The general testified at length, for example, about a mission, code-named Operation Excalibur, in which federal #immigration agents on foot & on horseback marched through #MacArthurPark, a #LosAngeles landmark in a neighborhood now largely home to #LowIncome #immigrant #families.

Sherman said #Trump wanted to conduct the mission on Father’s Day & to stage #troops & #military equipment in the middle of the park in a “show of presence,” but he objected.

Neither Eswatini nor the #US has explained why Etoria is being held despite completing his sentence in America & not being accused of any new crimes.

Since the early days of #Trump’s 2nd term, his admin has brokered deals w/countries to accept deportees from other nations. #Immigration officials have instituted new rules that allow these 3rd-country #deportations from the US in as little as 6 hours.

Etoria has not seen a lawyer since his arrival in Eswatini, his lawyers say, & family members say they have had little contact with him & are worried about his condition.

Etoria’s aunt Margaret McKen asserted that he should have been deported to Jamaica, where he holds a valid passport.

“It’s inhumane,” she said. “He paid the penalty for what he did. Why is he in prison again?”

…#legal experts argue that there is little justification for sending immigrants to far-flung countries where they have never been & can be detained indefinitely without charges, as is the case for Mr. Etoria. They argue that the #Trump admin is unnecessarily putting deportees at risk by sending them to unfamiliar nations where they have few prospects or access to #DueProcess, instead of simply sending them home.

Mins after she wrapped up a hastily scheduled hearing Sunday afternoon, 5 charter buses pulled up to a plane parked at the border airport in Texas. Hours earlier, *authorities* walked dozens of passengers—perhaps 50—toward the plane in a part of the airport that’s restricted to #government planes, including #deportation flights. The passengers were wearing colored clothing that is used in government-run #shelters for #immigrant #children.
#law #immigration #Guatemala #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint

For now, hundreds of Guatemalan #children who arrived unaccompanied will stay while the legal fight plays out over the coming weeks.

“I do not want there to be any ambiguity,” said Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, who said her ruling applies broadly to Guatemalan #minors who arrived in the #US without their parents or guardians.

The extraordinary drama played out over predawn hours on a #US holiday weekend [#Trump trying to get away with untoward shit when people’s attention is diverted] & vaulted from tarmacs in Texas to a courtroom in Washington. It was the latest showdown over the Trump admin’s crackdown on #immigration — & the latest high-stakes clash between the admin’s enforcement efforts & legal safeguards that #Congress created for vulnerable immigrants.

By accepting the #federal #grants & awards, the new documents state, volunteer organizations that help after #disasters must agree to not “operate any program that benefits illegal immigrants or incentivizes illegal #immigration.”

That could put groups that provide #food, #housing, #MentalHealth support & other assistance in disaster-stricken #states in the position of having to verify #aid recipients #legal status before providing assistance, experts said.

@anirvan

“Regardless of your political leanings, I think most people would agree these are the kind of bad situations that should be addressed by the nation’s top #CivilRights enforcer,” Noureldin said.

…The exodus will hamper its ability to carry out essential functions, such as battling #SexualHarassment in #housing, #discrimination against #disabled people, & the improper use of restraints & seclusions against #students in schools, said Omar Noureldin, a fmr snr atty in the #CivilRights Division & President Joe #Biden appointee who left in Jan.

…The cases against #Louisiana & #SouthCarolina were brought by a unit of the #DOJ’s #CivilRights Division tasked with enforcing laws that guarantee #ReligiousFreedom, access to #ReproductiveHealth services, constitutional policing, & the rights of people in state & local institutions, including #jails, #prisons & #healthcare facilities for people with #disabilities.