Judge claims 'Nazis got better treatment' than Venezuelans deported by Trump

The back-and-forth comes as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard arguments from the Trump administration in its emergency appeal of a lower court ruling, which temporarily blocked its use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to immediately deport Venezuelan nationals, including alleged members of the violent Tren de Aragua gang. 

"The point here was that there were planeloads of people," Millett told him. "There were no procedures in place to notify people."

"Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemy Act than has happened here," she said, noting, "They had hearing boards before people were removed."

Millett pressed Ensign over whether the individuals deported under the law had any time to seek relief or challenge their status as a member of the gang in the form of a habeas petition before they were deported.

The government's position was not immediately clear, though Ensign noted they disagreed with the contention that Nazis got better treatment. 

It was not immediately clear when the appeals court plans to issue its ruling. 

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