Judge says Abrego Garcia Supreme Court ruling may shape Venezuelan deportation case

Published February 9, 2026 1:48pm ET



A federal judge said on Monday that the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia may inform what remedy is required for more than 100 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act last spring.

Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia raised the issue during a hearing in J.G.G. v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s use of the 18th-century wartime statute to deport Venezuelan nationals accused of ties to the Tren de Aragua gang.

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