Obama-Appointed Judge Claims ‘Nazis Received Better Treatment’ Than Deported Tren De Aragua Gang Members – One America News Network
OAN Staff Blake Wolf
4:33 PM – Monday, March 24, 2025
A federal judge appointed by Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump, asserting that the treatment of Venezuelan gang members by the Trump administration is worse than the treatment of Nazis during World War II.
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In 2013, Obama nominated Patricia Millett to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Judge Millett’s remarks referred to the recent deportation of over 200 members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, conducted under the Alien Enemies Act.
“Tren de Aragua (TdA) is recognized as a Foreign Terrorist Organization with a vast membership, many of whom have unlawfully entered the United States and engage in irregular warfare and hostile acts against our nation. TdA collaborates with Cártel de los Soles, a narco-terrorism organization backed by the Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela, and is involved in severe crimes including murder, kidnapping, extortion, as well as human, drug, and weapon trafficking,” stated the White House.
The judge shared her insights on the situation.
“There were numerous flights involved. There were no proper protocols to inform individuals,” Millett challenged a Justice Department lawyer regarding the deportation processes for the undocumented immigrants.
“Nazis received better treatment under the Alien Enemies Act than what we’ve seen here,” she continued. “No regulations were in place, and nothing was established by the agency officials overseeing this. The detainees were not notified. They were unaware of their destination. They were transferred on those planes that Saturday without any opportunity to file a habeas corpus or challenge their removal.”
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign responded, stating: “Well, Your Honor, we certainly dispute the Nazi ideology,” noting that some individuals were able to file habeas petitions.
A habeas petition permits individuals to contest the legality of their detention, allowing a court to decide if their detention was legally justified.
District Judge James Boasberg, appointed by President George W. Bush, had temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s authority to deport individuals under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15th.
Boasberg also denied the federal government’s appeal to lift the temporary pause on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, citing that deportees face a “likelihood of potential torture.”
“In Salvadoran prisons, deportees are reportedly ‘highly likely to encounter immediate and intentional life-threatening harm at the hands of state actors,’” he stated. “As the government itself admits, the significant power granted by the Act may only be applied to those who are indeed ‘alien enemies.’”
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has sought the appeals court’s intervention and is anticipated to deliver a decision shortly.
Millett elaborated to Ensign that she “believes there was insufficient time” for individuals to challenge their detentions and “were only able to [file] because the district court intervened.”
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