Friday 28 March 2025 08:44 GMT

Judge Criticizes Treatment of Venezuelan Migrants Under Trump Administration


(MENAFN) A federal judge recently criticized the treatment of hundreds of deported Venezuelan migrants under the Trump administration, suggesting they were treated worse than alleged Nazis during World War II.

According to reports, Judge Patricia Millett of the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia made these remarks during a hearing on Monday.

The case centered around the use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) by Leader Donald Trump to deport more than 200 individuals associated with the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua.

During the courtroom proceedings, Judge Millett emphasized that these deportations occurred without due process, as all the individuals were sent to El Salvador without any formal legal procedures.

Millett expressed her concern, saying, "There were planeloads of people. There were no procedures in place to notify people," adding that "Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act."

She further highlighted that during WWII, alleged Nazis were given the right to hearing boards and were subjected to established regulations, in stark contrast to the Tren De Aragua members who were not afforded similar rights.

She also pointed out the lack of regulation or procedural safeguards in the deportation process. "There's no regulations, and nothing was adopted by the agency officials that were administering this. The people weren't given notice. They weren't told where they were going," Millett stated.

"They were given those people on those planes on that Saturday and had no opportunity to file habeas or any type of action to challenge the removal under the AEA."

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