Due process for men deported to El Salvador prison still seems remote

Previous Post

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks as prisoners look out from a cell in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 26. Alex Brandon / AFP - Getty Images

Due process for men held in Salvadoran mega-prison still seems remote This week’s Deadline: Legal Newsletter looks at the prospects for immigrants deported by the Trump administration to the CECOT prison.

June 6, 2025, 2:32 PM EDT

By Jordan Rubin

Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. Have you ever had a word stuck in your head? I can’t seem to shake this one from a court decision this week: entombed .

The haunting term came from the chief federal trial judge in Washington, D.C., James Boasberg. He’s presiding over a lawsuit from scores of Venezuelan immigrants held in a Salvadoran prison known