Topic: Venezuelan Migrants

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled that the Trump administration is in criminal contempt for failing to turn back two planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. The administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport the individuals without hearings. Boasberg has ordered the government to either return the men to the U.S. or identify the officials who ignored his judicial order.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration signed a $29 million contract with security firm Garta World to build winterized tent camps for migrants. Critics point out that Garta World, which also has contracts to bus migrants into the state, lacks experience in humanitarian sheltering. Concerns are raised regarding the tents' ability to maintain safe temperatures during sub-zero Chicago winters.