Scott Roehm

1 month ago | justsecurity.org | Scott Roehm |Rebecca Ingber

When the Supreme Court ruled roughly a month ago in Trump v. J.G.G., five justices removed at least a large part of the Alien Enemies Act case from Judge James Boasberg’s jurisdiction—a move some interpreted as a tactical and procedural win for the administration. But just weeks later, the resulting legal landscape reveals a growing pattern of judicial resistance–one that may undermine the administration’s position when the Court ultimately revisits the Alien Enemies Act litigation on its merits.

1 month ago | rsn.org | Rebecca Ingber |Scott Roehm

Several of our colleagues have already provided excellent analyses of the fast-evolving legal and factual questions presented by President Donald Trump’s pretextual and abusive invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to transfer to El Salvador 238 Venezuelan men who it alleges are members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

Mar 20, 2025 | justsecurity.org | Rebecca Ingber |Scott Roehm

Several of our colleagues have already provided excellent analyses of the fast-evolving legal and factual questions presented by President Donald Trump’s pretextual and abusive invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to transfer to El Salvador 238 Venezuelan men who it alleges are members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

Jan 11, 2024 | justsecurity.org | Yumna Rizvi |Scott Roehm

Last year began with some promise that the Biden administration would finally make critical and substantial progress towards closing the infamous Guantanamo detention facility, and address ongoing rights violations there in the interim. Three men were transferred out in February, followed by another one each in March and April.

Jun 29, 2023 | justsecurity.org | Scott Roehm

On June 26 – the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, released the final report of her technical visit to the United States, which included unprecedented access to the Guantanamo detention facility. The report covers a lot of ground – the rights of victims of terrorism, the rights of detainees at Guantánamo, and the rights of former detainees – and does so in a fair amount of detail.