he Justice Department requested a week-long delay of a court deadline to return deported Venezuelans to the United States after the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a U.S. military operation.
The DOJ is facing a Monday deadline from U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to either “facilitate the return” of the deported Venezuelan nationals to the U.S. or “otherwise provide them with hearings that satisfy the requirements of due process,” the Washington Examiner reported.
They were deported in March 2025 to a mega prison in El Salvador because of their alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, before being transferred to Venezuela in a prisoner exchange.
