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   Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 09:25:56 JST Heidi Li Feldman

   Another Friday, another development in the effort to prevent Trump and his lackey's from unlawfully sending people to wretched prisons in foreign countries. Judge Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas, who has refused to protect detainees there before, today ruled against class certification for them in their effort to petition for habeas corpus. 1/ #LawFedi https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.402915/gov.uscourts.txnd.402915.67.0_1.pdf

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     Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 09:25:56 JST Heidi Li Feldman

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     Hendrix's opinion is shocking but unsurprising. Note that other federal district court judges have certified comparable classes in their districts. See e.g., from the Southern District of NY, https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69857769/32/gff-v-trump/ 2/

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     Heidi Li Feldman (heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 09:25:56 JST Heidi Li Feldman

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     Before I get into Hendrix's opinion, a reminder about why class certification matters. Venezuelans detained per Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act are scattered throughout the country, in various DHS/ICE facilities. Many detainees are not able to contact or find a lawyer. They remain nameless for litigation purposes. 3/

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     What class certification does for these nameless Venezuelans is give them legal representation - a means of pursuing their habeas corpus petitions even though they can't personally contact or obtain lawyers. Also, crucially, by being included in such a class, they can be protected from unlawful removal from the country by Trump's DHS/ICE while habeas proceedings unfold. 4/