Ted Hessen

They were no longer in US airspace. And that fundamentally, by the time he issued this order, the people had been removed or deported from the US. So it no longer applied to them. And all this is still playing out in court. So we don't necessarily know where the judge will land on it or what the final result will be.

They were no longer in US airspace. And that fundamentally, by the time he issued this order, the people had been removed or deported from the US. So it no longer applied to them. And all this is still playing out in court. So we don't necessarily know where the judge will land on it or what the final result will be.

They were no longer in US airspace. And that fundamentally, by the time he issued this order, the people had been removed or deported from the US. So it no longer applied to them. And all this is still playing out in court. So we don't necessarily know where the judge will land on it or what the final result will be.

That's completely unclear to me at the moment. Bukele has said that they'll be held there for a one-year period that could be renewed. It's not clear that they're facing any charges in El Salvador. It's not clear that they're facing any charges in the U.S. or other countries either, or that they even have criminal convictions. So they are... really in a legal black hole at the moment.

That's completely unclear to me at the moment. Bukele has said that they'll be held there for a one-year period that could be renewed. It's not clear that they're facing any charges in El Salvador. It's not clear that they're facing any charges in the U.S. or other countries either, or that they even have criminal convictions. So they are... really in a legal black hole at the moment.

That's completely unclear to me at the moment. Bukele has said that they'll be held there for a one-year period that could be renewed. It's not clear that they're facing any charges in El Salvador. It's not clear that they're facing any charges in the U.S. or other countries either, or that they even have criminal convictions. So they are... really in a legal black hole at the moment.

At this moment, we don't know what sort of access they're going to be getting to attorneys or what might ultimately happen with them. What we have seen in the Trump administration is a kind of similar effort to send Venezuelan migrants and people from other countries as well to the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, another place that's known as a legal black hole for long-term detention.

At this moment, we don't know what sort of access they're going to be getting to attorneys or what might ultimately happen with them. What we have seen in the Trump administration is a kind of similar effort to send Venezuelan migrants and people from other countries as well to the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, another place that's known as a legal black hole for long-term detention.

At this moment, we don't know what sort of access they're going to be getting to attorneys or what might ultimately happen with them. What we have seen in the Trump administration is a kind of similar effort to send Venezuelan migrants and people from other countries as well to the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, another place that's known as a legal black hole for long-term detention.

And in those cases, the people who were there were not ultimately held for long periods. In the case of the Venezuelans, they were able to be removed back to Venezuela. So there is a question, is this a way to pressure the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro there? to agree to accept these deportees and maybe just open the door generally to accepting more deportees.

And in those cases, the people who were there were not ultimately held for long periods. In the case of the Venezuelans, they were able to be removed back to Venezuela. So there is a question, is this a way to pressure the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro there? to agree to accept these deportees and maybe just open the door generally to accepting more deportees.

And in those cases, the people who were there were not ultimately held for long periods. In the case of the Venezuelans, they were able to be removed back to Venezuela. So there is a question, is this a way to pressure the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro there? to agree to accept these deportees and maybe just open the door generally to accepting more deportees.