Judge James Boasberg on Thursday ordered the Trump Administration to return Venezuelan illegals deported under the Alien Enemies Act who are currently in countries other than Venezuela.
“The Government shall file a Status Report by March 13, 2026, explaining how and when it will transport any Plaintiff seeking return to the United States from a third country. In that Status Report, the Government shall also inform the Court as to the feasibility of returning Plaintiffs still in Venezuela who wish to return for their proceedings,” Boasberg wrote.
“It shall also describe the steps taken to obtain any passports or identification documents from El Salvador,” Boasberg wrote.
JUST IN: Judge BOASBERG has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan men illegally deported under the Alien Enemies Act and who are currently in countries other than Venezuela. https://t.co/mpLgN8Wi2W pic.twitter.com/aj88O6ijCh
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 12, 2026
Last March Boasberg granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the Trump administration from deporting thousands of Venezuelan nationals believed to be members of Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang under the Alien Enemies Act.
Boasberg then threatened to hold Trump officials in contempt for not bringing some of the world’s most vicious killers, criminals, and rapists back to the United States.
Judge Boasberg said he found probable cause to hold the Trump Administration in criminal contempt of court for defying his order to turn around planes carrying dangerous Venezuelan gang members.
Numerous judges have ruled against Trump since Boasberg ordered planes carrying Venezuelan gang members en route to El Salvador to be turned around.
Last year, a federal judge issued a permanent injunction and barred the Trump Administration from using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to remove Venezuelan gang members and transport them to El Salvador.
US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, a Trump appointee, called the President’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act “unlawful.”
According to Judge Rodriguez, the AEA only applies when the US is at war and under an armed attack.
Other federal judges in New York, Colorado, and South Texas have issued similar rulings.
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