Subject: Re: Boasberg Venezuelans
I'm sure, if the regime wants to, it will appeal to higher courts, running this all the way up to SCOTUS, again.

Yes, you probably posted this - I may not have recognized it. I had to look at it closely and the March date and Boasberg's name helped me recognize this is still going on. If we have any innocents tied up there, it's a travesty.

One of the ongoing cases in the Philippines I watch is an Australian who got caught trafficking. The Philippines has an offloading law which allows extra scrutiny for young women leaving the Philippines because of their susceptibility to trafficking. He tried one airport, got turned back and went to another airport supposedly, assisting these young ladies to get employment in Singapore. He was arrested at the 2d airport, spent 10 years in prion BEFORE he had a trial, then lost the trial, so he's in for life. He's been in 13 years. I think he's guilty, but I'm unhappy that it took 10 years for the trial. The initial hearing took a couple of years. Conditions inside some jails are so packed you sleep on a concrete floor with your legs across someone else's body. I had long conversations with a fellow who'd been incarcerated for 80 days.

Giving good due process in reasonable time frames is a must for any good democratic society.