Nonilex<p>A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of a Washington-area <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuelan</span></a> couple who contend they’ve been unfairly swept up in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s crackdown on Venezuela-based gang <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TdA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TdA</span></a>.</p><p>Luddis Sanchez Garcia, 33, & Julio Sanchez Puentes, 27, walked out of the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, Friday morning surrounded by supporters after US District Judge Leonie Brinkema declared there was no legal basis for their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detention</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/venezuelan-couple-release-00258414" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/03/28/v</span><span class="invisible">enezuelan-couple-release-00258414</span></a></p>