A coalition of democracy and human rights groups has filed a lawsuit against the US State Department over its agreement with El Salvador to house migrants in the country's prison system, calling it unconstitutional and illegal.
Five US-based organizations filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday to block a controversial deal between the State Department and El Salvador that pays up to $20,000 per migrant to detain individuals in the Central American country's prison facilities.
The lawsuit, led by the nonprofit legal group Democracy Forward, argues that the Biden administration lacks the legal authority to outsource immigration detention in this manner and claims the deal violates constitutional and human rights protections.
“Disappearing people into foreign black sites is unAmerican. It is not immigration policy—it’s an abuse of power typical of autocratic regimes,” said Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward. “No president—past or present—can buy their way out of the Constitution to disappear people behind a paywall of impunity.”
The five plaintiffs in the case are Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Immigration Equality, and the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.
The lawsuit contends that the State Department bypassed Congress and other oversight mechanisms in forging the deal, which has raised serious concerns about transparency, detainee safety, and potential violations of federal and international law.
The coalition is urging the court to halt the program immediately, warning that the policy could set a dangerous precedent for extrajudicial migrant detention and undermine core democratic values.
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Ukrainian officials reported on Friday that thousands of children and their parents were evacuated from frontline areas in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions as Russian forces continued to advance.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he would have a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to discuss peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia as well as issues surrounding Gaza.
Dozens of people are feared dead and around 100 others injured after an explosion tore through a crowded bar during New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, authorities said.
Russian athletes will not be allowed to represent their country at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics even if a peace deal is reached with Ukraine, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said in an interview with an Italian newspaper.
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India has approved a major arms deal with Israel valued at approximately $8.7 billion, highlighting the deepening defence partnership between the two countries.
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The United Nations on Friday voiced serious concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan, warning that rising violence is increasingly affecting civilians.
Ukrainian officials reported on Friday that thousands of children and their parents were evacuated from frontline areas in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions as Russian forces continued to advance.
Yemen’s southern separatists have announced plans to hold a referendum on independence from the north within two years, a move likely to further escalate tensions as Saudi-backed government forces seek to retake territory seized by the group last month.
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Suhail Shaheen, Afghanistan’s ambassador in Doha, has again urged the United Nations to transfer Afghanistan’s seat at the UN to the Taliban-led administration, arguing the current arrangement no longer reflects realities in the country.
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