Mindful of the flagrancy of the government’s due-process violations, the Court refuses to let deportees languish in a solution-less mire. The government is required to return any remaining passports and identification documents, or make good faith efforts to obtain them if transferred. Furthermore, the administration must cover air travel costs for any deportee sent to a third country who wishes to return to the U.S. This ruling comes after nearly a year of legal battles concerning Venezuelans sent to the CECOT prison, including the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was eventually returned to the U.S.
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The recent controversy surrounding the potential loss of air traffic controllers at San Carlos Airport highlights a fascinating, if frustrating, aspect of the current political climate: the tendency to selectively remember, or conveniently forget, past actions. A key point here is that a diversity initiative within the air traffic control system, implemented during the Trump administration, is now being conveniently ignored in the face of criticisms regarding staffing shortages and the privatization of air traffic control services.
This selective amnesia is particularly striking given that the same administration oversaw policy changes that arguably contributed to the current situation. While the immediate cause of the potential controller exodus at San Carlos is a dispute over pay and benefits offered by a newly contracted private firm, the underlying issue points to a larger pattern of policy shifts that might bear some responsibility.… Continue reading
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Matt Underwood