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A judge in the United States stops the deportation to El Salvador of a hundred Venezuelans
About 100 Venezuelan immigrants detained in Colorado cannot be deported to El Salvador after a judge ruled on Tuesday that the federal government cannot expel two of them without first reviewing their cases or giving them the opportunity for a hearing before a judge.
Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represents the two Venezuelans, aged 25 and 32, who were not identified.
The opinion affects the plan of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deport to El Salvador about 100 Venezuelan men currently housed in the detention center of the private company GEO in Aurora, east of Denver.
“For the first time in months we can breathe a sigh of relief,” said Laura Lunn, a lawyer for the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Defense Network, after the decision.
“Our community has been disproportionately attacked by the Department of Homeland Security and we have already lost too many neighbors, parents, partners and friends to this anarchy,” the lawyer said.
In a hearing on Monday before Sweeney, federal government lawyers argued that a judicial restriction “would hinder the government’s ability to enforce immigration laws,” including “arresting, detaining and expelling foreigners who are illegally in the country and who may pose a danger to society.”
The judge dismissed that position, stressing that ACLU showed that immigrants “run the risk of being deported, perhaps unfairly” and that “they would suffer irreparable damage” if they were imprisoned in El Salvador.
According to court documents, both Venezuelans crossed the Mexican-American border in Texas “a few years ago,” as did about 40,000 of their compatriots from 2022 to 2024, who also arrived in Colorado.
In her order, Judge Sweeney forbade the federal government to move the two men to El Salvador and ordered them to stay in Colorado.
If transferred, they and other Venezuelans would have the right to request a judicial review and to receive legal information “in a language they understand”, that is, in this case, Spanish.
Sweeney also stated that ACLU showed that its representatives would probably “suffer irreparable damage in the absence of a precautionary measure”, so he decided in favor of the ACLU “for the benefit of the public interest”.
In addition, he questioned the possible use of the Foreign Enemies Law to deport Venezuelans, although government lawyers told the judge on Monday that that law was not being used in this case.
Lawyer Lunn emphasized that the lawsuit in favor of Venezuelans does not ask for them to be released or granted asylum, but that their right to due process before a judge is guaranteed.
International
Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka
Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.
The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.
An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.
The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.
Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.
Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.
Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.
Internacionales
Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages
May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.
In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.
While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.
Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.
International
Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.
“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.
“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”
Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.
On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.
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