Katherine Yon Ebright
Katherine Yon Ebright is a legal expert and counselor at the Brennan Center for Justice, where she focuses on issues related to civil rights and constitutional law. She has analyzed the legal ramifications of presidential actions regarding immigration policy and has written extensively about the historical precedents of such measures in the context of U.S. law.
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Katherine Yon Ebright commented on the historical use of the political question doctrine by courts.
Entenda a lei que Trump tenta invocar para permitir deportação rápida, bloqueada pela Suprema Corte
Brazil· 2025-04-19
Katherine Yon Ebright, a counsel at the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Programme, noted that the way the government was progressing effectively negated the ability of these noncitizens to bring habeas petitions.
Was the supreme court’s deportation ruling a win for Trump or immigrants? | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2025-04-09
Katherine Yon Ebright warned about the dangers of the Alien Enemies Act being applied in peacetime.
Qué dice la ley de 1798 que Trump invocó para deportar a cientos de venezolanos a El Salvador y que la Corte Suprema permitió que se siga usando
Venezuela· 2025-04-08
Katherine Yon Ebright warned about the extraordinary powers granted to the president.
Trump se enfrenta a los jueces por deportados
Mexico· 2025-03-22
Katherine Yon Ebright explained that the Alien Enemies Act can only be applied in times of war.
Er stellt sein Mandat über den Rechtsstaat
Switzerland· 2025-03-20
Katherine Yon Ebright criticized the interpretation of the Alien Enemies Act as a misuse of power.
¿Envío de migrantes venezolanos a El Salvador marca el inicio de una crisis constitucional en Estados Unidos?Venezuela· 2025-03-18
Katherine Yon Ebright criticized the interpretation of the Alien Enemies Act as a blatant abuse.
¿Envío de deportados venezolanos a El Salvador marca el inicio de una crisis constitucional en Estados Unidos?
Colombia· 2025-03-17
Katherine Yon Ebright warned about the potential abuse of power under the Alien Enemies Act.
Qué dice la ley de 1798 que Trump invocó para deportar a cientos de venezolanos a El Salvador y que no se aplicaba desde la Segunda Guerra MundialVenezuela· 2025-03-17
Katherine Yon Ebright warned about the potential abuse of power under the Alien Enemies Act.
Qué dice la ley de 1798 que Trump invocó para deportar a cientos de venezolanos a El Salvador y que no se aplicaba desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Guatemala· 2025-03-17Katherine Yon Ebright of the Brennan Center at New York University also said the president was using the Alien Enemies Act to dispense with due process.
What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 that Trump is invoking
United States· 2025-03-16
Katherine Yon Ebright, counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, stated that Trump wants to bypass any need to provide evidence or to convince a judge that someone is actually a gang member before deporting them.
Trump seeks to use law on wartime enemies for mass deportationsUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-16
Katherine Yon Ebright pointed out that courts have historically avoided resolving claims touching on war and peace issues.
Trump invoca lei de 1798 para permitir deportação em massa rápida e sem aval de cortes migratóriasBrazil· 2025-03-15