Hi, everyone. It's 4 o'clock here in New York. I'm Alicia Menendez in for Nicole Wallace.

A stunning statement from a federal judge just today that Nazis were treated better than the Veniceville and nationals.

The Trump administration deported to El Salvador.

That came in a pivotal hearing that ended just a few moments ago.

A three-judge panel at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the government's effort to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.

The Justice Department coming under withering questioning at times on whether

the government moved so fast in deporting more than 200 people to a prison camp in El Salvador

that they were denied their rights. Take a listen to Judge Patricia Millett.

There were no procedures in place to notify people.

Nazis got better treatment under the Alien Enemy Act than has happened here where the proclamation required the promulgation of regulations.

And they had hearing boards before people were removed.

And yet here, there's nothing in there about hearing boards. There's no regulations,

and nothing was adopted by the agency officials that were administering this. People weren't

given notice. They weren't told where they were going. And they were given, those people on those

plans on that Saturday had no opportunity to file habeas or any type of action to challenge the removal under the AEA.

And you've agreed that two of those airplanes, people were removed under the AEA.

Is that what's factually wrong about what I said?

Again, according to the judge, Nazis got better treatment than people sent to El Salvador, many of whom deny any connection to Tren der Aragua, a violent gang that originated in Venezuela.

Just hours before today's hearing, federal judge James Bosberg dealt the Trump administration another blow, refusing to lift his own

order barring deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. The judge saying, in effect,

though when the government says that someone is a gang member and can be deported, they have the

right to prove that they are not. Quote, before they may be deported, they are entitled to individualized hearings to determine

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