Julie Kelly

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Stunning to watch the ACLU and Jeb Boasberg ignore the Supreme Court--who is in contempt now?--and advance the Alien Enemies Act lawsuit
despite SCOTUS vacating Boasberg's two temporary restraining orders banning the removal of illegal Venezuelans covered by the president's AEA proclamation.
After the SCOTUS decision, Boasberg brazenly asked the ACLU to "file a notice indicating whether they believe that they still have a basis to proceed on their Motion for Preliminary Injunction in this Court." It was due yesterday, the same day Boasberg issued his contempt finding against the Trump adm.
The ACLU,
despite SCOTUS determining DC was the improper jurisdiction, just filed ANOTHER motion seeking a new temp restraining order on behalf of the illegals. The ACLU argued Boasberg still has jurisdiction in the matter.
Here is what the ACLU is seeking--and Boasberg just set a briefing schedule on the latest proposed TRO with a hearing set for Monday.
"To provide notice to each class member that they have been designated as an 'alien enemy' under the Alien Enemies Act at least 30 days prior to any attempt to remove that class member from the United States under the AEA. The notice must be in both English and Spanish, and must clearly state that the class member has the right to contact an attorney and to challenge their designation and removal in court. For each class member, this notice must be provided to the class member, class counsel in this case, and the class member’s immigration attorney of record, if they have one and to facilitate each class member’s ability to communicate with family members and counsel, by providing regular access to confidential phone calls, and to in-person meetings if an attorney requests it."
(BTW I was assured by some "legal experts" the ACLU would not pursue this course and if they did, Boasberg would not allow it.)