Brandi Buchman

Washington, D.C., United States

Legal and Justice Reporter at HuffPost

Legal/Justice reporter @huffpost. Writing a book. 1/6 is my domain+ OK, PB trials. Bylines: @lawcrimenews. @emptywheel. @dailykos. @CourthouseNews. @27east.

Articles

Senator Has A Warning For 'Every American' As Trump Defies Courts

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Brandi Buchman

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), one of the lawmakers who has been the most outspoken about President Donald Trump defying court orders to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador, has a stark warning for everyone living in the U.S. “If we allow the Trump administration to disregard court orders and tear up the rights to due process, then the freedom of every American is in jeopardy,” Van Hollen told HuffPost in an interview Tuesday.
The Trump Administration Can’t Stop Lying About Kilmar Abrego Garcia

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Brandi Buchman

President Donald Trump and White House adviser Stephen Miller appear unable to admit that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador with a reputation for torture, even though the Justice Department has already said the father of three was removed from the U.S. in error. Miller appeared on Fox News on Monday, telling host Bill Hemmer he needed to “correct” the record. “First, we won the Supreme Court case already, 9-0,” Miller said.
Judge Demands 3 Things Daily From Trump Administration After It Defies Court Order

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Brandi Buchman

The Trump administration must begin providing daily updates about the location of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was deported last month and sent to a prison in El Salvador known for its rampant human rights abuses, a judge ordered Friday. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis expressed frustration with Justice Department lawyers during a short hearing Friday after they flatly told her they did not have any information to provide about the 29-year-old man’s location.
Trump Administration Won’t Give Up Info On Location Of Deported Maryland Man

1 week ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Brandi Buchman

The Trump administration must begin providing daily updates about the location of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was deported last month and sent to a prison in El Salvador known for its rampant human rights abuses, a judge ordered Friday. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis expressed frustration with Justice Department lawyers during a short hearing Friday after they flatly told her they did not have any information to provide about the 29-year-old man’s location.
Trump Administration Takes A Step Toward Defying Supreme Court Order

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Brandi Buchman

The Justice Department said it needs more time to tell a federal judge its plans for returning a man to the U.S. after the government deported him to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Trump Administration Takes A Step Toward Defying Supreme Court Order

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brandi Buchman

A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s request for more time on Friday to explain its plans for returning a man to the U.S. after the government deported him to a notorious prison in El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis issued a two-page order Friday after Justice Department prosecutors cited a need for a “reasonable period of time to review the Supreme Court’s order,” issued late Thursday that ordered the government to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S..
Trump Pick Bails After Her ‘Disgust’ Over Jan. 6 Resurfaces

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Brandi Buchman

Kathleen Sgamma, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, withdrew her nomination on Thursday, days after a watchdog group uncovered a memo in which Sgamma appeared to strongly criticize the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Investigative reporters at Documented published a memo on Tuesday that they say Sgamma, who heads the Western Energy Alliance, wrote and sent to special members of the alliance, just a day after the Capitol attack.
Trump Sued By 2 Men Who Say They Were Wrongly Identified As Gang Members

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Brandi Buchman

Two Venezuelan migrants in New York who say they were wrongly identified as members of the gang Tren de Aragua and now fear imminent removal from the U.S. sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, arguing the way the president is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport them is unlawful on its face. The lawsuit is brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Legal Aid Society on behalf of two Venezuelan migrants from New York.
Trump's Reported Birthday Wish Will Likely Come With A Hefty Price Tag

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Brandi Buchman

President Donald Trump is reportedly planning on holding a 4-mile-long military parade on June 14 — his 79th birthday and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. The Washington City Paper reported that the massive parade would flow from Arlington, Virginia, and into Washington, D.C. It is unclear whether the event would feature heavy military equipment, such as missile launchers or planes, as Trump once desired during his first term.
The War Group Chat Fiasco Revealed Something No One Talks About Enough

2 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Brandi Buchman

The Pentagon’s inspector general, Steven Stebbins, said late last week that he will open an investigation into “Signalgate,” the portmanteau for the scandal created last month when a team of high-ranking Trump officials used the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss real-time war plans, in what amounted to a massive breach of security.