County Jail 110 Wells Farm Road Goshen, NY 10924;
J.G.O.,*
El Valle Detention Facility 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, TX 78580;
W.G.H.,*
El Valle Detention Facility 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, TX 78580;
J.A.V .,*
El Valle Detention Facility 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, TX 78580;
PlaintiffsPetitioners,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20500;
PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the United States, in her official capacity, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20530;
KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in her official capacity, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 20528;
CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 20528;
MADISON SHEAHAN, Acting Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in her official capacity, 500 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20536;
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, 500 12th St. SW, Washington, DC 20536;
MARCO RUBIO, Secretary of State, in his official capacity, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520;
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520;
DefendantsRespondents.
INTRODUCTION
1. Plaintiffs-Petitioners (Plaintiffs) are Venezuelan men in immigration custody threatened with imminent removal under the Presidents expected Proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a wartime measure that has been used only three times in our Nations history: the War of 1812, World War 1 and World War II.
2. The Proclamation is expected to authorize immediate removal of noncitizens that the Proclamation deems to be alien enemies, without any opportunity for judicial review. It also contorts the plain language of the AEA: arrivals of noncitizens from Venezuela are deemed an invasion or predatory incursion by a foreign nation or government, where Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, is deemed to be sufficiently akin to a foreign nation or government.
3. But the AEA has only ever been a power invoked in time of war, and plainly only applies to warlike actions: it cannot be used here against nationals of a countryVenezuela with whom the United States is not at war, which is not invading the United States, and which has not launched a predatory incursion into the United States.
4. The governments Proclamation would allow agents to immediately put noncitizens on planes without any review of any aspect of the determination that they are Alien Enemies. Upon information and belief, the government has transferred Venezuelans who are in ongoing immigration proceedings in other states, bringing them to Texas to prepare to summarily remove them and to do so before any judicial reviewincluding by this Court. For that reason, Plaintiffs-Petitioners and the putative class that they represent seek this Courts intervention to temporarily restrain these summary removals, and to determine that this use of the AEA is unlawful and must be stopped..."
---------------------------------------------https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/
MINUTE ORDER: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' Complaint and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Given the exigent circumstances that it has been made aware of this morning, it has determined that an immediate Order is warranted to maintain the status quo until a hearing can be set. As Plaintiffs have satisfied the four factors governing the issuance of preliminary relief, the Court accordingly ORDERS that:
1) Plaintiffs' 3 Motion for TRO is GRANTED;
2) Defendants shall not remove any of the individual Plaintiffs from the United States for 14 days absent further Order of the Court; and
3) The parties shall appear for a Zoom hearing on March 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/15/2025. (lcjeb1)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
J.G.G.,*
El Valle Detention Facility 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, TX 78580;
G.F.F.,*
Orange County Jail 110 Wells Farm Road Goshen, NY 10924;
J.G.O.,*
El Valle Detention Facility 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, TX 78580;
W.G.H.,*
El Valle Detention Facility 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, TX 78580;
J.A.V .,*
El Valle Detention Facility 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, TX 78580;
PlaintiffsPetitioners,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20500;
PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the United States, in her official capacity, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20530;
KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in her official capacity, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 20528;
CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, 245 Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 20528;
MADISON SHEAHAN, Acting Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in her official capacity, 500 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20536;
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, 500 12th St. SW, Washington, DC 20536;
MARCO RUBIO, Secretary of State, in his official capacity, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520;
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520;
DefendantsRespondents.
INTRODUCTION
1. Plaintiffs-Petitioners (Plaintiffs) are Venezuelan men in immigration custody threatened with imminent removal under the Presidents expected Proclamation invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a wartime measure that has been used only three times in our Nations history: the War of 1812, World War 1 and World War II.
2. The Proclamation is expected to authorize immediate removal of noncitizens that the Proclamation deems to be alien enemies, without any opportunity for judicial review. It also contorts the plain language of the AEA: arrivals of noncitizens from Venezuela are deemed an invasion or predatory incursion by a foreign nation or government, where Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, is deemed to be sufficiently akin to a foreign nation or government.
3. But the AEA has only ever been a power invoked in time of war, and plainly only applies to warlike actions: it cannot be used here against nationals of a countryVenezuela with whom the United States is not at war, which is not invading the United States, and which has not launched a predatory incursion into the United States.
4. The governments Proclamation would allow agents to immediately put noncitizens on planes without any review of any aspect of the determination that they are Alien Enemies. Upon information and belief, the government has transferred Venezuelans who are in ongoing immigration proceedings in other states, bringing them to Texas to prepare to summarily remove them and to do so before any judicial reviewincluding by this Court. For that reason, Plaintiffs-Petitioners and the putative class that they represent seek this Courts intervention to temporarily restrain these summary removals, and to determine that this use of the AEA is unlawful and must be stopped..."
---------------------------------------------https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/
MINUTE ORDER: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' Complaint and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Given the exigent circumstances that it has been made aware of this morning, it has determined that an immediate Order is warranted to maintain the status quo until a hearing can be set. As Plaintiffs have satisfied the four factors governing the issuance of preliminary relief, the Court accordingly ORDERS that:
1) Plaintiffs' 3 Motion for TRO is GRANTED;
2) Defendants shall not remove any of the individual Plaintiffs from the United States for 14 days absent further Order of the Court; and
3) The parties shall appear for a Zoom hearing on March 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/15/2025. (lcjeb1)
MagaSmash
(9,282 posts)2. It will be used against Protestors. It will be used against US.
How many lives will it Destroy?