Blaine Miller-McFeeley
@bmillermcfeeley.bsky.social
Earthjustice public lands policy staff. I'm a dad & husband originally from Idaho who loves D.C. & calls the Twin Cities home. Avid Hiker & Marathoner (he/him/his)
...concluding that because the flights had left U.S. airspace by the time it was issued, Boasberg had no jurisdiction. That argument is hotly contested by other legal experts, and it’s pretty clear this one is headed for the Supreme Court. [Politico Playbook]
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
...concluding that because the flights had left U.S. airspace by the time it was issued, Boasberg had no jurisdiction. That argument is hotly contested by other legal experts, and it’s pretty clear this one is headed for the Supreme Court. [Politico Playbook]
— an emergency set of powers last used, notoriously, by FDR during World War Two for the internment of Japanese-Americans. This story — already huge — went nuclear yesterday when Axios’ Marc Caputo reported the White House actively chose to disregard the court order...
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
— an emergency set of powers last used, notoriously, by FDR during World War Two for the internment of Japanese-Americans. This story — already huge — went nuclear yesterday when Axios’ Marc Caputo reported the White House actively chose to disregard the court order...
The Trump administration claims the men are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and a threat to national security. Their deportation was Trump’s first big move after he became the first U.S. president outside of wartime ever to evoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act...
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Trump administration claims the men are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and a threat to national security. Their deportation was Trump’s first big move after he became the first U.S. president outside of wartime ever to evoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act...
Meanwhile in D.C.: Chief Judge of the District Circuit James Boasberg is mulling his next move after the White House chose to disregard his order on Saturday that two planeloads of Venezuelan migrants being deported to El Salvador be turned around midair.
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Meanwhile in D.C.: Chief Judge of the District Circuit James Boasberg is mulling his next move after the White House chose to disregard his order on Saturday that two planeloads of Venezuelan migrants being deported to El Salvador be turned around midair.
...and have provided “a detailed and specific timeline in an under-oath affidavit” to support the accusation, Sorokin said, describing these as “serious allegations.”
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
...and have provided “a detailed and specific timeline in an under-oath affidavit” to support the accusation, Sorokin said, describing these as “serious allegations.”
...She was detained despite holding a valid H1-B visa, her lawyers say, and on Friday, Judge Sorokin issued a temporary order demanding the courts be given 48 hours’ notice of any deportation attempt. But instead, that night, she was sent back to Lebanon via Paris.
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
...She was detained despite holding a valid H1-B visa, her lawyers say, and on Friday, Judge Sorokin issued a temporary order demanding the courts be given 48 hours’ notice of any deportation attempt. But instead, that night, she was sent back to Lebanon via Paris.
First, to Boston where at a 10 a.m. hearing this morning, Judge Sorokin will quiz government lawyers on the deportation last Friday of Alawieh, a kidney specialist with Brown Medicine. Alawieh flew into Logan Airport on Thursday after visiting family in her native Lebanon...
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
First, to Boston where at a 10 a.m. hearing this morning, Judge Sorokin will quiz government lawyers on the deportation last Friday of Alawieh, a kidney specialist with Brown Medicine. Alawieh flew into Logan Airport on Thursday after visiting family in her native Lebanon...
...El Salvador prison be turned around and flown back to the U.S. The Trump administration vehemently insists it’s not defying the courts — but all that chatter about a “constitutional crisis” is now reaching fever pitch.
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
...El Salvador prison be turned around and flown back to the U.S. The Trump administration vehemently insists it’s not defying the courts — but all that chatter about a “constitutional crisis” is now reaching fever pitch.
...and reportedly a valid U.S. visa holder, back to Lebanon despite a court order blocking them from doing so. In D.C., an even bigger showdown is brewing after the White House chose to ignore a federal judge’s order that two planeloads of Venezuelan migrants being deported to a brutal...
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
...and reportedly a valid U.S. visa holder, back to Lebanon despite a court order blocking them from doing so. In D.C., an even bigger showdown is brewing after the White House chose to ignore a federal judge’s order that two planeloads of Venezuelan migrants being deported to a brutal...
In a Massachusetts courtroom this morning, Judge Leo Sorokin will demand answers after Customs and Border officials deported Rasha Alawieh, a 34-year-old Rhode Island-based doctor...
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In a Massachusetts courtroom this morning, Judge Leo Sorokin will demand answers after Customs and Border officials deported Rasha Alawieh, a 34-year-old Rhode Island-based doctor...
...and destruction of our democracy (ignoring court rulings and handing power to billionaires) really what people voted for?
March 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
...and destruction of our democracy (ignoring court rulings and handing power to billionaires) really what people voted for?