Appeals court weighs deportation of Venezuelans to El Salvador prison

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 1, 2025 at 11:47 AM EDT

Here & Now‘s host Robin Young speaks with Reuters legal affairs correspondent Jan Wolfe about a consequential immigration case an appeals court panel is now weighing, about President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador.

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