Thursday, April 17th, 2025

Today, Judge Boasberg issued an opinion that probable cause exists to find the government in criminal contempt when they refused to turn the planes around march 15th; Bukele refused to let Senator Van Hollen into CECOT - the torture prison in El Salvador - to meet with kidnapped maryland father Abrego Garcia; a new habeas petition has been filed in the case of Edicson David Quintero Chacón - another man disappeared to the gulag in El Salvador; the government’s case against Mahmoud Khalil relied on tabloid accounts; DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group; Judge Tanya Chutkan has blocked trump’s EPA from withholding $20B in clean energy programs; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories:
El Salvador refuses to let Democratic senator visit or speak with Kilmar Abrego Garcia | The Independent

Government's case against Mahmoud Khalil is reliant on tabloid accounts, review of evidence shows | NBC News

American Immigration Council Suing Trump Administration Over Unprecedented Requirement That Immigrants Register with the Government | American Immigration Council

DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group | The Washington Post

Judge blocks Trump EPA from freezing clean energy funds | MSNBC

Good Trouble:
We’d love it if you filed a complaint against Pam Bondi for flouting the supreme court order to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia. File a Lawyer Complaint | floridabar.org

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