Thanks for making a post on this. For those impatient to see some dramatic arrests, we need to wait until January 19, 2019 when Trump's executive orders re: military tribunals and grabbing assets of human traffickers goes into effect. The number of documents in association with federal indictments is now up to 50,000 and growing. This is simply astonishing. But these filings are in existing federal courts around the USA. .Can they be transferred to a military court?
I know nothing of international law. And I am not very well informed about US. laws applicable to US citizens engaged in human trafficking.
I dont want to hold my breath about the impact of EOs come January 19th other than to say at some point in time the 50,000 plus court documents affiliated with sealed indictments have to be acted upon I would think.
Well if it's the ms13 gang members linked in the link above. I would think so, since that only lists drug trafficking etc. It seems like with new charges they could do whatever. That's my guess. Maybe they're holding back changing for human trafficking to do just that?
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Pizzalawyer ago
Thanks for making a post on this. For those impatient to see some dramatic arrests, we need to wait until January 19, 2019 when Trump's executive orders re: military tribunals and grabbing assets of human traffickers goes into effect. The number of documents in association with federal indictments is now up to 50,000 and growing. This is simply astonishing. But these filings are in existing federal courts around the USA. .Can they be transferred to a military court?
ShaneE11183386 ago
Can they technically make the arrests for domestic issues first then when jan 19 comes into effect we can hit them with the military tribunals?
Pizzalawyer ago
I know nothing of international law. And I am not very well informed about US. laws applicable to US citizens engaged in human trafficking.
I dont want to hold my breath about the impact of EOs come January 19th other than to say at some point in time the 50,000 plus court documents affiliated with sealed indictments have to be acted upon I would think.
Fateswebb ago
Well if it's the ms13 gang members linked in the link above. I would think so, since that only lists drug trafficking etc. It seems like with new charges they could do whatever. That's my guess. Maybe they're holding back changing for human trafficking to do just that?