Venezuelans subject to removal under wartime act have 12 hours to decide on contesting, docs show
The Bluebonnet Detention Center is shown on Thursday in Anson, Texas. Credit: AP/Eli Hartman
Migrants subject to removal from the U.S. under the contested Alien Enemies Act are getting about 12 hours to decide if they want to contest their removal, according to court documents unsealed Thursday — a window the government contends complies with a Supreme Court decision giving those detained under the act a “reasonable” time to appeal.
Lawyers for people subject to removal say that's far too short a period.
“This is a dramatic turn in these cases,” said Lee Gelernt, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union representing migrants. “They’re not giving any information about how they should do it, how much time they would have to do it, and 12 hours is clearly insufficient for them to reach an attorney and decide what they want to do and how they should do it.”
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