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Wasn't one of Boasberg's issues that the government had not given these guys a chance to prove that they were not TdA? So how did they get into the "class" declared by Boasberg of "all Venezuelan citizens over 18 who are TdA"? They should have to prove that they ARE members of TdA to be a part of that class, which removes the obstacle of not giving them a chance to prove that they are not TdA. They can't simultaneously claim to not be TdA, but also be included in the class of people who are TdA for the purpose of being protected from deportation.
This again shows the differences between the full panoply of due process rights for Am cits in a criminal law proceeding and an administrative hearing under immigration statutes for foreign nationals. The proper way to challenge a detention is through habeas corpus, if they choose to but that has to be held in the district in which they are being held upon the filing of the habeas petition to confer such jurisdiction upon an Article III court.
Even Bill Barr, no fan of Trump was on with Hemmer and Perino this morning saying these are not due process issues and the courts assuming they have jurisdiction in most of these cases are wrong. And he made one other point.
When a federal district court judge makes a ruling, it is only binding upon the named parties. The federal judge down the hall is under no obligation to follow that fellow judge's lead. It gets binding on te states of each Circuit when the Circuit Court of Appeals issues a ruling. Then it becomes binding nationally when SCOTUS rules.