Appeals court lifts pause of Boasberg order on due process for CECOT deportees

Published August 21, 2025 2:02pm ET



A federal appeals court on Thursday lifted an emergency stay on United States District Judge James Boasberg’s order concerning due process rights for illegal immigrants deported to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.

Earlier this year, Boasberg issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Trump administration to “facilitate” due process protections for the Venezuelan nationals deported to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, otherwise known as CECOT. The federal government quickly appealed the order, winning the emergency stay.

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