On 25 April 2025 Cesar and Norelia were released from immigration detention after their habeas petition was granted and reunited with their children days later. The judge’s order stated that the government did not provide the evidence required to designate them “alien enemies,” the first of such decision after the Supreme Court’s decision on the use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). The judge also issued a district-wide order that requires the government to give anyone being detained under the AEA in the Western District of Texas a 21-day notice of their rights in a language that they can understand. This is an incredible victory for Cesar and Norelia and for everyone else being detained under AEA in that district.
