A federal judge ordered discovery into whether the Trump administration retains legal custody over more than 100 migrants removed to El Salvador. The post Judge orders discovery to see if Trump admin ‘violated federal law’ and ‘due-process rights’ by sending migrants to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act first appeared on Law & Crime.

The ruling, which is limited to the Southern District of Texas, prohibited the administration from using the wartime law because the president’s claims about a Venezuelan gang do not add up to an “invasion.