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Boasberg grills DOJ over remarks from Trump and Noem, floats moving migrants to Gitmo in action-packed hearing

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg pressed Justice Department lawyers Wednesday evening over public comments President Donald Trump and other Cabinet officials made about deportation proceedings under the Alien Enemies Act and floated the idea of moving some migrants to Guantánamo Bay.
During the hearing, Boasberg specifically pressed Justice Department lawyers about statements made by Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem about CECOT, the maximum-security prison in El Salvador where the U.S. has deported hundreds of migrants, and the White House’s ability to secure someone’s release.
He asked specifically about Trump’s remarks in an interview with ABC News, in which Trump told ABC News he «could» secure the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran and alleged gang member, back to the U.S. from El Salvador if he chose to.
«Is the president not telling the truth?» Boasberg asked Justice Department lawyer Abhishek Kambli. «Or could he secure his release?»
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The question goes to the heart of whether El Salvador has custody of the deported migrants, a major question at the heart of the case.
Another key part of the hearing focused on the lawfulness of the Alien Enemies Act proclamation used by Trump to quickly deport migrants from the U.S. to the Salvadoran prison.
Boasberg asserted that the Supreme Court had not, in fact, upheld Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport certain migrants, quoting from the high court’s ruling before noting to Justice Department lawyers that the Supreme Court «did not decide one way or another» on the validity of Trump’s proclamation.
Boasberg floated the idea of moving the migrants detained at CECOT to the U.S. Guantánamo Bay detention center, where the government could then ascertain if they are members of Tren de Aragua, the violent Venezuelan gang the Trump administration said prompted its use of the Alien Enemies Act.
He also grilled Kambli over Noem’s comment that CECOT is «one of the tools in our toolkit» the U.S. «can use» against individuals who commit crimes against the American people, and comments from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that the U.S. has provided $6 million to El Salvador to house migrants at the CECOT prison.
In response, Kambli said these remarks sometimes «lack nuance» and described the payments to El Salvador as «grants.»
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg and President Donald Trump (Getty Images)
The fast-paced hearing was marked by sharp lines of questioning from Boasberg, both over the claims made by Trump officials and whether the early wave of migrants deported to CECOT received any due process or prior notice before they were deported to El Salvador.
Boasberg asked Lee Gelernt, an ACLU lawyer arguing for the plaintiffs, if they had any representations on whether the first class of migrants deported to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act had prior notice or received any due process protections.
Gelernt reiterated that the first group of migrants deported received no prior notice, telling the court the individuals had received declarations from the government as they were being loaded onto buses on the way to the airport from which they would be sent to the Salvadoran prison.
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Gelernt also noted that the notices handed to migrants said «NO REVIEW IS AVAILABLE» in English at the top.
That phrase has since been removed from the declarations but has not been replaced with any details on eligibility for review or habeas relief.
«They got some notice,» Kambli told Boasberg, notring he was not sure of the «precise contours of that.»
«If it wasn’t even 12 hours, you’re not going to say that they got due process,» Boasberg fired back.
Boasberg ended the hearing by telling both parties he planned to issue an order Thursday explaining next steps and giving the government until Friday to file any further declarations. From there, plaintiffs will have until Monday to review discovery, including requests for additional information.

Judge James E. Boasberg at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C. (Carolyn Van Houten/Washington Post via Getty)
Trump officials have sought to portray Boasberg, a high-profile judge in D.C., as the face of judicial overreach, and today’s hearing could put him back in their crosshairs.
Unlike the previous lawsuit heard by Boasberg in March, which sought to temporarily block Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to swiftly deport certain U.S. migrants, the plaintiffs are asking the court to hear a larger request for more lasting relief.
The preliminary injunction was filed as a class and seeks to protect two classes of migrants — detainees already removed from the U.S. to the infamous Salvadoran prison and those still detained on U.S. soil at risk of imminent removal.
The plaintiffs are seeking broader and more lasting relief for two groups of individuals at risk of what they argue is «grave and irreparable harm» under the Alien Enemies Act.
For U.S. detainees who could be removed under the law, plaintiffs asked for an order blocking their removal under the AEA and requiring the Trump administration to provide them at least 30 days notice before any planned removals, notice they said would be sufficient to allow them to challenge their removals in U.S. court.
Migrants who were already deported to CECOT could face a trickier path to relief.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a FIFA task force meeting in the East Room of the White House May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The plaintiffs asked Boasberg in their amended request to order the Trump administration to not only facilitate the return of already deported migrants, but to take «all reasonable steps» to do so.
This could include requiring the administration to request any contractors or agents in El Salvador to transfer the individuals from CECOT and into the «physical custody» of the U.S., they said.
It’s unclear whether the Trump administration will take any steps to comply with the order should Boasberg move to grant the injunctive relief plaintiffs are seeking. If their responses are any indication, compliance in the near term seems unlikely.
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Alleged gang members in El Salvador after being deported from the U.S. March 31, 2025. (El Salvador Press Presidency Office/Anadolu via Getty)
The hearing comes as the Trump administration has grown increasingly defiant in the face of court orders to return migrants from CECOT back to the U.S., including two migrants erroneously deported to the maximum security prison in March and ordered back to the U.S. by two separate federal judges.
The administration has refused to return them. So far, the Trump administration has not said whether it has returned any migrants deported from the U.S. to CECOT under the law.
And the identities of these individuals can be difficult to track. To date, the Trump administration has not released a list of the names of individuals it has deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act‚ and the Salvadoran government has also shielded their identities from public disclosure.
The administration’s growing resistance on the issue has sparked fresh concern from Trump critics and some court observers who have cited fears the administration could be testing boundaries on executive branch authorities.
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The plaintiffs also cited fears of harm to the migrants.
They said in their filing that, absent injunctive relief, the Trump administration «will be free to send hundreds more individuals to the notorious Salvadoran prison, where they may be held incommunicado for the rest of their lives.»
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California launches redistricting fight to ‘nullify’ Texas GOP plan, with Dems poised to gain 5 seats

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As the controversy surrounding Texas’s redistricting efforts still rages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday that the Golden State will move forward with a plan for a special election in early November to place its own redistricting plan on a ballot measure before voters.
Newsom said the move was a counterpunch to Texas and was being done in a transparent fashion, but would also likely see Democrats pick up five seats if the measure is adopted. The plan would allow Democrats to temporarily bypass the state’s independent redistricting commission and adopt a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections.
«We are talking about emergency measures to respond to what’s happening in Texas and we will nullify what happens in Texas,» Newsom said at a Friday press conference flanked by several California lawmakers and some Texas Democrats who fled their state.
Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the push to schedule a special election to redraw California’s Congressional voting districts, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Friday Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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«We’ll pick up five seats with the consent of the people. And that’s the difference between the approach we’re taking and the approach they’re taking,» Newsom continued. «We’re doing it on a temporary basis. We’re doing it in a fully transparent way and we’re doing it by asking the people of the state of California for their consent and support.»
California would be the first Democratic-led state to actively begin the process of passing new congressional district lines ahead of the 2026 midterms in response to Texas’s redistricting push.
Newsom said Democrats have until Aug. 22 to get the measure on the ballot and he railed against President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in justifying the move.
«Greg Abbott, who doesn’t have the courage, doesn’t have the backbone, doesn’t have a conscience of the consequences of his actions… is dialing now for new seats,» Newsom said Friday, referring to the Texas governor’s push for a mid-decade redistricting map and a call with President Trump.
«[Trump’s] agenda is failing. His presidency has failed. He knows the headwinds in a midterm. He’s dialing for seats now.»

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for the arrest of fleeing Democrats. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Texas Republicans, encouraged by the Trump administration, are pursuing a congressional map aimed at adding up to five GOP-leaning districts, prompting fierce backlash and counteraction. Texas Democrats have fled the Lone Star State to Democrat-stronghold states to break quorum and halt the vote.
The Texas House requires a quorum of two-thirds of members present to conduct official business and state lawmakers have reported they plan to be absent from the state until the end of August, when the special session ends.
Texas Democrats argue that their state’s redistricting plan is unconstitutional and nakedly partisan.
Pelosi defended the Texas walkout, calling it «self-defense for our democracy.»
She said Democrats will not let Trump «pave over» free and fair elections in the country.

Texas Democrats stood next to Illinois lawmakers on Aug. 4, 2025, to oppose redistricting measures proposed by Texas Republicans. (Fox News)
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Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows signed arrest warrants for the absent Democrats on Monday, following the state House approving of such warrants and Gov. Greg Abbott calling on the Texas Department of Public Safety to arrest the «delinquent Texas House Democrats.» The arrest warrants are largely viewed as symbolic as they only apply to those within state lines.
California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, a Democrat, said maps would be available to view next week.
«Once these maps are released, voters will have the opportunity to digest these maps, review them for weeks and months leading to this election,» he said.
Fox News’ Emma Colton and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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El régimen de Irán amenazó con bloquear el corredor impulsado por EEUU en el marco del acuerdo de paz entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia

Teherán, Ereván, Bakú y Washington figuran en el centro de nuevas tensiones diplomáticas tras el anuncio de un acuerdo regional para abrir un corredor estratégico en el Cáucaso, conocido oficialmente como la Ruta Trump para la Paz y la Prosperidad Internacionales (TRIPP). El acuerdo, auspiciado por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, pretende establecer un paso que atravesaría el sur de Armenia, conectando directamente a Azerbaiyán con su exclave de Najicheván y con Turquía.
Un diplomático azerbaiyano declaró que el plan, respaldado por la firma de una declaración conjunta en la Casa Blanca el viernes, representa un paso clave hacia un acuerdo de paz final entre su país y Armenia. Según la fuente, Armenia ha reiterado su apoyo al proceso y al corredor regional, aunque persisten diferencias en torno al estatus de Nagorno Karabaj.
La administración estadounidense afirmó que, bajo el acuerdo, únicamente Estados Unidos tendría derechos de desarrollo exclusivos sobre el corredor, una vía que, según confirmó la Casa Blanca, podría incrementar significativamente las exportaciones energéticas y de otros recursos desde la región.
Sin embargo, la propuesta despertó la inmediata oposición de Irán, que limita con la zona. Ali Akbar Velayati, principal asesor del líder supremo iraní Ali Khamenei, advirtió: “Este corredor no se convertirá en un paso propiedad de Trump, sino en un cementerio para los mercenarios de Trump”. Velayati también subrayó que los recientes ejercicios militares realizados en el noroeste del país demostraban la determinación iraní de impedir “cualquier cambio geopolítico” en la frontera.

El sábado por la mañana, el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores iraní valoró el acuerdo como “un paso importante hacia una paz regional duradera”, aunque advirtió en un comunicado sobre “cualquier intervención extranjera cerca de nuestras fronteras que pueda socavar la seguridad y la estabilidad duradera de la región”.
Analistas y expertos señalaron que Irán, sometido a creciente presión internacional por su programa nuclear y tras la escalada militar de junio con Israel, carece actualmente de poder militar suficiente para bloquear efectivamente el corredor, aunque sus pronunciamientos logran tensar el ambiente diplomático.
Por su parte, Donald Trump recibió el viernes en la Casa Blanca al presidente de Azerbaiyán, Ilham Aliyev, y al primer ministro armenio, Nikol Pashinián, en una ceremonia en la que ambas partes suscribieron una declaración conjunta para poner fin a décadas de hostilidades.
La reacción de Rusia se hizo pública poco después. Aunque Moscú, tradicional intermediario y aliado de Armenia, expresó su apoyo a la cumbre impulsada por Washington, también hizo un llamamiento para “aplicar soluciones desarrolladas por los propios países de la región con el apoyo de sus vecinos inmediatos: Rusia, Irán y Turquía”, alertando sobre los riesgos de confiar en “la triste experiencia” de mediación occidental en Oriente Medio. Actualmente, guardias fronterizos rusos se encuentran estacionados en la frontera entre Armenia e Irán.
Turquía, miembro de la OTAN y aliado cercano de Azerbaiyán, acogió positivamente el acuerdo, lo que podría facilitar las conexiones de transporte y comerciales entre Ankara y Bakú.

Las tensiones entre Azerbaiyán y Armenia se remontan al final de la década de 1980, cuando la región montañosa de Nagorno Karabaj, de mayoría armenia pero situada en territorio azerbaiyano, declaró su independencia con el respaldo de Ereván. Azerbaiyán recuperó el control total de la zona en 2023, provocando la huida de la casi totalidad de los 100.000 armenios residentes.
El embajador de Azerbaiyán en el Reino Unido, Elin Suleymanov, sostuvo al respecto: “El capítulo de la enemistad se ha cerrado y ahora avanzamos hacia una paz duradera”, y estimó que el desarrollo del corredor representaría “un cambio de paradigma” en la región.
Suleymanov, quien fue enviado a Washington y trabajó en el gabinete presidencial, aclaró que la firma de un acuerdo de paz definitivo solo depende de que Armenia elimine de su Constitución toda referencia a Nagorno Karabaj. “Azerbaiyán está dispuesto a firmar en cualquier momento, una vez que Armenia cumpla el compromiso básico de eliminar de su Constitución la reivindicación territorial frente a Azerbaiyán”, manifestó el diplomático.
El primer ministro armenio, Nikol Pashinián, convocó este año un referéndum para modificar la Constitución, aunque no se ha fijado fecha para su celebración. Armenia programó elecciones parlamentarias para junio de 2026 y se prevé que la nueva carta magna esté redactada antes de las votaciones.
El acuerdo y las tensiones asociadas permanecerán bajo estrecha vigilancia internacional, debido a las implicaciones para la estabilidad y la seguridad energética del Cáucaso y sus vecinos.
(Con información de Reuters)
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