Fox News Political Newsletter: Boasberg says Trump must provide due process to CECOT immigrants
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–The Trump administration is stopping millions SBA assistance in Minnesota, slams Walz’s policies as ‘regular’ fraud
–The descent of the Epstein file included ‘false and sensational claims’ about Trump, the DOJ said
– House GOP controversies erupt behind moderate Republicans Obamacare ‘betrayal’
Boasberg says Trump must provide due process to CECOT immigrants in the US or elsewhere
A federal judge on Monday ordered the court The Trump administration to provide due process to a class of Venezuelan immigrants deported to El Salvador in March, and gave it two weeks to explain how it would do that — setting up another major dispute between the White House and federal courts.
In March, US District Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to halt its plans to immediately use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for wartime immigration to quickly deport hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants from CECOT, a Salvadoran maximum-security prison. That didn’t happen, and the planes landed in El Salvador a few hours later.
Boasberg concluded that the Trump administration’s actions were illegal, committed in contempt of court, and deprived CECOT class immigrants of their due process protections — including prior notice of removal, a “significant opportunity” to challenge their removal from the US, and the ability to challenge their designation as a member of the Tren de Aragua gang…READ MORE.
Salvadoran soldiers are seen guarding the exterior of CECOT, or the Counter Terrorism Confinement Center, Dis. 15, 2025, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (John Moore/Getty Images)
The White House
THE FINE PRINT: Trump promises cheaper drugs under TrumpRx, but economists say long-term costs may be hidden
A pharmacy tech pulls medication from a shelf inside a pharmacy in Provo, Utah on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
PAY: Trump administration to renew student loan debt relief in January 2026 following COVID suspension
THE BEAUTY OF THE HOLIDAYS: Trump and the first lady went all black for the official White House Christmas portrait
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are pictured in their official Christmas photo. (White House)
STATUTORY LIMITATIONS: WATCH: Former federal prosecutor says DOJ had power to release all Epstein files
World Stage
FAIR COMPETITION: Trump’s trade cuts hit cheap food containers from China, Vietnam with big new jobs
Shipping containers are seen at a container terminal at the port of Oakland, California, US, October 28, 2021. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria) (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
Capitol Hill
HEALING CLOCK: Rand Paul’s ‘Festivus’ Report Calls for Cocaine Dogs, COVID-19 Advocates and a Mountain of Debt
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., released his annual “Festivus” report on Tuesday, which includes nearly $1.6 billion in government waste. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
CAPITOL PRESSURE: The Senate is quietly working on a bipartisan Obamacare fix as the health care cliff looms
FISH VS FLIPPER: Apex predator threatening Northwest salmon sparks unusual bipartisan push for ‘more kills’
California sea lions, predators, cause problems for salmon and steelhead trout in the Pacific Northwest. (Janet Jensen/Tacoma News Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
THE DOMINOS ARE FALLING: Lawmakers investigate SBA loans linked to $9B Minnesota scam: ‘Reckless decision making’
Across America
SUNSHINE STATE RACE: Boca Raton mayor launches congressional run touting GOP as ‘party of the middle’
Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer has announced that he will run for Congress in Florida (Getty)
STAGE SCENE: Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse reveals stage-4 cancer diagnosis: ‘It’s a death sentence’
BATTLE OF THE FOOTBALL: Republicans have a chance to secure the governorship in key battleground states next year
GROUP DIFFERENCES: Cornyn illuminates the field of the Democratic Alliance, saying that the party is now ‘dominated by socialists’
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